HOBART OCEAN:
FRESH OFF THEIR HIGH SCHOOL TOUR AND
OPENING SLOTS FOR POP STAR AARON CARTER,
THE OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR THE BAND’S BREAKOUT SINGLE

‘ANOTHER HEARTBREAK’
IS NOW RUNNING ON JUMBOTRON AT UNIVERSAL CITYWALK

LOS ANGELES – Back in L.A. after a four-date stint opening for pop star Aaron Carter, Hobart Ocean (www.hobartocean.com) celebrates the official video release for their debut single “Another Heartbreak” to thousands of patrons strolling through L.A.’s famed Universal CityWalk, who will be treated to the infectious song as its dynamic new video plays on the Jumbotron overhead. The video can be viewed on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfAEq-or940.

The band, which beat out over 150 other acts in a contest to secure a regular performance slot at Citywalk, has upcoming shows December 13 and 18.

An acoustic version of “Another Heartbreak,” which is set for digital release January 5, 2015, is now available for pre-order on iTunes and Google Play.

The high-energy four piece rock band – who has also opened up for rising pop group Heffron Drive (featuring lead singer Kendall Schmidt formerly of Big Time Rush) – is also emerging on pop stations across the country with “Another Heartbreak.”

The band also continues their Southern California High School tour with performances at Artesia High in Lakewood December 15, and Savanna High in Anaheim December 19.

Hobart Ocean is staying connected with their burgeoning fan base with the release of dynamic, multi-faceted new iPhone and Google Play Apps.

The highly functional, sleekly designed free apps feature the latest news, audio music tracks (including “Another Heartbreak”), performance and personal band photos, videos, schedule of upcoming live performances, a “Fan Wall” for fan postings and interaction and links to all of Hobart Ocean’s social media sites.

The iTunes App Store link is https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hobart-ocean/id904070946?mt=8; the Google Play App Store link is: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobileroadie.app_69002

Fans who subscribe to the mailer’s list in the app will receive details about Hobart Ocean’s Monthly App Rewards Program, in which the top three monthly App users determined by points earned will have the opportunity to win a prize. An App user is only allowed to win a first place prize once every twelve months. The App Rewards Program officially kicked off November 2014 and the prizes – including an iPhone 6 – will be awarded this month.

LOS ANGELES – As their infectious debut single “Another Heartbreak” breaks on Top 40stations across the country, Hobart Ocean (www.hobartocean.com) has two unique and exciting tours lined up this fall.

The first is a five-date run performing at high schools in Southern California throughout October.The band will then be the opening act on four East Coast dates with pop/hip-hop icon and global teen idol Aaron Carter, who currently enjoying a career renaissance with a new single “Ooh Wee” and his 50-date Wonderful World tour.

The emerging band has just launched their So-Cal high school tour which kicked off October 6 atRedondo Beach High in Redondo Beach. Upcoming performances include Van Nuys High (October 13), Glenn High in Norwalk (October 20), Gahr High in Cerritos (October 22),Magnolia High in Anaheim (October 27) and Bolsa Grande High in Garden Grove (October 28).

The Aaron Carter dates begin November 4 at Levels Nightclub in State College, PA and include November 5 in Allentown, PA (Maingate Nightclub), November 6 in New Haven, CT (Toad’s Place) and November 7 in NYC at The Gramercy Theatre. 

Hobart Ocean is staying connected with their burgeoning fan base with the release of dynamic, multi-faceted new iPhone and Google Play Apps. A new iPhone 6 will also be given to the first place Hobart Ocean App user determined by points for the month of November.

Currently, the band’s charismatic frontman Travis Leonard is headlining an exciting U.S. based promotional campaign for Yeo’s, a globally renowned multi-national corporation and drink manufacturer based in Singapore and Malaysia.  

Leonard’s image is prominently featured on the company’s drinks in stores across North Americaand Asia, as well as on the U.S. Facebook page.

The four L.A. transplants that joined forces as Hobart Ocean have shared their infectious energy with thousands of fans this past year with regular performances at Universal CityWalk, one of L.A.’s premier entertainment and retail venues. The high-energy band beat out over 150 other acts to secure a regular performance slot, and at times have played for 5-10,000 people a night for over four hours. One of their performances caught the attention of Jay Hu, a onetime marketing manager at Jive Records who is now Managing Director of Swift Endeavor. He signed them as the upstart label’s flagship artist.

TOUR RECAP:
Dispatch school shows:
October 13 – Van Nuys High (Van Nuys, CA)
October 20 – Glenn High (Norwalk, CA)
October 22 - Gahr High (Cerritos, CA)
October 27 - Magnolia High Anaheim, CA)
October 28 - Bolsa Grande High (Garden Grove, CA)

Opening for Aaron Carter’s Wonderful World Tour
November 4 - Levels Nightclub (State College, PA)
November 5 - Maingate Nightclub (Allentown, PA)
November 6 - Toad’s Place (New Haven, CT)
November 7 - The Gramercy Theatre (New York City)

HOBART OCEAN STAYS CONNECTED WITH THEIR GROWING FAN BASE VIA 
EXCITING NEW iPHONE AND GOOGLE PLAY APPS 

Currently Releasing Their Debut Single “Another Heartbreak” to Top 40 Radio, the Emerging L.A. Pop/Rock Band Beat Out Over 150 Applicants for a Regular Acoustic Residency at Universal CityWalk

LOS ANGELES - As Top 40 stations around the country start adding their infectious debut single“Another Heartbreak” to their playlists, Hobart Ocean (www.hobartocean.com) is staying connected with their burgeoning fan base with the release of dynamic, multi-faceted new iPhoneand Google Play Apps.

The highly functional, sleekly designed free apps feature the latest news, audio music tracks (including “Another Heartbreak”), performance and personal band photos, videos, schedule of upcoming live performances, a “Fan Wall” for fan postings and interaction and links to all of Hobart Ocean’s social media sites.

The iTunes App Store link is https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hobart-ocean/id904070946?mt=8; the Google Play App Store link is:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobileroadie.app_69002

Fans who subscribe to the mailer’s list in the app will receive details about Hobart Ocean’sMonthly App Rewards Program, in which the top three monthly App users determined by points earned will have the opportunity to win a prize. An App user is only allowed to win a first place prize once every twelve months. The App Rewards Program will officially begin November 1, 2014 and the prizes will be awarded in the first week of December 2014.

Currently, the band’s charismatic frontman Travis Leonard is headlining an exciting U.S. based promotional campaign for Yeo’s, a globally renowned multi-national corporation and drink manufacturer based in Singapore and Malaysia.  

Leonard’s image is prominently featured on the company’s drinks in stores across North Americaand Asia, as well as on the U.S. Facebook page.

The four L.A. transplants that joined forces as Hobart Ocean have shared their infectious energy with thousands of fans this past year with regular performances at Universal CityWalk, one of L.A.’s premier entertainment and retail venues.

The high-energy band beat out more than 150 other acts to secure a regular performance slot, and at times have played for 5-10,000 people a night for over four hours. One of their performances caught the attention of Jay Hu, a onetime marketing manager at Jive Recordswho is now Managing Director of Swift Endeavor. He signed them as the upstart label’s flagship artist.

TRAVIS LEONARD, FRONTMAN FOR HOBART OCEAN, 
IS THE FACE OF YEO’S, AN ASIAN BASED COMPANY 
BUILDING AWARENESS FOR ITS UNIQUE 
NATURAL BEVERAGE PRODUCTS IN THE U.S.

Currently Releasing Their Debut Single “Another Heartbreak”
To Top 40 Radio, The Emerging L.A. Pop/Rock Band Beat 
Out Over 150 Applicants For A Regular Acoustic
Residency At Universal CityWalk, A Popular L.A.
Retail and Entertainment Center

This fall, as Hobart Ocean (www.hobartocean.com) celebrates the release of its debut single“Another Heartbreak” to Top 40 radio, the L.A. based band’s charismatic frontman Travis Leonard is headlining an exciting U.S. based promotional campaign for Yeo’s, a globally renowned multi-national corporation and drink manufacturer based in Singapore and Malaysia.  

Leonard’s image is prominently featured on the company’s drinks in stores across North Americaand Asia, as well as on the U.S. Facebook page they launched in May as part of their New Lookcampaign to build awareness of their beverage products in the United States.

The singer is also the spokesperson for The Moment is Yeo’s contest, which allows contestants to enter monthly by submitting a photo of themselves drinking a Yeo’s beverage product.

In June, Tourism Malaysia launched a sweepstakes in partnership with Yeo’s featuring a Grand Prize Trip to Malaysia; the contest runs through October 31 and is open to all U.S. residents 18 and older. Leonard was featured in the only commercial produced for Travel to Malaysia 2014with Yeo’s campaign; the video is available on the Hobart Ocean YouTube channel (http://youtu.be/5ALhkHxcWEI).

The four fun, super-interesting L.A. transplants that joined forces as Hobart Ocean have shared their infectious energy with thousands of fans this past year with regular performances atUniversal CityWalk, one of L.A.’s premier entertainment and retail venues.

The high energy band beat out over 150 other acts to secure a regular performance slot, and at times have played for 5-10,000 people a night for over four hours. One of their performances caught the attention of Jay Hu, a onetime marketing manager at Jive Records who is nowManaging Director of Swift Endeavor. He signed them as the upstart label’s flagship artist.

Also an investment holding company, Yeo Hiap Seng Limited (commonly known as Yeo’s) has offices and market presence in the U.S., Europe, Australia, New Zealand, China, Hong Kong, Japan and many other countries.

It’s just a bit ironic that the super-infectious, high-energy pop rock single that marks the emergence of Hobart Ocean (www.hobartocean.com) is called “Another Heartbreak.”

Because as Top 40 listeners across the country groove to the single this fall – it is shipping to the format nationwide in September – they’ll be caught up in the beautiful romance these four fun, super interesting, L.A. transplants have been sharing with thousands of fans at Universal CityWalk this past year. No doubt they’ll also run to download the cool new Hobart Ocean app that the band has developed and made available on iTunes.

And when fans hear the whimsical story of how three small town Illinois musicians  hooked up with a Swedish drummer in L.A., scored a plum residency at the famed outdoor entertainment venue and were serendipitously discovered and signed by upstart indie label Swift Endeavor, they’ll realize that any notion of disappointment and heartache have been put on permanent hold.

“Another Heartbreak” was written and recorded with a basic living room studio setup when frontman Travis Leonard, bassist Jaron Lancaster and lead guitarist Steven Hopkins were living together in a condo in Tarzana. The three met drummer Mattias Hagstrom after they moved from their small Illinois towns to L.A.; Mattias had moved to SoCal from a small town in Sweden to study drumming at Musicians Institute in Hollywood.

They later brought the fully produced demo they created to producer Jimmy Deer for mixing at a studio in Hollywood that once hosted sessions for Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin.

Jay Hu, a onetime marketing manager at Jive Records who is now Managing Director of Swift Endeavor, was hanging out with some colleagues at CityWalk when one of them walked over to hear Hobart Ocean as the band dug into Jimmy Eat World’s “The Middle.”

Hu says, “There were many factors that excited me about the band and eventually led us to sign them. Their songs and presentation were captivating. Travis was capable of making me believe that he was already someone famous. We love the passion and drive they bring to everything. They’re the perfect combination of talent and spark.”