Amanda Martin Fowler

Artist Information

Biography

Amanda Martin Fowler is a wife, mother, and hybrid combination of misunderstood Southern Belle and Montana Cowgirl. She's been writing songs for as long as she can remember. American Songwriter Magazine was the first to recognize her talent as a songwriter and featured her in their September/October 2008 issue for her song “Chips”.

Amanda had the good fortune to team up with Atlanta musician, Angela "Bucky" Motter, who has shared the stage with legends like BB King and The Indigo Girls, to name a few.

Motter who has shared the “Songwriters in the Round” stage with John Mayer, Angie Aparo, and a host of other Atlanta performing songwriters, decided to join up with Amanda Martin Fowler in 2008. Together, they have co-written and produced the songs on their debut album, "It's Better to Laugh". Their garage band demos of Trophy Wife, The Tractor Song, Stray, & Big Man were enough to catch Nashville’s attention for mastering a new creative territory, with classic country songs that are “lighthearted and cutting”.

Gary Allen, former drummer of The Charlie Daniels Band, Tennessee Concerts and Nashville City Beat also recognized and personally contacted Amanda to encourage her as a songwriter, even comparing her to a modern day Minnie Pearl. Grammy & Tony award nominated Skip Ewing, one of Nashville’s most respected songwriters, lyricists, & composers, invited Amanda to participate with a select group of songwriters in a workshop hosted by Skip Ewing to help her learn more about the business songwriting.

Prompted by this little bit of encouragement and recognition, Amanda Martin Fowler & Angela “Bucky” Motter reached out to Bucky’s tight knit group of friends to help produce some of the songs they had co-written. With Vanessa Oliveraz as lead vocalists and musicians Walter Ray, Tony Caporale, Clay Cook, and Angela “Bucky” Motter, the songs took on a new life and professional sound. In just a few short months, the songs have been placed in radio/internet broadcast rotation or have been recognized by:


Amanda & Bucky are getting together in Bozeman, Montana over the next few weeks to co-write and finish their album, It’s Better to Laugh. Following their songwriting retreat, everyone plans to head back to Timbre Enterprises to finish the album. After that, watch out, the skies the limit.

Instrumentation

Amanda Martin Fowler - songwriter, demo vocals
Angela Motter - Producer, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, banjo, co-writer
Vanessa Oliveraz: lead vocals
Tony Caporale-drums, vocals
Walter Ray-Fiddle
Clay Cook- Co-producer & everything else

Discography

Album: It's Better to Laugh
Big Man
The Tractor Song
The Tractor Song-extras
Trophy Wife
Chips
The Girl Next Door
Probably
Everyday

Links

• Indie Radio LA - 104
• MVY Radio - Martha's Vineyard
• Outbound Music Radio
• Rockin' Moms
• American Songwriter Magazine

Audio

• Trophy Wife
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• Trophy Wife Instrumental
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• Big Man-demo
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• Trophy Wife
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Lyrics

• Trophy Wife
• Big Man
• The Tractor Song
• Everyday
• Chips
• Stray
• New Curve
• Stop It!
• The Probably Song
• A leak
• White Dress

Video

Photo Gallery

Press

• Songwriter Profile Q&A [+ Show ]
  

  Amanda's song "Chips" was selected by American Songwriter Magazine to be profiled in the Song writer...Amanda's song "Chips" was selected by American Songwriter Magazine to be profiled in the Song writers Q&A.

• Standby:SteelTree Films- Hillers: The Series [+ Show ]
  

  Two of Amanda's songs, "Trophy Wife" and "Big Man" are being considered for SteelTree Film's: Hiller...Two of Amanda's songs, "Trophy Wife" and "Big Man" are being considered for SteelTree Film's: Hillers-The Series, scheduled to start filming in late August.
  
  

• Selected Song [+ Show ]
  

  The song Chips was also selected as honorable mention for American Songwriter Magazine's September/O...The song Chips was also selected as honorable mention for American Songwriter Magazine's September/October Amateur Lyric contest.

• Songwriter Profile Article
  

  See Photo Gallery, article is available for you to read.

• Rockin'moms Podcast [+ Show ]
  

  The upcoming Rockin'moms podcast will feature one of Amanda Martin Fowler's songs. The podcast will ...The upcoming Rockin'moms podcast will feature one of Amanda Martin Fowler's songs. The podcast will be available for downloads on itunes.
  
  www.rockinmoms.com
  

• Gary Allen, drummer from The Charlie Daniels Band and JJ Cale, [+ Show ]
  

  First Reviewed: November 21, 2008 Status: December 04, 2008 Response: A lot of pros entered this mon...First Reviewed: November 21, 2008 Status: December 04, 2008 Response: A lot of pros entered this month which is unusual, making the competition stiff as Al Gore. This was the best month of submissions since the contest started. I am going to start listing runnerups, and honorable mentions in my newsletter starting in December. The winner has been chosen for November and will appear in The Music City Beat! newsletter and for all of 2008-2009 at Sonicbids and TennesseeConcerts.com Winners are added to the newsletter list and you can get it as well by emailing me at garyallendrums@bellsouth.net. Very Honorable Mentions and Runnerups these have not been organized in order yet but will be in The Music City Beat Dec. Adrian West Band AmandaMartinFowler
  Andrew Pfaff Bryan Gorsira Derek Luttrell Andy Baum Dominion Status Ours To Destroy Andrew James As a member of The Charlie Daniels Band & JJ Cale, I realize the importance of getting the right song to the right artist. JJ Cale's manager sent The Gambler to Kenny Rogers 3 times before he cut the biggest record of his career under protest. All submissions are listened to by me personally and shared with like minded artists, labels, managers, promoters and publishers. It's all about perseverence here in Music City. Never look at the odds! Good Luck and keep churning them out. My boss JJ Cale just won a Grammy for his Road To Escondido with Eric Clapton last year! Good luck to all of you and you are welcome in my competition anytime you feel lucky :) Gary Allen (Charlie Daniels Band/JJ Cale) http://sonicbids.com/garyallensongevaluation http://www.myspace.com/garyallendrums http://www.tennesseeconcerts.com
  
  

• Road Trip Nation [+ Show ]
  

  Road Trip Nation is interested in using The Tractor Song for its new soundtrack to be heard on the 2...Road Trip Nation is interested in using The Tractor Song for its new soundtrack to be heard on the 2009 season to air on PBS.

Setlist

Big Man
Trophy Wife
The Tractor Song
Chips
Probably
Everyday
Stray
The Girl Next Door
Women be Wise - cover-Blues

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