GRAMMY® Award-nominated songwriter, producer, and guitarist extraordinaire Cory Wong has shared a new song in collaboration with O.A.R. “Hiding on the Moon (Feat. O.A.R.),” is available now everywhere.
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"I’ve been a fan of O.A.R. since I was a teenager," says Cory Wong. "I have seen them play several times; and when I finally got the chance to hang with Marc and the guys, I knew we’d hit it off musically. I had some time off in New York and Marc invited me to come hang and write in his studio. I had a loop of an idea that I had been sitting on for a while that I shared with him and he said, 'Let me get a microphone up.' We wrote the song that afternoon, and I took the tracks and ran with it over the next couple of months. I wanted to add some unique guitar elements to it, so I decided to use some natural harmonics as the opening section, and for the guitar solo, I wanted to channel a combination of…Coldplay/Allman/Mayer. This song ended up being a great collaboration that really features both Cory Wong and O.A.R. in a unique way, and really shows the power of creative minds coming together to make something that we wouldn’t have made independently!"
“I love the idea that we've each got exclusive access to our own imagination," says O.A.R.'s Marc Roberge. "It's our private place where dreams build and that's what this song is about.”
"Hiding on the Moon (Feat. O.A.R.) is taken from Cory Wong's new studio album, The Lucky One, out August 18. The album was heralded earlier this year by the release of the single "Look At Me (Feat. Allen Stone)." It was followed by "Ready (Feat. Ben Rector)" earlier this month. The collection expertly showcases Wong’s constantly evolving creative chops as producer, guitarist, and songwriter as well as his irrepressible belief in the power of collaboration. A complete tracklist featuring additional special guests will be unveiled soon.
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“I like mixing it up,” Wong says, “and it informed the way I wanted to approach making this album. At this point in my creative journey, I’m constantly trying to find ways to challenge myself and make myself better. I worked with great co-writers and collaborators that kept me honest and pushed me to be better than ever while making this album. I feel like I’m at an era in my life where I’ve been more creatively charged than ever, and I’m constantly inspired by getting to make music and travel the world with my friends playing music. It’s a gift and I truly am ‘The Lucky One.’”
Wong – who recently performed his own set at Bonnaroo and served as Musical Director for this year's legendary Superjam – will continue to celebrate The Lucky One with a truly epic live schedule, including headline shows and more festival appearances around the world, an EU/UK headline tour, his first-ever shows in Japan, Thailand, Jakarta, and Hawaii, dates alongside O.A.R. and Nile Rodgers, and much more. Among the upcoming highlights, Wong will serve as Musical Director for the 2023 JammJam at Las Vegas, NV’s Life, Is Beautiful (September 22). For complete details and ticket availability, please see www.corywongmusic.com/tour.
In other news, Team Cory Wong will be battling team O.A.R on July 8 at the Minnesota Wild "Crazy Game of Hockey" Charity Weekend, which includes a co-bill concert event at The Armory in Minneapolis, MN.
CORY WONG - TOUR 2023
JULY
2 – Portland, OR – Waterfront Blues Festival †
4 - Montreal, Canada - Le Festival International de Jazz de Montreal †
8 – Minneapolis, MN – The Armory +
13 – Snowshoe, WV – 4848 Festival †
15 - Montreux, Switzerland - Montreux Jazz Festival/Stravinsky Auditorium - Co-Bill w/Nile Rodgers †
16 – Sete, France – Jazz a Sete Festival †
18 – Antibes, France – Jazz a Juan Festival †
19 – Stuttgart, Germany – Jazz Open Stuttgart ^
20 –Brno, Czech Republic – Groove Brno Festival †
22 – Katowice, Poland - Jazz Around Festival †
25 – Marciac, France – Festival Jazz in Marciac †
28-30 – Nagata, Japan – Fuji Rock Festival †
AUGUST
3 – Honolulu, HI – Blue Note Hawaii (Early Show)
3 – Honolulu, HI – Blue Note Hawaii (Late Show)
4 – Honolulu, HI – Blue Note Hawaii (Early Show)
4 – Honolulu, HI – Blue Note Hawaii (Late Show)
5 – Honolulu, HI – Blue Note Hawaii (Early Show)
5 – Honolulu, HI – Blue Note Hawaii (Late Show)
25-27 – Tisbury, MA – Beach Road Weekend †
SEPTEMBER
9-10 – Indianapolis, IN – All In †
14 – Fredericton, NB – Harvest Music Festival †
16 – Asbury Park, NJ – Sea Hear Now †
17 – Paso Robles, CA – Whale Rock Music & Arts Festival †
22 – Las Vegas, NV – Life Is Beautiful † #
28 – Stockholm, Sweden – Arenan Fryshuset
29 – Oslo, Norway – Rockefeller Music Hall
30 – Copenhagen, Denmark – VEGA
OCTOBER
2 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso
3– Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso
4 – Paris, France – L’Olympia
5 – Utrecht, Netherlands – TivoliVredenburg
6 – Brussels, Belgium – Ancienne Belgique (AB)
8 – Berlin, Germany – Huxley’s Neue Welt
9 – Tilburg, Netherlands – 013 Poppodium
11 – London, UK – Eventim Apollo
12 – Birmingham, UK – O2 Institute Birmingham
13 – Manchester, UK – O2 Apollo Manchester
14 – Glasgow, UK – Barrowland Ballroom
17 – Dublin, Ireland – Vicar Street
19 – Nancy, France – Nancy Jazz Pulsation †
NOVEMBER
28 - New York, NY - Lincoln Center - 65th Street Session
w/ Louis Cato, Meshell Ndegeocello, and Chris Thile
FEBRUARY 2024
25 - March 1 - Miami, FL - Jam Cruise 20
† Festival Appearance
‡ Red Barn Late Night
+ w/ O.A.R.
^ w/ The Fantastic Four
# JammJam Feat. Cory Wong & Friends
