LOCASH Celebrates Multi-Week No. 1 ‘Hometown Home’

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Jacob Rice, Zach Abend, LOCASH’s Preston Brust, LOCASH’s Chris Lucas, Andy Albert. Photo: Larry McCormack For BMI

LOCASH brought together friends, family and industry partners on the BMI rooftop on Tuesday (Aug. 5) to celebrate their multi-week radio No. 1 hit, “Hometown Home.”

The song, penned by the band’s Preston Brust and Chris Lucas along with Zach Abend and Andy Albert, and produced by Jacob Rice, spent two weeks atop the radio charts earlier this year. It marks the first single and first No. 1 for the duo’s own Galaxy Label Group.

Pictured (L-R, front row) :Jacob Rice, Zach Abend, LOCASH’s Preston Brust, LOCASH’s Chris Lucas, Andy Albert. (L-R, back row): Relative Music Group’s Jesse Matkosky, BMG’s Chris Oglesby, BMI’s MaryAnn Keen, ASCAP’s Kele Currier, Concord’s Matt Turner, Studio Bank’s Kari Barnhart, Galaxy Label Group’s Skip Bishop. Photo: Larry McCormack For BMI

The event kicked off with local high school Father Ryan’s drumline calling the packed crowd to attention. Hosted by BMI and ASCAP and emceed by BMI’s MaryAnn Keen, the event honored the team behind the song with speeches from ASCAP’s Kele Currier, BMG’s Chris Oglesby, Concord’s Matt Turner, Relative Music Group’s Jesse Matkosky and Galaxy Label Group’s Skip Bishop.

Many echoed the sentiment that the duo’s success comes not just from how hard they work but from who they are: the kind of guys who put family first, lead with intention and embody the qualities of leadership both in and out of the writing room.

Studio Bank sponsored the event, with Kari Barnhart presenting a special donation in honor of the writers to LOCASH’s I Love This Life Fund.

“I just want to give a big thanks to Chris and Preston. You guys took a chance on me and I’m really blessed to have met you and started recording demos back in the day. Thank you for making me a part of everything you do,” Rice said, kicking off the remarks from the team behind the song.

Abend expressed the same feelings, thanking each person on stage for allowing him to be part of the single.

“When we left [the day we wrote this song], we knew it felt like something. I couldn’t be more proud to be a part of this,” Albert added.

Last to take the microphone was the duo.

“I remember writing on Zoom, and then I remember recording it with you guys…and half of the session was laughing. Just laughing and bringing joy and happiness. It was so amazing to write with these guys,” recalled Lucas.

“I look across this room and I just see so many stories, memories and friends. It would take all evening to pick this party to pieces and say thank you for this and that. Its incredible to watch this community come together to celebrate songwriters, producers, artistry and No. 1s,” said Brust. “This No. 1 right here is for all the new folks moving into town right now. You can do it. Your No. 1 is waiting for you. And this is also for the folks who have been here 25 years…You can still get No. 1s. You can still pull this all together.”

To wrap up the night, Locash, alongside Abend, Albert and Rice, took the stage for a singalong of the celebrated single and the duo’s hit “I Love This Life.”

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