Macy Martin
Bryan, Texas, United States | Established. Jan 01, 2015 | INDIE
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2015 is shaping up to be a year to remember for Texas native Macy Martin.
"So many great things are happening, like my new album, Find My Melody," the songstress tells Billboard. "There's a lot of great radio material and I am so excited to see how the public reacts to it."
Martin is no stranger to positive reaction. The singer was named Ellis County's Outstanding Teen 2014. She takes great pride in her home, saying, "Ellis County is a little bit south of Dallas. There are a lot of great people there, and I am proud to be from there. My dad grew up in Arkansas and actually came to Texas for better job opportunities, because he owns his own business, and my mom went into the medical field but she also works with my father in the commercial construction field through becoming a realtor. She says that a Texas woman can dress up, turn back around and saddle up a horse."
Musically, the singer says she listened to a lot of Martina McBride and Alison Krauss growing up. She says the latter was a huge musical influence. "I had a very high soprano voice, so a lot of times people would tell me that I sounded a little bit like her. I also have listened to a lot of Carrie Underwood, who is so beautiful and has such a great presence about her no matter what she does. She's just amazing."
Martin says she knew the field she wanted to pursue at a rather early age. "I didn't know what I wanted to do specifically, but I knew it was a dream of mine. I also had times when I wanted to become a vet or an author. Suddenly, all these things kept coming, and we weren't really pursuing any of it. All of these opportunities were knocking on our door, and we took them. It's how God wanted it to be. At least, that's how I feel."
Later this month, Martin will be releasing her first single from Find My Melody called "Back to Reality." She has just completed a video for the single, which she is very excited about. "I've seen some of the clips, and it's pretty cool looking. It's a very visual song with a lot of different storylines in the way it can reach out to people in different age groups -- teen girls, especially. I can't wait to see how they respond."
The singer also takes a great deal of pride in her charity work, including an organization that she and her family helped to found themselves. "Macy's Toy Box is an organization that I started back in second grade. I'm an only child and had tons of toys -- I was completely spoiled. My parents would tell me, 'Macy, we've got to get some of these things out of here. They're taking over the house.' We were having a family garage sale, and I didn't want to sell them in that because they were like my friends. We have two local organizations in my hometown of Bryan/College Station: Scotty's House and Phoebe's Home. They act as safe homes for children and women. We donated directly to them, as well as the local fire and police department. It just grew from there. The city actually took up a day called Macy Mekenzie Martin Day in honor of all the work we had done. Ten years later, we're working across the state of Texas, as well as the Bridge Ministries here in Nashville and other organizations such as the Children's Miracle Network."
She encourages people to take part in public service, stressing that they will get more out of it than those they help. "Actually, when I gave up my title recently, in my farewell speech - I said 'As a title holder and someone who is involved in community service, you reach out and try to touch so many lives. But, you actually have your own live touched in more ways than you could ever imagine by helping others."
Martin can't wait to take her music to the people, as she is proud of how the album sounds sonically and the lyrical content -- which she had a large hand in. "I co-write all of my songs, which is a big thing to me. There's no other way I would ever want to go back to singing cover material. There's definitely a connection that you feel like no other when you are singing your own." - Billboard
For most high school students, senior year is a flurry of SATs, classes, college applications and planning, and extracurricular activities. Rising artist Macy Martin had a few extra activities on her schedule—including recording sessions, songwriting sessions, tour dates, radio station visits, and running her charitable organization, Macy’s Toy Box.
Martin, who comes from a family of doctors and lawyers, fell in love with music at an early age, and recorded her first album in Texas at the age of 13.
Martin recently visited MusicRow‘s office to perform a trio of songs from her latest 12-track project, Find My Melody. Music industry veteran Kent Wells (Dolly Parton) produced and co-wrote several tracks. During the visit, Martin performed her flirty current single, “Baby What Ya Doin’,” as well as the pop-country ballad “Beginning of the End” and “Headway.”
Macy’s Toy Box, which Martin founded when she was nine years old, collects new and gently used toys for underprivileged children. The organization has collected thousands of toys for children since its inception, and also works to assist Bridge Ministries in Nashville.
Martin will continue to balance school with her recording career, with plans to move to Nashville and attend Belmont University. - Music Row
This new and refreshing Country Recording Artist is sure to turn heads and Hearts! Macy Martin is an uplifting personality with a refreshing pure presence embarking on Nashville’s music scene.
Her positive, wholesome messages embedded into her songwriting are delivered with an equally irresistible pure vocal quality leaving her listeners wanting more from this Native Texas Artist! Macy is definitely not your typical 16 year old teenager! She remembers enjoying her musical talent as early as 6 years old entertaining for the Miss Texas/ Miss America Organization during their preliminary intermissions to Disney Classics. At the age of 13 she began singing for her school the National Anthem and quickly began spreading her talent to other organizations seeking her to perform; The Special Olympics, Texas Children’s, Ronald Mc Donald House, among others.
Local venues began to ask her to perform at community events, festivals and fairs in the Texas area. This lead to meeting other artists and members in the Texas Music Industry, opening other opportunities up for young Macy to perform on stage. She rapidly advanced singing in her High School Senior Chorale Choir making all State Division One singing Italian Opera as a 1st Soprano. Macy has a beautiful angelic, pure vocal quality possessing an unbelievable vibrato sure to mesmerize her listeners when she releases her unique ability , but don’t let that fool you as this 16 year old vocal talent has an amazing range to fit any genre’. She has grown up on her parent’s Central Texas Ranch “ The Triple M”. Macy laughs and say’s Texas women can saddle a horse all day and in a short time transform into evening gowns, pearls and stilettos to attend a Texas-Size Gala and be as elegant as a Princess!
Macy’s has been singing in her Cowboy Church Band where she had to opportunity to utilize her faith and musical talent combined feeding her inspiration to pursue her Country Music Career and touch the hearts and lives of others. Macy say’s that her heavenly father is the provider in all that she is and gifted by his will and she will never lose sight of him through her life’s journey. She says that it is his purpose for her music to touch the hearts and lives of all that hear her songs and the messages embedded within them in a positive, enlightening way. Macy says undoubtedly it is by his will that she was able to cut her first original duet two volume album in Dallas, Texas!
A self published collection of 11 pure country songs of the late Bob Millsap and other song writers. She also completed her other six song duet bluegrass and Celtic gospel release. It was through this two volume collection that Kent Wells and Christine Winslow of Kent Wells Productions (Dolly Parton) and associates saw the raw talent and potential of this young artist. Macy says that they are her Nashville Family and she is blessed beyond measure to not only have the opportunities presenting but to have such amazing individuals place trust, faith, belief and devotion in her… to grow her talent and potential into something beyond measure! She is truly blessed and truly amazed! With all of this in place and Macy’s impeccable work ethic and passion to reach out to her audience and serve through her music and with an incredible team of individuals there is nothing short of a success story unfolding! Again she knows God’s hand is leading her path to his purpose.
Macy has released her Debut Ep Album currently to Nashville and Music Row with GTR and Kent Wells Productions . Her single off the album “Me With You” is fresh and sure to leave her listeners smiling. Macy’s a breath of fresh air and sure to fill the hearts of many as they encounter and embrace her pure, uplifting and real personality and talent! Macy recently while in Nashville has finished co-writing and recorded four new singles pair up with James Dean Hicks, Bill Di Luigi and Jordan Anderson due to release throughout 2014 under the production of Kent Wells and GTR. She is headed back working on 6 more new songs ( one she co- wrote while on her summer Music Row Radio Tour through the Mid-West with Bill Di Luigi. She is also discussing the Making of a Music Video soon. There is no dust settling under this young, rising Nashville Artist! We know Nashville and America’s Country fans will love her and her music as much as we do!
Be sure to go to www.macymartinmusic.com and follow her radio tour dates this summer and tab on Macy’s Toy Box to learn more about Macy’s charitable foundation and different ways how you can take part in assisting her to reach out and help children in need! - Music Row
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With grace and elegance, spunk and determination, country recording artist MacyMartin’s Texas upbringing has certainly influenced her sound – especially where itpertains to her voice. Her pure, angelic tone and perfectly controlled vibrato pairs with an energy and power sure to turn heads and hearts. With a flexibility and unparalleled ability to transcend genres, Martin, along with her latest album release, “Find My Melody”, continues to make a memorable mark on Music City.
Growing up on her parents’ ranch, Martin’s earliest musical memories date back to when she was 6-years-old, entertaining for the Miss America Organization’s Miss Texaspageant during their preliminary intermissions. At the age of 13, she began singing theNational Anthem at her school’s sporting events and it didn’t take long for otherbusinesses and organizations to recognize and seek Martin’s talents. She soon beganperforming at events for the Special Olympics, Texas Children’s Hospital and the Ronald McDonald House, among others.
Booking with local venues, events, festivals and fairs, Martin connected with other artists and members of the Texas music industry, opening doors to other musical opportunities.
In high school, she joined Senior Chorale, advancing quickly and making Texas All StateDivision One as a first soprano. In (year), Martin released (name of album) – collectionof eleven duets by famous country songwriters. She also completed a six-song EP,comprised of duets in the bluegrass and Celtic gospel songs.
Through this two-volume collection, Martin’s raw talent was discovered by Kent Wells(producer, Dolly Parton) and Christine Winslow of Kent Wells Productions. The teambegan nurturing her gifts in musicianship and soon released Martin’s debut, self-titled EP.
Her first single, fresh, pop country tune “Me With You” (co-written with fellow writerBill DiLuigi) made it to #54 on the MusicRow Country Breakout chart. The follow-up toher self-titled EP, “Find My Melody”, was also produced by Wells and released in earlyMarch, 2015. The first single off the album, Back to Reality, hit #57 on the MusicRowCountry Breakout Chart, and the video for the single, directed by Adrian David Payneand the Cox Brothers, was picked up by Great American Country (GAC), ZUUS Country, and several other regional networks nationwide. Her latest single, “Baby What Ya Doing”, releases to radio in early August. In addition to her radio and televisionsuccess, she’s an active member of both Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI) and the CountryMusic Association (CMA).
Despite an endlessly busy schedule, Martin continues to focus on the very thing thatcontinues to drive her passion and career – faith and philanthropy. She uses her musical platform to give back, promoting her non-profit, Macy’s Toy Box, which collects new or gently used toys to ensure all children can share in the joy of Christmas. “A toy to a child is so much more than just a toy… It’s a friend, a comfort. It’s hope.”
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