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Here's my story...My mom prayed that the baby in her belly would be singer, and God granted her this wish. My mom helped His cause, harmonizing with me and making music a priority in our household in Erie, Pennsylvania.
I sang in church and at school, but it wasn't til I met JR Mangan and joined a very successful cover band that was based in State College, PA that I really made singing my life.
We played constantly, toured relentlessly, and had a blast.
I started giving a lot of things up for music: my social life, my four year boyfriend, and sleep. But never once did I doubt my dream.
I fel in love with a talented fellow musician along the way, and he inspired me in every way I can think of- we wrote songs together and about each other, and dove head first into music. Pretty soon we had a rock band called "The Versions" that was booked to open for "The Pretenders" before we even had enough songs for a whole set.
He opened up my songwriting side, as I learned to play guitar and feel deeper emotion than ever.
When I performed solo at a music convention in Orlando, and Matt and Gunnar Nelson noticed and flew me out here to LA and Nashville the following week, and introduced me to some amazing people in the music industry.
I flew back home to PA and asked my band what they wanted: we could either hit the road in a van and do a grassroots tour and make music our lives, or we could all move to LA together and try it there, but they had other plans. So I left my home and my band and I ventured out alone, with my guitar and a Jetta packed tightly, and headed out to LA.
Since moving to LA I've performed an original song live on MTV, gotten songs placed in two movies ("Deceit" by ElevenEleven Productions, and Eric Weinstein's "Persuasion", both of which will be released next year).
I'm also a studio vocalist for ABC TV shows, movie trailers, famous artist's albums and independent projects.
In November 2006, I was a regional finalist for the TV show "Nashville Star", where I got to the top 56 and flew to Nashville to perform live with Claus Herther on guitar (who also co-wrote many of my songs with me) at "The Stage" on Broadway.
Recently I had two songs produced, mixed and mastered by THE LEGENDARY JAMES "JIMBO" BARTON (MATCHBOX 20, AEROSMITH, KISS, ERIC CLAPTON, ETC.) AND THE PHENOMENAL JJ FARRIS FORMERLY OF THE TORIES, AND NUMEROUS HIT MOVIE SOUNDTRACKS.
I also started writing with several hit songwriters for song placement for other artists...styles ranging from country to R&B.
I am also on the Samurai Girl Soundtrack, available on iTunes, singing "Long Gone".
I've performed at House of Blues on the Sunset Strip and opened for the Rembrandts, and am playing gigs around LA.
And the UK is now featuring two of my original songs on the London airwaves.
In addition to these endeavors, I'm always working on new material.
I've had the opportunity to meet and work with musical legends since moving here, and I'm very grateful for all of it.
So here I go, with lots of hope and dreams and hard work to back it up...having faith that this is my calling, and thankful to all of you amazing friends and music lovers who have been so supportive of my endeavors, and my passion.
Thanks for reading all of this!!!
HAVE A FREAKIN,FABULOUS 4TH OF JULY HOLIDAY!!! MAY YOU BE SAFE,HAVE FUN,AND HAVE A ROCKIN SPIRT OF '76 WEEKEND!! THANX 4 BEING A GREAT FRIEND!! TAKE CARE & TTYS,PAUL
thanks deb. sorry i wasn't able to meet up when i was in CA for coachella. never ended up making it out of palm springs...and i was kinda scared to see people from the past that weekend anyway. love you too and maybe i'll make another trip out there soon.
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