“No man is an island”, as the saying goes, informs us of the dangers of isolation and the power of community.
Who do you reach out to in a time of crisis?
Lucky Honey promises to be there, for the one they love, when they are down and at their worst. The single has a mixture of 80s synth-pop fused with 00s Alt-Rock.
The band, featuring JJ Johnson (vocals, guitar), Jake Langstaff (bass), Luke Matijczyk (keys, vocals) and Dan Walker (drums) started because of an act of kindness on Instagram.
“One day I offered to give away a guitar for free on Instagram to someone in southwestern Ontario, asking people to nominate someone who might put the guitar to good use and it just blew up. It didn’t matter if the person was a 53-year-old guy wanting to learn guitar for the first time or a kid wanting to take up a new hobby since they couldn’t go out to play sports with their friends”, I just wanted to do something positive during those dark times,” JJ Johnson explained.
“We got such an incredible response, including messages from people from a local Facebook page who wanted to donate money so we could buy more guitars to gift to people. In the end, we gave away 20 guitars, which I dropped off from Hamilton to Toronto and everywhere in between. Local media picked up on the giveaways, including 102.1 The Edge in Toronto. Before we knew it Lucky Honey had a social media following before recording any music or even playing live”.
The band was just an embryo, but the giveaway allowed for the remaining members to join Lucky Honey in time for their live debut, a sold-out show at Hamilton’s Mill’s Hardware.
Lucky Honey quickly formed that community and discovered the power of human connection through music and kindness. Who doesn’t need that?
Join their journey:
https://www.instagram.com/luckyhoneyband
https://www.facebook.com/LuckyHoneyMusic
Writer: Randal Wark is a Professional Speaker and MasterMind Facilitator with a passion for live music. You can follow him on Instagram, Twitter and YouTube. His Podcast RockStar Today helps musicians quit their day jobs with out-of-the-box advice from Ted Talk Speakers, Best Selling Authors and other interesting Entrepreneurs and Creatives. He created the Rock Star Today Music Business Jam Session for musicians. Randal is a collector of signed vinyl, cassettes and CDs.
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