Meghan Kabir profile picture

Meghan Kabir

"Everything I am is all I am..."

About Me


This exotic Afghan-Irish singer/songwriter, at the young age of 19 years old, is well on her way to becoming the next successful artist on the scene. She tastefully infuses her rich Middle Eastern background in her music and has been compared to the likes of No Doubt, Sublime, and Nelly Furtado.
“My musical taste is so eclectic…I like it all…good music is good music, and I feel that all has been an influence in the blending of my sound. I grew up listening to whatever my parents listened to, which was very broad…I mean, my dad would have on Ravi Shankar and my mom would be playing music like Celine Dion and The Judds. You can’t get any broader than that. It’s cool because some of my dad’s Middle Eastern music has made it into the way I phrase words and even hinted at in my melodic structures, so I’m proud to have some of my heritage in the music too.”
Meghan often found herself drawn to the arts. From a young age she began taking dance lessons, anything from Hip-Hop to Ballet, and continued to hone the art for many years. “I always found interesting, the rhythmic patterns of a melody and how it would fall over a particular beat in the music, combined with the movement of dance. It intrigues me!”
Along with dance lessons, she took voice lessons as well as many other musical activities. “It’s weird…from an early age I always knew what I wanted to do. When people asked what I wanted to be, I’d immediately say, a singer of course! It’s in my blood. I can feel it. I can’t imagine a world without music and know it’s what I’ll always be doing.”
She quickly caught the attention of Grammy-winning songwriter/producer, Dennis Matkosky (Diana Ross, LeAnn Rimes) known for many hits including Michael Sembello’s, “Maniac.” In Meghan’s traditional style, she graduated no less than an entire year early with top marks. She entered into a production deal with Keith Follesé (Faith Hill, Martina McBride) and Nick Trevisick (The Kinks, Natalie Imbruglia), both highly accomplished in the industry. Upon graduating, she began learning the ins and outs of Music Row firsthand. “Nashville is an amazing place to be. There is so much talent, all across the board, and I love being part of such a creative town. There’s such a sense of community between us all, which makes it even more the better.” Among other producers Meghan has cut songs with are Darrell Brown (Bon Jovi, Rascal Flatts) and Butch Baker (Michael McDonald, Lee Greenwood).
Little did Meghan know, her future producer, Kyle Cook (of Matchbox Twenty), would be filling in for a session for a song written to be pitched for “The Kite Runner” written by Khaled Hosseini, a book about her father’s war torn homeland, Afghanistan.
Meghan and Kyle quickly developed a musical chemistry. Meghan completed her first EP at the well known, Ocean Way Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. As they laid down the tracks, a tasteful fusion of Kyle’s musical skills and experience and Meghan’s unique sound began to emerge.
Among her many talents, Meghan plays guitar as well. From the first strum of her guitar it was a match made in heaven. Guitar engaged Meghan in the world of songwriting and hopes piano will take her into another place as well. “In the years to come, I hope to have learned many instruments and expand my skills in production. I would love to open my own production company and mentor young aspiring artists and help them develop their own sound.”
Not only is Meghan a knockout singer, she also writes her own material. She has written with such heavyweights as, Craig Wiseman, Stephony Smith, Chris Tompkins, Luke Laird, Bart Allmand, John Kennedy, and Brad Crisler to name a few.
Meghan plays regularly around the Nashville area. “I love performing! The energy I get from being on stage and having a good time is the best high you can get! I also love going out to shows. Seeing a killer show can be extremely inspiring. I love riding the energy from a great show, and going home and writing something into the late hours of the night!”
When asked her plans of the near future, she replied “A record deal of course (laughs)!” “I plan to continue writing and recording, playing shows, and I’m making an Afghani record, so I certainly have a lot on my plate.”
Everyone around her can see she’s vivacious, extremely driven, talented, a hard worker, and she has a vision for what she wants. Meghan is not just the next fad in music, she is here to stay and entertain us, for she truly understands what it means to produce art and entertain her audiences. It’s clearly evident, we can expect great things from Meghan Kabir.
“It’s a really tough business, but the love of it keeps me in there. I think the greatest reward is creating something that not only touches me, but also touches someone else in a different way. That’s the great thing about music. It is so interpretive and open to anyone regardless of race, gender, and religion. There are no boundaries. The journey I’ve undergone so far I feel has been preparing me all along, whether I knew it at the time, all of the pieces are slowly coming together, and it’s exciting to see it happen. To live your dream and do what makes you happy is truly a blessing I’m very grateful for!”

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/14/2005
Band Website: myspace.com/meghankabir
Band Members: MANAGEMENT: Sanctuary Group
Tom Storms: 615.733.1610
[email protected]

Influences: The Beatles, U2, Coldplay, No Doubt, The White Stripes, Sheryl Crow, Maroon 5, Pink, Kelly Clarkson, David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, MUSE, Jet, The Killers, Red Hot Chili Peppers, John Mayer, KT Tunstall, Natasha Bedingfield, B52’s...
Record Label: Unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

BEST NEW FEMALE ARTIST!

So I just found out I’ve been nominated for Best New Female Artist by Noor-TV. Please vote for me at www.noor-tv.com/awards for Best New Female Artist for Afghan Music. Noor-TV is an internation...
Posted by Meghan Kabir on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 10:51:00 PST

NEW SONG!!!

Hola My Friends!!!Hope you all had a fabulous holiday!!!I know it's been a while, so&I wanted to let you know what I've been up to. I've been writing a lot of new material, as well as playing out, so ...
Posted by Meghan Kabir on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 07:54:00 PST

STORY BEHIND THE SONG! (ASCAP.COM)

AUDIO PORTRAIT ON ASCAP.COM!!!   Check Meghan out on ascap.com. She is featured as one of three singer/songwriters located on the home page (top right of page) under Audio Portraits. You can hear...
Posted by Meghan Kabir on Sat, 01 Dec 2007 10:14:00 PST

MEGHANS SONG IN THE TOP TEN FINALISTS FOR THE U.S.A. SONGWRITING COMPETITION

MEGHAN'S SONG IN THE TOP TEN FINALISTS FOR THE U.S.A. SONGWRITING COMPETITIONMeghan's song, "In Love (J. DiPillo/ M. Kabir/ T. Stout)" is among the top ten finalists for the country category in the U....
Posted by Meghan Kabir on Tue, 27 Nov 2007 11:49:00 PST

PICTURES!

Have been putting up a lot of pictures from the past month or so. Had a big 12th and Porter show...will be putting up the video in a few days...so keep an eye out for it...Also have LA pictures, had a...
Posted by Meghan Kabir on Fri, 05 Oct 2007 12:18:00 PST

BEVERLY HILLS...THAT’S WHERE I WANT TO BE...

To My Lovely Myspace Bloggers and Anyone Else Who Might Be Reading This:Many of you have noticed I went to LA and commented on the pics. Well...I figured I might as well tell you what I've been up to!...
Posted by Meghan Kabir on Fri, 05 Oct 2007 12:09:00 PST

THANK YOU!

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!Did I say thank you?  Thanks to all who came out to 12th and Porter the other night...and to those who were there in spirit! It was amazing to see the turnout...
Posted by Meghan Kabir on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 12:24:00 PST

FULL BAND 12TH AND PORTER SHOW!!!

Hey Guys!  I'm playing at 12th and Porter on August 23rd, 2007 at 9 P.M. Also, playing are Will Champlin and Sharif Iman, so it's set be a great line-up! No one has seen me play with a band befor...
Posted by Meghan Kabir on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 09:39:00 PST

NEW MUSIC...HURRY UP...CHECK IT OUTTT YO!

UPDATES: As a lot of you have noticed, I made some changes on myspace...sorry if there's been any confusion, but I've received a lot of messages with people asking if I'm closing my original page. The...
Posted by Meghan Kabir on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 07:44:00 PST

NEW SONG!!!

Hey Guys,Check out my other page, in my top friends...myspace.com/meghanshahnazkabir...There's a new song called, "Across The Fallen Sky." It's a song I co-wrote about Afghanistan. Most of you have pr...
Posted by Meghan Kabir on Sun, 03 Jun 2007 12:26:00 PST