Lynn and Cole were surprised and very pleased to get their very first report from The Nielson Company - Radio & Records Inc. That organization keeps track of record sales nationwide in the US. Says Cole "It's great to know that while D/C is not touring the country right now, people all over are actually discovering us and buying 'Forward Motion.' Very exciting! And, thanks to all of you who have picked up our CD 'Forward Motion' or downloaded it!"

Lynn & Cole are thrilled to be performing at the Winter NAMM show this year! The NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) Show is held annually at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim California and is the largest event of it's kind - spanning four days. Music Industry professionals, artists, technicians, and more from all over the world gather to observe the debut of the latest equipment from musical instrument manufacturers. In the evening, the attention turns from gear to musical performances.

Davison/Coleman will appear Saturday January 20th, 7-8pm, at the Hilton Hotel Lobby Stage, 777 Convention Way, Anaheim, CA 92802; 714-750-4321. The show is sponsored by Minarik Guitars and is open to the public, free of admission.

"Moonshadow" has reached as high as #6 on FMQB.com's U.S. National AC Radio Chart! Things come and go; moons wax and wain; songs go up and down on charts. But, "Moonshadow" has given D/C a Top-10 radio single and Lynn and Cole are all smiles about that.

"Moonshadow" the first single from Forward Motion has broken into the Top-10 songs on FMQB.com's U.S. National AC Radio Chart! D/C is now at position #8 and still with a bullet!

To recap the journey ---
The song initially entered the Top-100 at #65 then the following week entered the Top-40 at #35. Since then it has leapt to positions 30, 22, 16, 12, and is now at #8! A song's position on the radio airplay chart is determined by how many spins it gets each week by radio stations. You can watch Moonshadows' track across the chart at: FMQB.com AC Radio Chart

When Moonshadow was sent out to radio stations -- it became the #1 Most Added Song to AC radio stations' playlists! This info is tracked by FMQB.com who keeps track of national radio airplay in the US -- not including the major cities.

We're pleased to announce that Davison/Coleman is on the Nominating Ballot for this year's Grammy Awards! This means that Forward Motion has been approved by the panel of judges and is being considered now for nomination by the general membership of NARAS - The Recording Academy. D/C is up against some big celebs like Shawn Colvin, Bob Dylan, The Corrs, Rosanne Cash. So, if any of you are NARAS members D/C would love your vote!

The judges have placed Forward Motion into:
Field: 14
Category 68: Best Contemporary Folk Album
Entry: 042

FMQB.com recently did a "Get To Know You" interview with D/C. Check it out at: FMQB.com Interview With D/C

D/C's Moonshadow has raced up the national AC radio chart with a bullet! The song initially entered the Top-100 at #65 then the following week entered the Top-40 at #35. Since then it has leapt to positions 30, 22, and is now at #16! A song's position on the radio airplay chart is determined by how many spins it gets each week by radio stations. You can watch Moonshadows' track across the chart at: FMQB.com AC Radio Chart

We're excited to announce that Moonshadow, the first radio single from Forward Motion, is the Most Added Song to AC radio stations' playlists this week across the US! This info is tracked by FMQB.com who keeps track of small market national radio airplay in the US. In promotions, a market is another word for city. So, what we're talking about here is national radio airplay coast to coast in the US not including the big major cities. D/C will have to tackle the big cities at another time. For now, this is great news!

During the month of August 2006, Lynn made one of her life-long travel dreams come true by taking a trip to Africa! She visited Kenya and Tanzania. She mentions that seeing the local wildlife was unbelievable. "I thought we'd have to be taken by guide out into the wilderness to where the animals would be. But, they were all around us - all the time! You could be sipping a drink at the place we were staying, look out from the deck over the area and see a variety of animals within a few hundred yards. We had to be escorted by warriors of a local tribe for our protection when we did go out and about. And of course, we did drive out to places where we could see the more hard to find animals like rhinos. It was an amazing trip. It's also a sobering one as you see the conditions that some people are living in over there. It's a life-changing perspective giving experience."

Davison/Coleman are performing for the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life event held at the Robert Gross Park in Burbank, CA. This is a fundraising event - so come out and enjoy the open-air park, and the music. Donations can be made anytime by calling 800.ACS.2345. D/C will perform a 1-hour set beginning aprx at 5:30pm. Details for this event can also be found in the Calendar section of this website.

D/C's office got a fax today from the radio promotions people that Moonshadow is at position #9 on the playlist for WJZA in Columbus, Ohio. Which means D/C is Top-10! Adds Cole, "According to the fax this station reports to Radio & Records - so, this is an important happening. I hope it leads to more stations spinning our singles!" Adds Lynn, "That's great! It's our first time making someone's chart out there!"

Radio promotion has begun for Forward Motion and D/C is in fact on the air! The promoters chose "Moonshadow" our remake of the 1970 song by Cat Stevens and "Heal" as the singles they want to push. So far, D/C is on the air in Little Rock, AR; Hartford, CT; Hot Springs, VA; Springfield, MA; Burlington, NJ; Columbus, OH; Montgomery, AL; Gainesville, GA; TM Century Music Sampler (Wal-Mart, Kroger) in-store airplay, armed forced radio; and some internet radio...

Aug 8th is the official record release date for Forward Motion (FM) - set by DHW Records and RED Distribution. Also called the "In-Store Date" this is the date that you should be able to find FM on store shelves. The CD may be released to store chains in stages (like Sam Goody, then Borders, etc) - so we'll post what stores you can find it in right here on the News page - as we find out.

D/C's record label DHW Records has signed a national distribution contract with RED Distribution who's parent company is SonyBMG! "We are so excited about making this connection!," says Lynn, "it's been a while in the works and we wanted to make sure we understood the pros and cons of the whole process." Cole continues, "We're really proud to be establishing all the pieces of the puzzle. Our first official release is Forward Motion but Lynn and I have done music in the past and will in the future. So, this is a beginning." Adds Lynn, "We're very proud of what we've done with Forward Motion. We've seen at our gigs that this acoustic style of ours really reaches some people very deeply. We know that there are a lot of people out there who will appreciate this album. And, this is not all that we do. I've got an R&B/Jazz/Rock background and Cole is getting more and more into Electronic music and blending it with his Rock and Classical background. So, we'll be happily looking to future releases as well." Adds Cole, "Forward Motion has allowed us to connect with the people that have made this situation possible. But, we're looking to the future as well."

Cole is off to London from March 28th through April 15th. While there he'll be dropping in to see performances by some of his favorite London based artists: Imogen Heap, Emma-Jane Thommen, Claire Toomey, The Storys, Temposhark. Says Cole, "I've needed to take this trip for a long time. To get back in touch with a bit of my ancestry, to spend time surrounded by the sites and sounds of the places that some of my favorite artists have come from. Sometimes, a trip like this can really give you a newly focused perspective on what it is you are doing and saying with your art - and as a person."

Having established avenues of promotion and distribution, and hearing endless stories of sadness from peers about record company deals, Lynn and Cole have formed their own record label - DHW Records. Says Lynn, "Literally, no one we've ever known has been pleased with a major label record contract. The most often scenario we've heard and witnessed with people we know is that they ultimately aren't pleased with their recordings and the companies either never release the CD's or the project gets a momentary push and then dropped. So, with promotion and distribution in place -- why not release our music ourselves!?" Cole adds, "There are pros and cons to either scenario; seek larger label support or form your own label. But, by doing it ourselves through our own label we might get the best of both worlds. We have the business relationships now to get a product out to the public on our own and we can still license our music should a larger offer come our way." The name DHW Records is taken from a business name Cole had some time ago called Diamond Hard Worldwide. "It was the name of my online record store," explains Cole, "I wanted to make available to the public the music of artists that I would hand-pick from the scene in Los Angeles. The idea was that the music I'd choose was so good; so beyond reproach -- that it was... solid... solid as a diamond. You could also think of it as picking the best of LA - picking the diamonds. But, Diamond Hard Worldwide Records is a bit long so... DHW Records. The company's logo is a diamond shaped world placed over the "O" of the word "records" - which reminds me of the old diamond stylus of turntables. So, the whole idea seemed right for a record company. It was a thrill to incorporate and thereby making the name legitimate. Long live DHW Records!"

Lynn and Cole are meeting face to face today with a representative from RED Distribution to talk over their pending contract. They will also be discussing the distribution process in general, and what promotions should be done in conjunction with their contract - should they sign. Says Cole, "RED is located in New York so it's extra good that a rep is meeting with us here in Los Angeles. I like meeting people face to face when it's such an impact-full decision -- and when it's possible."

D/C has signed a non-exclusive contract with Film/TV agent Gael MacGregor of MSI in Los Angeles. MSI is a new agency scheduled to launch over the Summer of 2006. Once launched, Gael will be keeping a lookout for opportunities seeing if she can pair up D/C tunes with some of her music supervisor clients. In addition, MSI functions like an online library where music supervisors can browse through artist-pages on MSI's site and pick and choose tunes.

Both being voting members of The Recording Academy and having cast their votes - Lynn and Cole will be watching intently to see the outcome. After some thought, they decided not to attend the Grammy Awards show this year but will be dropping in on some after-parties.

Both Lynn and Cole will be attending the Winter NAMM show this year - so be on the lookout for them! Cole will be dropping by the Minarik Guitars booth whom he holds an endorsement with. Check out his artist page with Minarik Here!

As the new year begins, Lynn and Cole are deep into discussions about their pending distribution deal with RED Distribution. The matter at hand is understanding the fine points and nuances, which are many; says Cole, "We want to make sure we're going into this deal with our eyes fully-open. The bottom line for us is to make sure that RED will enable us to get the product out to key physical locations, online stores, and digital download sites. It seems like it should be pretty straight ahead -- but it's actually quite a complex process."