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Meg Allison

"I'm With You" available at CDBABY.COM and Itunes!

About Me

..MEG's NEW EP "I'M WITH YOU" AVAILABLE NOW at CDBABY.COM MEG ALLISON - NEWEST RISING STARIn the past couple of years, Meg Allison has turned into an exciting new addition to the campus market. With her appearance and top 10 finish on Season 5 of USA’s popular “American Idol”- like television show, “Nashville Star”, she launched herself into the public eye. Its little wonder then, that Meg has taken the award for Newest Rising Star of 2008 in Campus Activities® Magazine’s Reader’s Choice Awards. “I started playing music as a child. While a lot of the other kids were doing sports I was writing songs when I was really young. Eventually I went off to college and got an acoustic guitar, because I had originally trained on piano. I taught myself to play and started writing some more cohesive songs. Eventually I realized this was what I wanted to do, so when I graduated I moved to Jackson Hole, Wyoming (a big tourist town) and started playing in bars.” Playing mostly cover songs in the beginning, Meg played more and more original tunes as she progressed. She eventually moved back to her hometown of Chicago with hopes of bigger and better opportunities. “I started playing around the city and heard of NACA from the producer of my first album. “I submitted on my own and ended up landing all these showcases. It kind of just all fell together.” Meg nearly scoffs at the notion of being able to categorize herself as a musician. “I grew up primarily listening to pop music and then when I started playing guitar I began to write songs; so my style took on sort of a narrative form. This naturally led me to country music and my voice sounds much more country than anything else. Everyone in Chicago who heard me always told me ‘You know you should really move to Nashville. You would fit right in there.’ When I finally went, I was like ‘Oh, yeah! This is exactly where I should be.’ “I think I’m still kind of making that transition into country music. It is a craft that you have to learn, study and embrace because the songwriting is so much different and unique from any other genre. Now I really just consider myself to be sort of country/pop acoustic singer/songwriter (laughs). I know that is five different things, but that is as close as I can get. I am the country singer for those people who don’t listen to country; I hear that a lot.” Congratulations to Meg Allison for her win in the category of Newest Rising Star of 2008 in our Reader’s Choice Awards. BOOK IT! Bass/Schuler Entertainment or (773) 481-2600MEG'S APPEARANCE ON USA NETWORK'S "NASHVILLE STAR" COMPETITION IS CREATING QUITE A STIR! CLICK BELOW TO CHECK OUT HER PERFORMANCES, POSTED ON YOUTUBE.
Meg's performance of Patsy Cline's "Walkin' After Midnight" -- a classic!
Meg wins "BEST SONG OF THE MONTH" for Old Soul. Check out the very sweet article written by industry veteran, Dale Kawashima (of DKM Music). Click SONGWRITER UNIVERSE
"Smooth, easy, melodic with a twist of twang, Meg Allison's Missing Piece is a nice compliment to a rainy Sunday afternoon. Sit by a fireplace, get cozy, pour a glass of wine, and simply feel good listening to this up and coming star. For the lover of Norah Jones' Feels Like Home or Sheryl Crow's Tuesday Night Music Club, Missing Piece is a definite addition to the collection."--Chicago Music Guide
MEG's MUSIC IS ALSO AVAILABLE on CDBABY.COM (Click on the albums below)All of Meg's Music is also available on I-TUNES

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Member Since: 10/5/2005
Band Website: megallison.com
Band Members: Meg Allison, her guitar and her keyboard.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Newest Rising Star Award - Thank you CAM

Thanks to all of you that voted for me!! MEG ALLISON - NEWEST RISING STAR 2008In the past couple of years, Meg Allison has turned into an exciting new addition to the campus market. With her appearanc...
Posted by Meg Allison on Tue, 13 May 2008 04:43:00 PST

Spring Fever..

I have that feeling where i can’t sit still and I just want to run outside and play. Spring Fever Baby!!I’m sorry it has been so long since I have given an update on here, I’ve been ...
Posted by Meg Allison on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:11:00 PST

I smell sugar cookies

Hallelujah, I'm HOME!!!!!!!! and for more than a day! Yes sir, I'm off the road for a month to enjoy the holidays. Tis the season to shop till you drop, eat forbidden foods and sunggle with the ones y...
Posted by Meg Allison on Thu, 13 Dec 2007 08:56:00 PST

Summer Summer Summer Time

Summer has arrived! It feels really great to be back in Nashville. I feel like I haven't really spent any time here since the show. There are so many things to do and people to meet and songs to write...
Posted by Meg Allison on Sun, 20 May 2007 03:14:00 PST

sorry about the smut!

Hey, I'm Sorry for all the nasty porn on my page lately. Looks like i've been spammed. I got a message from my mother yesterday - "My Goodness! There's smut all over your myspace!" She about...
Posted by Meg Allison on Sun, 18 Mar 2007 12:13:00 PST

Top 8 Unsigned Artist on Myspace!

check it out: http://topartists.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=music.top Bands&genreID=17   Thanks myspace! :)    ...
Posted by Meg Allison on Wed, 21 Feb 2007 08:52:00 PST

back on the road...

I'm back on the road, alone, roughing it and doing my thang! Tonight I played in a t-shirt and jeans for a small group of college students in the middle of nowhere Illinois and i loved it. I needed i...
Posted by Meg Allison on Thu, 08 Feb 2007 10:43:00 PST

and then there were 5.....

Top 6 ain't bad, eh? Last night I got the boot on Nashville Star and I was sent home. I'm feeling totally overwhelmed, defeated, blessed, relieved, loved, scared and excited all at once. But i a...
Posted by Meg Allison on Sat, 03 Feb 2007 10:07:00 PST

behind the scenes....

hey everyone - Just thought I'd tell you all a little of whats going on behind the scenes on Nashville Star. First of all, this show has completely consumed my life over the past 2 weeks and I've been...
Posted by Meg Allison on Tue, 16 Jan 2007 01:36:00 PST

I made it! Its official. NASHVILLE STAR. BEG FOR MEG!

Hey everyone - I've been dying to tell you all for a while: I'm a finalist on this season of Nashville Star! yipeee yay! hee haw!  If you have never seen the show, check out www.usanetwork.com/na...
Posted by Meg Allison on Tue, 12 Dec 2006 02:15:00 PST