Jon Kahn started "The Color Green" only a few years ago and has developed a large following in the Los Angeles area, playing The Roxy, The Whisky, The Hard Rock Cafe, and The House of Blues.
The band's CD entitled "It'll Be Alright," produced by Rami Jaffee of The Wallflowers, caught the attention of Creed frontman Scott Stapp who signed on to executive produce the band. The band recently finished a new CD entitled "Rust", also produced by Jaffee, and executive produced by Scott Stapp and JHMP's Jeff Hanson. "Rust" became the #1 top selling pop/rock CD on mp3.com. Most recently the band, put out a single entitled "Another Forever," which is currently being added to College Radio playlists around the country.
The band has opened up for Creed at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Internet Stats
The Color Green reached the #1 spot at MP3.com for CD sales in the pop/rock genre with their record "It'll Be Alright." while occupying the #2, #3, and #4 spots with three other records. In addition "It'll Be Alright" became the #1 top selling CD on all of MP3.com at the same time. Their new CD "Rust," then replaced "It'll Be Alright" as the top selling pop/rock CD on MP3.com.
The Color Green was streamed/downloaded over 200,000 times on MP3.com
The band's song "The Fortunate Ones" peaked at number 9 on the rock charts on MP3.com, while the song "You Make the Sun Go Down" was chosen as song of the week, causing MP3.com to select The Color Green for the "Hot Artist Spotlight of the Month."
The Color green is a featured artist on the charts of SonicGarden.com, and on DMusic.com where their song "Girl" received an internet Grammy for rock song of year, voted by all the site's users. Moreover, Dmusic.com listeners made the band's song "Will it Be Alright" the #1 song on the site for months by downloading it more than 11,000 times.
Movie/Television
Kahn wrote 7 songs and performs two that appear in the feature film "Girl" starring Lolita's Dominique Swain, Powder's Sean Patrick Flanery, and American Pie's Tara Reid. In addition, 7 of the band's other songs appeared in a new MTV show called "Celebrity, Undercover."
Most recently Kahn, who is repped as a songwriter by Michael Gorfaine, wrote a song to be featured in the Fox Pilot "The Demarco Affairs" created by David E. Kelly and Jason Katims, and starring Selma Blair.
Radio Play
The Color Green has been featured on L.A.'s 95. 5 KLOS Local Licks 4 times. The L.A station most recently played 5 TCG songs in July including "Another Forever," "Do You Come Clean," "All in Your Eyes," "Turn Myself In," and "If I."
Many of the band's songs have garnered air time on East Coast Radio, including "The Fortunate Ones," "Under The Bed," "You Make the Sun Go Down," "Everything," "Let's Go," "One Step Forward," and most recently "Another Forever."
TCG's song "Do You Come Clean" was just added to the playlist of City of Music: a nationally syndicated radio program which is gearing up to hit upwards of 90 markets nationwide.
TCG's music has been added to the playlist of Mix F.M 88.3 Wellington, New Zealand
Moreover, "Another Forever" (the band's latest single) is currently being added to the following college radio playlists:
WVUA 90.7 F.M
Tuscaloosa, Alabama (University of Alabama)
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WVUD 91.3 F.M.
Newark, Delaware (University of Delaware)
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WWUH 91.3 F.M.
West Hartford Connecticut (Western Connecticut U)
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WXLV 90.3 F.M
Schnecksville, Pennsylvania
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WQHS
University of Pennsylvania
The Color Green's album "Rust" has been added to the playlists of the following radios stations:
KUCR 88.3 FM
Riverside, California (University of California, Riverside)
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KMUD 91.1 & 88.3 & 88.9 FM
Redwood Community Radio
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WEOS 89.7 & 90.3 F.M.
Ithaca/Geneva, New York ( Hobart and William Smith College)
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M3 Radio www.live365.com
New York, New York
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WSCW 94.9 FM
Worcester, MA (Worcester State College)
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KBOO FM
Portland, Oregon
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K103/KCCR
Tacoma, WA (Pacific Lutheran University)
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CKZP 102.7 FM Radio
Saskatchewan, Canada
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