Dwntwn

Music career

It was after a break-up with Cepeda’s brother that Jamie Leffler (daughter of Howie Epstein, longtime bass player for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers), and Robert Cepeda formed the band, starting as a duo. Staying home to write songs and work on their sounds, the two spent years perfecting their music. Soon DWNTWN became a four piece band as their sound evolved.

In 2012, French tastemaker label, Kitsuné debuted DWNTWN first single, "See My Eyes” to critical acclaim. This track was added to one of the label’s compilation albums. Then in 2013, DWNTWN was again featured on another compilation album with Giraffage and Jhameel on the track “Move Me” Both songs reached #2 on Hype Machine's popular chart.

"Red Room" EP

The "Red Room EP" was released on November 13, 2012. This EP was noted for its heavy use of the synthesizer that really started to show the musical evolution of the group. This release led the music to be compared to Ellie Goulding, the soundtrack of the Ryan Gosling film, Drive, Dev and Sia.

With the release of "Red Room", DWNTWN joined Capital Cities and Golden Field for a handful of tour dates.

"DWNTWN" EP to present

The group released their first single from the self-titled EP in February 2014. “Til Tomorrow” received attention from across the country and premiered on USA Today’s website. In a review of the EP from The Guardian, it was stated that they are “seriously obsessed” with the band calling them the “LA blog version of Ellie Goulding.

In April, DWTWN released their second single "Missing You", written as a tribute to Leffler’s late Grandfather. The track debuted on Paste Magazine’s website in anticipation of the EP’s release later that month.

"DWTWN EP" was released April 29, 2014 on Jullian Records.

Discography