Luke Laird And Family Release Fun New ‘The Cool Chips’ Project

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Songwriter/producer/Creative Nation co-founder Luke Laird found a fun way to pass the time during quarantine by making a new album with his wife Beth (co-founder and CEO of Creative Nation) and two sons Jake and Mack, known as the family band The Cool Chips.

The new project is a pop, country and hip-hop infused album, written and recorded at home during the COVID-19 quarantine. Laird found inspiration for the new collection of songs spending time with his kids, doing what they enjoy as a family and reflecting on his own childhood. He leaned into his love of country and ’90s hip hop, and wrote songs about life at home and the day-to-day of parenting. From playing basketball in the driveway and taking nature walks outside to getting the kids to brush their teeth, it’s a window into their personal family life.

The fresh, relatable and playful collection features six tracks including “Rocks, Worms, Dirt,” “Shootin’ Hoops,” “I Don’t Wanna Brush My Teeth,” and a beatbox-backed performance of the classic “You are My Sunshine,” which is four-year old Mack’s favorite bedtime song. The album is being released on CN Records, the record division of Creative Nation, and is available now.

The Cool Chips Track List: 
1.     Rocks, Worms, Dirt (Laird)
2.     Shootin’ Hoops (Laird)
3.     I Don’t Wanna Brush My Teeth (Laird)
4.     Don’t Be Mean, Be Nice (Laird)
5.     Night, Night (Laird) 
6.     You are My Sunshine (Davis)

Ben Burgess Inks Deal With Big Loud Records

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Ben Burgess

Ben Burgess has signed with Big Loud Records.

Born and raised in East Dallas, Burgess was surrounded by music from an early age, and at 20, headed to Austin to perform in the clubs on Sixth Street. After landing his first cut with the Jonas Brothers’ “Chillin’ In the Summertime,” he moved to Los Angeles to pursue his career. He relocated to Nashville in 2010, and started writing with Warner Chappell Music in 2015, where he began achieving cuts across all genres including Morgan Wallen’s triple Platinum, multi-week No. 1 smash “Whiskey Glasses,” Tyler Rich’s Gold-certified “The Difference,” Pat Green’s “Drinkin’ Days,” Lil Wayne’s “Dreams,” Martin Garrix & Troye Sivan’s “There for You,” Dierks Bentley’s “My Religion,” HARDY’s “Signed, Sober You,” and many others. Burgess has also had TV placements on ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy and in commercials for Major League Baseball, Lexus, and more. Burgess’ track “Heartbreak,” featured on Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley’s Chapter 1: Snake Oil is out now.

“There are people in life you encounter that you instantly know you’ll never meet another person like them – that’s Ben Burgess. There is only one Ben Burgess,” said Seth England, Partner/CEO of Big Loud. “In addition to his top-level musical talent, he just might be the ‘Most Interesting Man in the World.’ Thank you Ben, for trusting Big Loud to partner with you in your genius and congratulations on your first release with Diplo.”

“Signing to Big Loud is my dream come true,” said Burgess. “Their roster and team are like family to me. It just all makes sense. They’ve always ‘gotten me’ and what I do. I couldn’t be more excited about our future.”