Sarah McLachlan, Bonnie Raitt, Michelle Branch, Carole King, Norah Jones, John Mayer, James Morrison, Dave Barnes, Nicole Nordeman, Jennifer Knapp, Alicia Keys, Billie Holiday and the list goes on...
Maggie's songs have been played on MTV's "The Hills" and "The City" numerous times in the past year and a half. "Out of My Mind", "Believe", "I Wonder Why", and "Life" seem to be the favorites.
ALSO, Maggie's songs "Out Of My Mind" and "All We Need" were played on the CBS hit series, "The Young And The Restless" throughout 2008 and 2009!
Sounds Like
A combination of all Maggie's influences and her own sound.
At age twenty-two, Maggie McClure has been performing for 8 years now. As her new CD simply titled "Maggie McClure" gains international attention, Maggie humbly passes part of the credit onto an all-star crew. The project was recorded at Spaceway Studios south of Dallas under the direction of producer extraordinaire Will Hunt (Ryan Cabrera, Amy Lee of Evanescence, Nick Lachey), with a band consisting of Cabrera's guitarist Steve Miller, Shane Barnard of the duo Shane and Shane, and others. The results have netted impressive reactions from fans and industry alike. Maggie was named a Semi-Finalist in the 2007 Mountain Stage New Song Contest in Austin, TX, one of the nation’s premier showcases of performing songwriters. Oklahoma City's 98.9 KYIS FM has featured key album cuts "Out of My Mind" and "Fall Into Me", while a slew of concert and in-store appearances have steadily built her grassroots dynamic. In addition, the region's FOX 25 affiliate KOKH chose Maggie for their special series 'Name in Lights', which features up-and-coming Oklahoma artists that ran in conjunction with American Idol.
McClure's music is very relationally charged. In her song "Out of My Mind", she describes the leftover hurt and frustration from a relationship that's been over for some time, but has yet to be forgotten. "What's It Like" also builds upon that topic as she wonders how an ex's new relationship is progressing compared to the past. Other notable cuts include "Life", "Believe", "I Wonder Why" and "Never Let You Down", a Beatlesque tune. All of these songs are about relationships that could refer to a spouse, friend or a spiritual relationship. In the spring of 2007 Maggie met with MTV regarding her music video, “ What’s It Like”, and Maggie became MTV-U’s featured artist video during the week of June 18th, 2007. She then signed a contract with MTV Networks who immediately used her song "Out of My Mind" on their hit show, 'The Hills'. Soon to follow were contract offers from California companies DMX and Spafax, which offer satellite programming to airlines and high-end retail stores at malls across the US. Freeplay Music was the next company to jump on the Maggie wave and is now offering her songs to the film and television industries based out of New York City.
Maggie has signed on with Eric Doney. As CEO of the Bay Area law firm Donahue Gallagher & Woods, Attorney Eric Doney already had plenty to do. Mr. Doney acts as General Consul for Carlos Santana, Journey, Phish, String Cheese Incident, and now Maggie McClure! Mr. Doney is working closely with Maggie as they strategically guide her to maximize all that lies ahead for this very talented young lady. During the Fall of 2007 entered A&R Worldwide, a company located in Beverly Hills, CA. A&R Worldwide Company’s CEO Sat Bisla was the head of Public Relations & Radio Promo for Maggie. As momentum continues to build with the new album, Maggie is getting her band ready for tour dates, while all along pressing forward with honesty, tenacity, and an unshakable spiritual centering that intersects with her goal of positively affecting our culture. McClure is clear about her primary goal of wanting to stir others - "We fill our lives with so much that we don't need, and we can't take anything with us when we're gone,” she reflects. "I want to get across to people that they don't have to hide or hurt through whatever they are going through, but to simply let it go and have a little faith."
The most recent exciting news for Maggie is that Spinning, an independent Western music label based in Japan, has signed her to their label and released her album nationwide in Japan as of Feb 11, 2009. They distribute CDs to these companies and more: Seikodo Co. Ltd., Tower Records Japan Inc., Japan Publications Trading Co. Ltd., Wint Corporation, Daikisound Co. Ltd., MPD Co. Ltd, Cisco International Corp and Village Again Association co. Ltd. Check it out @ http://spinninginc.jp Maggie was fortunate to attend South By Southwest and Red Gorilla Music Fest in March 2009. She showcased at the Vintage Lounge in downtown Austin on March 18th, 2009. Maggie showcased at the Norman Music Festival in April 2009. Also, Maggie's song “Believe” was played on air on MTV’s “The City” on January 19, 2009. Maggie’s songs "Believe" and "I Wonder Why" were played on the special episode of MTV's The Hills - "Whitney Looks Back: From the Hills to the City" on December 10, 2008. "Life" was played on MTV's "The Hills" in September 2008. You can watch/listen online by going to mtv.com and then to The Hills/The City full-length episodes. Also, in the past few months many of Maggie's songs have been played on the hit soap opera "The Young And The Restless" and in retail stores across America. Maggie also released her new music video for "Life" in November 2008 (produced and directed by Mike Morgan).
CONTACT INFO:
Eric Doney - Donahue Gallagher & Woods
eric@donahue.com
(415) 381-4161
Maggie McClure - maggie@maggiemcclure.com
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i play guitar but i usually have my friend play for me cuz he is soooo much better! haha i haven't played any shows since i was in stillwater probably....oh...three months ago! i need to find some guys who are serious about wanting to be in a band and really want to practice! i had a group of guys at osu but they are still there and cant really commute that much. you have any gigs coming up?
Excellent synergy. Yes yes yes. The house party went well, too! I got to play loud and crazy, which I don't get to do very often, so that was awesome. :D I'm leaving for Tulsa tomorrow for the shows, but I'll see you at DFest, I'm sure. Until then.
Absolutely. I just was there and saw you perform a couple, alas, I was in a hurry to get to a house party I'm set to play for. Great job, once again. :D Regardless, we'll jam soon and message me as soon as you can about the next show! Thanks!
i didn't either! haha oh well i made it last year and had a good time! they were looking for an indi style...which i am not! haha well i would love to hear you soon...again! maybe we could get together and write sometime! do you ever hear from dana anymore!?
Hey Maggie McClure, what's goin on? Thanks for being a friend of The Future Unlived. If you all have got time, we invite you to come and enjoy our show this Saturday @ BORA BORA Club? Hope to see ya there :) BTW, Cool sound! TFU!
Hello Maggie, how are you doing lately? It's been a while so I just want to say hi from Japan:) I like your new default picture by the way♥ I hope everything is going well with you and keep up your great work! You and your music ROCKS!!!!!! xoxo
Oh WoW I hope you all were safe, and No was electrocuted. So did you all save the instruments? Btw, my 4th was great thanks, watched the many fireworks.
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