Impacts at radio TODAY, June 22
(Nashville, TN – June 22, 2010) FUNL Music recording artist Amber Hayes has officially released her debut single to Country radio, the fun and flirtatious summertime track, “C’mon.”
Co-written with Brian Pharoah and guitarist Bill Diluigi, “C’mon” was penned in a moment of inspiration while on a writer’s retreat in California. The song came together in a matter of minutes during a trip to the beach.
“I was driving, and Bill and Brian were in the back seat with their guitars,” Hayes says. “I guess I was in the mood to write a fun, party-girl song that day. By the time we got to the beach it was done!”
The Oklahoma native co-wrote most of the songs on her upcoming album and is currently in the middle of her first radio tour in support of “C’mon,” the project’s title track and debut single. The multi-week tour has already taken Hayes through Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Tennessee during its first leg of stops.
Hayes was discovered by newly formed Nashville-based label, FUNL Music, while starring in one of the leading roles of the Conway Twitty musical, “It’s Only Make Believe.” The multi-talented singer and songwriter was a childhood actor and beauty pageant winner before exploring her talents in musical theater, which includes appearances in Nashville productions of “Could It Be Love” and “The Vagina Monologues” alongside Mandy Barnett and Opry member Jeannie Seely. While touring in the Conway Twitty production in 2009, Hayes also found time to record the bulk of songs for her full-length debut, scheduled for release later this year.
“We knew we had to sign Amber after we saw her perform on stage in the Conway musical,” says FUNL co-founder and President, Tamara Alan. “She is a true triple threat – she sings, she acts, she dances, and she’s just an incredibly good-hearted, down-to-earth girl from the Midwest with a passion for real Country music. I don’t think there are too many women in this genre today that mix traditional Country with a modern sound quite the way Amber can. It’s a very exciting time for all of us here at FUNL.”
Hayes recently completed a busy week at CMA Music Festival that included multiple live performances, booth signings, interviews and appearances. Her current radio tour began Monday, June 14, the morning after the festival ended.
In addition to Amber Hayes, FUNL Music signed chart-topping Country artist Ty Herndon in early 2010.
For more information about Amber Hayes, visit www.AmberHayesMusic.com.
About FUNL Music:
Led by music industry veterans Pam Browne (FUNL CEO), and Tamara Alan (FUNL President), FUNL Music is a full-service marketing, distribution, artist development and support company that provides independent artists with the resources necessary to succeed in an ever-changing music industry landscape. FUNL’s innovative approach provides opportunity and resources previously unavailable to independent artists as they blend a strategic mix of artist development with current digital technology. For more information about FUNL Music, visit www.funlmusic.com.
FUNL Music recording artist Amber Hayes poses with KFAV Program Director
