First 100 Attendees to Stop by Kryptek’s Booth at SHOT Show #3648 at 10 a.m. Wednesday, January 20 Will Receive a Free Download of “Overcome”
EAGLE, Idaho (January 19, 2016) – Not every company has their own theme song produced in Nashville by multi-platinum producers, but not every company has a CEO whose aircraft was downed in the middle of a firefight in South Bagdad, Iraq – and survived to start a new company. Kryptek’s CEO, Butch Whiting and President Josh Cleghorn were Apache attack helicopter pilots who flew numerous combat missions while fighting overseas. The day Whiting’s aircraft went down, Cleghorn provided over watch, ensuring Whiting’s evasion, escape and ultimately, his survival. After battle, they created Kryptek, an apparel company that features ultra high-performance technical and tactical outdoor adventure lines. Kryptek’s brand song, “Overcome,” which is now available on iTunes, speaks of overcoming all the odds to survive, to be successful, to be alive – which is exactly what Whiting and Cleghorn did – for themselves and for their company.
“Overcome” was created by songwriter and musician Michael Connors, songwriter and TV producer, Jim Kinsey and produced by Connors along with multi-platinum producer Mike Hartnett, who has also produced other songs with Kinsey and Connors such as “Gladiator.”
The first 100 attendees to stop by Kryptek’s booth (#3648) at the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show (SHOT) at 10 a.m. Wednesday, January 20 will receive a free download of “Overcome.” Plus, Kryptek’s pro-staffers, Jim Kinsey and Jana Waller of Skull Bound TV and others will be in attendance.
“’Overcome’ is a song that tells the Kryptek backstory bringing its ‘Battlefield to Backcountry’ motto to life in the lyrics,” said Butch Whiting, CEO of Kryptek Outdoor Group. “It captures the battlefield themes with words like ‘survival,’ ‘revival,’ ‘overcome’ and ‘life beyond the tombstone.’ This is a true story of a couple guys spending the majority of their adulthood down range, fighting our nations battles and then returning home with a business concept they developed into a legitimate brand. We chased our passions while transitioning out of decades of combat experience and back into civilian life. I hope others connect with our story as it is about survival, brotherhood and our what our country means to each of us.”
After Whiting’s helicopter went down in battle and he accepted he could die or be captured at the hands of the enemy, but the reaction of nearby ground forces, coupled with Cleghorn’s actions, ensured Whiting would live. “Overcome” features actual radio transmissions of Whiting in the helicopter during combat in the opening of the song.
“Overcome’s” existence starts with songwriter and outdoor TV producer, Jim Kinsey who is also a Kryptek pro-staffer. “Riding on the success of two songs I’d written lyrics on called ‘Open the Cage’ and ‘Gladiator’ last fall, I reached out to Kryptek’s founders Butch Whiting and Josh Cleghorn about writing an original song that encompassed everything Kryptek stood for,” said Kinsey. “I contacted singer/songwriter Michael Connors and we chiseled away at the lyrics along with Whiting, who also sent us actual radio transmissions of both he and Cleghorn in battle. We worked close with multi-platinum producer Mike Hartnett to build the atmosphere and combine those bites with an iconic sound that speaks the Kryptek language. The song ends with their call sign coming over the radio ‘Saber 3…Renegades.’ Authentic music is what every artist strives to produce and I feel as a team we accomplished that with ‘Overcome.’”
Listen to “Overcome” now available on iTunes here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/kryptek-overcome/id1069999245?i=1069999733
ABOUT KRYPTEK
Kryptek provides combat proven features and designs in ultra high-performance technical and tactical outdoor adventure apparel. Kryptek products are continuously tested and proven in austere combat environments and extreme hunting conditions. Constant improvement and feedback is implemented into future designs with the end-goal of providing our products to outdoor adventurers who demand the utmost in quality and overall performance in their gear. Learn more at http://Kryptek.Com and on Facebook at http://kryptekoutdoors.com
ABOUT MIKE HARTNETT
Mike Hartnett is a multi-platinum producer with more than 30 years experience as a musician, engineer and producer. He’s the “first-call” for talent on the forefront of today’s music scene working with scores of A-list talents including, Fergie, Yelawolf, Cee Lo Green, Travis Barker, Rehab, Lil’ Wayne, Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent, Nelly, Ludacris, Mary J. Blige, OutKast, Pink, Talib Kweli, Enrique and more. His most recent project has been working on Yelawolf’s latest album with the hit single “Till it’s Gone,” which was used in the feature film trailer with Johnny Depp from this past fall called “Black Mass.”
ABOUT MICHAEL CONNORS
Michael Connors is a Nashville based singer/songwriter known for engaging stage performances. As a guitar slinger Connors delivers a range of styles including metal, hard rock and all genres of country. He was an accomplished guitarist at age seventeen and began to learn to compose, write and sing, as he knew becoming a performing artist was his destiny. Inspiration from Metallica, Zakk Wylde from Ozzy Osbourne and Black Label Society and James Hetfield are why he started shredded guitar. Connors has been collaborating with famed Nashville producer Mike Hartnett for the past three years and will soon release a collection of songs they have written and produced. Connors is also working with renowned county artist/writer and producer Trent Willmon, who is known for his songs “Beer Man,” and “On Again Tonight.” Learn more at http://michaelconnorsmusic.com and http://facebook.com/michaelconnorsmusic
ABOUT JIM KINSEY
Jim Kinsey is an award-winning filmmaker based out of western Montana. As the executive producer of Skull Bound TV, airing its fifth season on the Sportsman Channel, Kinsey travels around the globe capturing adventures on film, which has inspired his songwriting career. He’s currently wrapping up production on a new song for Kryptek Outdoor Group called “Overcome” and one for one for NEMO Arms called “Blackout.” Learn more Kinsey at http://skullboundtv.com, http://twitter.com/kinseyHD and http://instagram.com/kinseyHD