Highwind has released a video of "2023" recorded live From Good Noise Finter Fest at the end of December. Highwind is the pop-rock solo project of New Jersey-based singer/songwriter, Chris Russo Jr.
After playing in multiple bands of many different genres since the age of 17, Chris started Highwind in May of 2018 as an attempt to get a fresh start at doing what he loved; writing brutally honest music that felt alive and full of color. Chris recorded his first EP titled, “How’ve You Been?” between May and October of 2018 with New Jersey-based producer, CJ Rarela. The EP was released the following January. Consistent touring across the East Coast followed the months after the release of the first EP.
In October of 2019, Highwind released a stand-alone single titled, ‘2023.” (produced by Pete Zengerle) “2023,” immediately drew in a new crowd of listeners who were very interested in what Chris had to say with his honesty-tinged pop-punk. Pulling influences from pop-punk, pop, alternative rock, and indie pop genres, Highwind still does what Chris set out to do with the project in the beginning; to write brutally honest music that feels more alive and full of more color than ever before.
"Playing live for Good Noise festival was such a cool experience for me," said Chris Russo. "I had never done any sort of live session before recording one for Good Noise Festival. Working with Connor Hanson and Kris Khunachak is always a pleasure, so being able to work with both of them on this project was amazing. I know that the original version of, "2023," is a little over a year old now, so I really hope people enjoy having the live version of the song, as well as the Reimagined version of the song to listen to."
