Marlee

Big Ride Entertainment artist Marlee Scott recognized early on that she was born to be a singer.  The talent was there.  The drive was there.  The charm was there.  The patience, on the other hand…

“I remember when I was fourteen years old, every night before I went to bed I would tell myself that I would be a recording artist by the time I turned fifteen.  It didn’t happen quite that fast!” she laughs. 

Even as a young girl though, it didn’t take Marlee long to figure out which direction her musical career was going to take. 

"Marlee's mom had called to schedule flute lessons for her,” remembers one of Marlee’s childhood music teachers.  “When it came time for her first lesson I asked her, 'So, you want to play the flute?'  She smiled at me and pointed to a pink electric guitar that I had in the corner and said, 'No, I want to play that.'"

Marlee spent her childhood and early teenage years learning guitar and taking vocal lessons, but it was a seemingly routine car ride one afternoon that reconnected the young singer with her deep affection for Country music.  

"Country music has always been a part of me, but around the time I was sixteen, I was listening to a lot more Pop music on the radio,” Marlee recalls.  “I remember riding in the car with my friends one day, and a song we didn't really like came on, so we switched it over to the Country station.  Alabama’s 'Mountain Music' was playing.  We liked the groove, so we left the radio tuned to the Country station.  I guess we just never changed it back!"

Alabama may have brought the teenager back to her roots, but it was songs like Rascal Flatts’ "Prayin' for Daylight" and Emerson Drive’s "I Should Be Sleeping" that pushed Marlee to try her hand at writing Country material.  So, while most of her friends were participating in school-related activities, Marlee devoted all of her free time to riding her horse Sidra and writing and recording music. 

Marlee’s first album, Souvenir, introduced the young singer to the Country music masses, but more importantly, it generated sufficient buzz to showcase her songs live at various festivals and fairs around the country.  It was a valuable learning experience that helped shape Marlee as a confident performer on stage.

In 2007, she caught the attention of veteran industry executive Gerry Leiske.  Leiske was intrigued by Scott's natural ability as a singer and songwriter, and in 2008 he signed her to a management deal.  Under Leiske’s guidance, Marlee released her second album, establishing a solid foundation for her developing career.

“By the time I recorded my second album, I had grown up a lot,” Marlee reveals.  “I had experienced love and heartbreak; I had moved away from my family and friends and made a new life for myself in Music City.  I was so much more comfortable in the studio at that point, and I think you could hear a new maturity in my music.”

Marlee’s critically-acclaimed sophomore effort included the international hit “Here To Heaven.”  The track went Top 20 in Australia and Canada and shot to the top of the charts in Europe.  Within months, she had signed a new label deal with Leiske’s Big Ride Records.

“One of the highlights of my career so far has been signing with Big Ride," Marlee says.  "The entire team is behind me and that is such an amazing feeling.  I feel like they have invested their time and energy into helping me develop as an artist, and we are all extremely excited about this new project we are working on.” 

Produced by David Kalmusky, the album includes the single, “Beautiful Maybe,” as well as her current release, the infectious “Train Wreck.”  Although the songs are decidedly different in subject matter, each one reflects a unique side of Marlee’s personality that could only be expressed through her music.  “Beautiful Maybe” is a shimmering Pop-Country gem with a positive, empowering message, while “Train Wreck” is a feisty, entertaining number set to a driving rhythm and addictive groove. 

“‘Train Wreck’ grabbed me right out of the gate the first time I heard it,” says Marlee.  “It brings such a fun, tongue-in-cheek outlook on what it’s like to fall for the wrong person, but yet they just can’t seem to get enough.  I love making people smile and chuckle and want to sing along, and ‘Train Wreck’ seems to do it every time.”

Regardless of whether she is poking fun at bad relationships or stressing the importance of believing in one’s dreams, Marlee is a spirited, refreshing voice in Country music that is destined to carve out her own niche in the format.

“It's the storytelling and honesty of Country music that I was always drawn to,” she notes.  “Lyrically, these songs represent who I am more accurately than anything I’ve ever written before.  I hope people can hear and identify with that on this record.”

Marlee’s debut album on Big Ride Records comes out in the U.S. and Canada in spring 2012.  

Visit MarleeScott.com for more information.

MANAGEMENT:

Big Ride Entertainment

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PUBLICITY

Aristo P.R. | The AristoMedia Group

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