2009 was an extraordinary year for Portland music staples Keegan Smith & the Fam. Smith and his band won a pair of 2009 Portland Music Awards, in both Male Artist of the Year and Best Live Performance. The group released its 5th album, Special Delivery, to a sold out crowd at Portland's historic Bagdad Theatre before kicking off a full summer show schedule.
They were nominated for Best Adult Contemporary Artist in the 2009 Hollywood Music in Media Awards and walked their first red carpet at LA's famous Kodak Theater in November.
So far in 2010, you can hear Keegan's music on Pandora internet radio and see the band featured in a national TV showcase during each NBA Portland Trailblazer pre-game show on NBC networks. Smith and the Fam have been nominated again for Best Live Performance and Male Artist of the Year at the 2010 Portland Music Awards. Plans for a new album, touring to spread the love, and playing festivals across the country are in the works for the upcoming year.
Special Delivery documents the hardships, physical struggles, and pure, unabashed joy associated with being a new parent. Smith teamed up with producer, Justin Dodge for this album, crafting a variety of songs about the marital bond, father-daughter love, financial struggles, addiction, spiritual uncertainties, and all-encompassing breakdowns associated with his life. The new album displays his art form poetically, while stylistically flowing between the genres of acoustic pop, disco-funk, and reggae-blues, while infusing an electronic backdrop to create an ethereal ear pleasing experience.
Keegan's band, “The Fam" is an eclectic mix of musical heavyweights, producers, and bandleaders from the Northwest's thriving music scene. Together they create an energetic and entertaining sound that mixes Pop, Reggae, Funk, and Soul that has captivated audiences of every age. Portland's Willamette Week reviews the Fam saying, “[their] stuff is like musical summer” and “life's a little sunnier when listening to them.”
For more information, promo requests, or to set up an interview, please contact:
Kelsey Smith
kelsey@keegansmith.com
503.793.1515
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