Old Dominion (band)

Old Dominion
Origin Nashville, Tennessee
Genres Country, Country rock
Years active 2007-present[1]
Labels ReeSmack Records, RCA Nashville
Associated acts Dierks Bentley
Tyler Farr
Craig Morgan
The Band Perry
Chris Young
Website olddominionband.com
Members Matthew Ramsey
Trevor Rosen
Whit Sellers
Geoff Sprung
Brad Tursi

Old Dominion is an American five-member country music band formed in Nashville, Tennessee. Their music is contemporary country with rock instrumentation, and has pop and hip-hop overtones.[2] They released their first self-titled EP in 2014.

Origin

The band members of Old Dominion are lead singer Matthew Ramsey, Trevor Rosen on guitar and keyboard, Whit Sellers on drums, Geoff Sprung on bass, and Brad Tursi on guitar. Ramsey and Sellers are both originally from the Roanoke Region of Virginia, and played on drumlines for their respective high schools, James River High School and Lord Botetourt High School.[3] After high school, Ramsey went to Virginia Commonwealth University, and moved to Nashville after graduation to become a songwriter. He was introduced to Rosen in 2003 and formed a song-writing partnership for some years while working as a solo artist.[4] Sellers went to James Madison University in Virginia where he met Sprung and Tursi.[5] Sellars and Sprung also ended up in Nashville where they joined force with Ramsey and formed Old Dominion. Tursi who was once a member of the rock band Army of Me joined the band in 2012.[5] The name "Old Dominion" was chosen because it is the nickname for Virginia and four members of the group have links to Virginia.[6]

Music career

Individual members of the band had writing credits on many songs recorded by other artists. Matt Ramsey for example co-wrote "Chainsaw" for The Band Perry, and he collaborated with Trevor Rosen on Craig Morgan's "Wake Up Lovin' You" and Dierks Bentley's "Say You Do". Rosen also co-wrote Chris Young's "Neon" and The Band Perry's "Better Dig Two", while Tursi has written songs such as Tyler Farr's "A Guy Walks Into a Bar" as well as songs for Kenny Chesney, the Randy Rogers Band and for the ABC musical drama, Nashville.[6][7] Their song "Dirt on a Road" was their first song as a band that received significant airplay,[4][6] and their single "Shut Me Up" further gained them some attention.[8] The band had opened for Alabama, Jake Owen and Chase Rice.[9]

2014-2015: Old Dominion EP

On October 7, 2014, the band released their first self-titled EP, produced by Shane McAnally.[10][11] The EP debuted on the Top Country Albums chart at No. 33 with 1,000 copies sold.[12] The lead single from the EP was "Shut Me Up",[13] and the video featured the country singer Whitney Duncan.[9] The band will open for Kenny Chesney in his Big Revival Tour.[7]

Discography

Extended plays

Title Album details Peak chart
positions		 Sales
US Country
[14]		 US Heat
[15]
Old Dominion
  • Release date: October 7, 2014
  • Label: ReeSmack Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
 33 22

Singles

Year Title Peak chart
positions		 Sales Album
US Country
[17]		 US Country Airplay
[18]
2014 "Shut Me Up" — 58 Old Dominion
2015 "Break Up with Him"[19] 43 49
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year Video Director
2014 "Shut Me Up"[21] Marcel Chagnon

References

  1. ↑ "Old Dominion". CMT.
  2. ↑ "Old Dominion". Allmusic.com.
  3. ↑ Tad Dickens (June 3, 2014). "Old Dominion country band has Roanoke Valley roots". The Roanoke Times.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Laura Spinelli (October 15, 2014). "Old Dominion Discusses New EP, Touring, and Band Mascot". The Shotgun Seat.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "About Old Dominion".
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Beville Dunkerley (June 23, 2014). "Brandy Clark and Old Dominion Laugh About Haters and Hot Rollers". Rolling Stone.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Sophie Schillaci (December 16, 2014). "EXCLUSIVE: Kenny Chesney Taps Buzzy Band Old Dominion for Big Revival Tour". Entertainment Tonight.
  8. ↑ "10 New Artists You Need to Know: Fall 2014". Rolling Stone. October 10, 2014.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Beville Dunkerley (January 5, 2015). "Watch Old Dominion Get Loud on 'Shut Me Up'". Rolling Stone.
  10. ↑ Wade Jessen (November 7, 2014). "Tomorrow's Hits: Shakey Graves, Leihoku & Old Dominion". Billboard.
  11. ↑ Coti Howell (September 1, 2014). "Old Dominion Reveal Debut EP Details". Taste of Country.
  12. ↑ Matt Bjorke (October 15, 2014). "Country Album Chart Recap: October 15, 2014". Roughstock.
  13. ↑ Carrie Horton September 2, 2014. "Old Dominion, ‘Shut Me Up’ [Listen]". Taste of Country.
  14. ↑ "Old Dominion Chart History – Country Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
  15. ↑ "Old Dominion Chart History – Heatseeker Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
  16. ↑ Matt Bjorke (April 29, 2015). "Country Album Chart Report For April 29, 2015". Roughstock. Sales figure given here
  17. ↑ "Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
  18. ↑ "Country Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
  19. ↑ Hannahlee Allers (January 22, 2015). "Old Dominion Drop New Single, ‘Break Up With Him’". The Boot.
  20. ↑ Matt Bjorke (April 29, 2015). "Country Music’s Top 30 Digital Singles: Week of April 29, 2015". Roughstock.
  21. ↑ "Old Dominion - "Shut Me Up"". CMT. October 10, 2014.