Track 1
Rye, Merritt & Hollis
“Built From Static” — Country. The country trio and house band of CH4NNEL13📺: Jessa Rye (lead), Cade Merritt (baritone grit), Gage Hollis (high harmony).
The Album
FIRST TRANSMISSION — The 13 Acts
One album, thirteen original acts, thirteen lanes — a popularity battle that runs on views. In album order:
Track 2
Ruby Sloan
“Signal Rising” — Arena country-pop. A songstress from Nashville; writes every word she sings.
Track 3
Tommy Rook
“Front Porch Light” — Heartland rock. A storyteller from Muncie, Indiana, with a baritone built for highway choruses.
Track 4
Taye Nova
“Midnight Gospel” — Melodic rap. A rapper-singer from Atlanta; church-choir hooks melted into verses.
Track 5
Cadence Rhythm
“Afterhours Engine” — R&B. A gospel-trained powerhouse from Atlanta with a five-octave voice.
Track 6
Cinderbrook
“Rust and Thunder” — Rock. A four-member band from Youngstown, Ohio — steel town, steel sound: Deke Harper, Marty Fry, Ellis Quill, Jonah Drummond.
Track 7
Izan Mar
“Sun and Rhythm” — Reggaetón-pop. A star from Miami; every show a street party.
Track 8
S1GNAL
“Signal Acquired” — Festival EDM. The machine act: no vocalist — a male robot synthesizer sings. One half of the twins (see below).
Track 9
Fern & Slate
“Keep the Tape” — Blue-eyed soul. A duo from Philadelphia: Fern Alden (keys) and Slate Darrow (guitar) — two voices, one soul.
Track 10
The Parasols
“Twirl Once” — Girl group. A harmony trio from Detroit: Bea Nolan, Dana Cross, Mia Reeve.
Track 11
Emmett & Beatrice
“The Last Honest Song” — Country duo. From Austin, Texas: Emmett Hale (guitar) and Beatrice Rhodes (fiddle), in blood harmony.
Track 12
Julius Frost
“The Split” — Retro-funk. A showman from Minneapolis fronting a twelve-piece band; suits that deserve their own billing.
Track 13
Obadiah Thorne
“Small Print” — Country songsmith. A veteran writer from Muscle Shoals, Alabama, singing his own catalog at last.
