Arrives at Country radio this week

(Nashville, Tenn. – March 21, 2011)  Curb Records recording artist Ashley Gearing has released her sophomore single to Country radio, a stirring and emotionally-charged new ballad titled “Five More Minutes.”

Gearing co-wrote “Five More Minutes” with Tiffany Goss and Nicole Witt, which was produced by renowned industry veteran Byron Gallimore (Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Sugarland).  Gearing has been working with Gallimore on her debut album for Curb Records, due out later this year.

“Ashley continues to mature every time we go into the studio together,” said Byron Gallimore.  “’Five More Minutes’ is just another step in her evolution as a country superstar and I am thrilled to be associated with her as both a performer and a songwriter.”

The beautifully written “Five More Minutes” showcases Gearing’s soaring vocals and delivers a poignant message about the speed at which life can pass.  Gearing co-wrote the song with Goss and Witt during their first-ever writing session, when Ashley was still a high school student in Massachusetts.

“We wrote this song a little over three years ago and it still holds just as much meaning to me today as it did when we first wrote it. The message of the song is about the special moments in life that one should cherish because you can’t always have five more minutes,” said Gearing. “As I’ve gotten older and have become busier with my music career and everyday life, the song has taken on an even stronger meaning. I am so excited to be able to share this song with my fans and with country radio.”

“Five More Minutes” follows Gearing’s 2010 debut single, “What You Think About Us.”  The 19-year-old singer splits her time between furthering her education at Belmont University in Nashville and on the road touring to promote her music.

For more information, visit www.AshleyGearing.com.

(Nashville, TN – Dec. 13, 2010)  Curb Records recording artist Ashley Gearing was a featured guest and performer at the 46th annual Noble Ball, held Saturday, Nov. 20, in Springfield, Mass.  The black-tie gala benefit, attended by nearly 500 guests at the MassMutual Center, raised more than $150,000 for the Noble Hospital in Westfield, Mass.  Gearing, a Springfield native, performed a musical tribute to the Armed Forces during the event’s reception.  The 19-year-old singer-songwriter is preparing to record her debut album for Curb Records in Nashville, where she lives and attends Belmont University.  Her single, “What You Think About Us,” is currently receiving airplay at Country radio.  Visit www.AshleyGearing.com for more information.

Pictured below: Curb Records’ Ashley Gearing performs at the Noble Ball in Springfield, Mass. on Nov. 20.

(Nashville, TN – Dec. 8, 2010) Curb Records recording artist Ashley Gearing was the keynote speaker at the inaugural Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts’ Teen Leadership Connection, held Saturday, Dec. 4, in Paxton, Mass.

Gearing, a Massachusetts native and former Girl Scout, spoke to more than 200 girls at the conference on the campus of Anna Maria College.  The event was organized to promote healthy living decisions and provide an opportunity for the girls to meet and speak with Gearing, who shared some of her past experiences as a Girl Scout and her current career as a Country artist.

“It was so much fun to be able to not only speak and sing to these girls, but also to get to know them on a more personal level with the question and answer time,” said Gearing. “I really wanted to encourage them to make the best out of this time in their lives because it is one of the most important, and the healthy life decisions they make now can impact them forever.  I was there to inspire the girls to follow their dreams, but they really turned out inspiring me.”

About Ashley Gearing:
Signed to Curb Records on her 16th birthday, Ashley elected to finish high school before making the move to Nashville and pursuing her career full-time.  Now, at 19, she is preparing to release her Curb debut, which features the first single, “What You Think About Us,” produced by veteran producer Byron Gallimore (Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, Jo Dee Messina). Visit www.AshleyGearing.com for more information.

Pictured below: Curb Records’ Ashley Gearing poses with some of the girls attending the Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts Teen Leadership Connection event.

(Nashville, TN – Nov. 12, 2010) FUNL Music’s Ty Herndon and Curb Records’ Ashley Gearing performed in front of an enthusiastic audience of approximately 200 radio contest winners on Wednesday, Nov. 10, during CMA Awards week.

The winners were flown in from all over the U.S. as part of a CMA Awards week radio contest package, produced by Nashville-based celebrity event travel management company, What A Trip!

Gearing performed material from her upcoming Curb debut, including her current single, “What You Think About Us.”  Herndon delivered a selection of some of his biggest hits, including “What Mattered Most” and “A Man Holdin’ On (To A Woman Lettin’ Go),” as well as the title track of his 2010 release, “Journey On.”  Republic Nashville artist Sunny Sweeney also performed at the event, which was held at the Sheraton hotel in downtown Nashville.

Pictured l to r: What A Trip’s Darlene Williams, artists Sunny Sweeney, Ty Herndon and Ashley Gearing.

(Nashville, TN – Nov. 9, 2010) The inaugural Aristo Center Stage Party featured a packed house and a diverse array of talent on Monday, Nov. 8, at famed downtown Nashville honkytonk, The Stage on Broadway.  Six artists performed 15-minute acoustic sets during the mid-afternoon showcase: Curb Records’ Ashley Gearing, FUNL Music’s Amber Hayes and Ty Herndon, All Entertainment’s Rachel Holder, FrontWater Records’ Daisy Mallory and Evergreen Records’ DJ Miller. The Country Vibe’s Chuck Long and Becca Walls hosted the event.

Pictured below (l to r): The Country Vibe’s Chuck Long, Aristo Center Stage music director Mark Moffatt, artists Ty Herndon, Ashley Gearing, DJ Miller, The Country Vibe’s Becca Walls, artists Amber Hayes, Daisy Mallory, Rachel Holder, AristoMedia’s Jeff Walker and Christy Watkins. Photo: Bev Moser, Moments by Moser.

Announces Performers and Hosts Set To Appear

(Nashville, Tenn. – Nov. 1, 2010)  The AristoMedia Group is hosting a first time event featuring performances from six talented singer/songwriters on Monday, Nov. 8, at the world-renowned The Stage on Broadway in downtown Nashville, TN. Doors will open at 1:30 p.m with performances commencing at 1:45 p.m.

Entitled the Aristo Center Stage Party, the event will highlight a cross section of talent in a semi-acoustic setting.  Plans are in place for this to become an annual event.

Artists Amber Hayes (FUNL Music), Ashley Gearing (Curb Records), Daisy Mallory (FrontWater Records), DJ Miller (Evergreen Records), Rachel Holder (All Entertainment), and Ty Herndon (FUNL Music) will each perform a 15-minute set.

Hosting duties will be handled by The Country Vibe’s Chuck Long and Becca Walls, who are seen regularly on the nationally and internationally syndicated show, which airs in Nashville weekly on the CW network (WNAB-TV).

“Nashville has so many great new and established singer/songwriters.  We feel that our inaugural Center Stage Party is a great way to cap off the year in which AristoMedia celebrates its 30th Anniversary and share some great music with some of the many people who are coming to the city to participate in the CMA Awards week activities” states AristoMedia President Jeff Walker.

The timing of the event is set to coincide with the numerous activities surrounding the CMA Awards week.

Musical supervisor for the event is well known Australian transplant producer, Mark Moffat.  Event coordinator is AristoMedia’s Matt Watkins.

To RSVP for the event, please email rsvp@aristomedia.com or call the RSVP line at 615-269-7122.

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ABOUT The Artists:

Amber Hayes is a rising Country singer/songwriter and an accomplished theater performer (her credits include a leading role as Kathy Twitty in the acclaimed Conway Twitty musical, It’s Only Make Believe).  She released her debut EP in August 2010, visiting more than 70 radio stations across the country during her radio tour.  The first single, “C’mon,” has continued to move up the charts and is currently approaching Top 40 status on Music Row.  Signed to FUNL Music earlier this year, Hayes celebrated the album release with a live broadcast on legendary WSM at the famed Station Inn in Nashville.  Visit www.AmberHayesMusic.com for more information.

Ashley Gearing signed to Curb Records on her 16th birthday, but elected to finish high school before making the move to Nashville and pursuing her career in recording and songwriting full-time.  Now, at 19, she is recording her Curb debut, which features the current radio single, “What You Think About Us,” produced by veteran producer Byron Gallimore (Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, Jo Dee Messina).  The video is receiving airplay on television at GAC and online at CMT.com.  Visit www.AshleyGearing.com for more information.

Daisy Mallory – FrontWater Records’ Daisy Mallory is a 17-year-old singer/songwriter whose EP, Girl Time, produced a single earlier this year called “Do You Think of Me?”  The video received placement at GAC and GACTV.com, as well as CMT Pure and Yahoo.com.  She is preparing to release her next single, “Don’t Grow Up Too Fast (If I Had a Little Sister).”  Earlier this year, she performed alongside Reba McEntire, David Foster, Glenn Frey and Kris Kristofferson at Muhammad Ali’s Celebrity Fight Night event.  For more information about Daisy, visit www.DaisyMallory.com.

DJ Miller – DJ Miller is developing a reputation as not only a Country music singer, but also as an entertainer.  This 21-year-old from Idaville, Indiana, is known to jump off stage in the middle of his shows to run through the crowd, interact with the audience and even sing love songs to some of his female fans.  His debut single for Evergreen Records, “A Little Naughty Is Nice,” was released earlier this summer.  The follow-up single is entitled “A Snowman in Birmingham” and is at radio now.  Visit www.DJMillerCountry.com for more information.

Rachel Holder – Eighteen-year-old Rachel Holder is currently recording her debut album for All Entertainment, to be released in early 2011.  The project’s first single (due early next year) is the catchy “Chocolate,” produced by industry veteran and hit producer Chuck Howard.  Holder has also released a special holiday single and video for “Christmas Eve,” which is now available at iTunes and Amazon.com.  Her upcoming album will feature several self-penned songs.  Visit www.RachelHolder.com for more info about this rising young artist.

Ty Herndon’s career has produced sales of more than 4 million albums and multiple No. 1s on the Country charts, including “What Mattered Most,” “Living in a Moment” and “It Must Be Love.”  Herndon’s latest project, released through FUNL Music, is a faith-based Country album titled Journey On.  The title track was recently selected for an upcoming public awareness campaign to help fight ALS, spearheaded by former NFL player Kevin Turner, who suffers from the disease.  The video for the campaign was recently shot at Nashville’s LP Field.  Visit www.TyHerndon.net for more information.

ABOUT The Hosts:

Chuck Long – Chuck Long began his hosting career at the age of 19 while a student at the University of Texas, fronting a music show called Backstage Country.   Shortly after college, Long moved to Los Angeles and quickly found hosting gigs covering the entertainment scene. He also had hosting stints on the USA Network, Nickelodeon and Financial News Network.  It was his love of country music that prompted Long to create, produce and host Chuck’s Country.  At the time, Chuck’s Country was the City of Angel’s sole local country music television show.  Chuck’s Country gained national exposure with a series of specials on CMT.  After a three year run in Los Angeles, Jim Owens Entertainment brought the show to Nashville where it kicked into high gear with a daily, three-hour live edition. After its Nashville run ended, a new version, Chuck’s Country Lightning  went nationwide once more as one of the Americana Network’s cornerstone shows.  Long is a popular personality in Nashville, thanks to his hosting stints on the WB’s Mornings, The Americana Network’s Americana Digest and Writer’s Notes, correspondent duties on the syndicated television show Crook and Chase  and the Shop at Home Network, where he served as a Senior Host. Long currently hosts entertainment segments on Nashville’s WTVF-NewsChannel 5+.  An accomplished actor, Long has a substantial resume of film, television and theatre roles.

Becca Walls – Becca Walls started as an intern at 102.7 KIIS-FM in Los Angeles In 1991. She was promoted to afternoon producer and then in 1993 helped start the nationally syndicated radio show After MidNite with Blair Garner. There she was the producer and co-host of the show for four years. In 1997 Walls moved to Nashville, where she worked as a Nashville correspondent for numerous outlets. She did interviews with artists, attended events and reported on all the happenings in country music. In May 2000 she landed the midday position at Nashville’s country station 103 WKDF. In addition to doing middays in Nashville, in March of 2010 Becca became the Nashville-based co-host of WAXX 104.5’s morning show in Eau Claire, WI.  She also continues to be a Nashville correspondent and does country music news reports on radio stations across the U.S.

ABOUT The Country Vibe:
The Country Vibe with Chuck and Becca, hosted by industry veterans Chuck Long and Becca Walls, features a mix of the latest news from Music City as well as interviews with today’s hit makers, future stars and country music legends. The series originates from ground zero of Nashville’s Honky Tonk scene, the legendary The Stage nightclub on Lower Broadway. The CW-Nashville (WNAB; Comcast Ch. 18) is the Nashville home for The Country Vibe with Chuck and Becca. The show airs Saturdays at 10:30 p.m. in the channel’s country-tv block, along with Crook & Chase at 9 p.m. and Inside Music Row at 10 p.m. The Country Vibe airs internationally in the United Kingdom on The Showcase Channel on Sky 201 & Freesat 403. Distribution to 10.5million homes in the UK, with millions more inside satellite footprint tuning in from Ireland & Europe. Air times are Sundays/Mondays 7:30pm; Tuesdays/Saturdays 1:30am. The combined number of households for The Country Vibe’s second season is 62 million.

(Nashville, TN – Oct. 26, 2010)  Curb Records recording artist Ashley Gearing recently visited with the staff at WMAD 96.3 in Madison, Wis. in support of her current single, “What You Think About Us.”  The single recently debuted on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart and the video is receiving airplay on television at GAC and online at CMT.com.

Pictured below L to R: WMAD’s Stephanie Peters and John & Tammy, Gearing, WMAD’s Mike Ferris and New Revolution Entertainment’s Renee Leymon and Andy Elliott.

(Nashville, Tenn. – Oct. 20, 2010) Ashley Gearing  fans can now watch the singer’s official music video for “What You Think About Us” on television on Great American Country (GAC) and online at CMT.com.

GAC officially added “What You Think About Us” to its rotation on Oct. 11.  Fans can enter the video into GAC’s Top 20 Country Countdown by voting for it at www.GACTV.com (direct link to the Top 20 page here).  The video is also featured on Gearing’s CMT.com artist profile page.

“What You Think About Us” was directed by award-winning video director Eric Welch (Randy Houser, Rodney Atkins, Heidi Newfield) and filmed in Franklin, Tenn., as well as the neighborhoods surrounding Nashville’s Belmont University and historic Music Row.

“I had so much fun making this video, especially since I was able to get some of my good friends together and let them be a part of it with me,” says Gearing.  “It was really cool that they got to see the other side of Ashley and what I do at ‘work.’  I think the video really portrays ‘What You Think About Us,’ because it’s young and relatable – we basically just documented a carefree afternoon with me and my friends having some fun.”

“What You Think About Us” is currently charted on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart.  Co-written by Gearing with Brian Davis and Ben Glover, the song is the first single off the young singer’s much-anticipated debut for Curb Records.  Gearing has been working on the upcoming album with renowned music producer Byron Gallimore (Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Jo Dee Messina) since signing with the label.

At 12 years old, Ashley Gearing became the youngest female Country artist to appear on Billboard’s Hot Country Singles chart after releasing “Can You Hear Me When I Talk to You.” Gearing has received ASCAP’s Uncut Diamond Award and has performed numerous times on the legendary Grand Ole Opry.

For more information about Ashley Gearing and to hear “What You Think About Us,” visit her newly redesigned, official website at www.AshleyGearing.com.

Curb Records artist Ashley Gearing

(Nashville, TN – Sept. 23, 2010)  Curb Records recording artist Ashley Gearing dropped by Nashville’s The Palm restaurant last week to perform for the Country Radio Broadcasters’ Board of Directors during their annual CRB board meetings, held Sept. 16 and 17.  Among the songs Gearing performed was her current single, “What You Think About Us.”

Pictured: L to R, top row:  New Revolution Entertainment’s Rob Dalton, CRB Executive Director Bill Mayne, CRB President Mike Culotta, Gearing, Curb Records’ Dennis Hannon and Adrian Michaels and producer Byron Gallimore.  Photo: Kristen England.

(Nashville, TN – Sept. 13, 2010) Curb recording artist Ashley Gearing visited with WXCY/Wilmington after her performance on the station-sponsored show at The Mushroom Festival in Kennett Square, PA.  Gearing performed a full set including her new single, “What You Think About Us” as well as a patriotic medley in honor of 9/11 where she was joined onstage by local color guard.

Ashley Gearing just released her new single, “What You Think About Us,” to Country radio. She has been working on her upcoming album with renowned music producer Byron Gallimore (Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Jo Dee Messina) since signing with the label.  Ashley became the youngest Country artist ever to appear on Billboard’s Hot Country Singles chart after releasing “Can You Hear Me When I Talk to You” when she was 12.  She has received ASCAP’s Uncut Diamond Award and performed numerous times on the Grand Ole Opry. To learn more about Ashley, visit www.AshleyGearing.com.

Pictured below (l to r): Tim Hartley (WXCY), Dave Hovel (WXCY PD), Maurisa Pasick (New Revolution), Ashley Gearing, and Rob Dalton (New Revolution).

Photo Credit: Lisa Boullt