Tennessee
Singer-Songwriter, Instrumentalist, Producer

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"cause I die, a little each time, when she cries"

BIOGRAPHY

I sarted writing when I was 11. It took me 20 somethin' years to get it right. (According to some of my 'friends', that's debatable)... Wrote for EMI for 9 years, Sony for 7 and now for Crossfire3 in Nashville. Great place. Great people... I made records for WB, RCA, and Curb as an artist and it was an awesome experience. I learned so much. I cost those labels... so much! ) ... I've had a hundred or so cuts by a variety of artists (see below). I write fulltime...

GENRES

Country, Pop, Singer/Songwriter

PUBLISHING COMPANY

Crossfire3/ Wounded Sky Music, independent publishing company

Contact

Publishing: Steve Markland/ steve@crossfire3.com
Administrative: Steve Markland/ steve@crossfire3.com

P.R.O.

ASCAP

INSTRUMENTS

bass / guijo / acoustic guitar / electric guitar

INFLUENCES

Don Henley, Jackson Browne, Brian Wilson, Jimmy Webb, Chicago, Tom Waits, Coldplay, Allman Bros., Aerosmith, Paul Simon, Chris Cornell...

DAY JOB

Full time songwriter...

I AM INTERESTED IN

in pitching songs to artist
in pitching songs to tv

I WRITE:

For a living

I Also Write:
with others
for others

I Prefer To Write:
lyrics
melody
music

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SONG CUTS

Martina McBride, Chicago, Pat Green, Reba McEntire, Restless Heart, LeAnn Rimes, Diamond Rio, Peter Cetera, Jodee Messina, Trace Adkins and more...

AWARDS & ACCOLADES

"When She Cries" ... ASCAP Country and POP Song of the Year; Grammy nominated for Best Vocal Performance by a Group... Burnin' Daylight; nominated for Academy of Country Music New Group of the Year 10 ASCAP Most performed awards

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The Pub Deal on Music Row

American Songwriter, American Songspace, and Martin Guitar have announced The Pub Deal– a one of a kind contest that will give away a year-long, $20,000 publishing contract with HoriPro Entertainment Group, Inc.

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Ronnie Milsap Selects “Country Cut”

Over the summer American Songspace hosted Ronnie Milsap’s “Country Cut” Contest. The winning song would be recorded by Ronnie and placed on his upcoming album. After all the submissions were reviewed...

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Home Videos: Gin House

Gin House performs their song "Roots" for a home town crowd.

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Q&A: Bright Eyes

After a brief stint as a solo artist, Conor Oberst has revived Bright Eyes to release The People’s Key, an album that deals with the nature of time, spirituality, and human existence. Also, it’s Rastafarian friendly.