Art Carter

Artist Information

Biography

I have always had an interest in music and singing from as early as I can remember.... From singing in the shower, to singing in the car, to singing with bands, music and singing is like breathing to me...

For me not to sing is to stop living, and expressing one's inner soul and emotions.... Music and singing is food for my being, and a way to connect with people's hearts and emotions in a deep and profound way...

I have sung many different styles of music which include "Rock'n-Roll, Rhythm and Blues, Jazz, Country, and Americana, etc.." I feel that each style of music has its own unique and good qualities, and that by having sung many different styles, it makes you well rounded, a better musician, singer, and performer in all forms of music....

I have found a home in the "Country-Rock and Americana" form of music, and I feel it is an "Honest Style of Music" that can be sung from the heart, and truly reflects some of the best qualities of "The American Spirit, Culture, and Values"...... It is real.....

I am a singer, a songwriter, arranger, and producer..... I hope to keep growing in the music business, to write and record more songs, to touch people's hearts, and have my voice and music heard around the world....

Art Carter...

Instrumentation

Art Carter - Lead Vocals
Michael Hawley - Lead Guitar
Simri Dones - Lead and Rhythm Guitar
Aris Miranda - Bass
John Ardito - Drums
Marcus Zigo - Sax

Discography

(MUSIC VIDEOS) -

(YouTube)

www.youtube.com/user/artcarter

I'M Running (Full HD)
Butterfly (Full HD)
America I Believe In You
Jesus And My Heart
Freedom Rains - Promo (Trailer)
You Won't Be Lonely Long
20 Minute Train

(TELEVISION, MOVIES, COMMERCIALS) -

(Music Licensing)

PUMP AUDIO --- http://pumpaudio.com/
JINGLE PUNKS - http://www.jinglepunks.com/
SYNCHUP ------- http://www.synchup.net/

(OPENING ACT or OPENING LINE UP) -

Loretta Lynn "The Coal Miner's Daughter" - Silver Springs, FL. - http://www.silversprings.com/
Emerson Drive - Sanford, FL. - Thunder In The Streets ----------- http://sanfordchamber.com/

(SONGWRITING and AWARDS) -

(Hooked in 60 Seconds - Pure Country - Contest)

20 Minute Train - Took 1st Place - http://hookedin60seconds.com/contests/showcontest/720

(Billboard 16th annual World Song Contest)

20 Minute Train & People Will Talk - Top 500 "Honorable Mention" - http://billboardsongcontest.com/

(MAGAZINES and EDITORIALS) -

01/16/09 - Orlando Sentinel - http://www.orlandosentinel.com/
12/16/08 - The Muse's Muse - http://www.musesmuse.com/
12/15/08 - Country Weekly -- Listen Up! - http://www.countryweekly.com/

(Radio)

(TSP) Triplestrand Productions

Songs from Art’s New CD "Freedom Rains" and debut CD “Art Carter UNBOUND” have gotten and been getting, major airplay from radio stations around the world.

http://www.triplestrandproductions.com/tspchts.pdf
http://www.triplestrandproductions.com/

12/27/07 - Art Carter (Bob Dellaposta) "Somebody Stop Me", Picked #1 "Country Legends In The Making - Show 67 " Series 2 Dec 27th 2007 - "TSP Best of 2003-2007 Count-Down Show"... :)

http://www.tspcountryradio.com/playlists.html
http://www.tspcountryradio.com/shows.html

(GCR) Great Country Radio

03/01/08 - The GCR 2007 Artist of the Year & FIRST inductee of Independent Artists National Hall of Fame: Art Carter

http://www.greatcountrynow.com/halloffame1.htm
http://www.greatcountrynow.com/

(Clear Channel Radio)

http://www.clearchannel.com/Radio/

(Red Hot Spotlight - Clear Channel WIKX-92.9 FM–Kix Country, Port Charlotte, FL.)

12/31/08 - Art Carter "20 Minute Train" -------- Picked #8 "The 2008 Red Hot Spotlight."
12/31/07 - Art Carter "Southside of My Heart" Picked #7 "The 2007 Red Hot Spotlight."

http://www.wikx.com/pages/davedarrel.html
http://www.wikx.com/main.html

(Added to Clear Channel Radio)

Art Carter "20 Minute Train"
http://www.wikx.com/cc-common/artist_submission/player.html?art=187703

Art Carter "Next To You"
http://www.wikx.com/cc-common/artist_submission/player.html?art=74999

Art Carter "Somebody Stop Me"
http://www.wikx.com/cc-common/artist_submission/player.html?art=46075

http://www.clearchannelmusic.com/cc-common/artist_submission/all.html?gen=5


ECMA Charts (European County Music Association)

01/22/10 - Art Carter "You Won't Be Lonely Long" #2 in United Kingdom
03/25/09 - Art Carter "20 Minute Train.........." #7 in Austria
01/29/09 - Art Carter "20 Minute Train"........." #6 in Norway & #9 Denmark
01/19/09 - Art Carter "20 Minute Train"........." #2 in Austria & #9 United Kingdom
10/23/07 - Art Carter "Drivin' Me Crazy.........." #8 in Poland
03/29/07 - Art Carter "Southside of My Heart" #6 in Ireland
01/16/07 - Art Carter "Somebody Stop Me....." #6 in Norway
12/28/06 - Art Carter "Somebody Stop Me....." #2 in Malta
11/14/06 - Art Carter "Somebody Stop Me....." #6 in Norway

http://www.europeancma.com/chart.htm

CDs - Art Carter "Freedom Rains" & "Unbound"

Modern-Country-Rock & Americana

To hear additional samples of songs, go to:

www.artcarter.com
http://www.myspace.com/artcarter3

(Purchase CD)

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/artcarter2
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/artcarter

Links

• YouTube
• CDBaby
• TSP
• Jango

Audio

• 20 Minute Train
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• America I Believe In You
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• Butterfly
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• People Will Talk
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• You Won't Be Lonely Long
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• Jesus And My Heart
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• I'm Running
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Lyrics

• 20 Minute Train
• America I Believe In You
• Butterfly
• People Will Talk
• You Won't Be Lonely Long
• Jesus And My Heart
• I'm Running

Video

Photo Gallery

Press

• Art Carter "Freedom Rains" - Write-up - Orlando Sentinel - Friday, Jan. 16, 2009 - Jim Abbott [+ Show ]
  

  Traditional country On the other end of the spectrum, but still on the desk, here's the CD by Orl...Traditional country
  
  On the other end of the spectrum, but still on the desk, here's the CD by Orlando country singer Art Carter.
  
  I've been telling him to call me when he has a gig, and now he has a good one. Carter and his band, Nothing But Trouble, are opening for country legend Loretta Lynn on Saturday at Silver Springs in Ocala.
  
  Carter will be doing songs off his independent release, Freedom Rains, music that has earned him a positive mention in Country Weekly magazine.
  
  It's traditional-sounding country that ranges from catchy honky-tonk tunes such as "I Can't Stay Good" to patriotic and religiously steeped anthems such as "America, I Believe in You" and "Jesus and My Heart."
  
  The latter category goes way too close to Lee Greenwood for me, but the less heavy-handed stuff is not without its charms.
  
  It's the second release from Carter, who learned a lesson from his first attempt.
  
  "We took our time on it," says Carter, who recorded the tracks at Studio 19 in Nashville, Tenn., and did mastering at Walker Studios in Orlando.
  
  "I wrote a lot of the songs based on life experience," Carter says.
  
  "20 Minute Train" was inspired by the delays that Carter experienced at a railroad crossing on Michigan Avenue. Origins of some others are more serious.
  
  "America I Believe in You," of course, is rooted in the war.
  
  "Because of the things going on in the world, we've got soldiers in different places sacrificing," Carter says. "So it was like, 'What can I do to contribute in some way to giving something back to this great land we live in.' "
  
  The challenge now is for Carter to find an audience for his songs. Freedom Rains is available online at cdbaby, iTunes and Amazon.
  
  "All these little things you learn the hard way open doors," Carter says, a line that ought to have a song title in it somewhere. "I'm just seeing where all this goes and hoping it'll generate enough money that I can keep on doing it."
  
  Jim Abbott can be reached at 407-420-6213.
  
  jabbott@orlandosentinel.com
  
  http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/orl-abbott1609jan16,0,4577296.column
  
  

• The Muse's Muse - CD REVIEW: Art Carter - Freedom Rains - By JJ Biener - 12/16/2008 [+ Show ]
  

  When I first met Art Carter, the last thing I expected to find was that he was a singer and songwrit...When I first met Art Carter, the last thing I expected to find was that he was a singer and songwriter. I was interviewing him for a computer job and our inclinations toward music didn’t come up. Since we were both musicians, it wasn’t long after I hired him that the subject did come up. We swapped CDs. Mine was some tracks I had recorded in my home studio. Art’s was a fully produced CD called Unbound. He had recorded it in Nashville with a group of professional studio musicians.
  
  Tracks from Unbound received airplay internationally and some even charted in disparate markets. While tracks were good, to my ear something wasn’t quite right. Talking to Art I discovered the source of my discomfort. Recording the music for the tracks took most of his available time and he was left with only two days to record all the vocals.
  
  When Art was planning for his latest release, Freedom Rains, he applied the lessons he learned from his first experience. He returned to Nashville to record the music, but he recorded the vocals later at a studio closer to home. He was able to take his time and get the tracks recorded on his own terms. His approach made all the difference, at least to this reviewer’s ears.
  
  Freedom Rains lands squarely in the contemporary Country music genre. It touches on the themes familiar to Country fans around the world. Patriotism, love, loss, faith, salvation, redemption and of course a healthy dose of misbehavior all make their appearance.
  
  The opening track, 20 Minute Train, is about the hazards of getting caught behind a long, slow freight train. Holding On is a song of love and loss and the hope of reconciliation. I Can’t Stay Good is pretty much self-explanatory, as are America, I Believe In You and Jesus And My Heart.
  
  If the Nashville sound is what touches you, you should give Art Carter’s music a serious listen. Samples of the songs from Freedom Rains can be found in the Jukebox section on Art’s web site, www.artcarter.com. If you happen to find yourself in the Orlando area, check out Art’s band, Nothing But Trouble, who play out around town regularly.
  
  http://www.musesmuse.com/mrev-artcarter-freedomrains.html
  
  http://www.artcarter.com/media/TheMusesMuseCDReviewArtCarterFreedomRains.html

• Country Weekly Magazine - "Listen Up" Dec. 15-29, 2008 [+ Show ]
  

  Art's second CD, Freedom Rains, blends country, rock, Americana and blues into a unique mixture of g...Art's second CD, Freedom Rains, blends country, rock, Americana and blues into a unique mixture of great American roots music. The first cut, "20 Minute Train," is getting airplay world wide. Based out of Orlando, Fla., Art grew up in New York and California. Early on, he was listening to R&B, rock and jazz artists like Billy Joel and George Benson, and country artists like Ronnie Milsap, Hank Williams Jr. and Glen Campbell. Art had has been in the opening line up for Emerson Drive, and two songs on his debut CD, Unbound, were produced by Grand Ole Opry veteran Jim Ed Brown.
  
  http://www.countryweekly.com/freemusic
  
  http://www.artcarter.com/media/CountryWeeklyDec15-29,2008.html

• ART CARTER Unbound Rating: **** [+ Show ]
  

  ART CARTER Unbound Rating: **** From the lead-off track, 'Somebody Stop Me,' it's apparent that the ...ART CARTER Unbound Rating: **** From the lead-off track, 'Somebody Stop Me,' it's apparent that the modern country/Americana sound of Art Carter's Unbound can stand up to the best of anything Nashville has to offer. The 10 songs on this CD were, in fact, recorded in the country music capitol. Sonically top-notch, the musicianship is superb, the songs are well-written and the lyrics reflect country's ever-present clever word play. A more professional package would've earned Unbound our five-star rating. Otherwise, highly recommended for fans of the genre.

• ART CARTER Unbound (self-released) **** [+ Show ]
  

  With the abundance of roots-rockers, country crooners and self-proclaimed American idols crowding th...With the abundance of roots-rockers, country crooners and self-proclaimed American idols crowding the marketplace these days, it's no good sticking to the tried and true while also attempting to carve out an individual identity. To borrow a familiar phrase, you simply can't go down home again. Art Carter makes a worthy attempt to do both with this well-honed debut. If he doesn't succeed in standing out, he has enough prowess to keep him competitive. First, there's the positive aspect of his presentation. Carter is capable of delivering beautiful ballads, as evidenced by "I Can And I will", and "Last One To Know", two heartfelt, deeply emotional offerings. Love songs are hardly the most precious commodity available to a singer, but when an artist renders them convincingly, even an overwrought lyric is capable of connecting with its audience. The less successful songs are based on standard good-ol'-boy honky-tonk style that shows Carter is adept if not always original in his tune choices. "Next To You" and "The Dream," two of the few songs Carter actually had a hand in composing, are by far the best of the bunch, thanks to their anthemic ring and rootsy determination. The remainder are mostly ordinary fare, adequate but hardly memorable. It provides enough evidence to suggest Carter might be better off writing more of his own material, keeping covers to a minimum. (artcarter@artcarter.com) -- Lee Zimmerman

• Somebody Stop Me - HSS Song Rating: 7.68 [+ Show ]
  

  Hit Song Science (HSS) - A Company that offers Singers, Songwriters and Musicians the opportunity to...Hit Song Science (HSS) - A Company that offers Singers, Songwriters and Musicians the opportunity to use the latest technology to test their songs for Hit Potential, tested each of the songs on my CD "Art Carter UNBOUND..." www.hitsongscience.com A Score of 7.0 is considered a Hit.. 8 of the songs scored 6.5 or higher, and 2 were Greater than 7.3 which is considered a Hit..!!! :)

• Drivin' Me Crazy - HSS Song Rating: 7.37 [+ Show ]
  

  Hit Song Science (HSS) - A Company that offers Singers, Songwriters and Musicians the opportunity to...Hit Song Science (HSS) - A Company that offers Singers, Songwriters and Musicians the opportunity to use the latest technology to test their songs for Hit Potential, tested each of the songs on my CD "Art Carter UNBOUND..." www.hitsongscience.com A Score of 7.0 is considered a Hit.. 8 of the songs scored 6.5 or higher, and 2 were Greater than 7.3 which is considered a Hit..!!! :)

Setlist

Songs from "Art Carter Freedom Rains" CD:

20 Minute Train
America I Believe In You
Butterfly
Holding On
I Can't Stay Good
I'm Running
Jesus And My Heart
People Will Talk
Two Hearts Are As One
You Won't Be Lonely Long

Songs from "Art Carter Unbound" CD:

Somebody Stop Me
Next To You
I Can And I Will
All I Want I A Living
The Dream
Drivin' Me Crazy
Last One To Know
Southside Of My Heart
Tomorrow Today
Nothing But Trouble

Sets approximately 45-60 Min.

Some additional songs we play:

Abilene On Her Mind - Buddy Jewell
All My Ex’s Live In Texas - George Strait
All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight - Hank Williams Jr.
Amie - Pure Prairie League
Baby Hold On - Eddie Money
Back In The USSR - Beatles
Blue Skies - Willie Nelson
Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins
Boot Scootin' Boogie - Brooks & Dunn
Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley
Chattahoochee - Alan Jackson
Come On Lets Go - Ritchie Valens
Come To Poppa - Bob Seger
Crying Roy - Orbison
Devil Woman - Marty Robbins
Don't Rock The Jukebox - Alan Jackson
Double Vision - Foreigner
El Paso - Marty Robbins
Family Tradition - Hank William Jr.
Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
Forever And Ever Amen - Randy Travis
Friends In Low Places - Garth Brooks
Galveston - Glen Campbell
Gimme All Your Lovin' - ZZ Top
Gimme Three Steps - Lynyrd Skynyrd
God Bless The USA - Lee Greenwood
Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis
Guitars & Cadillacs - Dwight Yoakam
Help Pour Out The Rain - Buddy Jewell
Hey Good Lookin' - Hank Williams
Hot Momma - Trace Adkins
I Cross My Heart - George Straight
I Know A Little - Lynyrd Skynyrd
I Saw Her Standing There - Beatles
I’m Gonna Miss Her - Brad Paisley
JailHouse Rock - Elvis Presley
Jenny Jenny - Tommy Tutone
Kansas City - Wilbert Harrison
Little Miss Can't Be Wrong - Spin Doctors
Little Sister - Elvis Presley
Lost In The 50s - Ronnie Milsap
Mainstreet - Bob Seger
Maybellene - Chuck Berry
Memphis - Johnny Rivers
Moon Dance - Van Morrison
My Heart Is Lost To You - Brooks & Dunn
My Maria - Brooks & Dunn
Oh Darling - Beatles
Oh, Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison
On The Road Again - Willie Nelson
Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
Pride And Joy - Stevie Ray Vaughan
Ramblin' Man - Allman Brothers
Real Good Man - Tim Mcgraw
Ring of Fire - Johnny Cash
Rock & Roll Music - Beatles
Sharp Dressed Man - ZZ Top
She Believes In Me - Kenny Rogers
Southern Night - Glen Campbell
Statesboro Blues - Allman Brothers
Still Got The Blues - Gary Moore
Summer Time Blues - Eddie Cochran
Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Take It Easy - Eagles
The Chair - George Straight
The House Is Rockin' - Stevie Ray Vaughan
There's No Getting Over Me - Ronnie Milsap
Urgent - Foreigner
Wasted Days & Wasted Nights - Freddie Fender
What Was I Thinking - Dierks Bentley
What's Your Name - Lynyrd Skynyrd
You Never Even Called Me By My Name - David Allen Coe
Your Cheating Heart - Hank Williams

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