Ever since my childhood, I have been a fan of the new and ever changing sound of country music. Therefore some of my influences are relatively new artists, as well as some of the older ones. Martina McBride is a wonderfully talented person that I absolutely admire and is a big influence on the type of music I sing and the standard to which I hold myself to when my voice is concerned. As a country music artist, it would be one of the highest honors I could receive to be compared or considered in the same realm as Martina. Likewise, being introduced to the music of Patsy Cline as a young girl, the purity and richness of her voice inspired me to strive to captivate audiences as a singer just as she did when she was with us. As far as the style of the music I sing goes, I like to sing funloving, upbeat songs (such as music from Lila McCann and Faith Hill) and powerful, thought-evoking ballads about love and life (such as music from Martina).
Sounds Like
I sound like the fresh, new voices in country music such as Carrie Underwood, but keeping to the richness and purity as that of Patsy Cline
A wide-eyed 10-year-old small-town Mississippi girl couldn't contain herself as she sat in her seat the very first time she attended the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee. So it came to no surprise when, during the middle of the show, she ran down to the front of the stage to get as close as she could to her idol, Martina McBride, during her performance. Waving frantically to her family back in their seats, she yelled, "Mom! Mom! Come take my picture!" as everyone around chuckled at the overjoyed little girl. That was the defining moment when Madison Hardy created the dream of one day being able to perform on that stage, just like the country music legends that she so aspired to be.
Madison's love of singing began in a small church just outside her hometown of Philadelphia, Mississippi. As just a three-year-old, she sang "Jesus Loves Me" at the top of her lungs, spreading enjoyment and amusement through the congregation. As a third-grader, Madison won the Overall Prize at her very first talent competition, sparking a desire to continue to sing and compete in talent shows all over the nation. After visiting Nashville several times with her family, even as a child, Madison knew it was her destiny to one day begin her career as a country music recording artist.
Madison didn't originally consider herself a songwriter, although, every now and then, she would come up with little ditties about her friends or her pets and perform them for her parents, who would just smile and tell her how entertaining the little songs were. Eventually, however, Madison caught herself paying attention to the lyrics and writers of her favorite songs, and she often thought, "I wonder if I could do that as well as them." When Hardy made the move to Nashville in 2007 to attend Belmont University, she decided to seriously try her hand at the craft.
Now a sophomore at Belmont, Madison has been one busy young lady, working hard to develop her songwriting skills, as well as working closely with her friends and fellow students in the studio and on stage. "I haven't made it to the Opry stage yet, but my time is coming," she says. Make no mistake about it, Madison's powerful voice, compelling performances, and commercial image will get her there soon enough.
I’ve been a music journalist for more than 10 years. Over the years, many artists and managers have asked me what the best way to break into the European music market is.
Here are some things you can do:
Publish artist press releases, news, and tour dates to the CountryHome Forum on MySpace, http://groups.myspace.com/CountryHomeMagazine , CountryHome Forum is part of CountryHome, http://www.CountryHome.de , Germany's Premier Country Music Online Magazine. Everything you publish to the CountryHome Forum will be published in my weekly Newsletter which has over 80,000 readers.
Publish artist interviews in English to http://groups.myspace.com/CountryHomeMagazineInterviewsEnglish , interviews in French to http://groups.myspace.com/InterviewsAvecCountryMusicStars and interviews in German to http://groups.myspace.com/CountryMusikInterviews . All these groups on MySpace are part of CountryHome, http://www.CountryHome.de , Germany's Premier Country Music Online Magazine.
Send me CDs and DVDs for review and set up an artist interview with me. All reviews and interviews will be submitted to the magazines I'm writing for. More information for which magazines I'm writing can be found at http://www.MySpace.com/ChristianLamitschka
Upload artist videos to http://www.MyVideo.de and http://www.ClipFish.de . Both websites are like http://www.YouTube.com and uploading videos is free. The websites are completely in German. If you don’t speak German and need assistance, I will help you open an account and upload a video for 25 Euro. Each additional video upload for the same artist name and at the same video website is 10 Euro.
If you have more questions about the European music market or about any of the information I send to you today, please contact me at Ch.Lamitschka@t-online.de too.
Editor & Journalist for Country Music Christian Lamitschka An der Pfingstweide 28 61118 Bad Vilbel Germany
Hi, I’m so glad we have become friends! I would love to hear your comments on my new single “Its gonna turn” It would mean a lot to me, thanks again for your friendship! Hope to see you down the road
Christmas is coming soon. Are you looking for a Christmas present and would like to help handicapped children? Than please request the list of donations in kind from HelpCharity, www.MySpace.com/HelpCharity , by sending me an e-mail at Ch.Lamitschka@t-online.de . Many donations in kind are autographed.
If you don't have the chance to request the list of donations in kind, please add HelpCharity to your Top Friends!
Thanks for helping me to support handicapped children!
Christian
Founder of HelpCharity Editor & Journalist for Country Music Christian Lamitschka An der Pfingstweide 28 61118 Bad Vilbel Germany Phone: ++49 (0) 6101 544613 Mobil: ++49 (0) 171 6903352 E-Mail: Ch.Lamitschka@t-online.de Internet: www.MySpace.com/HelpCharity Internet: www.MySpace.com/ChristianLamitschka
Howdy friend...thanks to the worldwide success of my single Saddle Up Shawty I am proud to announce the release of my NEW single off my new cd the Country Rap King vol 2, Whiskey Drinkin S.O.B. Look for the for the new single and dance hitting a dance floor near you this winter, and all next year!
HelpCharity is a acronym for Handicapped, engagement, loyalty, protection. HelpCharity want to support organizations that pay attention to the needs of handicapped children in Germany and America. Would you like to help too? For more information please read the blog of HelpCharity.
HelpCharity steht für BeHinderten, engagement, loyalität und protektion. Mit HelpCharity sollen Organisationen unterstützt werden, die sich um die Belange von behinderten Kindern in Deutschland und den USA kümmern. Würdest Du auch gerne helfen? Informationen wie Du helfen kannst, findest Du im Blog von HelpCharity.
Today I like to inform you, that you can read and watch interviews with your favorit country stars in Enlgish, German and French at http://www.CountryHome.de/Interviews .
Warm regards
Christian
Editor & Journalist for Country Music Christian Lamitschka An der Pfingstweide 28 61118 Bad Vilbel Germany Phone: ++49 6101 544613 Mobil: ++49 171 6903352 Ch.Lamitschka@t-online.de Info@CountryMusic-Magazin.de www.MySpace.com/ChristianLamitschka
Hey, thanks so much for the add & friendship! I really like meeting new people and other artists, too! I’m 14 years old and having been playing guitar for 5 years and songwriting for 1 year! I hope you have a chance to stop by my page and check out my music! Always Rockin’ – Brad Theriot
CountryHome Forum, http://groups.myspace.com/CountryHomeMagazine , is one of the biggest Forum for country music in Europe and part of CountryHome, www.countryhome.de , Germany's Premier Online Country Music Magazine.
CountryHome Forum have more than 5,000 members. Each news you submit to CountryHome Forum will released to my weekly Newsletter with more than 50,000 readers.
Please submit your artist news and events to CountryHome Forum to help your artists to get well known better in Europe. If you do not have the time to submit your artist news and events by yourself, please send it me to: Ch.Lamitschka@t-online.de and I will submit them by myself to CountryHome Forum.
I know that many artists from North America don't have their music videos uploaded to German video websites. The most popular websites are MyVideo.de and ClipFish.de. That means your European audience does not have the chance to find them.
I understand that most of you don't speak German and are not able to upload videos because of the language barrier. If you would like me to upload your videos to the German video websites, please let me know.
Thanks
Christian
Editor & Journalist for Country Music Christian Lamitschka An der Pfingstweide 28 61118 Bad Vilbel Germany Phone: ++49 6101 544613 Mobil: ++49 171 6903352 Ch.Lamitschka@t-online.de Info@CountryMusic-Magazin.de
Hoping you are having a wonderful Sunday =) Just thought I would stop by and say hi!!! I am going to LA in a couple of weeks for a concert...I can't wait! I will post the time and location soon so if you are in the area you can maybe come by and say hey!!! Hope you are doing great and are happy too =) Hugs, Zoe â¥
A wide-eyed 10-year-old small-town Mississippi girl couldn't contain herself as she sat in her seat the very first time she attended the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee. So it came to no surprise when, during the middle of the show, she ran down to the front of the stage to get as close as she could to her idol, Martina McBride, during her performance. Waving frantically to her family back in their seats, she yelled, "Mom! Mom! Come take my picture!" as everyone around chuckled at the overjoyed little girl. That was the defining moment when Madison Hardy created the dream of one day being able to perform on that stage, just like the country music legends that she so aspired to be. 
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