Magnus Berg – Cut Me Loose Wins “New Artist Debut Album” at Blues Blast Music Awards
Magnus Berg attended the Blues Blast Music Awards in Champaign, IL on September 25, 2015. After giving a shout out to one of his musical influences, Sean Costello, Berg ripped into a searing rendition of BB King’s “How Blue Can You Get”, followed by the title track to his award-winning album “Cut Me Loose”.
Magnus Berg/Cut Me Loose Nominated for Blues Blast Music Award
Magnus Berg and his record Cut Me Loose have been nominated by Blues Blast Magazine in the BEST NEW ARTIST DEBUT category! The winner is up to the public and the polls are open! Magnus Berg Band will appear at the Blues Blast Music Awards on September, 25 in Champaign, IL and complete their first USA Tour.
Vote Here for Cut Me Loose:
http://www.bluesblastmagazine.com/bbmas/vote/
BEST NEW ARTIST DEBUT category!
Cut Me Loose debuts at #9 and stays in the Top 20 for 13 weeks and counting on the Roots Music Report’s Blues Album Chart!
~~Breaking News~~
CUT ME LOOSE
Released on Screen Door Records ~ Nov 11, 2014!
Cut Me Loose debuts at #9 on the
Roots Music Report’s Blues Album Chart! Order now from our preferred vendor bandcamp.com. Or get it on i-Tunes, Amazon.com, CDBaby.com, and ~everywhere you look!
Magnus Berg was born in Norway in 1996. He received his first guitar (built by his grandfather) at the age of seven. Early on, Berg discovered classic rock and the first guitarist he tried to emulate was Angus Young (AC/DC). He took his admiration of Young and other classic rock guitarists even further, setting out to discover the roots of the music he was listening to. This is where he found the Blues and artists such as B.B King, Howlin Wolf, Muddy Waters, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Otis Rush and Jimmy Reed. These musicians have become the inspiration behind his melodic and gutsy guitar style.
(record release bio excerpt)
The blues literally reaches across all boundaries. Adding to its seemingly mystic power to entrance musicians is the ongoing phenomenon of amazingly young aspirants. Sensational 18-year old Norwegian guitarist Magnus Berg began playing at 7, performed onstage at 12 and played Buddy Guy’s Legends in Chicago at 17. During his family’s yearly sojourns to the warmth of Florida, and as touring US artists would pass through Norway, Berg began to catch the eye of many in the blues community at a very young age.
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Also, from NOV 11, 2014, available on Amazon.com, CD Baby, iTunes and all major online retail outlets.
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Cover art & artist publicity photos @ www.blindraccoon.com/clients/magnus-berg/