AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER have created a place all their own in the indie pop world.  While serving in the US Navy as an air traffic controller, singer/songwriter Dave Munro sent home demos of his songs. This was the first chapter of ATC. Over the next decade, Dave created timeless and classic indie-folk-pop music that is heartfelt, luscious, and authentic. From the Boston scene, the band released four critically applauded albums and toured steadily with an electrifying group now made up of Dave Munro, drummer Adam Salameh, bassist Joe Campbell, guitarist Bobby Borenstein, vocalist/keytarist Emi McSwain, and multi-instrumentalist Steve Scott.  

With an eclectic song catalog and category-defying organic/electronic sound ATC has been on everyone’s radar.  They were Billboard Hot 100 Fest performers with The Weeknd and Justin Bieber, placed on the NPR Hot 100 List for SXSW, named Guardian UK Band of the Day, won Best Indie Alternative Song for "You Know Me" in the Independent Music Awards, and have several songs with millions of streams on Spotify. ATC's music has been licensed by Bose, MTV, NBC, ABC, Disney, Verizon, Toyota, and many more.

The band has played Sundance with ASCAP and performed on their first Sixthman Rock Boat cruise with bands like Bronze Radio Return, Jukebox The Ghost, and Michael Franti. An Official act at SXSW, ATC has played showcases for McDonalds, the Grammy Museum, and was featured on Jeff Regan's Alt Nation playlist of bands to watch.

The official music video for "The House" won Improper Bostonian's "Boston's Best" Music Video, as well as a New England Music Award for Best Video.  The House was also named Best Video by Boston Magazine, played in rotation on MTVU, MTV2, and on the homepage of Funny Or Die.

Support for ATC has come in from all over. Vanyaland in Boston calls them an evolution forward featuring "crafty alt-pop, an expansion of depth and sound, catchy hooks.” One Stop Record Shop in the UK states "equal parts fascinating and brilliant" while "combining flecks of CHVRCHES with the indie vibes of Pulp and a smattering of Death Cab For Cutie."  

Songs from ATC have been featured by Gary Vaynerchuk in the Daily Vee, EA Sports NHL, the UK's top reality show Made In Chelsea. At radio, WXRV and WERS have multiple songs in rotation, songs have been played on Top 40 Mix 93.3 in Kansas City, KX 93.5 in Laguna CA, KCSN & KXLU Los Angeles, WLCA Illinois, WHSN Maine, KXTE Los Vegas, KTCL Colorado and more. CLIF Bar, Quiznos, and Boston Harbor Distillery have asked to work with Air Traffic Controller, as well as MyMusicRX out of Portland, OR.  On the road ATC has hit Summerfest, Ann Arbor Summer Festival, Denver's Beaver Creek Music Experience and will continue to play shows throughout the year in support of the new album. 

Air Traffic Controller is from Boston and features:
Dave Munro, Adam Salameh, Joe Campbell, Bobby Borenstein, Emi McSwain, & Steve Scott

PRESS

“earnest and confessional … a lively and eminently catchy marriage... organic singer/songwriter influences… electro pop pulse" -Under The Radar

 "A deeper maturity” -American Songwriter

"Air Traffic Controller opens the Hot 100 stage on day 2, makes the most of its opportunity and introduces a breezy
new song called "Water Falls" from its new record." - Billboard

"Air Traffic Controller took the Sinclair in Cambridge by storm, playing a huge set that covered all the hits." - WERS, Boston

"A sonorous mix of bright, edgy sounds" - Culture Collide

""there’s an earnest quality to Munro’s songwriting and vocal delivery that oozes authenticity" - Performer Magazine

"Laying down a grooving indie pop backdrop full of rhythmic brass arrangement with Dave Munro spinning melodic vocal leads, “20” sees a celebrated band at the top of their game." - Plastic Magazine

"Air Traffic Controller's “20” is a pop rock track that hits hard in a nostalgic and introspective way." - Hot Lunch Music

"It’s not often that one gets to hear music from a band that seems about to hit the big times. But if Air Traffic Controller’s latest track “20” — and their 300,000 monthly listeners — is any indication, then this genre-defying group seems poised to become a household name very soon." - Glasse Factory

"Air Traffic Controller have served up a slice of pure genius with “20.”" - Up To Hear Music

"Smart and sharp, upbeat and spry, the rising Boston band’s sophisticated songcraft helps their excellent fifth LP land in a sweet spot between indie-pop, rock and folk." - Tinnitist

"“20” is a breezy pop anthem, rooted in Munro’s unerring knack for catchy hooks and lived-in story-based lyricism paired with a lush arrangement featuring reverb-drenched guitar, funky horns and a dance floor friendly groove." - Joy of Violent Movement

"I was gobsmacked the first moment I heard ATC years ago, and am even more enthralled by them and what they're capable of doing with their sound."  - Music Box Pete

"Black Box will take you through the ups and downs of summer and may just be stuck in your head for longer."
- The Daily, University of Washington

"Infectious new single “The House,” a catchy-ass song if there ever was one." - Vanyaland

"Ethereal and buttery smooth vocals work wonders with the band’s electrifying sound." - ThreadSence

"Ravishing." - Free Bike Valet

“If this is what feel-good music sounds like, I want buckets and buckets more of it.” - Indie Shuffle

While so much has changed, much has stayed the same when it comes to the quality of music and the creativity pouring out. (“20” is) a beautifully introspective reflection on the past. And while it keeps a storytelling structure that feels recognizably Air Traffic Controller, its catchy sound turns heads.

- Nora Onanian, WERS

CONTACT / BOOKING

Email info@airtrafficcontrollermusic.com

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

Direct support for Brett Dennen, Joshua Radin, Bronze Radio Return, KAYE, Grizfolk, Meiko, Scars On 45 - Sold Out shows at The Sinclair Boston & Mercury Lounge NYC - Billboard Hot 100 Music Festival (Beiber, The Weeknd, Misterwives), Life Is Good Festival (Dave Matthews, Michael Franti & Spearhead), The Nines Festival (Explosions In The Sky, Dr. Dog, Delta Spirit), First Chair Festival Denver, headliner - Reykjavik Calling Boston, headliner - Boston First Night, headliner - ASCAP Music Cafe at Sundance - Sixthman Rockboat 16 - SXSW Showcases with McDonalds, Culture Collide, Grammy Museum - Summerfest WI - Ann Arbor Summer Series MI - Levitt Pavilion Summer Series PA - Celebrate Mansfield CT - Beaver Creek Music Experience CO - WXRV Riverfest 2014 + 2016 - Boston Music Awards at the House of Blues featured performer/nominee - North Face 50th Anniversary - Boston Harbor Distillery - Winterfest Cleveland, Fenway Recordings 15th Anniversary Celebration

SYNC HIGHLIGHTS

ATC's music has been licensed by Bose, MTV, NBC, ABC, Disney, Verizon, Toyota, FOX, USA, Freeform, TNT, CW, Collins Community Credit Union, and more.

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