31 Aug AMI Celebrates NYC Singer/ Songwriter Jesse Malin With a New Giveaway
-Prize includes an autographed guitar.
AMI’s latest contest kicks off one month before the release of new music and a tour from singer/songwriter, Jesse Malin. One fan will win an Epiphone Les Paul Studio E1 guitar, signed by Malin. The giveaway is open August 27, 2021 through September 8, 2021. Music fans can enter using the AMI Music app, available on iOS and Android. Contest entry is also available on any participating AMI Jukebox.
Growing up in Queens, Jesse Malin got his start in music when he formed his first band, Heart Attack, at 12 years old. While many musicians worked and toured tirelessly in the hopes to one day play onstage at legendary New York clubs like CBGB and Max’s Kansas City, Malin checked both of those boxes while he was still in his teens. In the 1990s, as the frontman for the garage punk band D Generation, he was headlining shows across the world and sharing the stage with acts like The Ramones, Misfits, KISS, and Green Day. When D Generation split in 1999, Malin focused on other projects, then eventually released the first album of his successful solo career–The Fine Art of Self Destruction in 2002.
After many successful years of writing, recording, and touring, Malin was faced—as we all were—with how to pivot during a pandemic that kept people out of bars and clubs, and musicians at home and off the stage. One thing to come out of it was his podcast, The Fine Art of Self Distancing, a play on the title of his debut solo release. Another was his latest record, which will be released on September 24, 2021. Titled Sad and Beautiful World, it is the first double album of his career, with the first half easing into its “Roots Rock” theme and the second “Radicals” half adding grit and toughness. “I took all my anxiety, fear and loneliness and began writing” said Malin. “The sirens, the protests, riots and the darkness outside my doorstep definitely made its way in these songs. Everything rose to a boiling point and we found a way to get through it.”
AMI is excited to offer this contest to fans of live music, and fans of Jesse Malin–who will be kicking off a UK and European tour on September 27th. All are encouraged to enter the giveaway using the AMI Music app or by visiting a nearby AMI jukebox venue.