![]() You'll also get to enjoy the top-flight talents of the jam night's three hosts, Granati, Drew Pinchotti and Crash McCracken.įor the first time in about six years, Beaver County has an FM radio station. Best estimate is he goes on around 9 p.m. In 2013, I drove to Jergel's Rhythm Grille to see a teenage country singer from Florida he was promoting, and her career hasn't lifted off yet.īut Vulpis has many music biz connections, and Ronin's boundary-pushing style and bio (played in prog-rock and blues bands in high school, got bullied by classmates for being different, turned to crafting hip-hop and R&B beats on his laptop) make him an intriguing artist.ĭrop by Mario's on Thursday, and maybe you'll see a future star. That's not to say every artist Vulpis touches turns to gold-selling status. "In addition to being a passionate workaholic, he absolutely is gifted with musical talent and abilities only seen in prodigies." ![]() "The kid is all that," Vulpis tells me via email. 6 at a New York Mets game, part of a publicity push orchestrated by Vulpis, who also showcased the Philadelphia-raised singer on a Times Square billboard. Ronin will sing the national anthem Sept. His style embraces trap, funk, pop, rock and alternative-R&B, sung in a unique and bold voice, which seems to be a winning formula lately (see Lil Nas X of "Old Town Road" and emerging alt-country/indie singer Orville Peck). Ronin might treat his Beaver County audience to his single "Chemical Smile," now being played by 15 Top-40/pop radio stations from San Francisco to Atlantic City. These jam nights are co-hosted by Ambridge rocker David Granati, brother of percussionist Rick Granati, who's friends with Vulpis, hence the local tie. Vulpis is pushing a new artist now, a Korean-American pop singer named simply Ronin, who will hop on stage Thursday to sing a couple songs at the weekly open mic/jam night at Mario's Dockside Grille in Bridgewater. He's a record producer and promoter who helped launch the career of Lady Gaga when she was still fronting the self-titled Stefani Germanotta Band. Joe Vulpis knows emerging talent when he sees it.
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