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Mike Kuster “What If She Says Yes”

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Mike Kuster’s “What If She Says” takes us through the turmoil of a man on the brink of cheating. As temptation of a lovely stragner draws him closer, all of the “What If’s” flow through his mind. Can he uphold his vows? Will he forsake his wife?

“What If She Says Yes” is Mike Kuster’s first release from his sophmore studio album, Country So Fresh You Have To Check Your Boots. Following on the success of his critically acclaimed debut album, Better Late Than Never, the new album continues the formula of original songs Mike wrote with production, keyboards and drums of Dr. Ford mixed with the talents of Chris Condon on guitars, Caleb Mundy on bass, and Michael Cleveland on fiddle. The new album will drop to streaming services and CD on June 9, 2023.

Better Late Than Never racked up five number one singles over the course of the past year. “Daddy’s Blue Jean Jacket” earned the honor of “Country Song of the Year” from IMN for 2021.

Mike Kuster was name “Country Impact Artist of the Year” by Independent Music Network for 2022 as a result of his string of hits.

Additional Artist/Song Information:

Artist Name: Mike Kuster
Song Title: What If She Says Yes
Publishing: Michael John Kuster
Publishing Affiliation: ASCAP
Album Title: Country So Fresh You Have To Check Your Boots
Record Label: MJK Music
Record Label:
MJK Music
Mike Kuster
301-662-3355
mike@mikekuster.net

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Mike Kuster “Friends With Benefits”

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Mike Kuster releases the latest single, “Friends With Benefits” from his critically acclaimed debut album, Better Late Than Never.

“I wrote this song about a friend of mine who was always getting into trouble,” Mike joked. “He just couldn’t stop getting caught until he finally found a ‘friend with benefits’ that I hope will be his forever,” he continued.

“Friends With Benefits” recently debuted at #7 on Europe’s Hot Disc Top 40.

The song has seen a lot of success on streaming platforms after SavingCountryMusic.com’s Trigger wrote “The ‘hit’ of the effort might be “Friends with Benefits,” which has one of those choruses that goes on too long in the best of ways like “Blame It On Your Heart” by Patty Loveless.”

Saving Country Music’s Top 25 Playlists featured “Friends With Benefits” for several months. Mike’s debut album, Better Late Than Never, has received international attention. Mike’s interviews on radio shows include shows in the United Kingdom, France, Australia, Canada, and in the United States. His songs are consistently played and streamed all over the world.

Mike’s singles have reached the top of domestic independent and European music charts, including “Daddy’s Blue Jean Jacket” which was named Independent Music Network’s Country Song of the Year for 2021. His last single, “FarmHer” spent several weeks at #1 on IMN’s Country Chart, #4 on Europe’s HotDisc 40 Chart, and #42 on CDX’s True Indie Chart.

Mike and his band, The Catoctin Cowboys, performed throughout the Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia, and West Virginia in 2022. Their largest venue, The Great Frederick Fair, put them in front of over 2,100 people in the historic grandstand at one of the nation’s oldest and longest running fairs. Mike will expand touring in 2023 to include dates around the country. Mike has also been working on a second album with his producer and studio team in Nashville, TN.

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Artist Name: Mike Kuster
Song Title: Friends With Benefits
Publishing: Michael John Kuster
Publishing Affiliation: ASCAP
Publishing 2: MJK Music Country
Publishing Affiliation 2: ASCAP
Album Title: Better Late Than Never
Record Label: MJK Music
Record Label:
MJK Music
Mike Kuster
3016623355
mike@mikekuster.net
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Mike Kuster
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Mike Kuster “FarmHer”

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A friend of Mike Kuster’s posted a photo of wool and used the hashtag #farmher. That sent the wheels spinning for Mike as he thought of all the great strong women in the agriculture community he knows. The next thing he knew, he’d written “FarmHer” about a man who is not a farmer, but married to one. “I know a lot of couples like this as I grew up in the farming community,” Mike explained. When making the lyric video, Mike asked folks to send photos of the FarmHer in their lives, and the response was overwhelming.

“FarmHer” is the sixth single Mike has released to radio from his critically acclaimed debut studio album, Better Late Than Never. The album includes Grammy and IBMA Award winning fiddle player Michael Cleveland, Chris Condon, Smith Curry, Caleb Mundy, Hannah Anders, Dr. Ford, and Gary Carter. Dr. Ford produced the album of original songs written by Mike Kuster.

SavingCountryMusic.com wrote:
“It’s the personal and true-to-life stories that Mike Kuster puts to song that make Better Late Than Never much more than just a local project from a local singer, even if it’s the local flavor of the songs that make them so resonant, sincere, and so distinctly country like country music is supposed to be. That is why local country artist Mike Kuster deserves national and international attention.”

Mike’s singles have reached the top of independent and European music charts, including “Daddy’s Blue Jean Jacket” which was named Independent Music Network’s Country Song of the Year last year.

Mike and his band, The Catoctin Cowboys, will close out 2022 by performing at shows around the Mid-Atlantic, including at The Great Frederick Fair. They plan to expand touring next year with the release of Mike’s forthcoming album which is in production in Nashville, Tennessee.

Additional Artist/Song Information:

Artist Name: Mike Kuster
Song Title: FarmHer
Publishing: Michael John Kuster
Publishing Affiliation: ASCAP
Album Title: Better Late Than Never
Record Label: MJK Music
Record Label:
MJK Music
Mike Kuster
301-662-3355
mike@mikekuster.net
Radio Promotion:
Ed Carter Promotions
Ed Carter
931-205-1819
mred.carter@gmail.com

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Mike Kuster “King of the Honky Tonk”

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Swing through the doors, raise your glass, and waltz on the hardwood floors covered in sawdust and peanut shells with Mike Kuster’s “King of the Honky Tonk”. Mike paints a picture of fun-filled nights with the honky tonk sound we love.

Mike wrote this two-steppin’ tune and is joined by his friends Chris Condon on guitars, Michael Cleveland on fiddle, Caleb Mundy on bass, and Dr. Ford (also album producer) on keyboards and percussion. Recorded during the lockdown, various folks around Nashville stopped by the Sound Kitchen Studios in Franklin, TN to record vocals on the crowd backed chorus at the end. When Mike holds court in the juke joint, everyone is welcome to enjoy the fun.

Mike Kuster is a singer-songwriter living in Walkersville, Maryland with his wife and three children. Mike recently released his debut studio album Better Late Than Never to great reviews from around the world.

SavingCountryMusic.com wrote, “To sing country, you have to live country, and that’s what makes the music of Mike Kuster so much more meaningful . . . It’s the personal and true-to-life stories that Mike Kuster puts to song that make Better Late Than Never much more than just a local project from a local singer, even if it’s the local flavor of the songs that make them so resonant, sincere, and so distinctly country like country music is supposed to be. That is why local country artist Mike Kuster deserves national and international attention.”

FAB-FM in Australia wrote, “Thank the good Lord Mike Kuster has finally started to do what he should have done more than twenty years ago. Make great country music. . . Keep penning great tunes and recording songs Mike, we’ll take all you’ve got.”

Additional Artist/Song Information:

Artist Name: Mike Kuster
Song Title: King Of The Honky Tonk
Publishing: Michael John Kuster
Publishing Affiliation: ASCAP
Publishing 2: MJK Music Country
Publishing Affiliation 2: ASCAP
Album Title: Better Late Than Never
Record Label: MJK Music
Record Label:
MJK Music
Mike Kuster
301-662-3355
mike@mikekuster.net
Radio Promotion:
Ed Carter Promotions
Ed Carter
931-205-1819
mred.carter@gmail.com

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Mike Kuster “Seeing Less Than Half of Their Faces”

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A few months into the pandemic, Mike Kuster wrote this song in response to the world being lockdown. “With all of the world on lockdown, how are all of these people socializing and dating,” Mike wondered. “I’m used to seeing all of these folks going through the motions in bars and honky-tonks. That led me to come up with my main character with cabin fever.”

Mike wanted the song to be fun and comforting with a familiar sound. The song is heavily influenced by the Country Music he grew up listening to. “I really wanted this to be fun and sound like those classic songs you’d hear at the honky tonks and bars.”

“Seeing Less Than Half of Their Faces” is produced by Dr. Ford. Joining Mike on this album are great talents of Michael Cleveland on fiddle, Chris Condon on guitars, Caleb Mundy on bass, and Dr. Ford on drums and keyboards.

This is Mike’s fourth release to radio from his upcoming debut album, Better Late Than Never.

Additional Artist/Song Information:

Artist Name: Mike Kuster
Song Title: Seeing Less Than Half Of Their Faces
Publishing: MJK Music
Publishing Affiliation: ASCAP
Album Title: Better Late Than Never
Record Label: MJK Music
Record Label:
MJK Music
Mike Kuster
3016623355
mike@mikekuster.net
Radio Promotion:
Ed Carter Promotions
Ed Carter
931-205-1819
mred.carter@gmail.com

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Mike Kuster “Daddy’s Blue Jean Jacket”

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Mike Kuster’s daughter, Kate, started wearing his old blue jean jacket every day. The old jacket was his own in high school and showed its age, but Kate said its tattered and torn look is what she like about it. “I told her that if she kept wearing my jacket, I was going to write a song about her,” Mike recalled. So, he wrote this song about Kate and his jacket, but wanted to tell the story of a girl Kate’s age who wore the jacket to remind her of her daddy who died in war after 9-11. This is Mike’s third single from his upcoming debut album.

Additional Artist/Song Information:

Artist Name: Mike Kuster
Song Title: Daddy’s Blue Jean Jacket
Publishing: Michael John Kuster
Publishing Affiliation: ASCAP
Album Title: Daddy’s Blue Jean Jacket
Record Label: MJK Music
Record Label:
MJK Music
Mike Kuster
3016623355
mike@mikekuster.net
Radio Promotion:
Ed Carter Promotions
Ed Carter
931-205-1819
mred.carter@gmail.com