RIVERS MONROE
Rivers Monroe, now having just finished a long run on the 2015 Warped Tour, has emerged as one of Philadelphia’s most popular new bands and is supported by an increasingly fervent local and national fan-base, known as the RM aRMy!
Defined by their energetic, driving, mainstream brand of music, flavored with a fresh rock and pop/punk mixture, they have captured the attention of thousands of listeners along the East Coast and beyond.
With their first album, produced by six-time Grammy-winning producer Glenn Barratt of MorningStar Studios, band created and crafted a sound that has had numerous film & TV placements on NBC Sports Network, NASCAR Network, FOX Sports, Speed TV, MLB, NCAA, FSN, NFL Network and was featured in the official video games for NASCAR 2011 and 2014 and the official NFL DVD for Super Bowl XLVIII.
However, with their newly released album Smart Girls the band has raised the bar with a collection of hook-driven and inspiring songs. Anchored by the infectious vocal-driven singles “Satellite” “Hero Inside,” and “Sweat,” which echo the best of Fall Out Boy, All Time Low, All-American Rejects and Maroon 5, Rivers Monroe is stacked from beginning to end with anthems for airplay.
The Philly-based quintet began in 2008 when keyboardist/vocalist Mat Rivers, joined long-time friend and lead-singer Mike Monroe. The two singer/songwriters teamed up with bassist Kirby San, drummer Kevin Sitaras and guitarist Matt “Doc” Varga to fill out their infectious wall of sound.
Armed with catchy hooks, passionate lyrics and energized performances, the band toured the U.S. last summer with MTV buzzband The Nearly Deads and has shared the stage with many Grammy-winning and multi-platinum selling artists, opening for Paramore, All Time Low, Fun., Incubus, Phoenix, The Wonder Years, Passion Pit, New Found Glory, twenty | one | pilots, Jennifer Paige, Silversun Pickups and AllStar Weekend. In turn, these high-profile slots led to prime performance slots at NASCAR and NHRA events and brand alliances with Coca-Cola, Sunoco, Cerwin-Vega, and Motel 6.