December12,2017 ForImmediateRelease
JOEYDOSIKSIGNSTOSECRETLYCANADIAN;WATCHNEWVIDEOFOR“GAMEWINNER”h:ps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkR5NvwDhTE
PRAISEDBYQUINCYJONESASANARTISTTOWATCH;INVETERATECOLLABORATORWITHVULFPECK,NIKKACOSTA,MIGUELATWOODFERGUSON
GAMEWINNER-EP(DELUXEVERSION)OUTFEBRUARY23
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"WithavoicethatsoundsassmoothaspeanutbuFerandflowslikerunningwater,JoeyDosikisasoulserenadingeverymanwhoisfueledbynothingbutambiLonandheart.”—Okayplayer
JoeyDosik,praisedbyQuincyJonesasan‘Ar[stToWatch,’willre-releasehisdebutEP,GameWinner,viaSecretlyCanadianonFebruary23rd,2018.Originallyself-releasedinJune2016,thelabelwillissueadeluxeversionofGameWinnerwithfourbonustracksavailabledigitallyforthefirst[meever.Today,JoeyispleasedtosharehisnewRobStenson-directedvideofortheEP’sminimalandlanguidLtletrack."Mydadusedtosay,'Sportsisametaphorforlife’,”recallsJoey.“TherearemanycharactersinthisclassicbasketballcomebackstorytotoidenLfywith:TheUnderdog,TheLeader,TheBadGuy,TheObserver,TheTeamPlayer&TheMoLvator.Atfirstlook,thevideoandsongareaboutbasketball;butlike‘GameWinner,’asongthatholdsmulLplemeanings,thevideo'sstoryofTheUnderdogisuniversal."
AninveteratecollaboratorwhohasworkedextensivelywiththelikesofVulfpeck,NikkaCosta,andMiguelAtwoodFerguson,JoeyisavitalpartofanLAscenethatupdatesvintagesoundsintoamorecontemporarycontext.TouringLrelesslythroughouttheyear,hespentvirtuallyallof2017ontheroad,includingtourswithVulfpeck,LakeStreetDive,andhisownheadliningdatesaswell.AsapassionatefanofbasketballandtheNBA,he’sevenperformedforNBAaudiencesatMadisonSquareGarden,StaplesCenter,andothericonicarenasaroundthenaLon,singingboththeNa[onalAnthemandperformingduringhaleime.He’llplaySXSWnextyear.
GameWinnerisabrisk,emoLvecollecLonofsongs,looselyinspiredbythelanguageandloreofbasketball.ItwasJoey’sfirstlovebeforemusic(someofhisearliestmemoriesareofaFendingLakersgames).Aeerundergoingsurgeryduetoabasketballrelatedinjury,hefoundhimselfconfinedtothecouch,waiLngtoresumehisnormallife.Hegravitatedtowardbasketball,andfounditseepingintohiswriLngwhenhestartedrecordingagain.
Themarriageofsportsandmusicusuallybringstomindcornyarenajamsorget-hypedanthems.GameWinnerisanythingbutthat.Atoncecoolandconfident,itmirrorsJoey’sjourneybacktomusic—andhisbeliefthathecouldgetthere.
WatchJoeyDosik’s“GameWinner”video—h:ps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkR5NvwDhTE
GameWinnerEP-(DeluxeEdi[on)Tracklist:01.TheNightBefore...02.GameWinner03.RunningAway04....TheBigGame
05.CompeLLveStreak06.GameWinner(Remix)
07.NorthridgePark(BonusTrack)08.GameWinnerbyTheJD's(BonusTrack)
09.RunningAway(StrippedMix)(BonusTrack)10.GentleGiant(BonusTrack)
Downloadhi-respressimages&albumart—pitchperfectpr.com/joey-dosik/
Pre-orderGameWinnerEP-(DeluxeEdi[on)—h:ps://joeydosik.lnk.to/gamewinner
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