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AMANDA MARTIN

Sometimes a man takes a drink, but sometimes the drink takes the man.

About Me

..To Amanda Martin, singing is like breathing. Born and raised in the Adirondack Mountains of New York, she spent her early years listening to her parents perform the best of Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, and Waylon Jennings in the honky-tonks of the North Country. Amanda came to Nashville in 1999 to attend Belmont University’s Music Business Program from which she received her degree in 2003 in Music Business Management. During her second year at Belmont, she was awarded the prestigious “Best of Belmont” which afforded her the opportunity to perform with Vince Gill. After graduating from Belmont, Amanda appeared on the “Oh Mickey, Where Art Thou?” compilation with other artists such as Ronnie Milsap, Collin Raye, and Charlie Louvin. She then went on to sign her first publishing contract with Best Built Songs, and became affiliated with the performing rights organization BMI in 2004.

A gifted guitar player and songwriter Amanda is inspired by Dwight Yoakum, Garth Brooks, Lucinda Williams, and Elvis Presley. Amanda’s voice has been described as “deeply emotional without being remotely fluffy” and “distinctive, both sweet and just a little bit naughty.” Her songwriting commands attention with profound lyrics that are both accessible and without pretension. She opened for Tanya Tucker at the historic Ryman Auditorium in May of 2006 and currently performs regularly on the “Billy Block Show” for which she was nominated as one of the “Best of Locals Only” artists in 2007. In addition, she recently signed endorsements with Dean Markley Strings, as well as Boulder Creek Guitars. She is currently working on a duet entitled “Nothin’ That I Wouldn’t Do for You” which she co-wrote and recorded with Lee Greenwood. The year 2008 also will see the release of Amanda’s song, “Sometimes a Man Takes a Drink” on Trace Adkins’ upcoming album.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/16/2006
Band Website: amandamartin.net
Influences:

  • Dwight Yoakam
  • Lucinda Williams
  • Elvis Presley
  • Waylon Jennings
  • Garth Brooks
  • Trisha Yearwood

    • Sounds Like:

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    My Blog

    LEE GREENWOOD DUET!

    What's up Y'all?  I'm excited to let you know that I just added the new duet that I wrote and recorded with Lee Greenwood up on my music player.  The version that you are hearing is only a w...
    Posted by AMANDA MARTIN on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:26:00 PST

    MY NEW SNOCAP STORE!!

    Hey Everybody,Upon request, I have now added a Snocap store here on Myspace for purchase of my music!  I'm excited for y'all to be able to download and keep me in your car, ipod, stereo, etc...:) Ha! ...
    Posted by AMANDA MARTIN on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 02:18:00 PST

    "I DON’T THINK SO" NOMINATED AS ONE OF THE TOP 40 LOCALS ONLY WITH BILLY BLOCK SONGS!!

    Hey Everybody!! Beginning next week, Digital Rodeo will be hosting an online contest with the Top 40 songs by local unsigned artists featured on Locals Only with Billy Block. To kick the contest off,&...
    Posted by AMANDA MARTIN on Sat, 03 Nov 2007 09:46:00 PST

    DEAN MARKLEY ENDORSEMENT!

    Hey y'all!! Well, I am PROUD to say that I am signing an endorsement deal with DEAN MARKLEY strings!!!  They have endorsed artists such as Jimi Hendrix, Tim McGraw, The Misfits, etc.......
    Posted by AMANDA MARTIN on Wed, 31 Oct 2007 09:00:00 PST

    TRACE ADKINS CUT!!

    "Label Copy"!!!  :)  For those of you who don't know what that is, it means that Capitol Records has notified my publishing company that a song I wrote with Larry Cordle, "Sometimes A M...
    Posted by AMANDA MARTIN on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 08:22:00 PST

    WWW.AMANDAMARTIN.NET

    Hey Everybody, www.amandamartin.net is now up and runnin'! Stop by and sign the guestbook!! I'll be posting there as well from time to time. See you on the road!! Peace, ~AM~
    Posted by AMANDA MARTIN on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 06:34:00 PST

    LUCINDA WILLIAMS KICKED ASS!!

    Last night I found myself sitting in the fourth row at a Lucinda Williams concert in Jacksonville, FL completely freakin' blown away!!  Was expecting to find some inspiration somewhere in the san...
    Posted by AMANDA MARTIN on Sat, 17 Mar 2007 01:55:00 PST

    RADIO AIRPLAY!

    Dennis Banka at "Z" 104.1 FM in Carthage, TN is playing "I Don't Think So," and "You Can't Help But Love Me" on the radio! Go to www.wucz-wrkm.com to listen live via the internet...or....tune in on yo...
    Posted by AMANDA MARTIN on Sat, 27 Jan 2007 08:17:00 PST

    REFLECTIONS...

    I find it funny that I've spent so much of the past year, and most of my life for that matter, trying to be "somebody"....when for the past few days, just being "Aunt Manda" seems to be good enough.&n...
    Posted by AMANDA MARTIN on Thu, 28 Dec 2006 05:28:00 PST