New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ PLA Media) Two decades after his debut release, Chas Sandford returns to radio via AirPlay Direct with a new Americana project, Wag More Bark Less, which has found six slots on the first Grammy Ballot. Chas is no stranger on the music scene as he's garnered twelve ASCAP "Most Performed Song" awards and received more than 8 million spins alone on "Missing You."
Chas Sandford, a national treasure of a songwriter, behind such hits as "
Missing You" (John Waite), "What Kind Of Man Would I Be" (Chicago), "
Talk To Me" (Stevie Nicks), just to name a few, is now experiencing the thrill of Grammy fever himself. Chas hopes for each member's consideration in regards to the project as the first round of voting is about to come to a close.
"There were a great many emotions swirling around, so this record is pretty personal," examines Chas. "As we know, the more real, the better. There are a lot of raw nerve endings hanging out and these songs flowed out pretty easy."
Chas' songs have been recorded by Tina Turner, Rod Stewart, Melanie,
Brooks & Dunn and Alison Krauss. His studio, Secret Sound, has also been a recording home for Tony Bennett, Madonna, Joni Mitchell, Tracy Chapman, Celine, Dion, Joe Cocker, Def Leppard, KISS, Keith Urban, Amy Grant, Wynonna, Trisha Yearwood, Faith Hill, Carrie Underwood,
Shania Twain and Tim McGraw.
"It's clear that behind the scenes, Chas has established a very reputable name for success in this business," says Robert Weingartz, Chairman and CEO of AirPlay Direct. "We are honored to have him featured on our platform."
Radio programmers can download a broadcast quality copy of Wag More Bark Less at www.airplaydirect.com/chassandford.
About AirPlay Direct: AirPlay Direct is a global digital music delivery system servicing radio and the entertainment industry with downloadable content from some of the biggest names in music, alongside rising independent artists. AirPlay Direct's web-based artist marketing, promotion, education and advocacy platform allows artists, record labels and music publishers to securely deliver broadcast-quality music and digital press kits to industry professionals worldwide. Our system allows media programmers and film/TV music supervisors to connect to new music, create music calls, browse top downloaded artists and immediately download music and related artist information. AirPlay Direct recently introduced our genre-based APD Global
Radio Indicator Charts™ which track the download activity that our member's music receives from our world-wide radio panel. AirPlay Direct also publishes the digital/interactive publication, the Direct Buzz.
