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Ocean Park Standoff

Ocean Park Standoff

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Ocean Park Standoff is an American pop band made up of Samantha Ronson, Pete Nappi and Ethan Thompson. Their debut EP was released on Hollywood Records on March 3, 2017.

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History

The three band members originally met at a songwriting session in 2014.[1] Ronson is an English musician/DJ and the sister of DJ/producer Mark Ronson; Ethan Thompson is an American vocalist and songwriter, and Pete Nappi is an American drummer/producer.[2] The band was formed in 2016.[3][4]

Their debut single "Good News" was released on October 7, 2016,[5] along with its B-side, "Photos & Liquor".[6] "Good News" reached number 13 on the Billboard Adult Pop Songs chart,[7] and was on Amazon's Most Requested Lyrics list of 2017.[8]

Their debut EP was released on Hollywood Records on March 3, 2017.[citation needed] On February 2, 2018, they released their second single, "Lost Boys (Ocean Park Standoff vs Seeb)", in collaboration with Seeb.[9] On April 27, 2018, they released the single "If You Were Mine" featuring Lil Yachty.[10] The video for "If You Were Mine" premiered on July 12, 2018.[11]

Band members

  • Samantha Ronson - keys, guitar, vocals
  • Pete Nappi - drums
  • Ethan Thompson - vocals

Performances

Ocean Park Standoff embarked on a US tour starting in February 2017.[6] In February 2017, the band was chosen as Elvis Duran's Artist of the Month, and performed their hit "Good News" live on February 22 on NBC's Today show hosted by Kathie Lee Gifford.[12] In the summer of 2017, the band went on a US tour with Third Eye Blind and Silversun Pickups.[13] The band performed on June 29, 2017 at Bear's Den Showroom inside Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel for listeners of Star 102.5 (WTSS) in Buffalo, New York. Starting in February 2018, the band opened for AJR on The Click Tour.[14] On April 30, 2018, the band performed "If You Were Mine" on Conan.[15] The band went on tour with Plain White T's in the summer of 2018.[16]

On October 9, 2018, the band did a warm up performance before the 2018 American Music Awards.[17] On October 10, 2018 the band returned to Buffalo, New York as a part of their fall tour to perform at Pink Party 2018[18] for listeners of Star 102.5 (WTSS). The annual concert benefits Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. They also performed their single "If You Were Mine" in-studio on Rob Lucas In The Morning during their visit.[19]

Discography

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Singles

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Remixes

  • "Good News (Thompson Remix)" (2017)
  • "Good News (Pete Nappi Remix)" (2017)
  • "Good News (Samantha Ronson Remix)" (2017)
  • "If You Were Mine (Thompson Acoustic Remix)" (2018)
  • "If You Were Mine (Pete Nappi Remix)" (2018)
  • "If You Were Mine (KC Lights Remix)" (2018)
  • "Good Time (R3hab Remix)" (2019)
  • "Good Time (Robert DeLong Remix)" (2019)
  • "Good Time (Fat Free Remix)" (2019)

References

  1. [1]
    Huimin Li, "Album Review – Ocean Park Standoff", Monkeygoose Magazine, January 21, 2017.
  2. [2]
    Ocean Park Standoff Biography, Billboard. Accessed March 3, 2017.
  3. [3]
    Mark Small, "Pop Hit Makers", Berklee Today, Summer 2016.
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    Nordstrom, Leigh (28 June 2018). "Ocean Park Standoff Doesn't Need to Release an Album". Women's Wear Daily. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
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    "Samantha Ronson's New Band, 'Ocean Park Standoff' Teases 'Good News' for October 7, 2016" Archived June 6, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, Stitch Kingdom, October 7, 2016.
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    Holly Williams, "What We Know So Far About Samantha Ronson's New Band Ocean Park Standoff", Contact Music, January 26, 2017.
  7. [7]
    Ocean Park Standoff Chart History, Billboard. Accessed May 22, 2018.
  8. [8]
    "Amazon Music: Alexa's Top Lyric Request in 2017 Was For a 'Roley, Roley, Roley'", Billboard, December 13, 2017.
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    "Ocean Park Standoff vs. Seeb - Lost Boys", weraveyou.com, February 2, 2018.
  10. [10]
    Abby Jones, "Ocean Park Standoff Blends Genres With Lil Yachty-Assisted Banger 'If You Were Mine'", Billboard, April 26, 2018.
  11. [11]
    Skelton, Eric (12 July 2018). "Premiere: Lil Yachty Joins Ocean Park Standoff at a Dive Bar in "If You Were Mine" Video". Complex. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
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    "Watch Ocean Park Standoff perform new single ‘Good News’ live on TODAY", Today, February 22, 2017.
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    Vrinda Jagota, "Samantha Ronson's New Band, Ocean Park Standoff, on Learning to Play Live and Hearing the Good News", Paper, April 27, 2017.
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    "AJR - The Click Tour, with Ocean Park Standoff, Hundred Handed" Archived 2018-02-07 at the Wayback Machine, etix.com. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  15. [15]
    "Ocean Park Standoff 'If You Were Mine' 04/30/18 - CONAN on TBS"[permanent dead link], Finger Lakes Times, May 1, 2018.
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    Lauren Tullio, "Catch up on news from August Burns Red, Seaway, Emo Nite and more", Alternative Press, April 16, 2018.
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    Cerio, Michael (October 8, 2018). "Behind The Scenes At The AMAs: A Fireside Chat With Ocean Park Standoff". Radio.com. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  18. [18]
    "PINK PARTY 2018 | Star 102.5". Archived from the original on 2018-10-12. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
  19. [19]
    "Ocean Park Standoff Performs And Talks Pink Party w Rob Lucas In The Morning!". Mystar1025.radio.com. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
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