Release: Dick Earls Electric Witness "Get Off The Ground" 3rd Place IBC 2023

Artiest/Band: Dick Earls Electric Witness Album: Get Off The Ground Release: Oktober 2024 Label: BP Music Distro Get Up Off the Ground" is a message to all who navigate the ups and downs of mortality. About his music, Dick Earl has said, “I write about the struggles and victories that are natural parts of life. These songs represent our journey through trials and triumphs - how we approach, handle, and emerge from hardship.”

After winning third place at the 2023 International Blues Challenge in Memphis. "Get Up Off the Ground" is the sophomore release from Dick Earl’s Electric Witness, a Utah-based Blues Band,

MUSICIANS - Recorded at The Tone Factory, Las Vegas Dick Earl Ericksen - Guitar, Banjo, Harmonica , Jaw Harp, Vocals Isaac Ericksen - Bass, Background Vocals Thomas Anderson - Guitars, Kalimba, Charrango, Bkgrnd Vox Mari Ericksen - Drums, Percussion, Background Vocals Alice Ericksen - Background Vocals Zoe Ericksen - Background Vocals Matt Green- Organ, Keys (4, 5, 8, 10) Jimmy Carpenter - Saxophone (5) Jason Levi - Trumpet (5) Jean-Francois Thbeault - Trombone (5) Vinnie Castaldo - Recording Engineer

Traklist: 1 Get Up Off the Ground 3:52 2 Black Lines and White Crosses 4:46 3 Eggs 4:09 4 Sarah 3:46 5 The Vineyard 4:10 6 I Hear You Callin’ 3:32 7 Once Again 3:39 8 Wishin’ 4:23 9 On Her Heart 5:41 10 Left Standing 3:11 11 Into the Fire 2:40

The contemporary Blues album was recorded and mastered in Las Vegas at The Tone Factory with engineer Vinnie Castaldo. Collaboration with guest artist and Grammy winner Jimmy Carpenter on “Once Again” yielded a feel-good horn line that lifts the track to the next level. Dick Earl’s Electric Witness showcase their original brand of “High Desert Blues" with this thought-provoking album.

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Frank Roszak
KBA Recipient 2014 PUBLICIST