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Formed in 2010 when Jennica Scott, who played trumpet, and Jeremy Burchard, who was in the drumline, met as members of the University of Texas Longhorn Marching Band, Moonlight Social spent the next six years honing their craft and touring consistently, playing hundreds of shows throughout more than a dozen states including festivals with FGL in Wisconsin and songwriter nights in Texas with Jack Ingram. Building a solid fanbase via a grassroots undertaking, the duo found much success in the Lone Star State, releasing two singles to Texas radio, including the award-winning, “Rub A Little Dirt On It” [SongDoor International Songwriting Contest for Best Country Song]. All the while Jennica and Jeremy were traveling to Nashville to focus on songwriting and in doing so, fell in love with Music City, eventually bidding Texas adios and making a permanent move to Nashville in 2016.
While many artists can make a solid living recording and touring in Texas alone, the duo realized Nashville was the place for them. Jennica notes, “For years we did the Texas route, and while we had a lot of success, we were often traveling to Nashville to co-write. We really liked the vibe there and found our [musical] style fit better there as well.” Jeremy adds, “We never wanted to be boxed in or as market specific as Texas. We write and approach things slightly different than they do - and we have a female vocal, which is rare in the context of the Red Dirt/Texas scene.” Their brand of original, contemporary country blends genres, including pop and rock, which is not surprising as Burchard says he's “a child of the 90’s, but we draw from so many genres from the Eagles and classic rock to Sugarland, too.” Those varied influences can be heard on the duo’s new EP, Make You Smile, which features five engaging and ear-grabbing tracks, all of which the twosome wrote or co-wrote with a variety of songwriters from Jenn Bostic to Byron Hill, noting “Choosing the songs [for the project] was a process and in the end we chose the songs that we not only loved, but also had a message that was important to us.” A realistic portrait of different types of relationships, the five-song outing kicks off with the up-tempo and irresistible “Make You Smile" which Jennica says they chose as the opening track because “it’s a simple song, and a powerful opener.” Jeremy further explains, “We wrote 'Make You Smile' as a response to the songs on country radio which were not telling the story of what’s going on in real life relationships. We’re millennials, and getting over someone doesn’t just involve going to a bar, it’s multi-faceted, and this song is a realistic look at that scenario.” That realism flows throughout the remaining four tracks, which as they explain, carry a story arc. ‘Bad Side' follows the story of falling for someone who might not be the best person for you, 'I Wanna Fall In Love' is about realizing you want something real after having a taste of the bad boy or girl, and 'My Everything' is a song that can either be viewed a straight-up love song or more of a pleading to another not to go.” The story comes to a close with the jubilant anthem “So Close,” a song co-written with Canadian country star Patricia Conroy. Jeremy notes, “We ended it on an optimistic note, saying, 'hey the world is crazy, but we can get through this together.' It’s a song that doesn’t necessarily have to appeal to romantic love either, as Jennica conveys, but "self-love as well, encouraging you to believe in yourself and knowing that good things will happen in life.” In "So Close," as Jennica sings, “Oh, who knows this could be the start of getting to the heart of something good" you feel the optimism in her voice, and know that with their dynamic and layered sound, Moonlight Social's future is indeed a bright one. Website/Facebook /Twitter /Instagram
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