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Erin Gannon Simms Featured in the Echo News Paper UK. on February 2012 (Through to Regional Finals News Paper Clip) — at United Kingdom South Wales. - Wales Newport News Paper
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An Orleans resident and her friend live oceans apart, but they have formed a partnership that is fulfilling their dreams and giving back to the community at the same time.
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Simms Publishing and Soul Touchers Music Group , CHEO Foundation , South Wales , Wales
Terri (T.J.) Way met Erin Simms, who lives in South Wales, online two year ago through a website for indie songwriters. The pair have been best friends ever since and formed a joint partnership that provides services to unsigned songwriters called T.J. Way & Simms Publishing and Soul Touchers Music Group. “We want to touch hearts with our music and make a difference in the lives of people,” says Way.
One way they’re making this dream come true is through their recently released four-song album, which is dedicated to the CHEO Foundation. Simms says she knew helping children with cancer was something they needed to do after Way suggested the idea. “I loved it and wanted to be part of it without question,” says Simms in an e-mail from her home in Wales. “To know that songs we wrote could put a smile on a child’s face, who has suffered greatly, is without a doubt the best feeling in the world. Music is a great healer. Although it doesn’t ‘cure’, it can uplift spirits for a while.”
For Way, this initiative has more personal meaning after the tragic deaths of her two children, a loss she doesn't like to discuss. “CHEO has done a lot for me (during) the times that I lost my children,” she explains, adding she’s still dealing with the painful memories and reaching out to others in need has helped her cope. “Kids are the future. For me, I want to do everything to help – we all know what leukemia does. I cannot stand here and do nothing. When I used to go to the hospital, I used to see some of those kids and it always stayed with me.”
The 40-year-old says she hopes their album helps express a message of hope and lets people know how valuable the children’s hospital is to the community.
The CD is entitled “Angels All Around Us” and features four upbeat pop songs with vocals by Simms. “We are the Soul Touchers – Erin and I,” says Way. “I have a lot of faith in what I do and my faith is strong.” For more information about the Soul Touchers “Angels All Around Us” CD, go to www.cheofoundation.com , www.soultouchers.com , www.erinsimms.com or www.tjwaymusic.com It is also available for sale at the CHEO gift shop. -- Antonia McGuire
- Orleans Star News Paper-Published on March 22, 2007
Join Emmy Award winning newsjournalist Victoria Gaither and Entertainment Co-host Michael Kay when they welcome actor, writer, producer, director and Sci-Fi fan, JULIE ANN EMERY with JEFF KOENIG from "DRIFTER" and new music from singer-songwriters SHELLY RANN from Nashville and Maryland's own DREW STEVYNS.
JULIE ANN EMERY is all about film. Actor, producer, director, writer of the award winning webseries "Then We Got Help" has a new project in the works. "Drifter" created by JEFF KOENIG will star Julie who is also wearing the hat of producer. Jeff will also join us. Learn more about "Drifter" at http://MOBCASTER.COM/PROJECT/DRIFTER
PLUS, AHWV catches up with the beautiful voice on our introduction to the show, Nashville beauty, SHELLY RANN will fill us in on what she's been up to. Maryland's DREW STEVYNS will also join us with some new music and update us on what he's been working on. Hear more from Shelly at www.shellyrann.com. Hear more from Drew at www.drewstevynsmusic.com - Emmy Award winning newsjournalist Victoria Gaither
Join EMMY award winning jounalist Victoria Gaither and Entertainment Co-host Michael Kay when Nashville based singer-songwriter SHELLY RANN stops in. You've heard her on many television shows and she's just released "Afterwords", her new CD on Amazon and I-tunes. Tune in to hear her latest projects. Till then, check her out at www.shellyrann.com - EMMY award winning jounalist Victoria Gaither
Shelly Rann’s “Hell On Heels” Goes Head-to-Head with Miranda Lambert
The recent release of “Hell On Heels” from Miranda Lambert’s new group Pistol Annies came as quite a surprise to Nashville singer/songwriter Shelly Rann. Rann released her first single, also titled “Hell On Heels” to Country Radio in April and was seeing promising results with her debut at # 76 on the Mediabase Country Building Chart in early May.
The recent release of a single of the same name “Hell On Heels” from Lambert’s Pistol Annies left Rann with little choice but to release a second single from her debut album “Afterwords”. Based on very positive reviews from radio program directors and overall reviews of her CD, the natural choice and clear winner became “I’m All Over That”.
Rann co-wrote her version of “Hell On Heels” with Larry Bastian, best known for writing the Garth Brooks hits “Unanswered Prayers” and “Rodeo” and Rann also co-wrote, “I’m All Over That”, with Henry Paul and Dave Robbins of the multi-platinum country group BlackHawk. Henry Paul co-produced the debut album titled “Afterwords” which was released on the Nashville label, Mirror Lake Records.
The latest single from Rann will be released to country radio in late July in conjunction with a new music video, shot on the amazingly impressive brand new digital cinema camera from RED called the “Epic”. The “Epic” is the highly acclaimed camera being used to shoot the major motion pictures and visual masterpiece films “The Hobbit” and “Avatar 2”.
Look for the music video to be released to CMT and GAC in late July, however, fans in Baltimore, MD will have an opportunity to catch a sneak peek of the video which is set to air at Camden Yards on the Orioles’ HD Jumbotron on Sunday July 17th when Shelly Rann stops by to sing the National Anthem for the Orioles vs. Indians at 1:35pm EST. Fans at the game will be able to meet and greet for autographs and photos with Shelly and also take home a download card with 3 Free Songs including “Hell On Heels”, “I’m All Over That”, and “Unloved” courtesy of Shelly Rann and The Baltimore Orioles.
Shelly Rann’s debut CD “Afterwords” is available at Amazon.com and her first single titled “Hell On Heels” as well as the brand new single titled “I’m All Over That” are available for download at Amazon.com and on iTunes
For more, visit http://www.ShellyRann.com - Posted on July 8, 2011 by Dan Harr
Shelly Rann bringing country swagger to Carroll - Carol County Times
Love is All - public release this weekend!
Start: 08/11/2012 12:39 pm
Timezone: America/Detroit
Love is All – The Anthem Song that celebrates love- Available for public release this coming week!
(Compassionate Recording Artists-Musicians & Songwriter team up to ‘Make a difference’ in children’s lives)
Canadian Song-writer TJ Way of The Soul Touchers has teamed up with good friend Audio Engineer-Producer Johnny Serra and his team of musicians from Caracas, Venezuela, along with good friends, Nashville Artist (s) Shelly Rann and Chip Martin to create an anthem that celebrates the love we can share with each other and create a better world for everyone!
TJ Way has dedicated the song to "Show Kids You Care" and all proceeds for the sale of the song for an entire year will be used to help our national network of meal programs feed even more precious kids in Canada! You can buy the song online from iTunes starting this coming week.! Here is the link to purchase the song! http://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/love-is-all/id553140223?i=553140291!
We are so grateful for the entire team who worked together to express their compassion for the kids we serve - and for the thousands more in Canada who we still need to help!
Here are links to their websites so you can learn about more of the work they do!
(Project-'Love is All' Credits) Song Written+Composed by: Canadian Songwriter TJ WAY
@ thesoultouchers
e-mail1: tjwaymusic@xplornet.ca
e-mail 2: tjwaymusic@gmail.com
http://www.soundclick.com/tjwaysongs
http://www.facebook.com/tjwaymusic
https://twitter.com/thesoultouchers
(Team Nashville, TN. Credits)
Main Vocalist: Shelly Rann
http://www.shellyrann.com
http://www.facebook.com/shellyrann
https://twitter.com/shellyrann
BG-Vocalist: Chip Martin
http://www.chipsongs.com/
http://www.facebook.com/chipsongs
(Team Caracas, Venezuela. Credits)
Piano: Johnny Serra
e-mail: info@johnnyserra.com
http://www.johnnyserra.com
http://www.facebook.com/johnnyserra
https://twitter.com/johnnyserra
Drummer: Euro Zambrano (Euro used REMO drumheads and world percussion, DW Drums, SABIAN Cymbals, REGAL TIP Sticks)
http://eurozambrano.com/
Bass: Henry Paul Díaz (Yamaha Artist)
@henrypaulbass
https://twitter.com/henrypaulbass
Acoustic Guitars: Alejandro "Nene" Perez
@NNPZMUSIC
e-mail: aneneperez@gmail.com
https://twitter.com/NNPZMUSIC
http://www.facebook.com/nene.perez.986
Electric Guitars: Hugo Fuguet
http://www.hugofuguet.com/
https://twitter.com/hugofuguet
Strings Arrangement: Alejandro Salas
e-mail: asmusic@gmail.com
http://alejandrosalas.webs.com/
http://www.myspace.com/alejandrosalasproductions
http://ve.linkedin.com/pub/alejandro-salas/21/b/a21
Mixing by: Johnny Serra (at) BackStage Studio.
e-mail: info@estudiosbackstage.com
http://www.estudiosbackstage.com/backstage-caracas
Mastered by: Jesús Jimenez (@) JJ Studios.
http://www.facebook.com/jrjp.audio
Re-Production of 'Love is All' Made possible by Johnny Serra @ 'BackStage' Recording Studio. Located in Caracas, Venezuela.
http://www.estudiosbackstage.com/backstage-caracas
e-mail: info@estudiosbackstage.com Tel: +58 414-1500357 - Kristy Taylor: America/Detroit
Discography
Angels all around us (Album) Featuring Erin Simms_Released by the soul touchers TJWay & Erin Simms in 2008....The Album is dedicated to raise funds for the Cheo Hospital (Oncology Department) for kids suffering from Leukemia. It is available for purchase through the soul touchers website via paypal @ http://www.thesoultouchers.com/cheo.html
Your support is appreciated.
'Love is all' (New Single) Featuring Shelly Rann_Released on August 11, 2012 via itunes by 1212 now productions & tjwaymusic_All proceeds from the song sales go to Show Kids You Care Foundation to help feed children living in poverty across Canada. Song is available for download via ITUNES @ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/love-is-all-single/id553140223
Project 'LOVE IS ALL' Public press release can be viewed @ http://www.showkidsyoucare.org/events/love-all-public-release-weekend
Shelly Rann's Biography
SHELLY RANN
Shelly Rann is a singer / songwriter who’s talent and hard work has finally caught the attention of the Nashville music industry and she stands ready to join the ranks of the great talents that have come before her. A Lexington, Ky. Native she has been in Nashville for the last five years writing with some of the best song writers Nashville has to offer including Gary Burr, Kent Blazy, Larry Cordle, and Mark Nessler. She has put together one of the most impressive collections of introspective songs that reflect the true artist she really is. As one of Nashville’s first call session singers she possesses one of the most beautiful, passionate, and expressive voices in music today. This is a complete talent with every aspect of her chosen field richly endowed.
Shelly is a brilliant performer gifted with charisma and a self-effacing sense of humor that immediately endears her to audiences everywhere. Her natural beauty and genuine country charm is disarming and she is ready for the couch on the Tonight Show or any other career opportunity that comes her way.
In her young career Shelly has managed to garnish many accolades and has been recognized many times over for her effort. The NBC network has acknowledged her songwriting gifts by using her songs on the award-winning prime time shows The West Wing and Third Watch. In her home state of Kentucky she has sold over 50,000 copies of independently produced CD’s. She has shared the stage with the likes of Keith Whitley, Waylon Jennings, Bill Monroe, and Alabama. In May of 2006 she performed for President Bush and 20,000 others to honor fallen officers at the National Fraternal Order of Police Memorial service.
Shelly has recently finished her first major studio album produced by Henry Paul (Blackhawk), Dale Oliver (Bucky Covington) and Michael Bush (Steve Carlton), writing 9 of the 11 songs. This new album titled ‘Afterwords’ is set to take Shelly to the next level and beyond.
Specialties
I co-own 1212 now, a premier production music library for film, television, advertising and multimedia. With over 500 fresh new cuts in every style, plus sound f/x that features the freshest and most original sound in music production, our high impact, custom sound is making our name the known leading choice at major broadcast networks and Hollywood studios.
Shelly Rann's Experience
Artist
LML Agency
Music industry
November 2010 – Present (10 months)
Signed to their roster.
Writer/ artist
TBA
Music industry
To learn more about Nashville Artist Shelly Rann_please visit links provided:
http://www.shellyrann.com
http://www.facebook.com/shellyrann
http://www.reverbnation.com/shellyrann
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About Country Artist-Erin Gannon Simms
When an artist emerges, the world celebrates an overnight success. Seldom is that truly the case.
As coal is refined into a diamond, what appears to come out of nowhere is often the result of a drive that fuels years of hard work and dedication.
UK born singer-songwriter Erin Gannon Simms’ road of determination has yielded a successful recording career that has seen a host of publishing deals, scores of radio play on stations across the world, co-writes with well-known hit writers. Her songs cracked the Top 10 on web radio UK Broadjam on three occasions and Simms was recently honored as ‘Songwriter of the Month’ by Indie Isles Magazine.
Born in Newport, South Wales, UK, Erin cites her Belfast-born father, who once played bass in a band alongside Van Morrison, as having a profound influence on her foray into music. As well, Erin's mother has always been her biggest fan.
The burgeoning sensation started writing at age 11. While most girls her age were playing with dolls, the ambitious Erin was singing songs she’d written into a tape recorder. She joined her first band at age 14 and spent the next 10 years playing in and around South Wales. Her favorite band was one she formed with her sister, Cathy. They named themselves "Novena".
Early into her career, at age 17, her dedication to the craft was validated. Erin received a phone call from an A&R executive at Sony Records London who was working with a then unknown Celine Dion, who took the time to tell her he enjoyed her voice.
Her husband, Paul, is a source of inspiration and a pillar of support. While helping to raise their young family of three children, Erin took a break from live performances. Her dedication to the craft, however, was unfailing as she continued writing and recording, making use of a keyboard and recording equipment given to her by her brother, Tony.
While the ebullient Erin is known for her wacky, engaging sense of humor (which she thanks her Irish blood for), she is a sincere and responsible artist with a passion for helping others. An email friendship formed with Ottawa, Canada -based songwriter and manager T.J. Way through a mutual respect of one another’s music. The internet encounter provided the opportunity to showcase Erin’s socially-conscious mindset. The pair collaborated, writing and co-producing the heart-felt EP, “Angels All Around Us”. A portion of the proceeds for the four-song album are donated to support children’s battle with leukemia.
Her style is as varied as the music she covers at her shows, offering her take on notable artists such as Shania Twain, Faith Hill, Britney Spears, Mariah Carey, Pink, 60’s music and Whitney Houston to name a few. Such admiration is reflected in her writing as she lends her distinctive personal touch to tracks that run the gamut of genre, including Pop, Country, Jazz, Blues, R&B, Christian Contemporary, and Gospel. Her own "personal" style for her forthcoming album, will be a mix of country rock and pop.
Currently residing in Canada to coincide with the release of Erin’s debut album, the future looks bright for another ‘overnight success’ in the making.
Erin truly has adopted the world as her own; it’s just a matter of time before it in turn embraces this rising starlet.
www.eringannonsimms.com
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