Nashville Hype!

Stormy Montana ( http://stormymontana.com ) is proud to announce the release of her new music video for her song “Weary Angel”. Coming off the heels of the highly successful video launch for “Sing This City Home”, which has already had over 4,000 views in only 2 months, “Weary Angel” continues Stormy’s work with celebrated director Marcel. Stormy says, “We had such a good time working together on Sing This City Home that when we were discussing this video and who we should get to direct, there wasn’t any question. It had to be Marcel.”

The video takes viewers on a journey as seen through the eyes of an older artist (played by 85 year old Doris Freeman a.k.a. Cousin Tuny), and that of an up and coming artist (Stormy). “Though country music is constantly evolving, we should never forget those artist who came before us. It was a real honor having a real life living legend like Tuny be in this video with me.” Stormy says, “Her scenes really have an emotional punch and set the tone for what we hoped to accomplish.”

About Stormy Montana: At just 16 years old, Stormy Montana (real name) has proven to have one of the largest and most dedicated fan bases in all of country music. She doesn’t attribute this simply to her age, but to the music itself, which is grounded in the best traditions of country music, with an eye towards the more accessible pop country of today’s generation. Stormy began singing live in bars and honky-tonks at 9 years old and hasn’t stopped since. Her love of music and performing is evident by the fact her mother never had to push her to sing and perform, it’s simply what she wanted to do. Teaming with renound vocal coach Teresa Smith, and surrounding herself with a great team of Nashville insiders and music professionals, Stormy set sail on her life’s calling. The culmination of these early years of hard work can be heard on her new C.D. “Someone Like Me” which has already sold nearly 7,500 physical copies. For more information please visit http://stormymontana.com

About the Weary Angel Video:

Video Director: Marcel is a well known songwriter and recording artist (Nothing To Loose). He has had 2 major label deals. He has only recently extended his artistic talent to the area of video and film. He is currently working on projects for not only Stormy but, Daniel Peck, Clay Walker, John Rich, and Big Vinny to name a few.

Makeup & Hair: Scott McMahan, NY Scott is well known for his work with artists like Jessica Simpson, Backstreet Boys, Candy Spelling, Willow Ford, and Lee Woodruff. Scott regularly travels to LA and all over the nation to work on move sets and major advertising campaigns.

Songwriters: Kris Bergsnes, Ashley Gorley, Brian Simpson. Kris is probably the most loved songwriter in Nashville. Always free with his time and advise, Kris is lovingly known to his friends as the “Mayor of Music Row” because of his tireless support of writers new and old in the Nashville community.

Featured in video: Cousin Tuny. Tuny (Doris Freeman) is a much beloved character, well known for her children’s show,for her years of work in numerous charity functions. Tuny was a close friend of Minnie Pearl and a regular at the Opry and the old circuit shows the Opry stars of her day did. While her friends pleaded with Tuny to make the move to Nashville as they had, she chose to stay in Jackson and work as a community leader in her home area of Jackson, TN. At 85, Tuny is still very active in the Jackson area.

Chris Ladd: Chris has been in several segments of Walker Texas Ranger, has worked with Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman and countless others in numerous films. He sits on the Board of AFTRA, and SAG, and is a member of the CMA. Chris was kind enough to bring Tuny to Nashville for the video. We used his sedan and he acted as her escort in the video.

John Goodwin: John Goodwin is a part of the Nashville landscape. A well known writer, John is also known for his artwork which is featured in numerous studios around Nashville. His latest recognition comes from his song featured in the hit movie Crazy Heart starring his childhood best friend, Jeff Bridges.

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HERE’S YOUR CHANCE!!  The two baddest and rocking guys in Country Music, Crisp & Davis, are coming back to Nashville for a special performance at the Hard Rock in downtown Nashville.  The show takes place Feb. 23rd starting at 9pm.  Also on the bill that evening is songwriter extraordinaire and performer Anthony Smith.

Crisp & Davis will be familiar to readers of NashvilleHype! as they have been featured artists for many years and we’ve been championing them to everyone we know and meet.  It’s been a slow road, but thanks to great songs like ‘Coal Dust’, ‘Hicks in the Sticks’, and ‘Gettin Tired’ and crowds in their hometown that can easily approach 4,000 fans, finally the guys are getting the recognition they’ve long  deserved and serious people are paying serious attention.

Be sure to catch this show if you can make it – I guarantee it’s going to rock.

Rodney Crisp, Anthony Smith, Kelly Ray Davis

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You may remember Ashlee Hewitt from her stint on Nashville Star. She’s also been a Nashville Hype! artist.   Because of her being on NH, I’ve gotten to know her and her family pretty well and consider them to be personal friends.  Ashlee’s sister Lacey left for Haiti back in August ‘09 to care for orphan babies at a place called Ruuska Village.   This orphanage is within Port-a-Prince, and as we all know, they suffered a tremendous earthquake that killed upwards of 230,000 people.  Fortunately and by the grace of God, no one in the village, children included, were killed that day.  They did however sustain numerous injuries and several of their buildings collapsed, as well as their safety walls surrounding the village.

In the days after the earthquake, more and more orphaned children showed up at the village, and though the staff is very small, they now watch upwards of 50 babies.

I know that we’ve been inundated to give money for Haiti.  And I know that millions and millions have been raised to help that country.   But places like Ruuska Village are not benefiting from that good will and they need our help.  They are trying their best to stay afloat and rebuild.

A doctor in Florida has said that he will match, up to $100,000 dollars, the amount they raise themselves by THIS Saturday – which is two days away.  This doctor chooses a benefactor each year and Reach Out To Haiti (the official non-profit of Ruuska Village) was his choice this year.  Unfortunately, we have little time.

So I’m asking you to place the Chip In widget on your blog or let others in your social circle know – and talk about Ruuska Village and what they are doing and how others can really help.  FOR TWO DAYS ONLY – FRIDAY and SATURDAY.   Lacey simply needs all the help she can get.

Below are a couple of links that you may find interesting should you choose to do an article on your own blog or participate in your social network.  And if you do, please let me know because I will forever be grateful.

http://laceyinhaiti.blogspot.com/ — This is Lacey Hewitt’s personal weblog of her journey to Haiti.
http://www.myspace.com/ashleehewitt — Ashlee’s website.

The outside walls of the Village

Damage in the Kitchen area

Babies sleeping outside for fear of another quake

To Donate now – Please use the Chip In Widget in the Sidebar!

THANK YOU SO MUCH for your help.

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Nashville Hype! is proud to be featured on the pages of Nashville Music Buzz this month.  Nashville Music Buzz is a new site that picks up where NashvilleHype! (the blog) left off.  It’s an excellent website headed by songwriting vet and recent Nashville transplant Debra Gordon. The goal with Nashville Music Buzz is to be a place where you can:

The first in a series of articles on Nashville Hype! is “HELP… I Didn’t Sign Up For All Of This” which talks about how much trouble an artist can find themselves in when they make that move to Nashville and find they don’t have the support they used to have back in their home towns.

Following this is a two part interview series with Nashville Hype! founder Paul King.  Here Paul talks about the motivation for starting Nashville Hype!, the artist he works with, and what PR can do for an artist who’s not yet achieved notable mainstream success.

Part 1 of the interview is HERE.  Part 2 can be found HERE.

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Mary Elizabeth Murphy will be at a Bowl party thrown by Buffalo Wild Wings in Jackson, TN.  The event will take place Super Bowl Sunday (2/7/2010) from 12 to 1pm.  Mary will be performing selections from her “Wild Blue Country” CD, as well as several super-secret cover numbers sure to fire up the crowd.

Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar
603 Vann Dr
Jackson,TN38305-2099

Tags: country music, mary elizabeth murphy, nashville, wild blue country

There’s a lot that can be said about Stormy Montana – she’s smart, talented, and hard working – but what she’s not is adept at driving.  Bear in mind, it’s not her fault.  Like any 16 year old, she’d like to be, but considering her busy schedule, she just hasn’t had time to take a Driver’s Ed class (and her mother simply isn’t THAT brave).  So when she shot her video for “Sing This City Home” off her Someone Like Me CD, her insistence that her 1969 GMC pickup be an intregal part of the video made everyone a little nervous.

Things turned out pretty well considering before the video shoot Stormy had never, not even once, been behind the wheel of a vehicle.  She’d never drove at all.  In fact, when they went to pick up the truck from the mechanic, they weren’t even sure if the truck would even be drivable.  But the mechanic did a fantastic job (much to everyone’s consternation) and got it up and running like, well, a fine oiled machine.

And so on that winter day that felt more like that of late spring, Stormy Montana got to drive.  No one said she did badly.  After all, no one was killed, the Keg building still stands, and all the animals remained safe – but as you will see in these outtakes, she didn’t exactly always get it right.  As she says, “it was all going so well…”

After all that, the video turned out fantastic as you can see below:

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To coincide with Stormy’s first appearance in Country Weekly, she’s proud to release the official video for “Sing This City Home”.  Filmed in her hometown of Dresden, TN and neighboring Fulton, KY, the video features numerous friends and family members.  Stormy says, “It was fun getting the crowd to come down to The Keg for this video shoot.  This area has offered me so much support over the years and, like all small towns, all we did was tell a few people we’d be shooting and my supporters showed up in droves!”.

Directed by Marcel, the video takes you on a journey of small town America; where people work the land, cruise the town square, pack the local tavern, gather around to play music, and returning Soldiers are welcomed with open arms.  ”I really wanted this to be a realistic take on what happens every day in a small town like this.  You know, when Cole McCraw (the soldier) walked in the door, that reaction was authentic.  He told me afterwards he wished everyone felt the way about returning soldiers that we did.  He was so touched, and we were all about in tears.”

Until Jan. 11th you can get your free copy of “Sing This City Home” by visiting Country Weekly.

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Stormy Montana makes her Country Weekly Magazine debut in the January 4, 2010 issue, on stands December 28th.

Her song “Sing This City Home” will be available as a free download on the Country Weekly website beginning Dec. 28th and lasting until January 11th.  Written by hit songwriter James Slater, “Sing This City Home” is one of 15 songs on Stormy’s critically acclaimed and top selling “Someone Like Me” CD.   Produced by Dave Brainard, the songs on “Someone Like Me” have struck a chord with fans all over the world and impressed many music insiders coast to coast.

Stormy says, “This is the first time I’ve been covered in a major National magazine and for it to be Country Weekly, a magazine I’ve literally read for years, is a real honor.  I hope this is the beginning of a great relationship with Country Weekly and the staff there; and I’m certainly looking forward to working with them in the future.  I can’t thank my fans enough for being so good to me and I hope everyone will go over to Country Weekly and get their free download!”

Next up for Stormy will be the video release for “Sing This City Home” which was recently shot and directed by Marcel.

For more information and to download “Sing This City Home” please visit CountryWeekly.com/freemusic

Look for the 01/04/2010 issue of Country Weekly with Keith Urban on the cover at news-stands all over beginning December 28th.

Tags: nashville, someone like me, stormy montana

Nashville Hype! welcomes a new artist to our services roster this week.  Her name is Mary Elizabeth Murphy and she’s a fantastic singer who’s been getting a lot of attention in her small town of Humboldt, Tn.

Mary has a voice that sounds like a young Lee Ann Womack, and yet, stands completely on it’s own.   She’s just fantastic.  Her CD “Wild Blue Country” has already been released on all the music sites including iTunes, Amazon, and Rhapsody.

Produced by prolific Nashville producer Dave Brainard and executive produced by noted Nashville vocal instructor Teresa Smith, “Wild Blue Country”includes 8 songs dealing with themes like love, loss, and growing up.  The CD is drenched in true country music – with minimalistic instrumentation and soaring melodies.  Writers include the cream of the crop in Nashville including James Slater and Casey Kessel.

We invite everyone to come out to the Nashville Palace on December 20th at 8pm and meet Mary and listen to her perform.  We look forward to having you with us and working with you all in the future.

For more information on Mary, please visit her Myspace.

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Nashville Hype! artist Laura Fedor went into the studio this past Saturday with producer Teddy Gentry to begin work on her super-secret project (we’ll be telling you more about this in the coming months).  The session was at the Tracking Room in Nashville and featured the best musicians in town.

Tags: country music, laura fedor, nashville