“Train Wreck” single continues its move up the charts, dance remix now available on iTunes

Marlee Scott at the Unbridled Eve Gala in Louisville, Ky., held Friday, May 4, in conjunction with the Kentucky Derby.  L to R: Big Ride Entertainment’s Gerry Leiske, Marlee Scott, Randy Owen, John Howard.  Photo: Doug Fraser/Art Of The Game.

“Train Wreck” dance mix and custom line dance a hit in clubs

(Nashville, Tenn. – March 5, 2012) Country artist Marlee Scott is celebrating the iTunes release of her new “Train Wreck” single and the world premiere of the song’s music video across several prominent CMT platforms this week.

Marlee’s “Train Wreck” officially world premieres today, March 5, in conjunction with the release of the new CMT Insider application for iPad.  The app gives Country music fans an exclusive first look at Marlee’s new music video, directed by CMT Director of the Year award-winner Roman White (Taylor Swift’s “Fifteen,” Blake Shelton’s “Hillbilly Bone,” Lady Antebellum’s “Hello World”).  The CMT Insider app is also available on iPhone, iPod Touch, and Android devices.

On Tuesday, March 6, the video is set to premiere on CMT’s digital television channel, CMT Pure, as well as CMT.com and the homepage of its CMT Mobile site.

“Marlee is a young, emerging artist who has done a good job of promoting her music across several platforms – new and traditional,” said Stephen Linn, CMT’s Senior Director, Music Programming and Promotion.  “That’s one reason we think world premiering “Train Wreck” across our various platforms like the Insider app, CMT Pure and CMT.com will work well for the video.”

Produced by David Kalmusky, the tongue-in-cheek “Train Wreck” single debuts for purchase on iTunes on Tuesday, March 6.  A high-energy dance version, produced and remixed by Allen Morgan, will also be available for purchase.  The dance remix has been received enthusiastically at clubs across the country, thanks in part to its custom choreographed “Wreck’d” line dance.

Featuring a guest appearance from Vince Gill and written by acclaimed Nashville songwriters Marcus Hummon, Jedd Hughes and Sarah Buxton, the up-tempo single has been steadily moving up the Billboard, Aircheck and Music Row Country radio charts for the past several weeks.  “Train Wreck” is the second release from Marlee’s debut album, due out in the coming months on Big Ride Records.  In 2011, the Nashville-based singer introduced herself to Country radio with the uplifting anthem “Beautiful Maybe.”

Marlee has already visited more than 100 radio stations on a nationwide radio tour in support of “Train Wreck.”  She made several appearances at prominent sporting events in 2011, including the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, the Clemson/Virginia Tech college football ACC Championship game and several MLB baseball and NHL hockey games.  She also launched her “Make It or Bake It” webisode cooking series.  The humorous videos (view them here) feature some of Marlee’s favorite food and drink recipes.  Her latest installment is a rum-based concoction called “Super Hot Chocolate.”

Visit www.MarleeScott.com for music, tour dates, “Make It or Bake It” episodes and more.

About Marlee Scott:
Big Ride Entertainment artist and Nashville resident Marlee Scott is set to release her debut album in 2012.  Her current single, “Train Wreck,” is quickly rising up the Country charts and follows her successful 2011 single, “Beautiful Maybe.”  Marlee’s “Train Wreck” music video world premiered across numerous CMT platforms on March 6.  Her 2010 single, “Here to Heaven,” was an international success, going Top 20 in Australia and Canada and No. 1 in England, Germany and Holland.  For more information, visit www.MarleeScott.com.

Big Ride Entertainment artist Marlee Scott poses on the set of her “Train Wreck” music video with director Roman White (l) and CMT’s Stephen Linn (r).

At Country radio Jan. 23, available on iTunes Jan. 24

(Nashville, Tenn. – Jan. 10, 2012) Country artist Marlee Scott is releasing her new single, “Train Wreck,” to Country radio on Jan. 23 and to iTunes on Jan. 24.

“Train Wreck” is the second single from Scott’s forthcoming U.S. debut, due out in spring 2012 through Big Ride Records.  Scott has been recording the album in Nashville with engineer/producer David Kalmusky, who produced the project’s first single, “Beautiful Maybe.”  In addition to the Country radio single version, a dance remix of “Train Wreck” will also be available for purchase at iTunes on Jan. 24.

“Train Wreck grabbed me right out of the gate the first time I heard it,” says Scott.  “The Country/Rock groove and Bluegrass down-home Country chorus had me dancing around my condo!  It brings such a fun tongue-in-cheek outlook on what it’s like to fall for the wrong person, but you 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.”

Nashville songwriting vets Marcus Hummon, Jedd Hughes and Sarah Buxton penned the rhythm-heavy number, with Country superstar Vince Gill contributing backing vocals to the track.

“Canada has had a great history of some of the best music I have ever heard,” says Gill.  “My wish for Marlee is to be part of that rich history.”

Adds producer Hummon, “Marlee is kind of a dream artist for a writer/producer because she has a lot of courage in choosing her material to record.  There’s nothing ‘safe’ about Marlee, and there is far too much ‘safe’ out there.  She comes into the studio prepared vocally, but also prepared emotionally, with a strong sense of the story she is telling.”

In December, Scott filmed the “Train Wreck” music video with award-winning director Roman White (Taylor Swift’s “Fifteen,” Blake Shelton’s “Hillbilly Bone,” Lady Antebellum’s “Hello World”).

Scott is currently visiting radio stations on a nationwide radio tour in support of “Train Wreck.”  In 2011, she visited more than 100 stations in the U.S. and Canada, while maintaining a busy schedule of appearances that included performances at The Breeders’ Cup World Championships, the Clemson/Virginia Tech ACC Championship college football game and several MLB baseball and NHL hockey games.

The Canadian-born Scott also launched her “Make It or Bake It” webisode cooking series in 2011 to enthusiastic response.  The humorous videos (view them here) feature the singer sharing and cooking some of her favorite recipes.

Visit www.MarleeScott.com for music, tour dates, “Make It or Bake It” episodes and more.

About Marlee Scott:
Big Ride Entertainment artist and Nashville resident Marlee Scott will release her debut U.S. Country album in early 2012.  Her current single, “Train Wreck,” was released in January and followed her successful 2011 single, “Beautiful Maybe,” and her holiday release, “Someday At Christmas.”  A native of Ontario, Canada, Scott was nominated for the CCMA Rising Star Award in 2010 at the prestigious Canadian Country Music Awards.  Her single, “Here to Heaven,” was an international success, going Top 20 in Canada and Australia and No. 1 in England, Germany and Holland.  For more information, visit www.MarleeScott.com.

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(Nashville, Tenn. – Nov. 18, 2011) BigRide Entertainment recording artist Marlee Scott has signed an exclusive booking agreement with international talent firm, Paradigm Agency.  Scott released her debut U.S. single in 2011, “Beautiful Maybe,” and is putting the finishing touches on her full-length album debut for release in early 2012.  She currently has a Christmas single out at Country radio titled “Someday At Christmas.”  In recent weeks, Scott has appeared at the Breeders’ Cup World Championships to sing the national anthem and was chosen as a celebrity host for the Kentucky Derby Prelude Party in Nashville.  A native of Ontario, Canada, Scott was nominated for the Rising Star Award at the 2010 Canadian Country Music Awards.  Visit www.MarleeScott.com for more information.

Pictured L to R: Marlee Scott’s manager Gerry Leiske, Paradigm’s Mike Snider, BigRide’s Marlee Scott and Paradigm’s Greg Janese.  Photo: AristoMedia.

(Nashville, Tenn. – Sept. 29, 2011) During a break from her ongoing radio and media tour, BigRide recording artist Marlee Scott stopped by the Country Music Association offices in Nashville this week to perform and visit with CMA staff.  Scott’s set included her current single, “Beautiful Maybe,” plus material from her forthcoming album, due out in early 2012.

Visit www.MarleeScott.com for more information.

Pictured below: Kim Leiske (President, BigRide Entertainment), Brandi Simms, (Sr. Manager of Membership & Balloting, CMA), Jeff Walker (President/CEO, AristoMedia), Gator Michaels (President, InstiGator Entertainment), Marlee Scott, Steve Moore (CEO, CMA), Betsy Walker (Sr. Coordinator of Member Relations & Services, CMA) and Gerry Leiske (Management, BigRide Entertainment).  Photo: AristoMedia.

(Nashville, Tenn. – Sept. 21, 2011) Bigride Entertainment artist Marlee Scott made the trip to Hamilton, ON, last week for the 2011 Canadian Country Music Association Awards.  An Ontario native but Nashville resident for the past five years, Scott released her current U.S. single, “Beautiful Maybe,” in Canada in August.  Her previous single, “Here To Heaven,” was a Top 20 hit on Canadian radio.  Scott was nominated for the CCMA Rising Star award in 2010.  She is pictured below at CCMA Award activities with (l to r) former CMT exec Jay Frank, CMT Canada VP/Programming Ted Ellis and After MidNite’s Blair Garner.

Rising singer shares recipe for ‘Marls Bars Squares’ in humorous video blog, Country Weekly feature

(Nashville, Tenn. – Aug. 24, 2011) Country artist Marlee Scott is cooking up something sweet with her latest creation – an easy-to-make but delicious chocolate treat called Marls Bars Squares.

A self-proclaimed “chocoholic,” Scott loves to cook and acquired the skill from her mother, although the recipe for her Marls Bars Squares was passed down from her older sister.  The rising singer recently shared the recipe with Country Weekly magazine in its August 8 issue.  Watch Scott give step-by-step instructions on how to make the chocolate squares in her humorous “In The Kitchen” video blog here.

Scott is also known to make a batch of Marls Bars for the staff of the radio stations she visits on her ongoing radio tour.  Since June, Scott has been traveling across the U.S. in support of her current single, “Beautiful Maybe,” and has visited more than 50 stations so far.  The song’s official music video can already be seen on CMT Pure, CMT.com, The Country Network, Yahoo and Yallwire.com, among dozens of other video destinations.  See the Wes Edwards-directed video online here.

The Ontario native and Nashville resident is traveling to Canada for the Canadian Country Music Association Awards and Country Music Week, where she is participating in a number of events Sept. 9-12.  Scott also released a dance remix version of the “Beautiful Maybe” single in August to more than 240 clubs, DJs and dance instructors around the U.S.

For more information, visit www.MarleeScott.com.

Marls Bars Squares recipe:

Ingredients:
4 Milky Way candy bars
½ cup butter
3 ½ cups Rice Krispies cereal
1 ½ cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions:
1. Cut Milky Way bars into one-inch squares.  Melt in medium-size saucepan with stick of butter or margarine.
2.  Once melted, whisk into smooth mixture.  Fold in cereal until mixture has thickened to a firm consistency.
3. Transfer mixture and press evenly into a non-stick, square pan.  Spray with non-stick cooking spray first to ensure mixture releases properly from pan after cooling.
4. Melt semi-sweet chocolate chips until smooth.
5. Pour chocolate over top of mixture in pan.
6. Refrigerate one hour until cool.

Marlee Scott hard at work making Marls Bars in her “In The Kitchen” video blog, seen here.

New Allen Morgan-produced track distributed to nearly 250 outlets via Marco Club Connection

(Nashville, Tenn. – Aug. 11, 2011) Bigride Records artist Marlee Scott has released a special dance club remix of her debut U.S. single, “Beautiful Maybe,” to more than 240 DJs, club owners and dance instructors through Marco Club Connection.

Produced and remixed by veteran producer/mixer/programmer Allen Morgan (Dolly Parton, Reba, Taylor Swift, Jack Ingram), the dance version of “Beautiful Maybe” capitalizes on the song’s high-energy mix and Scott’s Pop-influenced vocal delivery.  Listen here.

“Marlee has such a strong voice, and I really wanted to bring that out in this mix,” says Morgan. “This song has a really rich sound quality.  ‘Beautiful Maybe’ just makes you want to move!”

Adds Marco Club Connection Manager/Venue Marketing Bobbe Morhiser, “We were thrilled to have Allen Morgan remix ‘Beautiful Maybe’ for our clubs and the more than 200,000 patrons that will be exposed each weekend to this energetic new dance mix.  Allen’s enthusiasm for this record, and for Marlee, really shines through on this project, and we couldn’t be more excited.”

Marco Club Connection, a Nashville-based dance venue marketing company, is promoting the special remix to more than 240 club owners, DJs and dance instructors across the U.S.  Since 2004, Club Connection has operated as a division of secondary radio promotion company, Marco Promotions, and has worked successful remix singles for acts including Blake Shelton, Lady Antebellum, Sugarland, Reba, Dierks Bentley, Gloriana and more.

The Country radio version of Scott’s “Beautiful Maybe” was produced by David Kalmusky (Journey, Emerson Drive, The Wilkinsons) and was written by chart-topping Nashville songwriters Marcus Hummon (Rascal Flatts, Dixie Chicks, Tim McGraw), Tia Sillers (Dixie Chicks, Pam Tillis, Lee Ann Womack) and Tania Hancheroff.   The radio single continues to move up Music Row’s CountryBreakout chart, and the Wes Anderson-directed video can be seen here at CMT.com.

The Ontario native is also traveling to Canada for the CCMA Awards and Country Music Week, where she is participating in a number of events Sept. 9-12.   A Nashville resident since 2007, Scott has been traveling across the U.S. on a national radio tour since June in support of “Beautiful Maybe.”

Visit www.MarleeScott.com for more information.

About Marco Club Connection:
A division of secondary radio promotion company, Marco Promotions, Club Connection specializes in marketing dance club singles to nightclubs and dance venues across the country.  Club Connection maintains a national database of more than 240 venues and world-renowned dance instructor contacts, reaching more than 200,000 club patrons each weekend.  For more information, visit: www.MarcoClubConnection.com.

Bigride Records artist Marlee Scott.  Photo: Dexter Quinto

National radio tour continues through summer

(Nashville, Tenn. – June 27, 2011) Bigride Records artist Marlee Scott has officially released her debut U.S. single, “Beautiful Maybe,” to Country radio.

For the past several weeks, Scott has been on the road visiting radio stations across the country in support of “Beautiful Maybe,” which was co-written by chart-topping Nashville songwriters Marcus Hummon (Rascal Flatts, Dixie Chicks, Tim McGraw), Tia Sillers (Dixie Chicks, Pam Tillis, Lee Ann Womack) and Tania Hancheroff.   Acclaimed producer/engineer David Kalmusky (Journey, Emerson Drive, The Wilkinsons) produced the single.

Scott’s national, multi-leg radio tour kicked off in early June and continues through the summer, with several performance appearances booked when her busy schedule allows.  On June 18, Scott performed at a Cincinnati Reds baseball game, where she sang both the U.S. and Canadian national anthems.  Scott was born in Ontario, Canada, but has lived in Nashville since 2007.  She makes another baseball game appearance on July 3 when she performs the anthem at an Astros game in Houston, Texas.

“Beautiful Maybe” is Scott’s first U.S. single.  Her previous release, “Here to Heaven,” achieved Top 20 status in Canada and Australia and went to No. 1 in England, Germany and Holland.  The talented singer-songwriter received a 2010 nomination in the Rising Star category at the Canadian Country Music Association Awards (CCMAs), as well as a 2011 nomination at the Canadian Radio Music Awards.

Veteran radio promotion teams CO5 Nashville and Marco Promotions have been retained to promote the “Beautiful Maybe” single at Country radio.  Teebo Consulting’s Teddi Bonadies is overseeing all radio operations for Scott’s label, Bigride Records.

Visit www.MarleeScott.com for more information.

“Beautiful Maybe” impacts at Country radio June 27!

(Nashville, Tenn. – June 24, 2011) Bigride Entertainment artist Marlee Scott made a visit to Portland’s KWJJ in support of her debut U.S. Country single, “Beautiful Maybe.”  Scott has been visiting radio stations in advance of the single’s June 27 impact date.  “Beautiful Maybe” was co-written by chart-topping Nashville songwriters Marcus Hummon (Rascal Flatts, Dixie Chicks, Tim McGraw), Tia Sillers (Dixie Chicks, Pam Tillis, Lee Ann Womack) and Tania Hancheroff.