Boston’s Young One Step Away Nominated for Pop Rock Independent Music Award for th

eir Full Length Studio Album for the Broken

Boston’s Young One Step Away Joins Music Industry Greats Ra Ra Riot, Melissa Auf d
er Maur, Flying Lotus, Jim Campilongo, Jackson Browne and David Lindley As Nomin
ees for The 10th Independent Music Awards.
Andover, MA, March 22, 2011 -- Boston-based One Step Away gets international att
ention, joining Ra Ra Riot, Melissa Auf der Maur, Flying Lotus, Hemoptysis, Darr
ell Scott, Jim Campilongo, Jackson Browne and David Lindley and other self-relea
sed and independent label talent as Nominees for The 10th Independent Music Awar
ds (The IMAs), the influential awards program for independent bands and fans. O
ne Step Away is comprised of Adam Carrington (Lead Vocals), Terence Healy (Guita
r), Mike Nuzzolo (Bass) and Ben Trudeau (Drums), ages 16-18.
Representing the broad spectrum of today’s global independent music scene, the mor
e than 300 Nominees in nearly 70 Song, Album, Music Video and Design categories
were culled from submissions from across the globe: North America, South Americ
a, Asia, Australia and Europe. One Step Away is an Independent Music Award nomi
nee for their full-length Pop/Rock Album “For the Broken”. “For the Broken” was record
ed at Soundmine Recording Studio (Four Year Strong, Framing Hanley, Forever the
Sickest Kids) with producers Dan Malsch and Alec Henninger. One Step Away conti
nues to get increased national attention. Songs from For the Broken are current
ly playing on over 120 different radio stations across the United States. "For
the Broken" can be purchased on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/for-th
e-broken/id388199647.
“These guys don t write a bad song - their most recent album "For the Broken" is f
antastic from beginning to end. As any good album should, it takes you on a musi
cal journey through upbeat catchy songs, softer more intimate songs and everythi
ng in between…these guys are about to hit it big!” Emerge Music Group
Last December, One Step Away was a featured artist in Alternative Press Magazine
as an “Unsigned Band of the Month”. Numerous blogs and online magazines are placin
g their bets on One Step Away as the next “Break Out” artist.
“One Step Away has created a refreshing body of music that will surely reaffirm an
d seal them as Pop/Rock sensations.” SIR Magazine.
“From their opening song "Here We Go", lead singer Adam Carrington s voice propels
their fine tuned sound into the same stratosphere as well established band Fall
Out Boy. There s no looking back after that point.” Break Out Magazine
“We have seen and heard many up and coming pop-punk artists recently, but none hav
e impressed us as much as Boston s One Step Away.” Rock on Request Magazine
“THIS BAND, *IS* Target Market 100%.” KmS RoX
One Step Away won the We Are Listening “Breaking the Band” Contest in December 2010.
This past January, they performed as nominated semi-finalists at Showcase Live
at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro in the RJL Memorial Battle of the Bands along-si
de American Idol Finalist Siobhan Magnus. One Step Away next performances are a
t the Middle East Downstairs (Cambridge) at 1pm on March 26th, Church Club (Bost
on) at 8pm on April 9th. More details can be found on their website: http://w
ww.onestepawayband.com or http: www.facebook.com/onestepaway.
IMA Winners will be determined by a panel of 62 influential artist and industry
judges including Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan, Suzanne Vega, Aimee Mann, Pete
Wentz, Bettye LaVette, Seal, Adam Duritz, Ozzy Osbourne, Arturo Sandoval, Martin
Atkins, Andrew W. K., Shelby Lynne, Kevin Lyman (Warped Tour), Bill Bragin (Lin
coln Center), Anthony DeCurtis (Rolling Stone), Pat McGuire (Filter Magazine) an
d Evan Schlansky (American Songwriter) and will be announced in mid-March 2011.
Music fans have until July 11 to cast their votes at The IMA Vox Pop Jukebox to
determine the fan-selected IMA Winners. Nominees For The 10th Annual IMAs Pop/R
ock Album Are: Fictionist (Lasting Echo), One Step Away (For the Broken), Ra Ra
Riot (The Orchard), Shoe (Speed of Life) and The Hundred in the Hands (Self-tit
led album). Submissions for The 11th Independent Music Awards will open in Mar
ch.
Hear the music of all Nominees at: http://www.independentmusicawards.com/imanomi
nee/10th/album
Artistry Has Its Awards
Celebrating the democracy of creativity and meritocracy of talent, The Independe
nt Music Awards honor exceptional independent artists who are, traditionally ign
ored by mass media and big box retailers. For the past 10 years, artists and lab
els from around the world have found new fans and prominence through The Indepen
dent Music Awards. Produced by Music Resource Group, publisher of the popular in
dustry networking database The Musician’s AtlasOnline, and producers of the origin
al webTV series, Grooveable Feast, The IMAs use its unrivaled access to performa
nce, promotion & distribution opportunities to connect Winners and Nominees to n
ew audiences and revenue opportunities. Earning IMA honors goes beyond a badge o
f distinction. Artists credit The IMAs with increasing recognition among music f
ans and industry gatekeepers.
Past winners and nominees include: Jennifer Nettles (Sugarland), Ike Turner, Spi
nerrette, State Radio, The Mooney Suzuki, All That Remains, The Cliks, And You W
ill Know Us By The Trail of Dead, Cursive, fun., The Flatlanders, Holly GoLightl
y & The Brokeoffs, Vienna Teng, The So So Glos, Cephas & Wiggins, The Matches, O
ran Etkin, Lee “Scratch Perry, The Very Best, Tim Easton, Marco Benevento, Kes The
Band, Jamie Lidell, Lacuna Coil, The Trews, Joan As Police Woman; Koko Taylor,
Miguel Migs; Speech, God Forbid, Lionel Louekee; Jeff Healey, Johnny Dowd, Chris
Whitley,The Apples in Stereo, Mary Gauthier, and Denque Fever among many others
.
If you would like more information on One Step Away, high resolution photos or t
o schedule an interview, please call Terry Nuzzolo at 508-397-7089 or email ones
tepawayband@yahoo.com. For more information on the Independent Music Awards, pl
ease contact Jude Folkman at 973-767-1811 or email Jude@IndependentMusicAwards.c
om.
Contact:
Terry Nuzzolo
One Step Away
PO Box 5015
Andover, MA 01810
508-397-7089
amstalentmanagement@gmail.com
http://www.onestepawayband.com