{"id":20169,"date":"2016-05-11T15:52:42","date_gmt":"2016-05-11T14:52:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=20169"},"modified":"2016-05-11T15:52:42","modified_gmt":"2016-05-11T14:52:42","slug":"lightning-strikes-neon-skies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2016\/05\/lightning-strikes-neon-skies\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Lightning Strikes&#8217; &#8211; Neon Skies"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20171\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2016\/05\/lightning-strikes-neon-skies\/neon-skies-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Neon-Skies-1.jpg?fit=960%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Neon Skies 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Neon-Skies-1.jpg?fit=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20171\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Neon-Skies-1.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Neon Skies 1\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>&#8216;Lightning Strikes&#8217; is the new song from Belgian\/UK band, Neon Skies.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Four friends and musicians began writing and playing together at a &#8220;back to the roots&#8221; rehearsal room in Belgium. Quickly discovering their musical backgrounds went together well, they teamed up to form Neon Skies, playing a mixture of rock and pop, with a hint of dance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Looking for a singer\/frontman, they auditioned several singers, until John suggested they ask his friend, Richard Knight. It was a match made in heaven, with Rich&#8217;s voice and onstage presence proving to be just what the band was looking for. Now with members from both Belgium and the UK, they have their own studio (Skylight Studios), where they&#8217;ve been locked away writing their debut album. Neon Skies have received a lot of press and radio attention in Belgium and are now ready to take their sound to the world.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Neon Skies are\u00a0John Miles Jnr, on Guitar; \u00a0Filip Vandueren\u00a0on\u00a0Keys;\u00a0Rich Knight,\u00a0Vocals;\u00a0Antony Van Der Wee\u00a0playing\u00a0Drums; and\u00a0Bart Delacourt\u00a0on\u00a0Bass.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can find Neon Skies online on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WeAreNeonSkies\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NeonSkies\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/weareneonskies\/\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, and their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.neonskies.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_78276\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oBLemQPgtdU?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"Lightning Strikes\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/oBLemQPgtdU\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Lightning Strikes&#8217; 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