{"id":51314,"date":"2025-05-30T10:37:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T17:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/?p=51314"},"modified":"2025-05-30T10:37:01","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T17:37:01","slug":"johnny-oneil-releases-the-music-video-for-when-janie-moved-into-town-from-his-album-brand-new-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/johnny-oneil-releases-the-music-video-for-when-janie-moved-into-town-from-his-album-brand-new-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Johnny O\u2019Neil Releases the Music Video for &#8220;When Janie Moved Into Town&#8221; from His Album Brand New Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-51315\" src=\"http:\/\/michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pr2025-05-30-oneil-01-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"JOHNNY O\u2019NEIL \u201cWhen Janie Moved Into Town\u201d Official Music Video\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HaHjaXCp3tw?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">JOHNNY O\u2019NEIL \u201cWhen Janie Moved To Town\u201d Official Music Video<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/HaHjaXCp3tw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/HaHjaXCp3tw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>MINNEAPOLIS, MN (May 29, 2025) \u2014 Johnny O&#8217;Neil has released the music video for the newest single, \u201cWhen Janie Moved Into Town,\u201d from his third album, \u201cBrand New Day.\u201d The video was recently premiered on BraveWords.com and is now available for the public to watch at https:\/\/youtu.be\/HaHjaXCp3tw.\u00a0Johnny&#8217;s previous video for &#8220;My Mona&#8221; was selected by five film festivals around the world.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the video at: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/HaHjaXCp3tw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/HaHjaXCp3tw<\/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>The song tells the familiar tale of a young boy completely smitten with his new neighbor, \u201cJanie,\u201d who also captures the imagination of every other boy on the block. Yet, \u201cJanie\u201d is a young femme fatale far more worldly than their wildest dreams. This is the first video to feature Johnny all by himself.<\/p>\n<p>Johnny had this to say about the making of the video, \u201cMy fabulous videographers, Brianna and Kurt Jorgensen, suggested that we film this one with just me. At first I thought that seemed a bit odd, but then they showed me a couple of videos that they produced for the late, great Joey Molland of \u2018Badfinger,\u2019 featuring Joey just by himself. That was enough to convince me to give it a shot out of curiosity, if nothing else. As luck would have it, Kurt found an old, abandoned barn in Henderson, Minnesota, which we later discovered was yards away from a scene Prince shot for the movie, \u2018Purple Rain.\u2019 The serendipity continued in abundance when a freight train came roaring by unexpectedly right during a take of the tune. The other scene was filmed outside of an iconic Twin Cities dive, \u2018Ted\u2019s Bar.\u2019 My Audi TT makes a cameo appearance, as well.\u201d<\/p>\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>\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 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 \u201cWhen Janie Moved To Town\u201d Official Music Video https:\/\/youtu.be\/HaHjaXCp3tw MINNEAPOLIS, MN (May 29, 2025) \u2014 Johnny O&#8217;Neil has released the music video for the newest single, \u201cWhen Janie Moved Into Town,\u201d from his third album, \u201cBrand New Day.\u201d The video was recently premiered on BraveWords.com and is now available for the public to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1209,"featured_media":51315,"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":[210,3360,3441,3362,3361,3363,3357,3356,3734,2901],"class_list":["post-51314","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-my-mona","tag-press-releases"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/pr2025-05-30-oneil-01.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51314","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=51314"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51314\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51316,"href":"https:\/\/michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51314\/revisions\/51316"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelbrandvold.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}