Mandi Martin Music

There’s a really nice article about me that was just printed in The Direct Buzz Magazine (Feb 2010 issue, page 33).

Here’s the full article.  Enjoy!

On The Road: A tour of music, lifestyles and pop culture

The Pinball Producer: MANDI MARTIN

555 hours, 55 minutes, and 55 seconds… That’s how long Mandi Martin played pinball. Seriously… she’s in the Guinness Book of World Records for that 23-day marathon. Waylon Jennings taught her how to play, when she used to hang with him and (DJ) Captain Midnight in Nashville. However, as amazing as that feat may be, Martin’s success and longevity in the music business is just as impressive. [...]

Happy New Year, everyone!  I’m pleased to announce that Nick’s CD was reviewed in the current January issue of Music Connection Magazine, and it was the highest rated CD in their New Music Critiques section (page 52)!  (Full text of the review also available here.)

CDs are available at CDBaby, iTunes or through NickDaugherty.com.

Just wanted to thank all the musicians once again for their contribution to Nick’s project:

• Don Peake (Wrecking Crew)
• Paul Marshall (Strawberry Alarm Clock & I See Hawks in L.A.)
• Alex Del Zoppo (Sweetwater)
• Voyce McGinley, III (currently touring with Kitaro)
• Lee Thornburg (Tower of Power, Chicago)
• Mark LeVang (BERN)
• Skip Edwards
• Clydene Jackson (former Raelette, Ray Charles)
• Andrea Robinson (veteran session singer)
• Marcy Vaj and Elizabeth Wright (seasoned string players)
• Gary Popenoe (Severin Browne)
• Chris Cardenas (Skinny Little Twits)
• Tim Wingate

You’re all amazing talents and I applaud each and every one of you for giving so much of yourselves to help make Nick’s debut CD the best it could be!  It’s such a pleasure for me as a producer to have your support and energy on the projects we work on together.

I also want to thank the folks (Marty, Jim & Matt) at Sound Image for providing us with the opportunity to have a top-notch studio!  And, of course, thanks to mastering guru Ron Boustead for putting the icing on the cake.

I’m looking forward to seeing you back in the studio during 2010…making more wonderful music together!

Nick’s first review just came out in the November issue. Way to go, Nick!

Click to read article

I’m very proud to announce that Nick Daugherty’s first-ever single called “Movin’ Higher” has just been released and will be available for sale April 1, 2008. Enjoy! 

Thanks to Nick Daugherty for his wonderful collection of songs, all the talented pro musicians who made them come to life, to Marty, Jim & Matt at Sound Image Studios for giving us a home and Ron Boustead at Precision Mastering for putting the icing on the cake…all of you helped to make this a great project to work on! 

• Nick Daugherty: Vocals/Guitar;
• Paul Marshall: Bass/Acoustic Guitar/Background Vocals;
• Don Peake: Guitar;
• Tim Wingate: Guitar;
• Alex Del Zoppo: Piano & Keyboards;
• Skip Edwards: B3
• Voyce McGinley, III: Drums, Congas, Tambourine, Shaker & Marimba;
• Andrea Robinson & Clydene Jackson: Background Vocals.  YOU ALL ROCK!

We are working on 10 more songs for his debut CD, which will be available this summer.

Amy’s amazing story has been close to our hearts since we first met her in 2004. We’ve respected Amy’s wishes to not disclose certain details about her life-threatening experience in 2003, until she felt she was ready to retell it. Thanks to Michael Laskow and Kenny Kerner and all our friends at TAXI for putting this interview together. You can view the full article here.

Enjoy! –MM

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“Hard Work and a Whole
Lot of Perseverance”

Passenger Profile: Amy Kuney

By Kenny Kerner
Listen to ‘How The Wind Must Feel’ by Amy Kuney:

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I can tell by reading many of your profiles that you’re taking our advice and getting up and taking charge of your own careers. I can tell by your e-mails to me and by the success stories you tell TAXI.

But this profile is special. Amy Kuney has lived a lifetime in her 21 years. This is about a TAXI member whose life was changed on March 28, 2003 while in Guatemala. She and her friends were brutally attacked by gunmen and one of her friends was murdered before her eyes. Amy Kuney was 17 years old at the time. [...]

Amy just did a radio interview (for podcast) with Rey Anthony at RadioGuy.com It’s a great 26 minutes. Click the play button below to listen to it! (or download the MP3)

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Featuring the songs:

• So Help Me God
• In The Dark (clip)
• Sold Out (clip)
• How The Wind Must Feel (clip)
• Sore Loser (clip)
• Sunday (clip)
• Breaking Bad Habits (clip)

Amy Kuney’s EP is available on CD or via download.

This article just came out in the TAXI Navigator, which is included in the new A&R Registry update, distributed to The Music Business Registry’s subscribers throughout the music industry.  Amy was selected from over 10,000 TAXI members for this honor.  We really appreciate it! 

Click here to read the article: TAXI Navigator Feb 2007

Thanks to Michael Laskow, Chris Baptiste and the TAXI staff for their belief and support for Amy and her music! And, thanks to Bud Scoppa for writing this fantastic piece! It makes me feel so warm and fuzzy all over when someone else appreciates Amy as a songwriter and artist the way she deserves to be appreciated!

– MM

This article was just published in Music Connection magazine!

By Bernard Baur

Artist management has evolved with the music business.

In today’s shrinking industry, management’s duties have expanded tremendously; and, in fact, several of the individuals profiled here are hyphenated — their expertise covers more than one area. You find producers (the power brokers in today’s music business) acting as managers, and management coming from the business sector.

Almost all of our sources are paid consultants as well because, after all, it is a business. The biggest change we’ve noticed is that artists are required to take on more responsibility. The days of a “free ride” are over.

Nonetheless, if you’re looking for someone to guide and direct your career, all seven of our sources are experienced and savvy enough to help you reach your goals. [...]

I am so excited to announce that this article hit the newsstands today! One of Amy’s best interviews to date!

Republished from AllAccessMagazine.com (February 15, 2007)

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Between The Lines :: Amy Kuney

“I want to thank the Academy for all their support”

Vocalist/lyricist Amy Kuney came to L.A. in 2004 like so many others: to follow her dream. With The Oscars buzz on overdrive right now, Kuney’s “Sold Out” from her 2006 6-song debut CD, “EP,” taps into both the highs and lows of aspiring actresses. [...]

This article appeared in the Daily News on March 23, 2000.

Mandi Martin, tries to break her own 1979 Guinness record for playing pinball, as her friend, Nadiya Davis, offers some encouragement.

CANOGA PARK – Joining a long, wacky tradition of Guinness record seekers, Mandi Martin played her 17th straight day of pinball Wednesday – just four days from establishing a new world record.

“It’s not really about points,” said the 55-year-old Martin, as she kept her eyes on the flying metal ball, “my all-time high score is 1.8 billion, and I don’t even keep track of anything below 300 million anymore.”

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