Podcasts about colgate country showdown

In 2008, Matt gets a call from casino owner Betty Laughlin (The Riverside, Laughlin, NV) to come be a part of The Colgate Country Showdown, that was taking place at her casino. What happens next is a long and crazy journey that lead the brothers to The Ryman auditorium with LeAnn Rimes and Charlie McCoy.

Florida-based singer, songwriter, guitar player who has had two Number 1 radio singles and has been awarded as a triple platinum selling songwriter. In 2008 on the famed Ryman stage, he was awarded first place in the Colgate Country Showdown, beating out 50 thousand artists from all over the United States. Present day, he performs live with his wife across a variety of locations, having played recently from Key West, Florida, up to Vermont and Maine, with upcoming dates in California and in late July at the 2nd Lake Martin Songwriters Festival. Plus, the two of them are extremely active live streaming on Twitch, where they have over 18 thousand followers. Meanwhile, all of their top five songs on Spotify have been streamed 35 thousand or more times each.

Join me on the Island today to chat about Dustin Herring's new album, his experience on the Colgate Country Showdown and his openings for Ashley McBryde, Jamey Johnson and so many others!! Enjoy this interview! 

Bucks County Bytes presents to you the award-winning songwriter, singer, actress, and Keith Urban's favorite Raise 'Em Up tour moments, Kendal Conrad! I discovered Kendal from my friend and social media personality, George Wacker, who is known as Lehigh Valley With Love....once I went exploring Kendal's music I was in love with her voice and her Martin guitar! I reached out to her and asked if she could come on the show and tell the world her story! She has the most amazing personality, voice, and love for what she does! Kendal Conrad has such an extensive list of remarkable and outstanding performances,  but the highlight really is when she performed and sang a duet with Keith Urban on stage in Bethlehem's Musicfest singing "We Were Us" as part of the Raise 'Em Up Tour and it is said this is one Keith Urban's favorite tour moments! She also joined Walker Hayes onstage to perform "Halloween" for 92.5 XTU's Ski Day at Jack Frost Big Boulder. Kendal is also International Miss Talent and won the title with her original song "Girlstrong." She has performed at the White House, Wells Fargo Center, Sands Casino, Six Flags, Hersheypark, the Bitter End, Musikfest, and the Susquehanna Bank Center for 92.5 XTU's anniversary party. Kendal has sung the National Anthem for MLB, NBA, MMA, NASCAR, and NBC's National Dog Show. She was a finalist in the NBC 10 Talent Search and a finalist in the Colgate Country Showdown. Kendal was the 2015 Country Showdown Winner for Philadelphia's 92.5 XTU. She has opened for country artists Blake Shelton, Charlie Daniels Band, Devin Dawson, Drew Baldridge, Alabama, Walker Hayes, Hunter Hayes, Brandon Lay, Carter Winter, Sara Evans, Tucker Beathard, Jerrod Niemann, Michael Ray, Thompson Square, Parmalee, Dylan Schneider, Diamond Rio, Kane Brown, Granger Smith, Phil Vassar, Craig Morgan, Rodney Atkins, Easton Corbin, Trailer Choir, Maggie Rose, Craig Campbell, Mo Pitney, Striking Matches, Old Dominion, Outshyne, Chris Cagle, and The Cadillac Three and performed personally for author Nicholas Sparks. She has played the Dick's Sporting Goods Open, the Foundry at the Fillmore, iPlay America, Jenks Club, Prospector's Saloon, One Centre Square, Sherman Theater, Sellersville Theatre, Provident Bank Park, PPL Center, Wayne County Fair, PGA Concert at the Bogey, and the Santander Arena. Kendal was an extra in the film Silver Linings Playbook where she can be seen bumping into Bradley Cooper. She starred as Holly Golightly in the exclusive post-Broadway production of Breakfast at Tiffany's at the Civic Theatre of Allentown. Kendal recorded her first EP in country star Reba McEntire's studio in Nashville. But my favorite part about Kendal is her sincere love of music and her love of the Martin guitar she plays...and I had the honor to chat with her and who she is on my podcast...her laugh and love are truly addicting and I hope you enjoy her chat as much as I did!! Kendal Conrad links:FacebookKendal Conrad MusicInstagram@kendalconradTwitter@kendalconradYouTubeKendal ConradSupport the show (https://paypal.me/msexpresso?locale.x=en_US)

Gordon Kennedy and Karla Davis share why they chose music to be their ultimate career path, the beginnings of working together and why being nice to everyone you meet just might "Change The World." To hear an extended version of this podcast with performances by Gordon and Karla, visit nashvillesongwriters.com/nsaicoffeebreak! About this podcast: NSAI Coffee Break is a series featuring legendary and modern-day songwriters, artists and music industry executives. Each episode highlights their creative journeys, including the successes and the in-betweens, and where they are headed to next! Gordon Kennedy is a multi Grammy Award-winning songwriter and producer, guitarist. Kennedy became nationally recognized when he won Song of the Year at the 1997 Grammys for Eric Clapton's No. 1 hit "Change the World,” co-written with Wayne Kirkpatrick and Tommy Sims. Kennedy won a 2007 Best Pop Instrumental Album Grammy for co-producing Peter Frampton's Fingerprints album. Karla Davis is a soulful singer/songwriter from Monroe, North Carolina. In 2010 she was named the winner of the Colgate Country Showdown and was given the title Best New Act in Country Music. In 2012, Karla made it in the top 16 on Season 2 of NBC's The Voice. In 2015 she competed on Season 14 of American Idol and was then signed to a record deal with Mapletop Entertainment, which was founded by Gordon Kennedy and Jeff Balding. She continues to write, perform, and hone her craft with the likes of some of the best in the business.

Singer/songwriter who plays guitar and fronts a band called Whiskey Bent that opened for Lynyrd Skynyrd in January. He was a successful contestant in the 2009 “Colgate Country Showdown,” eventually being named the “Best New Country Act in Nebraska.” He and his band have played alongside national acts such as Rodney Atkins and Trent Tomlinson, to name just two. They play on the fair and festival circuit and have put out a couple releases, while he released a solo project last November that was recorded in Nashville.

Kendal Conrad is a singer, actor, published writer, and award-winning songwriter. Kendal appeared on MTV and recently sang a duet onstage with Keith Urban. Kendal was featured on Keith Urban's website as one of his favorite "Raise 'Em Up" Tour moments and appeared in Keith's 2014 Video Yearbook. She is International Miss Talent and won the title with her original song "Girlstrong." She has performed at the White House, Wells Fargo Center, Sands Casino, Six Flags, Hersheypark, the Bitter End, and Musikfest, as well as the Susquehanna Bank Center for 92.5 XTU's anniversary party. Kendal has sung the National Anthem for MLB, NBA, MMA, NASCAR (televised on ESPN), and NBC’s National Dog Show. She was a finalist in the NBC 10 Talent Search and a finalist in the Colgate Country Showdown. She has opened for country artists Phil Vassar and Craig Morgan and performed personally for author Nicholas Sparks.   As an extra in in the film Silver Linings Playbook, she can be seen bumping into Bradley Cooper, and she is currently playing Holly Golightly in the exclusive post-Broadway production of Breakfast at Tiffany's at the Civic Theatre of Allentown. Furthermore, she models clothes for Hughwear Apparel and is endorsed by Fancy Guitar Capos. Kendal recorded her first EP in country star Reba McEntire’s studio in Nashville this past summer.

Kamber Cain grew up in El Dorado Springs, a small rural town in Missouri, but that has not kept her from having big city dreams about singing Country Music. No stranger to the stage, Kamber, born in 1990, has been quite the performer for the majority of her life. Influenced by artists such as Shania Twain, Faith Hill, Martina McBride Carrie Underwood and Taylor Swift, she has always strived for a piece of the limelight.At the ripe old age of 3, her first stage appearance was with Brian Black. By age 4, Kamber started her singing career and hasn't looked back. She is known for her strong vocals and stage performance. Winning a local competition in Kansas at a Colgate Country Showdown at the age of 14 gave her the opportunity to open at a Country Round-Up Show for Jamie O'Neal, Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Billy Dean and headliner LONESTAR. This was only the beginning. She has gone on to qualify ten more years for the Colgate/Texaco Showdown State Competitions held in Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas and Oklahoma. She has held various titles over the years, including Route 66 Idol, Pittsburg Idol and most recently was named the 2014 Missouri State Fair Idol. She has also performed at the American Royal in Kansas City, MO, the American Idol Experience in Orlando, FL and at numerous other contests and venues. All this, plus continuing her education after high school by attending Belmont University and MSSU, obtaining a Marketing Business Degree. The true goal in life, however, is pursuing music!Kamber was blessed with the awesome opportunity to co-write and record 4 original songs with the mentoring of singer/songwriter/producer Rich McCready, (Co-Owner of McCready Recording Studio) and Nashville's own producer/songwriter, Brian Maher, (Hit Co-Writer for Justin Moore's "Small Town USA" and "Til My Last Day".) Tracks were perfected at Benchmark Sound Studio in Nashville and 4 amazing songs were born! Kamber has also started co-writing songs with Don Quinn and Elise Thornton out of Mississippi. These songs can be found on sites such as iTunes, CD Baby, Amazon, Reverbnation, Google Music, among others.Kamber was also blessed with doing her very first music video in the Summer of 2013 for her song "Ain't Nothin Like A Night Like This," with the help of Mark Alan Peters, Mike Stryker (Casting Life Films) and Darren Williams (Blue Conduit Films) from Nashville, TN. The video turned out amazing and really captivates who Kamber is as a person. Kamber has also finished up with the filming of another music video for her song called "Maybe I Just Might." It was filmed in Nashville, TN by the same video crew. The music video was released online on September 30, 2014. Be sure and check it out!Kamber has recently been featured on such websites as "Today's Best Country Music Videos", "Country Rise" and "Visit MO". She has also had one of her songs, "Ain't Nothin Like A Night Like This", placed in Season 2, Episode 7 of the Hit Show "House of Cards." In March 2014, Kamber was one of Reverbnation's Featured Artist's of the Week! She is also frequently played on some Missouri radio stations, along with some online radio stations, such as "Music Road Radio" and "The Iceman's Cavern".Kamber's plans for the future include writing and recording more songs while pursuing her lifelong dream of a Country Music Career.

The Colgate Country Showdown begins each Spring with over 450 local talent contests sponsored by country music radio stations across America.  Winners advance to state competitions through the summer, and then can advance to one of five regional finals.  The last step is the National Final held at the historic Ryman Auditorium in downtown Nashville, where the Showdown is hosted by LeAnn Rimes.  Up for grabs is one hundred thousand dollars. If you want to get in on the next Showdown for your chance at national exposure and a cool hundred grand, check out CountryShowdown.com.  

Anyone who works in entertainment will tell you perseverance is an integral part of making it in the business. The years of hard work are worth it, though, when you compete against the best. The best took to the Ryman Auditorium stage recently to compete for the Colgate Country Showdown. In this CyberCountry Minute we speak with some of this year's finalists who show us just why they could be the next big thing.

From Starkville, Mississippi, this next group hit the national music scene after winning the Colgate Country Showdown last year. Nash Street's debut album, "Carry On," has turned a lot of heads recently, so we made sure to catch up with them at a club in East Nashville to see what makes them so unique.

Chicora, Pennsylvania isn't the first place you think of when you think about country singers.  But thanks to the Colgate Country Showdown and a ton of other appearances at various country venues that will change.  Sarah Wilson calls Nashville home now. Her beginnings, though, are rooted in the culture of this tiny town near Hershey, Pennsylvania.  Getting to Nashville wasn't a matter of just deciding to head out the door one day with a guitar on her back.  Sarah has paid her dues, for sure. Let's find out more about Sarah in this CyberCountry Minute.