- OK Sweetheart
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OK Sweetheart Origin Tulsa, Oklahoma Genres indie folk, folk rock Years active 2008–present Associated acts Midlake, Elizabeth and the Catapult, Via Audio, Tacks, The Boy Disaster Website oksweetheart.com Members Erin Austin
Bradley Waller
Alán De León UribeOK Sweetheart is an indie folk group from Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA, with late 60's pop influences.
OK Sweetheart formed when singer Erin Austin won the John Lennon Songwriting Contest for Pop and a subsequent Lennon Award for track "You Let Me Down" in late 2008. The track was released on the band's debut album. In October 2009, OK Sweetheart finished in the Top 5 "The Sound and the Jury" competition.[1] Soon members teamed up with Midlake drummer McKenzie Smith. McKenzie drummed on their debut album Home and shared production duties with existing members of the band. Elizabeth Ziman of Elizabeth and the Catapult and Matthew Gray of Matthew and the Arrogant Sea also collaborated on the album.[2] Home has helped the group gain a larger audience and been well received by fans and critics alike.[3][4][2][5][6][7]
Shortly, the band enlisted management from The Collective (Enrique Iglesias, Counting Crows). Their song "Home" was featured on The CW's 2011 season finale of 90210, The WB's One Tree Hill (2011), and CBS's Around the World for Free.[8] Track "All We Have" was featured on USA's Royal Pains in 2011. Erin Austin has also appeared in a major commercial for Microsoft (with Andrew Belle).[9] The band were featured on SPIN Earth.[10]
OK Sweetheart showcased at SXSW Music Festival in 2010 and 2011 and at CMJ Music Marathon in 2010.[11][12][4][13][14] They have also performed at LIV Music Festival 2011, DOE Bay Festival 2011, Norman Music Festival 2011, 35 Conferette 2011, Neon Reverb Festival 2011, Inaugural Tulsa International Film Festival and more.[15][16][17][18][19]
Contents
Discography
Albums
- Home (2011) feat. McKenzie Smith, Elizabeth Ziman
Other credits
Music videos
Year Video Director Link 2011 "All We Have" YouTube 2011 "Home" Nathan Presley YouTube References
- ^ "Sound Hot Ticket: Capitalizing on a name". Heraldextra.com. August 25, 2011. http://www.heraldextra.com/entertainment/music/article_f9756589-cb0f-5742-91ed-c4ae96daf07b.html. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
- ^ a b "OK SWEETHEART – Artist of the Week". Bestnewbands.com. http://bestnewbands.com/shows/item/1760-artist-of-the-week-vol-2-ok-sweetheart. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
- ^ "Beyond OK – Songwriting comes first for OK SWEETHEART – Music – Soundcheck – Urban Tulsa Weekly". Urbantulsa.com. October 6, 2010. http://www.urbantulsa.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A32634. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
- ^ a b Carradini, Stephen (March 17, 2011). "OKSee, Oklahoma Gazette's music and music culture blog: OK Sweetheart". Okgazette.com. http://www.okgazette.com/oklahoma/blog-733-sxsw-ok-sweetheart.html. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
- ^ "OK SWEETHEART – I Dare You Not to Like This | OKC Central". Blog.newsok.com. http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2011/04/14/ok-sweetheart-i-dare-you-not-to-like-this/. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
- ^ http://elmoremagazine.com/blog/articles/656
- ^ Dave (June 9, 2011). "Oklahoma Lefty: CD Review: Home". Oklahomalefty.blogspot.com. http://oklahomalefty.blogspot.com/2011/06/cd-review-home.html. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
- ^ "Around The World For Free Video – Episode 12: Day 18 – Goodbye from LA". CBS.com. http://www.cbs.com/originals/around_the_world_for_free_linear/video/?pid=oSB1icdsHYU8af8oAY3bPIkKqTWeOKV_. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
- ^ om een reactie te plaatsen! (December 6, 2010). "The making of a song – Andrew Belle & Windows". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9g6jkw-a_sE. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
- ^ http://spinearth.tv/report/ok-sweetheart-and-erin-austin-love-stillwater-oklahoma
- ^ "OK Sweetheart Interview: SXSW 2010". Spinner. March 2, 2010. http://www.spinner.com/2010/03/02/sxsw-2010-ok-sweetheart/. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
- ^ "OK Sweetheart band gets SXSW buzz | kvue.com Austin". Kvue.com. March 15, 2011. http://www.kvue.com/news/local/OK-Sweetheart-band-gets-SXSW-buzz-118017209.html. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
- ^ "COLUMN: SXSW finds new festival competition". OUDaily.com. March 11, 2011. http://www.oudaily.com/news/2011/mar/11/column-sxsw-finds-new-festival-competition/. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
- ^ "Hot picks". New York Post. http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/hot_picks_kh3LOmQjUTaw0x0oXbUCnM?photo_num=5. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
- ^ "NewsOK". M.newsok.com. April 26, 2011. http://m.newsok.com/norman-music-festival-brings-invasion-of-national-local-musical-talent/article/3562471. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
- ^ Jones, Preston (March 11, 2011). "35 Conferette '11: OK Sweetheart". Dfw.com. http://www.dfw.com/2011/03/11/422120_35-conferette-11-ok-sweetheart.html. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
- ^ Breeding, Lucinda (March 11, 2011). "Restrained depth | Denton Record Chronicle | News for Denton County, Texas | Entertainment". Dentonrc.com. http://www.dentonrc.com/sharedcontent/dws/drc/entertainment/stories/DRC_conferette_0310.1cc48ff31.html. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
- ^ Comment by Alaskan (September 18, 2011). "Inaugural Tulsa International Film Festival set for Sept. 22–25 | BAM's Blog". Blog.newsok.com. http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/2011/09/05/inaugural-tulsa-international-film-festival-set-for-sept-22-25/. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
- ^ "Hot jams highlight Neon Reverb - Entertainment / Neon". Lvrj.com. http://www.lvrj.com/neon/hot-jams-highlight-neon-reverb-129866563.html?ref=563. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
External links
Categories:- American singer-songwriters
- American female singers
- American folk singers
- American folk rock groups
- American indie rock groups
- Musical groups from Texas
- Living people
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