Country Duo Lakeview Signs With Gravel Road
Pictured (L to R): Jason Martin, Luke Healy, Jesse Denaro, Anthony Martini, Matt Woodson. Photo: Anna Schaeffer
Country rock duo Lakeview has signed with Gravel Road, the Nashville-based label and management firm launched by industry veteran Anthony Martini and entrepreneur Rich Barner.
The duo, Jesse Denaro and Luke Healy, are poised for a breakout year after amassing nearly 30 million streams on their single “Home Team.” The rural blue-collar country duo first connected through a bouncing job and bonded over their common interest in country music with a strong metal-core influence. They recently released a new single, “Money Where Your Mouth Is (featuring Gideon),” as well as a video for their song, “See Me In A Suit.”
“From the moment I stumbled across a Lakeview clip online I knew I had to work with them,” says Martini. “Their unique blend of country and rock, their background in hardcore and their blue-collar DIY ethos all resonated with me to the core. Jesse and Luke are fiercely independent, so I spent the next 8 months popping up at shows around the country showing them that I understood the mission. The business part is cool, but what’s even cooler is the friendship we’ve been able to develop getting here. I’m excited to help execute their vision and bring their music to the world.”
“Choosing to work with Gravel Road was a natural decision for us; Ant’s background working with independent artists in metal and hip hop brings a fresh perspective to our project but also an understanding of who we are as artists and what we’ve done in our past bands,” says Healy. “Gravel Road’s commitment to support the vision and authenticity of Lakeview is what makes me most excited about this partnership. Everyone on team Lakeview gives a shit about us, our music, and our fans, and that’s all we could ever ask for.”
Denaro adds, “Working with a label this year wasn’t exactly part of the plan, to be honest. Lakeview is built on core values that honor our fans and allow Luke and I to best express our version of country music. There’s a reason our music sounds different than standard country songs you may hear on the radio and it’s because we aren’t trying to fit into a specific sound or create the next viral TikTok, we’re just making music that has come from years of struggling to make ends meet and what we’ve found is a community of fans who can relate. Gravel Road shares that vision with us and we couldn’t be more stoked to partner with them for our debut album.”
