On July 26, 2018, The Shadowboxers released "Stop" while in Hamburg, Germany on the Man of the Woods Tour. It was performed live on The Today Show and The Talk and placed on Spotify's United States Viral Top 50 playlist. On January 16, 2018, the band released the single "Runaway" produced by The Shadowboxers, Timberlake and Rob Knox. According to the band, the track was the first song the band recorded that captured the energy of their live show. It was released on September 22, 2017, and was featured on Spotify's United States Viral Top 50 playlist. Recorded at The Loft Studios in New York City, the single "Hot Damn" was co-produced by Timberlake and K-Kov. The song charted on Spotify's Global Viral 50 and United States Viral 50 playlists. This song features Rashawn Ross on horns. The single "Build the Beat" was released on August 12, 2016, and currently has over 2.6 million streams on Spotify. A sequential video was released on June 6, 2016. On May 5, 2016, the band released the single "Woman Through The Wall", which was co-written by Gabe Simon from Kopecky. Included are previously released singles "Hot Damn!" and “Runaway" and features the focus track, “Timezone,” which debuted on Spotify's New Music Friday playlist. The Shadowboxers released an EP of original works titled Apollo on March 23, 2018. Two weeks later, Red Room was named as a top music pick from the New York Daily News. The 14 track album was released by Vanguard Records and Welk Music Group on January 22, 2013. The money went to studio time with producer Brady Blade, and engineer Chris Bell as well as the addition of the horn section Grooveline Horns to some of their new songs. They raised over $32,000 (of a $18,000 goal), and recorded various cover songs on their YouTube channel to thank financial backers of the project. It includes six recorded songs and two live songs, recorded at Eddie's Attic.įrom February 14 – March 30, 2012, the band ran a Kickstarter campaign to fund their first full-length album. In 2011, the band released a self-titled EP produced by Shawn Grove, Dan Hannon, Will Mitchell, and the band. In 2018, The Shadowboxers were asked to join Timberlake on his Man of the Woods tour, as openers from MaJanuary 29, 2019. Later, he signed them to his artist development label, Villa 40, and in June 2017, the band joined Justin Timberlake and K-Kov at a studio in New York to record new music. ![]() The trio met with Timberlake a couple of weeks later during his 20/20 Tour and he offered to mentor them and help them shape their sound. It caught his attention and Timberlake posted a tweet about the video. On December 3, 2013, Hoffman tweeted to Justin Timberlake from the band's Twitter account, telling him he needed to check out their cover of his song " Pusher Love Girl". The Shadowboxers performing on Justin Timberlake's Man of the Woods Tour Justin Timberlake One year later, the band went on tour with the Indigo Girls, serving as their backing band and opening act for over two years. Saliers recalls saying when she heard Tyler sing, "I just remember being stunned by it." The following week, Saliers attended a performance by the band. Tyler picked up a guitar and played her some of his original material with The Shadowboxers. The two began talking about music and Saliers asked to hear him play. In 2010, Tyler met Emily Saliers, one half of the Atlanta-based Indigo Girls at a Passover Seder. The band was writing extensively, booking shows around Atlanta, and honing their sound. Their music is composed of substance, layers of tempos and harmonies. The group is rhythmically driven, describing their sound as anything "soul". ![]() The term "shadowboxer" can be defined as someone who makes the motions of attack or defense, and for the band it represents rhythm and method. Hoffman, Lipkins and Tyler decided on the group's name in 2009. The band began at Emory University where Scott Tyler (from Nashville, Tennessee), Adam Hoffman (from Cedar Rapids, Iowa) and Matt Lipkins (from Larchmont, New York) met during their freshmen year in 2007. The founding members -Scott Tyler (vocals, guitars), Adam Hoffman (vocals, guitars), and Matt Lipkins (vocals, keyboards)-met at Emory University in 2008. The Shadowboxers are an American pop band formed in Atlanta, Georgia. ![]() The Shadowboxers leap during their performance on Justin Timberlake's MOTW Tour
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