Ep.249: Interview with RICK MONROE (AND THE HITMEN)

George Dionne interviews RICK MONROE AND THE HITMAN frontman RICK MONROE about their latest single “Our Love” and upcoming album ‘Southern Tea Bags’.

“Some guy thought it would be a great idea to sell [my song] to a company called Vivo…so 65 million people [in India] had this song pre-loaded into their phone.” – Rick Monroe

Highlights include:

• Transitioning from a solo artist to a band
• The stories behind the singles
• Crowd sourcing the video for “Our Love”
• Multiple albums set for release
• How they settled on the album title ‘Southern Tea Bags’
• Releasing material on their own label Asylum 1212
• Expanding the artist roster
• Playin Daytona Bike Week & Jeep Week
• Connecting with their fans directly
• Sharing the stage with Charlie Daniels & Dwight Yoakam
• Seven Time Jagermeister ambassador
• Switching to a Monster Energy sponsorship
• Will there be physical releases of their music?
• And much, much more!