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| Greg Austin's Biography | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| CONGRATULATIONS to Greg for becoming KICKS 99's Guitar Pull Star! Greg was chosen out of 10 finalists as the judges' favorite. Greg opened this year's 6th Annual Guitar Pull for artists SHeDaisy, Darryl Worley, Dierks Bentley, Trace Adkins, and Billy Dean on November 16, 2004. The event was a huge success! |
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| This picture was taken the night Greg won the Guitar Pull competition. For photos of Greg with some of the stars from the 2004 Guitar Pull, check out Greg's picture page, |
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| GREG AUSTIN is a down-home, straightforward, to-the-point singer, songwriter, and musician. For almost 15 years, he has been diligently performing and writing contemporary country music for adoring fans. His first CD of original songs is aptly titled "Greg Austin," and features 10 of his best originals to date. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born on July 29, 1974, Greg wrote his first song at age 14 and started performing professionally at 15. He played solo and with various bands around his hometown of Aiken, SC, as well as on the road for a number of years before finally deciding to make the move to Music City USA. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Greg moved to Nashville in 1999 to pursue a songwriting and recording career. He made a lot of progress before finally settling back in Aiken where he resides now. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Although his Greg's dream is to one day secure that ever-elusive recording contract, he also enjoys writing songs for himself, as well as other up-and-coming artists. He just signed his first publishing deal for three of his songs, and there is interest in two others by a Nashville publisher. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Greg has done demo work for hit songwriter, Jerry Vandiver, who co-wrote the Top 10 single, "For a Little While" for Tim McGraw. He is currently co-writing with some very talented lyricists and is actively pitching songs to Music Row publishers in hopes of securing a major artist cut. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Greg realizes that in today's country music format, it often helps to get your foot in the door as a new artist by obtaining a publishing deal first. With that in mind, he is concentrating on perfecting his writing abilities while honing his singing and performing skills through out the Southeast in nightclubs, casinos, and festivals. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| In 2001, Greg's song, "Move a Mountain," was featured on MP3.com's syndicated radio show, "Country Download," with Nick Upton and was also the Heineken Song of the Week for two weeks in a row. The song was featured on a MP3.com compilation CD and distributed to over 1 million U.S. subscribers. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Greg has been a featured songwriter/artist on a live radio broadcast on Nashville radio station WSM-650 AM. The name of the show is "Opry Star Spotlight," with host Matt Gillian. The show features local and national talent every week. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Greg has opened for the 2000 CMA Duo of the Year, Montgomery Gentry, at the Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville, TN as a finalist in the 2001 Jim Beam Country Band Search. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Greg made it all the way to the Top 10 in the "Nashville Star" regional finals held in Atlanta, GA, sponsored by USA Network and Sony Records. That is an impressive accomplishment, considering that over 500 promising singer/songwriters showed up for the initial auditions. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2004 was a wonderful year for Greg, with four of his songs (Long Distance Lovers, Moments, On Her Mind Again, and Turquoise & Silver) published. He looks forward to seeing these songs recorded soon. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| With a commanding stage presence, a great country voice, and top-notch songwriting to back it up, Greg Austin is sure to have the winning formula for success in the country music industry. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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