Formed in early 2007, A City Heart is an online collaboration between Iowa native Dustin Kniffen (Counterfeit Maps+Stars, Ely Falls, Isles) and NJ-born Kris Keyser (SSF, Centipedes) that takes electronic pop in a new direction. Born out of a mutual respect for one another’s previous work, ACH writes, records, mixes, and masters every song across the internet from a distance of thousands of miles, and have to this day never met in person. Combining organic sounds and lush vocal harmonies with synths and beats, A City Heart evokes both sensitivity and the desire to dance, often within the same song. Their debut EP, If You Ever Had A Chance, Then It Was Now, has been turning heads since its release in the summer of 2007. With positive responses and label interest growing by the day and a new record in the works for a 2009 release, A City Heart promises to be a household name in no time at all.

Accomplishments to date – -Have never met, yet wrote and produced an EP in the summer of ’07 via Internet collaboration. -Featured on mtvU’s Meet or Delete (Best Music On Campus Episode) -Featured on Absolutepunk.net Forum Members Christmas/Covers Compilation -Played on Home Recording Odyssey/ Featured for remixing by listeners -Daily Rec for 8/28/07 on TheAlbumProject.net -Part of Absolutepunk.net’s Small Band Round Up 11/11/07 -Top ten in mtvu’s Palm Centro Battle of the Bands 2008 -Featured in Daily Record (major NJ newspaper) -Garnered label attention before ever playing a show. -Reviewed on Absolutepunk.net -Won Stacy Clark’s remix competition for her track “Unusual” -Top 25 finalist for mtvU Best Music On Campus Woodie Award -#3 spot on Ourstage.com’s Electronic channel October ‘08 for "Maybe, It’s Vanity"

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