{ "ok" : true, "artist" : { "name" : "Damsel Down", "page" : "damsel_down", "description" : "uplifting rock to take the top down and drive to", "location" : "NC, USA", "bio" : "Hailing from a small city Concord, North Carolina, Damsel Down has made a big impact on the local music scene in the short period of time they have been playing as a band. With their 2010 debut release, \"Now We Rise\", Damsel Down has created a major buzz. The first singles 'Shine' and 'My Way' have been featured on radio stations internationally, podcasts, FM hit radio stations, and in the internet radio as well, topping the charts in the United Kingdom. In the United States, Damsel Down has topped many alternative and rock charts including the number one position for weeks at a time on Revebnation.com.\n\nFour musicians with very different musical backgrounds have found their place in a highly competitive musical market that is Charlotte, North Carolina. The band consist of David Burke, projecting out clean crisp vocals, JT's forward tempo beats, Darrin Craft's pumping bass riffs, and finally Kyle's intricate power guitar. Damsel Down's music has been described as melodic driven contemporary rock. Together as a quartet, Damsel Down's members provide a seasoned breed of music that has been found pleasing to the ears, and attracts people from every walk of life.\n\nAs professional musicians, they have continued to prove themselves as assets to major promoters as well as live music venue and club owners. Priding themselves on hard work and good music, Damsel Down has accomplished in a short time what many people work years to achieve. Damsel Down has been featured on major festivals, including 'The Coca-Cola 600 Festival' opening for Corey Smith. Damsel Down was also been nominated for 'Best Rock Band' for the 2010 Carolina Music Awards, held yearly in Raleigh, NC. Damsel Down has also opened for the likes of Wheatus, Corey Smith and Middle Class Rut.\n\nThe album \"Now We Rise\" was reviewed by nationally published \"Creative Loafing\". Jeff Haynes described, \"Damsel Down's music lies in that radio-friendly brand of metal - melodic lyrics combined with heavy drumming and some loud and energetic guitar riffs. It's music that's built for clubs and larger venues - you won't hear this blowing the doors off of a small place. There aren't a lot of local bands in this genre, of this quality - most of them sound more basement-friendly. There are some '80s metal elements in here, as well, but without sounding dated.\"\n\nDamsel Down continues to strive at delivering good solid music to a growing fan base, and taking on new markets by storm.", "photo" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/img/damsel_down.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/damsel_down/", "albums" : [{ "sku" : "damseldown-nowrisenv", "name" : "Now we Rise (vocals removed)", "artist" : { "name" : "Damsel Down", "page" : "damsel_down" }, "release_date" : "2026-10-20", "genres" : ["Hard Rock","Rock"], "vocals" : "vocals removed", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Damsel%20Down/Now%20we%20Rise%20(vocals%20removed)/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/damseldown-nowrisenv/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/damseldown-nowrisenv", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=damseldown-nowrisenv" },{ "sku" : "damseldown-seasonsnv", "name" : "Seasons EP (vocals removed)", "artist" : { "name" : "Damsel Down", "page" : "damsel_down" }, "release_date" : "2026-10-20", "genres" : ["Hard Rock","Rock"], "vocals" : "vocals removed", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Damsel%20Down/Seasons%20EP%20(vocals%20removed)/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/damseldown-seasonsnv/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/damseldown-seasonsnv", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=damseldown-seasonsnv" },{ "sku" : "damseldown-seasons", "name" : "Seasons EP", "artist" : { "name" : "Damsel Down", "page" : "damsel_down" }, "release_date" : "2011-11-26", "genres" : ["Hard Rock","Rock"], "vocals" : "vocals", "moods" : ["uplifting","energetic","driving","inspiring","hopeful"], "uses" : ["road trip","sports or action","workout or fitness","vlog","trailer","advertising"], "energy" : 5, "instrumentation" : ["electric guitar riffs","strong drums","melodic vocals","rock band arrangement"], "sounds_like" : [], "summary" : "Uplifting, driving hard rock with catchy riffs and melodies, ideal for energetic videos like road trips, sports, workouts, and trailers.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Damsel%20Down/Seasons%20EP/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/damseldown-seasons/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/damseldown-seasons", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=damseldown-seasons" },{ "sku" : "damseldown-nowrise", "name" : "Now we Rise", "artist" : { "name" : "Damsel Down", "page" : "damsel_down" }, "release_date" : "2011-05-11", "genres" : ["Hard Rock","Rock"], "vocals" : "vocals", "moods" : ["uplifting","energetic","driving","inspiring","heroic"], "uses" : ["sports or action","workout or fitness","trailer","road trip","emotional storytelling","advertising"], "energy" : 5, "instrumentation" : ["heavy gritty guitar","hard hitting rock drums","low warm bass","smooth vocals"], "sounds_like" : [], "summary" : "Uplifting hard rock with gritty guitars, driving drums, and smooth vocals—ideal for sports, trailers, road trips, and motivational content.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Damsel%20Down/Now%20we%20Rise/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/damseldown-nowrise/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/damseldown-nowrise", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=damseldown-nowrise" }] }, "license" : { "music_license" : "Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 1.0 (CC BY-NC-SA 1.0)", "music_license_url" : "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/1.0/", "listening" : "Stream the free previews, or buy an album for $8 to download it in MP3, AAC, ALAC, FLAC, OGG or WAV. 100% of the price goes to the musician.", "non_commercial" : "Non-commercial projects may use the music under CC BY-NC-SA 1.0: credit the artist and Magnatune, and share alike.", "projects" : "Magnatune members may use any Magnatune music in their projects, commercial or not (videos, films, podcasts, games, apps, websites, adverts), including work for clients, under the Magnatune Project Licence. Projects released while a member stay licensed for good; new projects need an active membership. Credit is required. TV or radio broadcast, cinema, and background music in shops, restaurants or on-hold lines are not included: license those from the musician. Membership: $10/month, $99/year or $299 lifetime; agents can buy one themselves with MPP at /api/member-pass ($10 month, $99 year, $299 lifetime, one-off).", "projects_status" : "available", "projects_signup" : "https://magnatune.com/member/signup", "royalty_free" : "Membership is royalty-free licensing: no per-video, per-download or per-view fees, for every project created and released while a member.", "youtube" : "YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, podcasts: members may use the clean songs in monetized videos. Members register their YouTube channel (the set_youtube_channel MCP tool, or their account page) so YouTube's Content ID doesn't claim their videos. 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