NEON BLUE
                      

                                          NEON BLUE is an Ontario, Canada based New Country act and recording artist. The band is fronted by brothers Mark (lead vocals/ songwriter SOCAN) & Sean Doney and consists of a group of veteran musician/ performers. The band has played large high profile venues and has played events featuring such artists  as Bill Anderson (Nashville recording artist & Grand Ole Opry  Alumnist), Carolyn Dawn Johnson, George Fox, Brad Johner, Diane Chase, Beverley Mahood & Lace, Gord Bamford, Dean Brody, Jason McCoy, George Hamilton IV, Tim Hus, Prescott/ Brown, Adam Gregory, Gary Fjellgaard, Valdi, Charlie Major, Ambush & South Mountain to name a few.

      Their 2005 self-titled debut cd has received airplay across Canada on CBC Radio and on any number of independent and college stations. Combined, the first 2 singles "Thank God For The Simple Man "(Hillcrest 26/ September 2005 & Glory Train February 2006) & "One Lonely Night" (Hillcrest 28 & Hotdisc 85/ January 2006), have received a great deal of international airplay. The songs have hit the National charts in  The USA, The United Kingdom (#2), France, Spain,  Norway, Sweden, Australia,  Japan, Holland, Ireland(#5) & Belgium to date. Both tracks have also posted on both the ECMA & International Mainstream Charts.

      The cd has received a very positive response from print & broadcast media alike. (to see the September 2005 Country Music News Review please visit the link below). In the 2 years directly following the release of their debut cd, the Doney brothers were mentioned in Country music magazines in Canada, The UK, Germany and Japan and they had done radio interviews with a number of radio personalities in Canada, Australia and the USA. 

      The following are some of the reviews that the band has received for it's debut effort:

Excerpt from the September issue of Canada's "The Country Music News"

      The reviewer writes "The music has a rootsy, down home feel, that ranges in style from the early country/rock sounds of the Eagles to the more laid back feel of The Good Brothers"...

      "Several selections stand out. One Lonely Night is a solid Country ballad complete with fiddle and steel accompaniment and theres a tasty Eagles feel to tunes like Summer's Gone and Katie"...

      "There are a couple of neat changes-of-pace. I Will Be With You (Dark Isle) is given a Celtic arrangement and moves from a sawing fiddle into a fast paced fling. The main attraction on the album comes in the closing entry, Thank God For The Simple Man, an ode to Mark Doney's father and the influence he had on his life and his music"...

      To see the full CMN review, click on the link below

WWW.COUNTRYMUSICNEWS.CA

       
      Other reviewers write about  the singles from the debut album ( About the single "One Lonely Night"):

Max Achatz/ Country Circle Magazine Germany- Very Impressive...

Graham Hassall/ Nightingale Radio UK- Thoroughly enjoyable...

Bryan Chalker/ Music Maker Magazine UK- Infectious enough to appeal to radio...

Veronica Capaldi/ BBC Links UK- Very nice...

Tommy Truesdale/ West Sound Radio UK- Fabulous...

Maurizio Benvenutti/ Radio Incontro Italy- Love it...

Alex Pinjnen/ BRTO Radio Holland- Excellent...

Ricky Lee/ WCR Radio UK- Very pleasing song...

Benny Sorensen/ Radio Skagensexpressen Denmark- Very nice...

John Brookfield/ Pathfinder Magazine UK- Very good song well performed...

Barry Dixon/ Now Dig This Magazine UK- Pleasant...

Sam Harris/ Country Roots Magazine UK- Enjoyable...

Gerry Warren/ 974 Radio Australia- Loved it...

Etienne Berthels/ Radio Terre Franche Belgium- Excellent song...

Al Watts/ Collingwood Radio Australia-Terrific...

Cor Laponder/ Radio Frequent Holland- Fantastic...

Michel Gandon/ Radio Galaxie France- Well controlled captivating ballad...

Patrick Molis/ Radio Enghein France- This is very good...

Trudy Burke/ WYN Fm Radio Australia- Really enjoyable cut...

Sandy Drummond/ 3NRG Radio Australia- Couldn't find anything wrong with this at all...

Jean-Luc Ducroux/ RQQG Radio France- Very high standard...

Gerd Stassen/ EVW Radio Germany- This is very good...

Marie Crichton/ BBC Radio Shropshire UK- Quite pleasant...

Graham Lees/ Creative FM Radio UK- Very good...

Oetur Rouch/ Faroya Radio Faroe Islands- Very Impressed...

Al Field/ Triple U FM Australia- Well presented...

Gordon Davie/ Radio Maldwyn UK- Very good song...

Brette Dominique/ Triangle FM France- Really like it...

Pat Servanton/ RCF Vivarais France- Terrific track...

Marion Lacroix/ Radio Arc En Ciel France- Good one...

Otto Waldoft/ SCAWC Radio Denmark- Fine track...

Peter Anderl/ ORF Radio Australia- Nice song...

Dann Hansen/ Roskilde Radio Denmark- Good crossover music...

      About "On My Own":

Paul Davis/ NCM Radio Worldwide Syndication- Intriguing vocal, has great potential...

Graham Hassall/ Radio Nightingale UK- Suberb heartfelt track...

Barry Dixon/ Now Dig This Magazine UK- Good record. Should do well for NEON BLUE...

John Gould/ Speysound Radio UK- Snarling vocals/ great instrumentally...

Marie Crichton/ BBC Radio Shropshire UK- Moves along nicely, again good backing...

Otto Waldoft/ Radio Gladsaxe Denmark- Solid Followup...

Valerie Baxter/ 2xx Radio Australia- Interesting delivery, I like it...

Lars Lindberg/ MCWC Radio Sweden- Very impressed with it...

Bjarne Hesselbjerggaard/ Radio Sindal Denmark- So far their best...

Stewart Fenwick/ Central FM Radio UK- Quite catchy...

Al Field/ Triple U FM Radio Australia- Destined for high rotation...

Phil Magee/ CMT Radio Australia- Good country rock...

Michel Gandon/ Radio Galaxie France- Great song...

      In 2011, Mark & Sean and their band NEON BLUE remain self-produced Indie artists (having recorderd the debut cd independently with a small budget consisting of  Mark & Sean's own money). Although the debut album has held up amazingly well compared to commercial recordings produced by the major record companies with much larger recording budgets, the guys continue to actively look at funding options for their upcoming second studio album . NEON BLUE continues to evolve in 2011, with Mark & Sean Doney remaining as the band's vocal core. The band looks forward to playing both large scale festival venues as well as smaller venues with a smaller 3 or 4 piece lineup of musicians. As the Doney's continue to add to their catalogue of original New Country songs, they continue the evolution of their sound, including the addition of great new player / vocalists to their already  rock solid New Country sound.

      In 2011, Mark & Sean would like to thank the players and support personnel who have and continue to provide positive contributions to the band's live performances. Special thanks are extended to Randy Musclow, Scott Stewart & Rick Boyle (guitar, bass and additional vocals) and to Jess Hannah (sound tech).

      To hear NEON BLUE in your area, please call your local Country station & request songs from the debut studio album (available to DJs free at www.airplaydirect.com).

      The debut NEON BLUE CD can be special ordered in Canada through all major music retailers and internationally online. To buy their music please visit one of the following sites:

 WWW.CDBABY.COM         http://INDIEPOOL    

      To purchase books featuring articles about NEON BLUE, please visit one of the following links:

Betascript Publishing "NEON BLUE Ontario, Publication, Country Music

http://www.amazon.ca/Neon-Blue-Lambert-M-Surhone/dp/613121204X/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1299978654&sr=8-4

Books LLC "Canadian Country Rock Groups: The Band, Blue Rodeo, Cowboy Junkies, The Road Hammers, Neon Blue, Haymaker, Great Speckled Bird, The Cruzeros

http://www.amazon.ca/Canadian-Country-Rock-Groups-Haymaker/dp/1155519930/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1299981560&sr=8-1

      To view video clips of the band, please visit the following links:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7oq2NB49F0         

 http://www.myspace.com/neonbluecountry

      Please visit Apple iTunes @ the address below to download music by NEON BLUE:

WWW.APPLE.COM/ITUNES

      Also now available @ MusicNet, Verizon Wireless, Emusic, MP3tunes, Audio Lunchbox, MSN Music, Bitmunk, Choice Records, Buy Music, Daiki (Music Online Corp.), Digital Kiosk, Chondo, Destra, Great Indie Music, Interia, MOD Systems, Inprodicon, Liquid Digital Media, MP3-Extension, Music Now, YooPeDoo & Wrap Factory, Sony Connect, Music Is Here, Play Indies, Rhapsody & Pay Play...

     " At this time we would like to send out a very special thank you to all of the DJ's & Reviewers at home & abroad for their time, consideration & support of our music.  We would also like to thank Stuart from Hot Disc UK, Robert from Glory Train Records & especially Ross from Hillcrest Records for their guidance, assistance & stewardship of the singles off of our debut album. Although no official Canadian single was released off of the debut album, we would like to send out a thank you to the following stations in Canada for their support. We would like to thank CBC Radio (fresh Air), CHIP FM in Quebec, The Canoe  in Haliburton, Star 96 Pembroke, CHCR 102.9 Killaloe, The FROG FM in BC & the MOOSE network of stations. We would also like to send out a very special thank you to the MOOSE FM network of stations for their support of our track "Katie" on MOOSE TRAX 4 (in support of high school music programs across Ontario). I know that we have missed stations and I am sorry for that, but we really do appreciate the support of  both the stations that we know about (both here and away) & the ones that we do not! We would also like to thank all of the musicians who have played with us in the past and who have been part of our live show dynamic. Finally we would like to send out a very special thank you to those who have purchased our music either digitally or on cd, to those who have came out to see us live & to those who have requested our music to local radio. YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST & are why we do what we do"! 

                                                Thanks again,

                                                Mark & Sean Doney  and                                                 the guys in the band.

      THANK YOU for visiting NEON BLUE's temporary website!To contact NEON BLUE, or to book the band for your venue, festival or fair, please feel free to e-mail them at the address below:

NEONBLUE@SYMPATICO.CA