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JOHNNY O’NEIL recently announced the release of his third album “Brand New Day”. Johnny recently released the music video for the lead single from the album, also titles “Brand New Day.” The video can be viewed below.

Johnny O’Neil speaking about the new video, “We wanted to capture the energy of the full band through incorporating video technology that we haven’t utilized before, courtesy of our amazing videographers, Brianna and Kurt Jorgensen. Regarding the song itself, following such difficult and tumultuous times that we have all been through over the past three years, I thought it was important to put out a record that rejuvenates people. Although we’re still struggling in many ways, I wanted to say that it’s time to move on and look forward to a better day. The chorus of ‘Brand New Day’ – ‘I’m alive, I’m feeling fine’ – is about getting through one of the weirdest eras the world has ever seen with positivity and hope.”

You can stream and purchase “Brand New Day” at: http://johnnyoneil.hearnow.com/

At the same time the video was released, the lead single was serviced to rock and metal radio around the world. The single Brand New Day debuted at #164 in the Active Rock Indie Label Report.

Stations around the world already jumping on the lead single include:

WBXO – PAWLING, NY

WWSK – NASSAU-SUFFOLK, NY

WPJX – CHICAGO, IL
KTED – CASPER, WY
107 ROCK – WORLDWIDE ONLINE
COAR RADIO SHOW – WORLDWIDE ONLINE
DIGITAL REVOLUTION RADIO – WORLDWIDE ONLINE
ICED OUT RADIO – WORLDWIDE ONLINE
LUCKY STAR RADIO – WORLDWIDE ONLINE
REBEL RADIO – WORLDWIDE ONLINE
ROCK RAGE RADIO – WORLDWIDE ONLINE
STAR RADIO – WORLDWIDE ONLINE
TOTAL ROCK RADIO – WORLDWIDE ONLINE

Johnny O’Neil is hitting the road this summer:

July 20 – Moondance Festival – Walker, MN
August 18 – Loonfest 2023 with Buckcherry – Brainerd, MN

Show info and tickets can be found at https://bnds.us/2kqa3x

ALBUM: BRAND NEW DAY

1. BRAND NEW DAY (J. O’Neil)
2. TAKE ME DOWN (J. O’Neil, J. Funk)
3. MY MONA (J. O’Neil, J. Funk)
4. IT’S TOO HARD TO SAY GOODBYE (R. Hogan)*
5. WHEN JANIE MOVED INTO TOWN (J. O’Neil)
6. IN SEARCH OF (J. O’Neil)
7. COMIN’ DOWN LIKE A MOUNTAIN (J. O’Neil)
8. HANDS UP (J. O’Neil, J. Funk)
9. DON’T BELIEVE A WORD (P. Lynott)**
10. TELL ME YOUR STORY (J. O’Neil)

Band Members:
JOHNNY O’NEIL: All Lead and Harmony Vocals, Guitars
JOHN FUNK: Guitars
BENNY CRAIG: Bass
JOACHIM BAECKER: Drums and Percussion

SPECIAL GUEST ARTISTS:

JASON PETERSON DELAIRE
Saxophone on “My Mona”
Piano & Organ on “My Mona,”
“Hands Up” & “Tell Me Your Story”

BRIANNA JORGENSEN
Backing Vocals on
“Brand New Day” & “My Mona”

JASON WOLFE
Violin on “Tell Me Your Story”

RECORDED AT:
Pachyderm Studios
Cannon Falls, MN
Assistant Engineer:
Nick Tveitbakk

Winterland Studios
Minneapolis, mn
Assistant Engineer:
Todd Fitzgerald

Logic Recording
Minnetonka, MN
Engineer: Brian Bart

String Arrangement on
“Tell Me Your Story”
by Johnny O’Neil & Brian Bart

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:
Johnny O’Neil

PRODUCED BY:
The Blood Brothers –
Johnny O’Neil & Brian Bart

RECORDED, ENGINEERED,
MIXED & MASTERED BY:
Brian Bart

JOHNNY O’NEIL:
O’Neil has been in practice as a Ph.D.-level clinical psychologist for over two decades, quite a feat considering he dropped out of high school at 16 to focus on his burgeoning music career. After more than a decade of achieving many of his musical dreams, including the ‘80s with Dare Force, O’Neil decided to go back to school at the age of 28 to get his GED. He went on to earn his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Minnesota, followed by a Master’s degree and eventually a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from The Ohio State University.

Now a solopreneur in private practice as a forensic psychologist, O’Neil conducts Independent Psychological Evaluations (IPEs) of claimants involved in workers’ comp and personal injury cases, and provides courtroom testimony as an expert witness – a fascinating occupation to be sure. In fact, he found himself interviewing dozens of Minneapolis police officers who filed disability claims due to PTSD in the wake of the murder of George Floyd in 2020.

Not surprisingly, for O’Neil, playing music is an invaluable form of therapy and expressing his emotions. “I don’t have a choice, I have to play music,” he says. “It’s how I’m wired and how I preserve my sanity. It’s therapy for me. I’ll be performing until my last gasp.”

O’Neil fell in love with music at the age of five, begging his parents to buy him a guitar after seeing The Beatles perform on The Ed Sullivan Show, which they finally did when he turned eight years old. The stars aligned when his future Dare Force bandmate, Brian Bart, moved in across the street when he was nine. “We had a tussle over something silly in the front yard, then my mom invited us in for a piece of cake; we’ve been thick as thieves ever since,” O’Neil says.

O’Neil and Bart immediately bonded over their mutual love of music (including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Johnny Winter, Steppenwolf, and Creedence Clearwater Revival), and quickly formed a band together. One of their first gigs was at Sunny Hollow Elementary School in 6th grade, where Bob Dylan’s younger brother, David Zimmerman, was their music teacher and introduced their band to an audience of 500-some fellow classmates.

Infusing his songwriting with his personal values of tolerance, compassion and empathy throughout his career, O’Neil believes that an important part of an artist’s job is to not only reflect what’s going on in the world, but also to comment on it and influence it. To this end, O’Neil’s driving rock tunes go beyond being simply upbeat, feel-good rock ‘n roll, to songs that really have something to say to the world.

DARE FORCE: (Johnny O’Neil’s previous band Dare Force)
Dare Force was a legendary hard rock/heavy metal band based in Minneapolis that was initially founded by Johnny and Brian Bart when they were 18 years old. Dare Force released three albums in the 1980s and performed in concert with numerous national acts such as KISS, Ted Nugent, Triumph, Kansas, UFO, the Joe Perry Project, and Ratt, as well as headlining in venues throughout the US, Canada, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela. Dare Force also had several songs that received heavy airplay on rock radio stations throughout the midwestern US in the 1980s. Dare Force released its third album, “Firepower,” with a reformed version of the band in 1989. The original lineup performed occasional reunion gigs after the long run of the original band ended in 1987, but the original version of Dare Force stopped performing live altogether after their last reunion show in 2002. Dare Force reformed yet again with a return to a four-piece lineup in 2017, and released its fourth album, “Callin’ Your Name,” in 2018.

WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA:
Website: http://www.JohnnyONeil.com
FB: http://www.Facebook.com/JohnnyONeilOfficial
Instagram: http://www.Instagram.com/Johnny_ONeilOfficial
Bandcamp: https://johnnyoneil.bandcamp.com/releases
YouTube: https://youtube.com/JohnnyONeilOfficial
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JohnnyONeil16