{"id":44400,"date":"2024-09-16T13:54:10","date_gmt":"2024-09-16T20:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/?p=44400"},"modified":"2024-09-16T14:10:53","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T21:10:53","slug":"johnny-oneils-take-me-down-music-video-selected-at-seven-film-festivals-around-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/johnny-oneils-take-me-down-music-video-selected-at-seven-film-festivals-around-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Johnny O\u2019Neil&#8217;s &#8220;Take Me Down&#8221; Music Video Selected at Seven Film Festivals Around The World"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Johnny O\u2019Neil&#8217;s &#8220;Take Me Down&#8221; Music Video Selected at Seven Film Festivals Around The World<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Video Takes a Look at the Epidemic of Opioid Addiction<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5hSgNSnui2c?si=XUmu2dX-fxCqshi4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nJOHNNY O\u2019NEIL &#8220;Take Me Down&#8221; Official Music Video<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5hSgNSnui2c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5hSgNSnui2c<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-44401\" src=\"http:\/\/michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pr-oneil-2024-09-16-01-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>MINNEAPOLIS, MN (September 16, 2024) \u2014 Johnny O&#8217;Neil is proud to annouce that the music video for &#8220;Take Me Down&#8221; has been selected by seven film festivals around the world. Johnny O&#8217;Neil speaking about the film festival selections, &#8220;We are so thrilled and humbled for our video to be selected by film festivals in cities ranging from NY to Rome to Tokyo! So exciting to be seen and heard by audiences around the world!\u201d\u00a0&#8220;Take Me Down&#8221; is from his third album &#8220;Brand New Day&#8221;. The video can be viewed at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/5hSgNSnui2c\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/5hSgNSnui2c<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can stream and purchase Brand New Day at: <a href=\"http:\/\/johnnyoneil.hearnow.com\/\">http:\/\/johnnyoneil.hearnow.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Discussing the video for &#8220;Take Me Down&#8221;, Johnny O&#8217;Neil had this to say, &#8220;The subject matter is something that has touched just about everybody in some form or fashion, the epidemic of opioid addiction. When it came time to shoot the video our stellar videographers, Brianna and Kurt Jorgensen, had a very clear concept in mind, shooting the entire video in black and white. As such, there is a more cinematic ambience, and ironically it seemed to soften the more disturbing scenes. I wanted to convey a glimpse into that terrible affliction through the view of a narrator looking in from the outside. It was a delicate line to tread; we didn\u2019t want to be gratuitous in capturing the inherently dark nature of this crisis, while at the same time conveying that there is hope, and help for anyone who is suffering. It is obviously quite a departure from our first video for the title track, but it also serves to showcase the range of emotions and sonic landscapes that we traverse as a band on this album.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Praise for &#8220;Take Me Down&#8221; from radio, retail and websites:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>&#8220;Take Me Down highlights amazing guitar work, that&#8217;s full of emotion and bluesy riffs reminiscent of Michael Schenker, Gary Moore, Scott Gorham and Mick Jones. Great track!&#8221; &#8211; Leni DiMancari President\/CEO, Ten13 Entertainment<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>\u201cFor those that are looking for new classic rock, this is the album. Mix Cheap Trick, Thin Lizzy, UFO and even Big Star and that is just some of the bands you will be reminded of when you listen to this instant classic from Johnny O&#8217;Neill and the album, Brand New Day.\u201d &#8211; Danny Beck, Know Name Records<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>A fine slab of classic rock that will please and surprise many people. &#8211; Sleaze Roxx<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>This is strong and naturally resonates with me. Well done. &#8211; Andy Powell, Wishbone Ash<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>\u201cLoving &#8220;Take Me Down&#8221;, it may be my favorite song off &#8220;Brand New Day&#8221;. Old school vibe, but a modern groove with a smokin&#8217; solo.\u201d &#8211; Brian Basher, BraveWords Radio<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Wooow, &#8220;Take Me Down&#8221; is a great song that instantly makes you bang your head and feet beat to the beat, Johnny O&#8217;Neil at his best!\u00a0<\/em>&#8211; Tarja Virmakari, Metal Shock Finland<\/li>\n<li><em>It&#8217;s been said &#8220;Don&#8217;t bore us&#8230;get to the chorus&#8221;. Johnny doesn&#8217;t mess around by getting to the hook straight away. This is followed by a descending verse featuring a smooth vocal delivery. Before you know it the chorus comes back around and ropes you in. By the end of the song you can&#8217;t help but sing along. &#8211; Mark Skaar, Program Director KIOW<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>O\u2019Neil\u2019s third solo effort, Brand New Day, covers broad musical territory, taking elements from the past and adding a decidedly modern twist, combining guitar-driven hard rock and R&amp;B with hooky choruses that get stuck in your head for days. Recruiting the talents of John Funk on lead guitar, Benny Craig on bass, and Joachim Baecker on drums, as well as engineer\/co-producer Brian Bart \u2013 O\u2019Neil\u2019s former bandmate in Dare Force \u2013 O\u2019Neil and his full band spent months writing and rehearsing before hunkering down to record with Bart at Winterland Studios in Minneapolis, as well as the legendary Pachyderm Studios in Cannon Falls, Minn., where Nirvana famously recorded In Utero.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Johnny O&#8217;Neil is excited to announce the following show:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>11\/24 &#8211; St. Paul, MN &#8211; The Doghouse<\/p>\n<p>Show info and tickets can be found at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bnds.us\/2kqa3x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/bnds.us\/2kqa3x<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ARTIST: Johnny O&#8217;Neil<br \/>\nALBUM: BRAND NEW DAY<\/p>\n<p>01. BRAND NEW DAY (J. O\u2019Neil)<br \/>\n02. TAKE ME DOWN (J. O\u2019Neil, J. Funk)<br \/>\n03. MY MONA (J. O\u2019Neil, J. Funk)<br \/>\n04. IT\u2019S TOO HARD TO SAY GOODBYE (R. Hogan)*<br \/>\n05. WHEN JANIE MOVED INTO TOWN (J. O\u2019Neil)<br \/>\n06. IN SEARCH OF (J. O\u2019Neil)<br \/>\n07. COMIN\u2019 DOWN LIKE A MOUNTAIN (J. O\u2019Neil)<br \/>\n08. HANDS UP (J. O\u2019Neil, J. Funk)<br \/>\n09. DON\u2019T BELIEVE A WORD (P. Lynott)**<br \/>\n10. TELL ME YOUR STORY (J. O\u2019Neil)<\/p>\n<p><u><strong>Band Members:<\/strong><\/u><br \/>\nJOHNNY O\u2019NEIL: All Lead and Harmony Vocals, Guitars<br \/>\nJOHN FUNK: Guitars<br \/>\nBENNY CRAIG: Bass<br \/>\nJOACHIM BAECKER: Drums and Percussion<\/p>\n<p><u><strong>Special Guest Artists:<\/strong><\/u><br \/>\nJASON PETERSON DELAIRE<br \/>\nSaxophone on \u201cMy Mona\u201d<br \/>\nPiano &amp; Organ on \u201cMy Mona,\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cHands Up\u201d &amp; \u201cTell Me Your Story\u201d<\/p>\n<p>BRIANNA JORGENSEN<br \/>\nBacking Vocals on<br \/>\n\u201cBrand New Day\u201d &amp; \u201cMy Mona\u201d<\/p>\n<p>JASON WOLFE<br \/>\nViolin on \u201cTell Me Your Story\u201d<\/p>\n<p>RECORDED AT:<br \/>\nPachyderm Studios<br \/>\nCannon Falls, MN<br \/>\nAssistant Engineer:<br \/>\nNick Tveitbakk<\/p>\n<p>Winterland Studios<br \/>\nMinneapolis, MN<br \/>\nAssistant Engineer:<br \/>\nTodd Fitzgerald<\/p>\n<p>Logic Recording<br \/>\nMinnetonka, MN<br \/>\nEngineer: Brian Bart<\/p>\n<p>String Arrangement on<br \/>\n\u201cTell Me Your Story\u201d<br \/>\nby Johnny O\u2019Neil &amp; Brian Bart<\/p>\n<p>EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:<br \/>\nJohnny O\u2019Neil<\/p>\n<p>PRODUCED BY:<br \/>\nThe Blood Brothers \u2013<br \/>\nJohnny O\u2019Neil &amp; Brian Bart<\/p>\n<p>RECORDED, ENGINEERED,<br \/>\nMIXED &amp; MASTERED BY:<br \/>\nBrian Bart<\/p>\n<p>MANAGEMENT:<br \/>\nMichael Brandvold<br \/>\nmichaelbrandvold.com<\/p>\n<p>Graphic Design &amp; cover photo:<br \/>\nJoBa Visuals<\/p>\n<p>Band photos:<br \/>\nTommy Sommers &amp; Kyle Hansen<\/p>\n<p><u><strong>JOHNNY O&#8217;NEIL:<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Neil 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 \u201880s with Dare Force, O\u2019Neil decided to go back to school at the age of 28 to get his GED. He went on to earn his Bachelor\u2019s degree from the University of Minnesota, followed by a Master\u2019s degree and eventually a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from The Ohio State University.<\/p>\n<p>Now a solopreneur in private practice as a forensic psychologist, O\u2019Neil conducts Independent Psychological Evaluations (IPEs) of claimants involved in workers&#8217; comp and personal injury cases, and provides courtroom testimony as an expert witness \u2013 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.<\/p>\n<p>Not surprisingly, for O\u2019Neil, playing music is an invaluable form of therapy and expressing his emotions. \u201cI don\u2019t have a choice, I have to play music,\u201d he says. \u201cIt\u2019s how I\u2019m wired and how I preserve my sanity. It\u2019s therapy for me. I\u2019ll be performing until my last gasp.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Neil 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. \u201cWe had a tussle over something silly in the front yard, then my mom invited us in for a piece of cake; we\u2019ve been thick as thieves ever since,\u201d O\u2019Neil says.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Neil 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\u2019s younger brother, David Zimmerman, was their music teacher and introduced their band to an audience of 500-some fellow classmates.<\/p>\n<p>Infusing his songwriting with his personal values of tolerance, compassion and empathy throughout his career, O\u2019Neil believes that an important part of an artist\u2019s job is to not only reflect what\u2019s going on in the world, but also to comment on it and influence it. To this end, O\u2019Neil\u2019s driving rock tunes go beyond being simply upbeat, feel-good rock \u2018n roll, to songs that really have something to say to the world. <u><\/u><\/p>\n<p><strong>DARE FORCE:\u00a0(Johnny O&#8217;Neil&#8217;s previous band Dare Force)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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, &#8220;Firepower,&#8221; 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, \u201cCallin\u2019 Your Name,\u201d in 2018.<\/p>\n<p><u><strong>WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA:<\/strong><\/u><br \/>\nWebsite: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.JohnnyONeil.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.JohnnyONeil.com<\/a><br \/>\nFB: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.Facebook.com\/JohnnyONeil\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.Facebook.com\/JohnnyONeil<\/a><br \/>\nOfficial Instagram: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.Instagram.com\/Johnny_ONeilOfficial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.Instagram.com\/Johnny_ONeilOfficial<\/a><br \/>\nBandcamp: <a href=\"https:\/\/johnnyoneil.bandcamp.com\/releases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/johnnyoneil.bandcamp.com\/releases<\/a><br \/>\nYouTube: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/JohnnyONeilOfficial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/youtube.com\/JohnnyONeilOfficial<\/a><br \/>\nTwitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnnyONeil16\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnnyONeil16\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-33079\" src=\"http:\/\/michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/pr-oneil-2023-11-03-1024x737.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"432\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">For all inquiries, contact:<br \/>\nMICHAEL BRANDVOLD MARKETING &amp; MANAGEMENT<br \/>\nMichael Brandvold | me@mikebrandvold.com | 415-200-8483<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Michael Brandvold is a freelance music industry consultant based in Northern California. Having launched Michael Brandvold Marketing to leverage his years of experience to provide direction to large and small clients in the areas of online &amp; social marketing as well as e-commerce and customer acquisition and retention.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Gene Simmons of KISS first tapped Michael\u2019s skills as a pioneering online marketing strategist to launch and manage all aspects of Kissonline.com\u2019s multi-million dollar enterprise, including their ground-breaking VIP ticket program.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Michael has also managed the online efforts for Jordan Rudess, Greg Kihn, KISS, ACCEPT, SOiL, Tantric, Killer Dwarfs, Dream Theater, Little Caesar, Narada Michael Walden, Motley Cr\u00fce, Rod Stewart, Madonna, Ozzy Osbourne, Madonna and Britney Spears to name only a few.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If you are interested in speaking with Michael about what he can do to assist with your marketing needs contact him online at\u00a0me@mikebrandvold.com | 415-200-8483<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Johnny O\u2019Neil&#8217;s &#8220;Take Me Down&#8221; Music Video Selected at Seven Film Festivals Around The World Video Takes a Look at the Epidemic of Opioid Addiction &nbsp; JOHNNY O\u2019NEIL &#8220;Take Me Down&#8221; Official Music Video https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5hSgNSnui2c MINNEAPOLIS, MN (September 16, 2024) \u2014 Johnny O&#8217;Neil is proud to annouce that the music video for &#8220;Take Me Down&#8221; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1209,"featured_media":33079,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,3355],"tags":[210,3360,3441,3362,3361,3363,3357,3356,3559,2901,3558],"class_list":["post-44400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music-marketing-2","category-press-releases","tag-album-release","tag-announcements","tag-brand-new-day","tag-client-announcements","tag-client-news","tag-client-press-releases","tag-dare-force","tag-johnny-oneil","tag-opioid-addiction","tag-press-releases","tag-take-me-down"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/pr-oneil-2023-11-03-scaled.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44400","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1209"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44400"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44400\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44410,"href":"https:\/\/michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44400\/revisions\/44410"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33079"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}