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With a voice in his chest, a guitar on his shoulders, and a band behind his back, Rhett Repko only has one goal: to bring his influences of timeless classics into today's modern music scene. "Music has the ability to deliver raw unfiltered emotions from one person to another." Rhett goes on to say, "Records today tend to be produced to perfection, but those aren't the ones we love.”
Rhett found his place in the world at 15 when he took a guitar class in high school. In love with his new passion, Rhett turned to the music of the Beatles where the unusual chord changes and heart-felt harmonies and lyrics fueled his deep love affair with music and sealed his desire to become a songwriter. Along the way, he became inspired with the magical productions of George Martin for the Beatles, and then later Butch Vig’s brilliant work on Nirvana’s Nevermind.
Rhett studied production under Alan Wonneberger at UMBC, where he earned his BA in Music, and also formed his band. What makes this band different is that they never leave the studio. With a certain sound in his head, Rhett works endlessly and is determined in getting his vision to blast out of speakers by producing his own recordings. After self-producing his first 2 EP’s, Rhett started recording in Nashville and LA with multiple producers to expand his sonic capabilities. This allows him to focus on creating his best songwriting and arrangements. A mix of retro and modern techniques drives Rhett to deliver the best of both worlds. His latest music has been mixed by Mark Needham (Killers, Imagine Dragons, The 1975) He is currently working on songs with 18 Grammy award-winning James Sanger (U2, Madonna, Phil Collins, Keane, Bryan Adams).
But in the end, for Rhett, “It’s about the song. Is it good enough? Does it make you feel something? It’s not about fame. It’s about the struggle to be understood. Isn’t that what music is all about?”
Rhett has signed multiple TV licensing agreements with networks including VICE, MTV, Netflix, Discovery, NASCAR, E!TV, Oxygen, A&E, TLC, Fox Sports, OWN & USA.
Rhett’s music has global radio play in 46 countries including USA, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, Germany, Brazil, China, South Africa, Egypt and others.
BDS monitored Triple A Chart #95 “Can Someone Help Me Now?”
NACC Top Add Chart: #1 Added Single “I Don’t Wanna Talk To You” [October 8th 2019]
NACC Singles Chart: #13 “I Don’t Wanna Talk To You”
NACC Top Add Chart: #23 “Can Someone Help Me Now?” [May 12th 2020]
NACC Top Add Chart: #25 Added Single “Thnx for the Ride”
NACC Top 200 Chart: #152 “Songs of the Night”
aBreak 58: #14 “Won’t Cry”
TV Licensing for “Can Someone Help Me Now?” with following networks
VICE, DISCOVERY, MTV, ETV!, A&E, TLC, USA, OWN, NETFLIX
“Late Nights”, “Don’t You Know?”, “A Broken Song”, and “I Don’t Wanna Talk To You” has charted on Commercial Specialty Radio for FMQB.
FMQB SUB-MODERN SINGLES CHART RANK: #27t (Late Nights)
FMQB SUB-MODERN SINGLES CHART RANK: #63t (A Broken Song)
FMQB SUB-MODERN ALBUM CHART RANK: #53t (A Broken Song)
FMQB SUB-MODERN SINGLES CHART RANK: #59t (I Don’t Wanna Talk To You)
FMQB SUB-MODERN SINGLES CHART RANK: #84 (Don’t You Know?)
Rhett has scored 5 Top 100 College Radio Charts
"Thnx For The Ride" hit #47 on College Radio Charts
"Lately Baby" hit #71 on College Radio Charts
“Can Someone help Me Now?” hit #71 College Radio Charts
"Songs of the Night" hit #77 on College Radio Charts
"Before She Knows" hit #79 on College Radio Charts
Highlights of USA Triple A Radio Station Airplay:
WZEW, Fairhope, AL
WAPS, Akron, OH
KVYN, Nappa, CA
WCLX, Burlington, VT
WCNR, Charlottesville, VA
WKYZ - Key West, FL
KCLC, St. Louis, MO
KRML, Carmel, CA
KVOQ, Denver, CO
Highlights of USA Commercial/Community Radio Station Airplay:
ALT360 Radio, Chicago, IL
KSER, Seattle, WA
KSYM, San Antonio, TX
WLKK, BUFFALO, NY
AM1670, SAN ANTONIO, TX
KACV, AMARILLO, TX
KXRN, LAGUNA BEACH, CA
KZSR, PASO ROBLES, CA
KEBF, MORRO BAY, CA
KVNV, RENO, NV
KZSR, PASO ROBLES, CA
WAQX, SYRACUSE, NY
WSUM, MADISON, WI
WVMO, MONONA, WI
WCMU, Mount Pleasant, MI
XTRA, San Diego, CA
WGLS, Glassboro, NJ
WLFR, Gallloway, NJ
WHFR, Dearborn, MI
KAOS, Olympia, WA
WNSU, Fort Lauderdale, FL
WODU, Norfolk, VA
WUTK, Knoxville, TN
WMKY, Morehead, KY
WERU, East Orland, ME
WTCC, Springfield, MA
M3 Radio, Brooklyn, NY
KBCZ, Boulder Creek, CA
WMCO, New Concord, OH
KGVM, Bozeman, MT
WSCA, Portsmouth, NH
WNUW, Ashton, PA
KNVC, Carson City, NV
Rhett broke onto the NACC Chart with his EP “Songs of the Night” at #152 in February 2019.
“Songs of the Night” charted on College Radio at #77 on the College Radio Charts and is breaking through to commercial stations HGRNJ (NJ), KRCC (CO), Menace Attic (CA), No Pigeonholes (CA), WBSD (WI), WCOO (SC), WCSF (IL), WERU (ME), WCNR (VA), KXCV (MO) and growing weekly.
"Thnx For The Ride" was #25 Add on NACC
In September of 2018, Rhett released his self-produced single “Lately Baby” recorded at his home which hit #71 on College Radio Charts.
In May of 2018, Rhett released his single "Before She Knows" recorded in Nashville, with producers that would go on to hit #79 on the national college radio charts.
Rhett released his second EP "Thnx For The Ride" in December of 2017 with continued success and peaked at #50 on the national college radio charts.
Rhett Repko released his self-titled debut EP in Spring of 2017 and enjoyed immense success on college radio across the United States.
He has radio play and support from 200+ College/Community Radio Stations across the USA.
Rhett has been named 2018 Songwriter of the Year by Warlock Asylum International News.
Rhett has been recognized by the International Song Of The Year Songwriting Contest as a Semi-Finalist for his rock song "A Little Loving" in July and "About Last Night" in December of 2016.
Rhett also earned a Top 20 Finalist spot for his song "Say Goodbye" in the SongBuilder Studios Songwriting Competition in December of 2016.