{"id":4127,"date":"2010-03-08T12:00:23","date_gmt":"2010-03-08T16:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/noelborthwick.com\/cakewalk\/?p=4127"},"modified":"2010-03-08T12:00:23","modified_gmt":"2010-03-08T16:00:23","slug":"comic-book-heroes-set-to-take-off-in-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noelborthwick.com\/cakewalk\/2010\/03\/08\/comic-book-heroes-set-to-take-off-in-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"Comic Book Heroes Set to Take Off in 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>\"CBH<\/a>2010 is shaping up to be another huge year for the band Comic Book Heroes. In just the first two months alone, their music and visuals will be part of the soundtrack to the NASCAR 2010 Season as well as the Winter X-Games. They will also be included on the Warped Tour-sponsored \u201cWonka Music Factory\u201d portal on MySpace.<\/p>\n

Later this year they\u2019ll resume touring the country, playing festivals, amusement parks and other major venues, and in between they\u2019ll head into the studio to work on a new album.<\/p>\n

They\u2019ll also be graduating high school.<\/p>\n

Yes, CBH as they\u2019re known to their fans, are just teenagers, four lads from Wyomissing, PA. But they\u2019ve already had a career many bands — with members twice their age — would envy.\u00a0And by all accounts, they\u2019re just getting started.<\/p>\n

The guitar-driven rock quartet is manned by Steve Kowalski (bass, vocals), Collin MacGregor (drums), Ned Goldman (vocals, guitar), and Steve (Koz) Kosciusko (guitar, vocals).\u00a0All are friends for years and come from musical families. They bonded over a love of music and formed the band when they were the ripe old age of 11, and have been steadily leaving their impression on the music business ever since. Now at 17 and 18 years old, the band members stand poised on the threshold of adulthood, with a career that belies their ages, and a host of impressive accomplishments under their belts including:<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0 Their single \u201cCatch Me If You Can\u201d became a Top 15 single on Radio Disney and entered heavy rotation on AOL Pop Radio (with 2 million listeners weekly)<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0 \u201cCatch Me If You Can\u201d was also downloaded over 160,000 times on iTunes as one of its \u201cDiscovery Downloads\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0 Being featured in video performance on the Nickelodeon channel Noggin\u2019s hit show \u2018Jack\u2019s Big Music Show.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0 Placing #1 for Best Rock Song on OurStage.com\u2019s monthly fan poll voting (OurStage.com is the largest independent music Web site on the Internet, carrying the work of more than 80,000 independent musicians)<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0 Scoring a major endorsement by legendary guitar manufacturer Gibson, which featured the band on its blogs and websites, and continues supporting the band today<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0 Selection as a finalist for Taco Bell\u2019s latest edition of its \u201cFeed the Beat\u201d promotion , which provides free food and marketing support to America\u2019s up-and-coming rock acts<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0 Playing high profile gigs nationwide, including the America Music Awards official afterparty, Radio Disney concerts, and festivals including SXSW, CMJ, and the Warped Tour<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0 Sharing the stage with world renowned acts including REO Speedwagon, Steppenwolf, Smashmouth, and countless others<\/p>\n

Pretty impressive for a \u2018bunch of teenagers,\u2019 huh?\u00a0 Well no one knows that better than Cakewalk\u2019s artist relations manager Jimmy Landry.<\/p>\n

Jimmy was an A&R rep for Capitol Records in 2008 when he was brought to South By Southwest music festival to evaluate talent.\u00a0\u201cI had already heard quite a few bands, and nothing really stood out to me,\u201d he recalled.\u00a0 \u201cBand after band came on, I was half paying attention after a long day.\u00a0 At one point I was in a club in the very back of a packed room that used the most horrific-sounding PA, but this singer caught my ear, so I moved towards the stage to get a better look at who was singing.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was Ned and CBH.<\/p>\n

\u201cI expected to see a seasoned, older band with a grizzled lead singer,\u201d he continued. \u201cThey weren\u2019t at all what I expected.\u00a0 They even had stage presence. It was clear they\u2019d been around, it was pretty amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n