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Mariah Secrest music
Indie / Folk Rock / Rock

"Music makes us thirsty."

TUCSON, Arizona
United States

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Member Since8/13/2007
Band Websitemyspace.com/mariahsecrestmusic
Band MembersMariah Secrest
InfluencesLifehouse, The Benjamin Gate, Plumb, Polarboy, Gabriel Secrest, Over the Rhine, Garrison Starr, Evan and Jaron, Five o'clock People
Sounds LikePlumb, Vanessa Carlton, Kate Voegele, Fleetwood Mac

Record Labelunsigned
Type of LabelMajor




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Jan 11 2009 7:00P
Atria Bell Court Garden’s Academy Hall Theatre Tucson, Arizona
Feb 16 2009 9:00P
Tucson 91.3 KXCI Live Radio Broadcast Tucson, Arizona

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   About Mariah Secrest music
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"A...ship in the harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are for." --John Shedd.

Ideas are the movement. Music is the expression. For 25-year-old singer/songwriter Mariah Secrest, music is a way to connect with something deeper than what we see on the surface. Drawing from such influences as Lifehouse and Plumb, her music is highly introspective and emotive. Whether a simple acoustic ballad or a driving rhythm, she writes music straight from life.

"I don't believe in mass-producing songs," says Mariah, "That may be okay for some people, but I can't write fiction. To me, music is memoir. Even if it's an aggressive song to rally people around your statement, it comes from somewhere inside you. It means something because it signals some vantage point from the journey you're .. recording a self-titled EP of piano ballads in high-school, she took a break from songwriting to tour for a year and a four consecutive summers with a volunteer music organization--taking her to 28 U.S. states as well as Australia, Hong Kong, and Guatemala. During this time, she found her vocal stylings evolving into an edgier rock sound.

"I kind of grew into my voice during that time, defining my style into something more daring and adventurous," she says, "Which is the undertone of so much of what I write now. I think so many people are ruled by fear and are busy trying to be exactly what they think society expects--no more and no less. They never really become who they were made to be."

Her latest project is largely about momentum--finding your voice in the world and having the guts to unveil it. It's about the tension of knowing you can be more but afraid of taking those first steps. Of wrestling with a world that doesn't always make sense and stepping out in faith anyway--be it in our relationships, our secret ambitions, or our faith.

She is honored to have recorded her "Green Light" EP with local artist Gabriel Secrest and to have had it mixed and mastered by MRL (former drummer of nationally-acclaimed Dove-nominated band Polarboy). Since it's release in summer 2008, her music has been featured on 91.3 KXCI, Q101.9's McRee in the Morning Show, 92.9 The Mountain's "New! Music," the JT Indie Podcast, the Sockspider Radio show (syndicated in Australia, New Zealand, the UK, Germany, and Salt Lake City), Big Smile Magazine, Wrecked for the Ordinary magazine, and BVS Reviews. While pursuing her work as a solo artist, Mariah also plays with local band BridgePoint Ave.


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Mariah Secrest music's Friends Comments
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Goodnight Darling (Show on Jan 10th at Chyro)





Jan 8 2009 4:15 AM

we LOVE it :) you should definitely pick one up!

-Goodnight Darling
KINGSLEY





Jan 4 2009 7:56 PM

ahh gotcha... I was just curious. and thanks too =)

-Stephen
KINGSLEY





Jan 4 2009 4:39 AM

thanks.. =) how'd you hear about us by the way?
Lauren Mazur





Dec 30 2008 2:13 AM




Love,
Lauren
Lauren Mazur





Dec 21 2008 2:26 PM

Happy Holidays Mariah !!


Lauren





Dec 16 2008 2:42 PM

I'm great!! how are you doing girl?? It's been forever!
Phyllis





Dec 14 2008 3:42 PM

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Ricky Dominguez





Dec 11 2008 7:26 PM

Hows it goin?
Amber Norgaard





Dec 9 2008 6:14 PM

Hey Mariah,

Thanks for the friend request! Great tunes. Best wishes to you with your music. I hope to cross paths with you here in the Old Pueblo.

Amber
Matt Lynn





Dec 8 2008 12:13 AM

Thanks so much! Have you written any new songs recently? Planning to record anytime soon?
THE HOUNDS (Jan. 9th @ The Hut)





Dec 7 2008 3:02 PM

It was a pleasure meeting ya too! Thank you! We would love to make it out to your shows so please keep in touch and holla back anytime...

Much Love The Hounds
Southwest Guitar Studio





Dec 6 2008 5:36 AM

Thanks for the awesome performance!!! Our customers loved you!!!
Tyler Akin Music





Dec 3 2008 7:13 PM

hey we should hook up a show sometime soon ya?
Ferndog





Dec 3 2008 6:32 AM

Yeah, the pictures you see of John and Bob Hartman were taken during the Farewell Tour in Tempe. It was an awesome show, and I saw John and Bob @ an acoustical show in Tucson about a year or more ago.
That is cool!!!
REVELATIONS





Dec 2 2008 5:25 AM

it was an honor playing on the same stage as you!
Willie Moon





Nov 27 2008 6:16 AM

happy thanksgiving buddy.
=]
GJs Coffeehouse





Nov 24 2008 8:51 PM

GJ's Coffeehouse
Webgazing Search Engine





Nov 24 2008 6:03 AM


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Thanks for the Add.
Be sure to try our search engine at
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RAINING AND OK (NEW EP COMING SOON!)





Nov 21 2008 10:07 PM

Everything is going very well! we will have lots of news for you and everyone in about a month ;)

Stephen
Vic One





Nov 20 2008 8:10 PM

Ok sounds good Thank You
and thanx 4 the aDD...
ROB EAST





Nov 20 2008 5:44 PM

Northside party Mariah!!

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Paul Reeves





Nov 14 2008 6:57 PM

I know, it's nicer than it should be!
Mike Goodrick (SHOW SATURDAY!!!)


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Oct 28 2008 8:28 AM

Hey!!!
I just posted dates for my winter tour!!!
and good news Im coming to a city near you!!!
I would love your help in letting me know the places you like to go to shows and stuff!!!
Check out my blog about it and I cant wait to see your bright smiling face!!!

p.s. we are totally hanging out when I get there!!!

:) MIKE GOODRICK
Brian James





Oct 21 2008 5:08 PM

Guess What? IT IS DONE!!


Hope We See You There!
berciXcore





Oct 21 2008 4:47 PM

hi there! :)
just read your article @ wrecked, and noticed that you're a musician yourself. and i must admit that your music is so sweet. :)
GB!
HID Hope In Darkness





Oct 20 2008 7:51 PM

Same! Crazy busy and all. But I don't love all of it, most of it being school work and such. lol.
How's Wrecked For The Ordinary doing?
Ricky Dominguez





Oct 20 2008 2:45 AM

Sup? What cha up to eh?
HID Hope In Darkness





Oct 18 2008 7:21 PM

Hey how are you?
Hope all is well.

Much love
Allie
NoMoreSilence





Oct 16 2008 2:18 AM

thanks for the info, I will definitely be picking the CD up.
I also look forward to seeing you perform again!
McRee in the MORNING FM





Oct 15 2008 3:27 PM

hey Mariah, did you ever get the cd of the interview?? let me know, I mailed it weeks ago.
Jonathan Martinez





Oct 14 2008 3:10 AM

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David Grinney





Oct 14 2008 2:23 AM

Hey Mariah, I enjoyed your show at GJ's on Saturday. You voice sounded awesome!! I'm glad I finally got to hear you again. Keep up the great music.
Paul Reeves





Oct 13 2008 2:06 PM

Thanks so much Mariah! Hope to meet you in person some day soon.
Please stay in touch and keep up the great work!!
GJs Coffeehouse





Oct 13 2008 9:06 AM

Thanks again, Mariah and band! You guys were great!! We love your songs and your sound.
:)
Jonathan Martinez





Oct 13 2008 3:26 AM

LOL You're welcome my friend :)

We'll definitely keep in touch! See ya around!
Jonathan Martinez