David Cook, Howie Day, and Vertical Horizon

– breaking several Billboard chart records when 14 of his songs debuted on the Hot Digital Songs chart and 11 of his songs debuted on the Hot 100. Cook has since gone on to sell more than 2 million albums (including his platinum-certified eponymous album) and, collectively, more than 5 million tracks (including two platinum-certified singles) worldwide. After a move to Nashville, TN, David continued to find success, not only for himself (his 2015 studio album, DIGITAL VEIN, debuted in the top 5 on the Billboard Pop Chart) but also as a writer for other artists. Cook continues to tour throughout the world in support of his multiple hits.

2018 brought an exciting new EP from Cook – CHROMANCE and, if putting out his 2018 EP wasn’t enough to keep Cook busy, that same year he headed to the Great White Way for his Broadway debut as Charlie Price in KINKY BOOTS. And he has no plans to slow it down. “I love creative endeavors. I like starting with nothing and then finishing with something that didn’t exist before. That’s my favorite thing about creating new music. I love being able to put something artistic out in the world for people to enjoy.”

And that’s what he is doing. In 2020, David released two new singles. The first, REDS TURN BLUE, is a nod to the manic highs (reds) and lows (blues) of anxiety, something David has struggled to overcome since his season seven win on American Idol. And the second, STRANGE WORLD, is "my homage to this year," said David. "Staring out of windows at the world outside, feeling disconnected from it, and trying to find those moments that would normally exist outside, inside." Both singles, along with the driving FIRE are from his EP, THE LOOKING GLASS, released in April 2021.

In April 2022, David released his latest single, TABOS (This'll All Be Over Soon). The single's release coincided with his return to the American Idol stage to perform for their special 20th-anniversary reunion show.

Howard's musical fascinations came early in life, at age five he began to play a piano his mother bought at an auction. When Day's mother noticed her son's musical talents which included being able to play by ear tunes of television advertising jingles, she enrolled him in piano lessons, which he continued for six years. At the age of 13 his father bought him a Fender Stratocaster and enrolled him in basic vocal training after he showed an interest in rock music. Day played in a local band called Route 66 throughout 1997 until booking agent Shawn Radley discovered him the following year while Day was supporting Ziggy Marley at the University of Maine.

The following year Howie recorded his first demo EP, which contained covers of songs by Dave Matthews Band, Barenaked Ladies and Goo Goo dolls alongside the originals 'Buzzing' and 'Lick My Lips'. This EP was followed later in 1998 by another demo consisting wholly of Day's originals once he'd established his sound. In 2000 he self financed and self released his debut album 'Australia' and despite a mixed response from critics it charted at #18 on the US Heatseekers chart.

The follow-up 'Stop All The World Now' was recorded after Howard relocated to London and was released in October of 2003. It charted much better in the US, breaking into the Billboard album charts at #46. It also featured Howie's first hit single, 'Collide' which peaked at #20 on the singles chart. Once again the album was met with mixed reviews from critics. Howie's fan base had grown substantially and he embarked on a large tour in September to promote the album ahead of release and then toured non-stop for three years after the album was released. He says this is one reason his next album 'Sound The Alarm' came six years later, it features a mixture of sounds due to Day recording in several different locations around the globe and collaborating with various producers.

The band was formed at D.C's Georgetown University by guitarists and vocalists Keith Kane and Matthew Scannell. The duo cut their teeth by playing sets consisting mainly of covers in places ranging from local bars and clubs to their own university campus' food court. By the end of 1992, the duo had graduated from Georgetown, relocated to Boston, Massachusetts and self-released their debut album “There And Back Again”. While their debut record was a stripped down, acoustic affair, the duo began to expand their sound over the next few years, incorporating several backing musicians and guests on their second record, 1995's “Running On Ice”. It was at this point that the band started to gain recognition outside of their adopted home state of Boston, with two of their songs appearing on Aware Records' second compilation album.

As a response to this, the duo decided to expand into a band full time in 1996, five years after their formation as an acoustic duo. Thanks to their nonstop touring schedule and their first full band live album “Live Stages”, they picked up a devoted cult following and signed a record deal with RCA in 1998. The band were all set for a major breakthrough, and after the release of their major label debut album “Everything You Want” in 1999, the band found it with their 2000 single of the same name, which was a number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 after 26 weeks on the chart. Its parent album went on to sell over two million copies in the U.S alone and for a moment, Vertical Horizon were one of the biggest bands in the country. Very few bands could keep up that kind of momentum and unfortunately, Vertical Horizon weren't one of them.

However, the band have flourished as the beloved cult act that they made their name as, and even after Keith Kane left the band in 2010 to pursue a solo career, Vertical Horizon continue to impress with both their live shows and their studio albums. For have more genuine longevity than the vast, vast majority of their peers and remaining a vital rock band to this very day, Vertical Horizon come highly recommended.