Down North Hits Five Year Milestone and Celebrates

Down North Hits Five Year Milestone and Celebrates National Recognition of Their debut EP “Danger”

To Thank Seattle Area Fans the Band Sets Two Public Show Dates in October:
9th at The High Dive & 28th at The Nectar Lounge in Fremont.

SEATTLE – September 17th, 2009 – Seattle is well known for being the epicenter of the grunge revolution. However, Down North is trying to also make it the epicenter of a West Coast funk revolution in the tradition of Sly and the Family Stone.


“We’ve been evolving this music style in the Seattle area for the past five years,” said Down North front man Anthony Briscoe. “Last year we brought it as far as the Red Gorilla Music Festival in Austin, Texas during the week of SXSW where we got to connect with fans from all over the world."

“We have taken genres that we all enjoy and blended them into a new genre we call Alternative Funk," Briscoe said. “Our main fan base consists of people that love all different music genres from dance music and rock to even reggae and jazz. That’s what the Down North style is all about.”

The wide appeal from fans of many different scenes is not a surprise to a band that uses famous singers and groups such as James Brown, Otis Redding, Stevie Wonder, Sly and the Family Stone, Funk Bro's, WAR, Bob Marley, The Jackson’s, Al Green and Jamiroquai as inspiration.

Down North features a group of strong musicians including the talents of front man Anthony Briscoe on vocals, Scott Smith keyboard, Tony DeMuri on drums, and Brandon Storms on bass.

Down North single "Danger" on MTV's Real World

SEATTLE – September 17th, 2009 – Down North capped off the sucessful release of their debut EP "Danger" with a spot on MTV's Real World. After bringing their blend of alternative funk to venues and clubs Down North is set to expose their music to nationwide fans.

It's been six months since the release of their first EP “Danger”and after receiving heavy college radio airplay nationwide, the title track “Danger” is now being featured on MTV’s “The Real World: Cancun” Ep. 11. The song "Danger" susequently was featured on mtv.com with links to
Down North's Rhapsody downloads page.

Down North EP Danger Available on Itunes

Down North's debut EP Danger is now available in the itunes store. You can get it here.