RECORDS Signs Chris Bandi

Nashville, TN/New York, NY, February 4, 2020 –RECORDS, a joint venture between Barry Weiss and Sony Music Entertainment, has signed breakthrough singer/songwriter Chris Bandi to its standout, multi-genre artist roster.

“We are excited to continue our partnership with Ash Bowers and Keith Gale as we look to make Chris Bandi the Country breakout story of 2020 with his hit ‘Man Enough Now’ just as we did as a team with Matt Stell on ‘Prayed For You,’” said Weiss. “Chris is a great singer/songwriter and we’re already developing a fantastic body of work.”

Man Enough Now,” Bandi’s breakout hit written with Jason Massey and Jason Duke, has already garnered over 72 million on-demand audio and video streams and more than 400k consumption units. The new music video, starring Kelli Berglund and Luke Pell, premiered last week on CMT and CMT.com – watch now at https://ChrisBandi.lnk.to/ManEnoughNowVideoPR. “Man Enough Now” will impact country radio on February 18, led by Keith Gale and his Good Company Entertainment team.

Chris Bandi was brought to RECORDS by Ash Bowers and his Wide Open Music management team. Bandi is currently on tour with fellow Wide Open Music and RECORDS artist Matt Stell after wrapping 2019 on the road with American Idol winner Laine Hardy.

About Chris Bandi

Named an “Artist To Watch” by Entertainment Weekly, The Boot, Sounds Like Nashville, NY Country Swag, and Country Music Tattle Tale, Chris Bandi is poised for his breakthrough in country music.  The St. Louis, Missouri native has been writing songs since high school. He began making the trek to Nashville during his college days at Ole Miss, honing his craft playing small clubs and making the big move to Music City after graduation.  Nashville took notice of his passion for storytelling and multi-genre tinged vocals, evidenced by a publishing deal with BMG and a RECORDS label deal in late 2019.  Bandi joined American Idol Season 17 winner Laine Hardy on tour in the fall and is currently on the road with country breakout Matt Stell for dates through March. A brand-new EP expected is to release in 2020.

About RECORDS

RECORDS is a joint venture between Barry Weiss and Sony Music Entertainment.  RECORDS is home to Gold selling breakout Country artist Matt Stell, and Chris Bandi.  The label also houses buzzing singer / songwriter and former star of the hit-series, Nashville, Lennon Stella, in addition to platinum-selling artists Noah Cyrus and Nelly and the collective of Labrinth, Sia and Diplo, known as LSD.

About Good Company Entertainment

Launched in 2017 by industry veterans Jon Andolina, Keith Gale and Multi-platinum artist Jake Owen, Good Company Entertainment is a full-service entertainment management company encompassing artist management, promotion services, video production, and strategic partnerships. Representing a diverse roster of artists, Good Company Entertainment artist management clients include chart-topping singer/songwriter Jake Owen, as well as newcomers Larry Fleet and Angie Keilhauer. In 2019, Good Company Entertainment expanded its specific focus in management to include oversight of radio promotion services for Sony Music and Barry Weiss’ joint-venture label, RECORDS to promote flagship artist singer/songwriter Matt Stell. Managed by Wide Open/Ash Bowers, Stell’s “Prayed For You” was a 2-week #1 and “Everywhere But On” is currently Top 50-and-climbing on the Country Aircheck/Mediabase Chart.

[Pictured above (left to right): Scott Safford (Safford Motley PLC), Ash Bowers (Wide Open Music), Chris Bandi, Barry Weiss (RECORDS),
Brendan Rich (Wide Open Music)]

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