Introducing: TJ Byrnes – Transmission Party
“Lennonesque” sounds of Modern Brit Pop, Art Rock and Dance Punk.
ALBUM
Transmission Party, the brainchild of TJ Byrnes, brings to life his musical aspirations with the debutself-titled LP, Transmission Party, released Winter 2015. With a wide range of influences ranging from Blur, Oasis, Arcade Fire, Franz Ferdinand; to the classics such as The Beatles, Beach Boys, David Bowie and Talking Heads, TJ molds Transmission Party’s music into a unique listening experience. A charismatic blend of modern psychedelic music (without the drugs), for fans of bands such as ofMontreal and Supergrass, Transmission Party crosses decades and oceans to present skillfully crafted material, with Byrnes taking over duties on vocals, bass, guitars, keys, percussion, as well as engineering; truly a labor of love. An accomplished songwriter and musician, Byrnes has shared the stage with Kid Rock, Hellbound Glory, Buckcherry and Southside Johnny and the Poor Fools.
INFLUENCES
David Bowie, Japan/David Sylvain, Roxy Music/Bryan Ferry, Blondie, The Who, The Beatles, Blur, Oasis, of Montreal, Arcade Fire, Franz Ferdinand, the Beach Boys, and Talking Heads.
TESTIMONIALS
“TJ has has incredible talent, I think we will be hearing fantastic original music from him for a very long time.”
– Mario McNulty, David Bowie’s and Tony Visconti’s personal engineer on Reality (2003) and The Next Day (2013)
“The music of Transmission Party is framed by quick turns and stops. Lush arrangements celebrate
electronic sound” – John Barry, Poughkeepsie Journal
“Only a few musicians can succeed in creating a singular atmosphere for their album while not making
every track sound like the one that came before it” – indieblogshot.blogspot.com
“Transmission Party is both exotic for its time, as well as strangely familiar. It’s obscure, and original”
– shaktoshuffle.wordpress.com
“TJ Byrnes’ Transmission Party succeeds in their breakthrough studio album” – Markos Papadatos,
Digital Journal.com
”TJ’s voice and chord progessions take me back to the days when John Lennon was our houseguest in
Liverpool and used to compose HIS masterpieces” – Dr. Angie McCartney (Sir Paul’s step-mom)
