Count Your Blessings signs with Standby Records

For Immediate Release
Contact: Joshua Vardous
Standby Records
www.standbyrecords.net
josh@standbyrecords.net
216-631-6916

August 14th, 2008

Cleveland, OH .. Today, Standby Records (www.standbyrecords.net) announced news of their latest signing of COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS (www.myspace.com/cyblessings):

Count Your Blessings have accepted an offer from Standby Records and signed their contract this morning. "We're definitely stoked to be a part of the Standby family" said Antonio Rucci, lead guitar player. He continued, "We have always been DYI and as always are very careful about our business moves. Right away we felt very welcome and right at home". Label owner Neil Sheehan says of the band, "After meeting the guys, I knew we wanted the band."

This five-piece pop-punk-rock act based in Waldorf, Maryland have been playing together in one form or another for the past ten years. Antonio says, "It feels like we have all been together forever. One of us has played with another in one band or another for as long as we have played music."

Since forming officially, the band has played hundreds of shows together including the Taste of Chaos tour 2008 as well as following the Warped Tour for weeks on end just to get their music heard. In fact, it was while the band was out on the road following Warped Tour that Standby had discovered them. "We met the guys from Standby while on our way back home from our trek on Warped Tour", said Antonio. "By teaming up with Standby, we're now ready to take our career to the next level", he finished.

The band will be re-entering the studio August 22nd to finish up recording their debut release. They will continue their work with producer/engineer Paul Leavitt (All Time Low, Senses Fail, Gwen Stacy) of Valencia Recording whom recorded their latest EP 'YEEAAHH RIGHT'. Of recording with Paul Leavitt, lead guitar player Antonio Rucci had the following to say, "Paul is gnarly. He brought our sound to the next level and he always has something helpful to say when we're stuck in a jam. The dude is full of ideas!".

It was their EP recorded with Leavitt that caught the ear of Standby Records owner Neil Sheehan and brought the band to receive a recording contract. Sheehan had the following to say about COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS, "After one listen to CYB's EP I knew the band could write and had great songs. An artist should have a passion and a vision for their music and fans; these guys proved it to me in our meetings. CYB are a commited band, not only to their craft but honing their skills to get better and being fan friendly. That is all a label can ask of a band. That is what we want at Standby, a band that is committed to be a band for a career and having the songs to catch listeners turning them into grassroots marketing team that spreads the word of CYB. When fans hear their new songs, they are going to want to see this band live; that translates into success for the band, the label and the fans."

No release date set yet for when Standby will release COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS' debut album.

COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS are: Judson Mattingly (lead vocals), Mike Miller (guitar/vocals), Antonio Rucci (lead guitar), Mikey Green (bass), and Kenny Smith (drums).

Standby Records (www.standbyrecords.net) is an independent record label with offices in Los Angeles California and Cleveland Ohio. Standby Records is nationally distributed through Victory Distribution.

For more information please contact josh@standbyrecords.net or call (216) 631-6916

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