Shane Martin

Martin was a top 5 finalist in the Texaco Country Showdown. The Regional winner competed in the Finals for $100,000 and the National Title at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN hosted by LeAnn Rimes - Texaco Country Showdown

Shane Martin presents "Songs of the South" Alabama Tribute
won Tribute Act of the Year at the MIDWEST CMO AWARDS 2024 - MIDWEST CMO AWARD

"Shane – you blew the Iconic Fest doors (gates I guess) off!!!!!! We’ve heard so many positive comments about your show – several that said BEST ACT OF THE WEEKEND! So you and your band need to be very proud of yourselves. You are so fun to watch and listen to. You have something special with this show. Not to mention just the presence of the original Shane Martin! We appreciate you making us look awesome to our customers by having the best entertainment around." - Huff Entertainment Solutions

I had the pleasure of working with The Shane Martin Band as a Band Ambassador leading up to and during the 2015 WEfest. Shane and his band have great energy and put on a great live show. Shane is terrific at engaging the crowd and creating a great atmosphere for his fans. Whether it is a Large Festival of a intimate Bar setting, I would recommend Shane Martin Band for your event..
Mark L Bjerke (WEfest - Events & Promotions Director, Back Stage Tour Director) - Mark L Bjerke (WEfest - Events & Promotions Director)

Shane is a great singer/songwriter/performer on the teetering edge of country pop and rock where it’s just dangerous enough to be fun. EMMY award winning engineer / producer Kenny Royster. Directimagestudio.com - Kenny Royster

PDS Entertainment, LLC has announced that Shane Martin is the winner of its Hottest New Artist (R) Winner for 2011. The country music artist swept the contest with his winning song, “Somewhere Real. - PDS Entertainment, LLC

Named Top Vocalists in the SingerUniverse "Best Vocalist Of The Month" Competition. Nov. 2012 with the song "As Long As it Takes"
- Dale Kawashima (SingerUniverse, Los Angeles)
- - Dale Kawashima (SingerUniverse, Los Angeles)

The Song of the Year songwriting contest has awarded Shane Martin the Suggested Artist placement in the song contest with his song “Grateful”. Song of the Year receives entries from all over the world and only the top songwriters receive a Suggested Artist placement in the songwriting competition. - Song of the Year competition

After winning the Country category in the 2011 DSA’s international song contest, Shane’s song “No Hard Feelings” won out over the top three winners from each of the contest’s eight categories.
“From a commercial perspective, ‘No Hard Feelings’ is a song that any artist could sing. It has strong crossover potential,” said Roy Elkins, grand prize judge and CEO of Broadjam.com, an online community and resource for musicians. “This could be sung with an acoustic guitar, sitting at a piano or it could be a good instrumental. I can close my eyes and hear numerous productions of this melody. That's what makes it great.”
- Dallas Songwriters Association (DSA)

PDS Entertainment, LLC has announced that Shane Martin is the winner of its Hottest New Artist (R) Winner for 2011. The country music artist swept the contest with his winning song, “Somewhere Real.” www.hottestnewartist.com - PDS Entertainment, LLC

Top ten finalist for Best Male Artist with the song “Somewhere Real” in the 7th annual IAMA (International Acoustic Music Awards). - 7th annual IAMA (International Acoustic Music Awards).

"Something About Your Way" was selected as a Finalist in the 2010 12th Annual Great American Song Contest. Over 1600 songwriters from 45 countries around the world entered the 2010 contest. - 12th Annual Great American Song Contest

The singer/songwriting style of Shane Martin's "Rewind" disc starts off with the county pop "Somewhere Real" and never lets its foot off the melodic gas pedal. The crossover appeal is obvious here, especially with the poppy "Cover Me" and the cool harmonies of the title track, "Rewind". Overall, a terrific collection of finely crafted songs elegantly recorded by an honest and charming up and coming storyteller. - A & R Select

What a great CD! Its rare to find a CD you can listen to all the way through, over and over. I would highly recommend it!
- iTunes fan review
- iTunes fan review

2010 Mountain Stage NewSong Contest Regional finalist (12 state mid-west region)
- Mountain Stage NewSong Contest.
- Mountain Stage NewSong Contest

2010 Mountain Stage NewSong Contest Regional finalist (12 state mid-west region)
- Mountain Stage NewSong Contest.
- Mountain Stage NewSong Contest

Very well written song and very commercial. You are an excellent singer too. I hope you are pursuing the artist thing. You should be very successful. Wonderful work.
- NSAI (Nashville Songwriters Association international) song review
- NSAI

Shane is a great singer songwriter on the teetering edge of country pop and rock where it’s just dangerous enough to be fun. EMMY award winning engineer / producer Kenny Royster. Directimagestudio.com - Kenny Royster