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Heffron Drive’s Kendall Schmidt receives Ischia Global Icon Award

Schmidt is the lead singer of Heffron Drive, and he was awarded the coveted Ischia Global Icon Award during the 2016 Ischia Global Film and Music Festival in Italy after their sold-out concert.

This award honors influential artists in the entertainment industry, and Schmidt was joined on stage by fellow recipients and Hollywood stars Tim Robins, Danny DeVito, Jeremy Irons and Danny Glover.

Aside from Schmidt, the duo is comprised of Dustin Belt on lead guitar and backing vocals. Their latest singe, “Don’t Let Me Go,” is their follow-up to “Rain Don’t Come.”

Most recently, on August 25, Heffron Drive played a show at the Revolution Bar and Music Hall in Amityville on Long Island, which was well-received.

Heffron Drive’s Kendall Schmidt and Dustin Belt sat down and chatted with Digital Journal prior to their show at the Revolution Bar and Music Hall on Long Island.

To learn more about Heffron Drive, visit their official homepage.

Markos Papadatos
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Markos Papadatos is Digital Journal's Editor-at-Large for Music News. Papadatos is a Greek-American journalist and educator that has authored over 24,000 original articles over the past 19 years. He has interviewed some of the biggest names in music, entertainment, lifestyle, magic, and sports. He is a 16-time "Best of Long Island" winner, where for three consecutive years (2020, 2021, and 2022), he was honored as the "Best Long Island Personality" in Arts & Entertainment, an honor that has gone to Billy Joel six times.

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