Minneapolis, MN— Sun Country Airlines began featuring Minnesota-based artists and musicians for their In-flight music offerings, beginning last week. These eight locally/nationally recognized bands include singer/songwriter Tim Mahoney, as well as Quietdrive, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Scarlet Haze, Corey Stevens, Chris Hawkey, Peter Mayer, and the Splatter Sisters.
The eight artists from different genres will be rotated through Sun Country’s boarding music for the listening pleasure of all passengers. The musicians are also given their own channel in the on-board audio programming of every flight. Additionally, they will be featured in Sun Country’s In-flight magazine, Escape.
“As a Minnesota-based company, it is important that we utilize Minnesota products at every opportunity,” said Wendy Williams Blackshaw, Sun Country’s Vice President of Marketing. “Featuring Minnesota musicians is an innovative way in which we can show our support for the local community.”
For Mahoney, things have been falling into place nicely already. His Stay/Leave album, released in February 2007, was selected by Target as part of its Emerging Artists Program, landing it on the end caps in music sections of 500 Target stores in the Midwest. After that, Mahoney won the Ray-Ban “Never Hide” music contest, which earned him a 2-page spread in Rolling Stone Magazine’s 40th Anniversary special issue this past November. Mahoney performed at the Hard Rock in Las Vegas as part of the Rolling Stone celebration, sharing the stage with Kanye West, Linkin Park and other nationally known acts. Then he won the pop arm of the Durango Song Expo’s “Write With a Hit-Maker” Contest earlier this month.
About Tim Mahoney
For Tim Mahoney, the touring and constant writing of music has all paid off. He’s honed his skills and become a polished singer and even more polished songwriter. Mahoney is the former front man for the band Blue Meenies, and as a solo performer, he’s been one of the Midwest’s premiere rock and roll showmen for more than a decade. The Internet has also helped to shape Mahoney’s career, letting him share works in progress and keep his music close at hand—creating a significant buzz to the tune of 110,000 units sold, 5,000 daily hits to his website, and distribution deals with stores such as Best Buy, Target, and Cheapo Records. He was recently being spun on Drive 105 in his hometown (before the station changed format), where the single, “Piece of You,” generated over 1,000. AAA station Cities 97 has also spun Mahoney’s music.
Tim Mahoney is living proof that great music always speaks volumes, ultimately determining what the listening public wants to hear. Stay/Leave is not only made for radio, it’s a can’t-miss pop/rock album that continues to give Tim Mahoney the universal market he deserves to be heard by.
For more information and tour dates, please visit http://www.timmahoney.com/ or www.myspace.com/timmahoneymusic
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