Annie Marleau

RECENT HIGHLIGHTS
*Nov 2009 - Annie's song "Gasoline" which she co-wrote with Steve Fox, wins 2nd place for the IAC's country songwriting competition
*Oct 2009 - Annie's EP "Heart & Soul" receives a Hamilton Music Award nomination for Best Country Recording.
*June 2009 – Annie performed at the Oakville Waterfront Festival opening for Murray McLauchlan
*June 2009 – Annie performed on the Main Stage at the Burlington Sound of Music Festival along with Alex J. Robinson and The Wilkinsons
*June 2009 – Annie performed at the Downtown Milton Music Festival.
*May 2009- Annie’s debut country EP “Heart & Soul” is released.
*May 2009 – Annie performed with Shelly Raston and Walt Aldridge at the Moonshine Cafe for the 10th Annual NSAI Tin Pan North Festival.
*April 2009 - Annie's second single "Gasoline", co-written with Steve Fox was released to Canadian country radio.
*February 2009 - Annie's single "Something's Gotta Give" reaches 1 on the IAC (Independent Artist Company) country music chart.
*February 2009 - Annie reaches #10 Canadian country female artist on the Trax Radio Report
*January 2009 - "Addicted 2U" being played on over 16 radio stations across Canada
* November 2008 - Annie's song "Addicted 2U" is beginning to receive airplay on Country music radio stations across Canada
*November 2008 - New EP "Heart & Soul" Mixed and Mastered at Blackbird Studio in Nashville by Niko Bolas (Neil Young, James Taylor, Amanda Marshall) and Richard Dodd (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Freddie Mercury, and the Dixie Chicks "Taking the Long Way" (winners of Five Grammy awards in 2007).
*October 2008 - Annie was nominated for a 2008 Ontario Independent Music Award in the country category.
*May 2008 -Annie is invited to perform at the Hamilton Spring Music Festival
*May 2008 - Annie performs at Burlington's City Hall for the Performing Arts Burlington lunch fundraiser
*Jan 2008 - Annie is invited to perform at the French Quarter Festival at the Royal Botanical Gardens.
*June 2007 Annie opens for Melissa McLelland and Molly Johnson at Burlington's Sound of Music Festival.

BIO
New female country artist Annie Marleau is a singer/songwriter known for her powerful melodies and catchy hooks. Her distinctive vocals are versatile enough to cut through a pounding guitar riff or float over a quiet ballad. Her voice has been described as “mature, deep and emotional “, possessing an unmatched soulfulness with total emotional commitment in her delivery.

On her debut country release, the EP "Heart and Soul", Annie has found her true sound, a rich country-pop with tinges of blues and rock. Inspired by such artists as Dixie Chicks, Sheryl Crow and The Eagles, the five songs range from the upbeat “I Need Your Love,” “Something’s Gotta Give,” “Gasoline''(co-written with Steve Fox),” and “Addicted 2U” to the gentler “Modern Day Romeo” which was nominated for the 2008 Ontario Independent Music Award in the country category. The tracks were produced by Carl Jennings in Hamilton and mixed and mastered by Niko Bolas (Neil Young) and Richard Dodd (Dixie Chicks) at Blackbird Studios in Nashville. Additional “radio mixes” were done by John Nazário in Toronto and mastered by Peter Letros ( Sony).

In December 2008, Annie released her debut single “Addicted 2U” to radio which she supported with a radio tour across Canada. Her hard work and determination paid off with her single receiving substantial airplay across the country. By March 2009, Annie was charted #10 Canadian Female Country Artist on the Trax Report. In April 2009, she released her second single “Gasoline” to radio which was co-written with Steve Fox.

This past summer Annie opened for the Wilkinsons at the Burlington Sound of Music Festivals and was also chosen to open for Murray McLaughlan at the Oakville Waterfront Festival. She was also a featured songwriter during the Nashville Songwriter’s Association’s Tin Pan North this past May.

Annie is currently writing songs for her next country album which she plans to record over the winter months and release in early 2010.

Current Radio Airplay for "Addicted 2U"includes:
Country 103 – Kamloops - British Columbia
CIGV – Penticton - British Columbia
CKYL – Peace River - Alberta
CKHL – High Level - Alberta
CFWE – Edmonton - Alberta
CKDM - Dauphin - Manitoba
CKLQ - Brandon - Manitoba
NCI – Winnipeg - Manitoba
CJDL – Tillsonburg - Ontario
CJBQ – Belleville - Ontario
CFRM – Little Current - Ontario
CJGX- Yorkton - Saskatchewan
CIBN – Buffalo Narrows - Saskatchewan
CJMQ – Lennoxville - Quebec
CKCH – Sydney - Nova Scotia

Radio play for "Run" in 2006 includes:
CKBX – 100 Mile House – British Columbia
CKCQ – Quesnel – British Columbia
CKWL - Williams Lake - British Columbia
CJCD-FM – Yellowknife – Northwest Territories
CJCD-FM-1 –Hay River - Northwest Territories
CJVR – Melfort – Saskatchewan
CFRY – Portage La Prairie – Manitoba
CKLQ – Brandon – Manitoba
CHGK-FM –Stratford –