Jump on your bike because Jason McDaniel’s new single is gonna make you grab a Harley and hit the road.
Harley Davidsons have been a long-term passion of Melbourne singer-songwriter Jason McDaniel and this comes to life in his new single aptly titled, ‘Harley Ride’, out March 10.
“I love Harley Davidsons, wild music and whiskey and am heavily involved in the HOG Club and play country rock, so I wanted to write something different,” he said.
“There are not many songs written about Harleys in the country arena and I don’t sing sad songs.”
Jason has been riding the iconic motorcycles since 1993 when he bought his first Harley and hasn’t looked back.
“Harley Davidsons have had their marketing push for years around everything different, passion, outlaw and freedom and that’s what Harley tends to represent,” he said.
“Besides that, they’re great motorbikes. For me to apply that kind of passion to my songwriting and then try to back up that music with sounds and a feel that would suit that type of mystique was what I wanted to achieve.”
The harshest critics are always going to be those who know Harleys best – other riders, and they’ve embraced the song since their sneak preview.
‘Harley Ride’ was also the song that netted Jason his manager/producer, musician Dave Wilkins.
“This was the first song I played for my now manager, Dave Wilkins,” Jason said.
“He got into it and got the groove and could see where I was going, now Dave’s new company Crank Entertainment Group have signed me to their label and this was the song that started that relationship.”
Of course, you don’t have to be a Harley rider to embrace the passion behind this new single.
“This song is all about the passion for riding, whether it’s a Harley or any other brand of motorbike, it’s about getting out there on the road being a bit free and just firing up the two wheels,” Jason said.
“Everyone likes to ride down a highway or a twisty road – there’s no feeling like riding a motorbike in that environment full stop.”
Harley Ride follows on from ‘A Tall Glass of Country and a Shot of Rock ‘N’ Roll’, as Jason relaunches his rocking country music career.