Sometimes things that are meant to happen do just happen.  We can call it Serendipity, we can call it happenstance, we can call it fate or we can call it destiny but better yet let's just call it 2Steel Girls.  You see once upon a time in a land called YouTube, some talent scouts were hunting far and wide for some talented folks to be on their TV show and  they happened upon a music video of 2Steel Girls.  Because of that video, the ladies were contacted by show producers and invited to audition for the singing competition show, “The Voice.”  

They made it through several preliminary auditions and  then through the blind audition and then onto the weekly televised shows.  It had all happened so suddenly and magically and it has been a wild roller coaster ride for not just the mom and daughter but for the whole family.  Since then they have had national exposure not only on The Hallmark Channel but also on the Today Show where they debuted their single, “Train Wreck,” a few months ago right before Mother's Day.    

Today this mother and daughter team celebrate the release of their very first brand new CD entitled Train Wreck.  I spoke to this Allison, the Mom in this duo recently and this is what she had to say:

Q   Hi Alison, so tomorrow is the big CD release for the general public right?

A   Right, the official CD Release is tomorrow and the CD Release Party is the following Saturday so that would be August 15th at Puckett’s in Columbia, Tennessee. 

Q   Oh okay, all right but you have already leased it to your Kickstarter backers?  Tell me a little bit about your Kickstarter project?

A   Well the Kickstarter was in February and we were trying to raise around $7,000 and we ended up raising 150% which I think it was we raised around $10,500 and that was really cool.

Q   Yahoo!!

A   Yeah and that was really awesome.  Our CD cost us a lot more than that but hey we raised a good portion of it so it was awesome and it is wonderful to have that fan support.  It really means a lot.  We couldn’t have done it without the fans and Kickstarter honestly.  Everything right now that we earn musically we put right back into our band and our music so it is very expensive right now just starting out.  It’s like starting up a new business I guess.

Q   It absolutely is.  That’s exactly what it’s like. 

A   Ah hah.

Q   It’s a lot of work and it’s a lot of commitment in every way, emotionally, mentally, physically, financially.

A   Yeah it’s crazy and what’s funny is, everybody in our family, me, Krystal, Aaron and Todd, all four of us you know we put our money together all the time just to make it happen.  We are independent and shopping for a label and we are doing everything ourselves.  It is getting crazy and we have had a few people just in to help us here and there which has been a great relief but our next step is to find us a really good manager and someone to kind of take that over with more connections than what we have.  We will be doing some showcases to try and get a label and investors. 

Q   Well you know people think that you know it doesn’t happen the old fashioned way anymore where you just get discovered by a record label and they pay for everything.  Not in this economy.  It doesn’t happen that way anymore and I don’t think people realize that.  Record labels are only picking up artists that have already built in fan bases, and investors.  It’s a tough journey and it’s a tough road and it seems like everything has to be in the right place in order for everything to happen all at once.  Now you definitely have a leg up on a lot of people because you have the national exposure with The Voice. 

A   Yeah, with The Voice and then we had the Hallmark Channel we did the Home and Family Show so that was a national show and then we also did the Today show so we have been on National television I think 6 or 7 times September of 2012 so that is less than a year we have been on that much so it has been really cool for Independent artists and that doesn’t happen a lot.  We have been so blessed you know?

Q   Yeah, definitely and you have a very loyal fan base.  They are very supportive and they are there for you and everything.  So, how many songs are on the CD?

A   There are six.

Q   Oh, so you did a 6-pack?

A   Ah hah.  You are the first one who has noticed that.

Q   Yeah.  That’s what that is called.  That is a 6-pack.  That is the way everybody is going.  It is kind of more affordable and it only makes sense with what it cost to go into the studio. 

A   Yeah it does.  It is so expensive.  A lot of people don’t realize how expensive it is if you want to do a really top notch, we didn’t’ want to do a halfway thing.  We wanted to give it the very best we had so that is all we could afford to do was 6.  We sat together with some really great songwriters and put our minds together and Krystal and I and my son Aaron wrote 3 of them and then the other ones we wrote with co-writers that joined us.  That was pretty cool. 

Q   The CD is going to be available on all the usual online outlets? 

A   You can get them at iTunes, Amazon, and our website.  If you order directly from our website you will get it autographed if you want it autographed. 

Q   Is your husband and your son in your band?

A   Yes.  My son writes with us and he is an incredible guitar player.  My husband is our drummer. 

Q   The CD is going to be released tomorrow.

A   Tonight at midnight it should be available on iTunes and the physical CD will be in our hands tomorrow. 

Q   That is wonderful.  Congratulation Alison, have a great weekend.  I know you are heading up to Ohio.  I will be sure to tell everybody that they need to check out 2 Steel Girls and Train Wreck.   

Check them out online at:  www.2SteelGirls.com and on Facebook at:

https://www.facebook.com/2SteelGirlsToday or DOWNLOAD your favorite tunes or the entire CD at iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/train-wreck-ep/id686168832

 

ITS Entertainment is very proud to announce that 2 Steel Girls are now a part of the Inside The Song Family.  Inside The Song will be booking and promoting 2 Steel Girls as they travel around the country promoting their single and then later on releasing their CD. 
They released their Single  - Train Wreck  on May 10th, which debuted nationally on the Today Show with Kathie Lee and Hoda.  You can pick up Train Wreck at iTunes by clicking on this link or the link above that says 2 Steel Girls. 

They will be appearing at the CMA Fest in several different locations.  They are fun and fabulous and just plain extremely talented.  Here is a little about them. 

In less than twelve months, mother/daughter Country Music Duo, 2Steel Girls have gone from playing their first show at the legendary Bluebird Café in Nashville, to singing for the nation on NBC’s hit television show ‘The Voice’ and performing on the Hallmark Channel’s, new hit show, ‘Home & Family’ and more! The last year has been a whirlwind experience for the duo, to say the least!  To many watching it looked like quick success, but truth was, the duo had been playing and singing together for over 10 years, hidden in small churches in little country towns.

In April 2011, Allison and Krystal Steel decided to combine their love for country, rock and soul music, their sassy personalities, and can-do attitudes, to become the country/soul duo, 2Steel Girls.  With hard work and persistence 2Steel Girls have accomplished much in a very short time.  It wasn’t handed to them though.  The duo and their family have made many sacrifices to see their dreams come true.

Not even a year after their first show, talent scouts found the duo online and scheduled them for a private audition for NBC’s “The Voice”. The girls battled their way past 45,000 hopefuls and landed in the top 64 contestants, when they were selected by Blake Shelton, Country Music’s reigning, “Entertainer of The Year”. 2Steel Girls go down in history as the first Mother and Daughter duo to ever compete on “The Voice”.

Garnering the support of Blake Shelton and “The Voice”, 2Steel Girls have been thrust into the spotlight.  Now, with a quickly growing fan base, exposure to over 20 million viewers on national and international television and over a million video views on YouTube, the girls are in high demand!  They have been featured on GAC.com (Great American Country), named a country favorite on NBC’s, “The Today Show” with Kathy Lee and Hoda Kotb, mentioned in Rolling Stone Magazine, as well as newspapers and magazines locally and nationally.  Nothing can stand in the way of this Country/Soul duo as they sing their way to the top!

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Hi all, I wanted to give you a quick update.  Kimberley is healing and her arm, wrist and hand are coming along.  She has started doing some limited performing using someone to play guitar for her and recently upon arrival at one of those gigs she got pick pocketed.  Luckily, she is okay but they did get her IPhone along with personal information on that phone.  If anyone gets a call from Kim's cell phone, please let us know.  It delayed her arrival back home but she overcame this too as she is strong and she has us.  With that being said, I wanted to remind you that her birthday is April 22nd and it is obvious that the perfect gift for Kimberley this year is cash.   I do know that she also is in dire need of some time at a day-spa getting a deep tissue message on her shoulders and back to help with her healing.   I have created a donate email for the folks that would like to donate to her birthday gift this year.   So far Leland Helgerson, Mark Mazzitello, Doreen Arbo, Carol Gajweski,  Carmen Barnes, Rita Kopca, Chris DiMella, Sandra Schult, Claudia Treumann, Lauren Esposito and Jack Evans have contributed.  I am seeing her on Wednesday and everybody's names will be in the card that I give her along with the Paypal receipts so she knows who this gift is from.  I will try and video-tape her opening it.  You can still donate to this birthday gift by clicking the link below.  She is having a great week and I know with your help we can make this a birthday she won't forget as we show her the love we have for her with this gift.  
Photo by Sterling Ortiz of Red Stiletto Studio

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Nashville, TN (April 8th, 2013)
ITS Entertainment is proud to announce that LUCY ANGEL will be participating in the Rock n Roll Marathon Series being held to benefit the Children of St. Jude in Nashville on April 27th, 2013.

LUCY ANGEL will be part of TEAM S.N.A.R.K.Y., which stands for Seriously Not About Running Ks, Y'all. 

Make no mistake about it; it is all about the children. 

If you cannot participate in the Marathon by running, you can help another way by contributing to the cause through the St. Jude Website on the TEAM S.N.A.R.K.Y. LUCY ANGEL page at:  http://fundraising.stjude.org/site/TR/Heroes/Heroes?px=2211742&pg=personal&fr_id=3861

For more information on Lucy Angel, visit, 

www.LucyAngel.com

Like them on Facebook at:  https://www.facebook.com/lucyangelmusic

Lucy Angels Booking and Media Contact:
ITS Entertainment
Donna Nolan-Wilson 615-684-2072
[email protected]
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Nashville, TN (April 6th, 2013)
ITS Entertainment welcomes the Triple Threat Trio LUCY ANGEL and is so very proud to represent them for bookings and PR.

LUCY ANGEL is a high energy, fun and sassy group chocked full of love for each other and living every moment of life to its fullest and you can feel it in their performances. 

The first time I saw them perform I was totally taken by their real and true way of being with each other and connecting with the audience.

You can’t help but love LUCY ANGEL and I knew from moment one I wanted to work with them.  I have been doing this for over 12 years and there are not many acts that make me take notice the way these gals did. 

These charismatic Arizona transplants moved to Nashville in 2003 and began writing and performing as LUCY ANGEL.  

Kate, mother of Lindsay and Emily, grew up as an army brat and knows no life without music.  Among her many accomplishments is winning the Wrangler® Country Showdown.  Lindsay and Emily remember being carpooled around in the denim blue Wrangler® Van.  “It was the perfect playground back there for us” the girls laugh, speaking of the spacious van equipped to haul band gear but lacking seats.  At the tender age of four Lindsay sang her first solo, “Paper Woses,” (as she called it) and never looked back.  By the time Lindsay was twelve, she began singing professionally alongside her mom and was quick to develop her own style and sound.  It wasn’t until the Arizona natives made the trek to Nashville, where Lindsay and Kate gained recognition as a duo that Emily decided to join the band.  Emily picked up the guitar right away and made her way to the front of the stage.  The first show LUCY ANGEL performed as a trio was opening up for Neal McCoy.  Together these sassy, kindred spirits make up the extraordinary band LUCY ANGEL.

LUCY ANGEL has touched audiences around the world performing hundreds of shows in the U.S. in support of their freshman album.  In addition, they have toured Japan, Switzerland and China twice where they were honored to be the very first Western /American act to ever sing at the Great Hall of the People in Tiananmen Square, Beijing before Chinese government officials and more than 280 international dignitaries and ambassadors. 

For more information on Lucy Angel, visit, 

www.LucyAngel.com
Like them on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/lucyangelmusic

LUCY ANGELS Booking and Media Contact:
ITS Entertainment
Donna Nolan-Wilson 615-684-2072
[email protected]
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Nashville, TN (January 25th, 2013)
ITS Entertainment welcomes hit singer/songwriter Anthony Smith and is so very proud to represent Smith for bookings and PR.

For years ITS Entertainment has enjoyed the music of Anthony Smith after having penned such songs being made hits by   George Strait, Montgomery Gentry, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Lonestar, Trisha Yearwood, Van Zant, Lori Morgan, Sammy Kershaw, Josh Gracin, Trick Pony, Kenny Rogers, Shooter Jennings, and others. Some of his hits include: George Strait's huge hit, "Run" and crowd favorite, "Cowboys Like Us," Trace Adkins' two out-of-the-gate smashes, "Chrome" and "I'm Tryin'," Tim McGraw's "Kill Myself" and recent release "Kristofferson," Rascal Flatts' "My Worst Fear" and Montgomery Gentry's recent top five hit "Whattaya Think About That?"    ITS Entertainment is so very proud to call Anthony Smith a client. 

Anthony Smith showed what he could do with his first album, If That Ain't Country, one of the most critically acclaimed country albums of the new millennium. The Mercury Records release included three Top 40 hits and won over a broader group of fans everywhere Smith performed or where his songs were played. The lessons Smith learned since then involve how to bring even more of himself and his stage energy into the studio and onto the stage. 


For more information on Anthony Smith, visit, www.anthonysmith.com

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Anthony Smiths Booking and Media Contact:

ITS Entertainment

Donna Nolan-Wilson 615-684-2072

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Last night was the show.  It was incredible, remarkable and beautiful.  The photo is of Kimberley, her Mom and her boyfriend C.J., enjoying the show last night.  Kimberley got up and performed a song she had written last weekend with Robert E. Wolf.  The song was a thank you for all the friends who worked so hard to put together this benefit concert for her and there was not a dry eye on the house.  There will be some items that did not get auctioned last night that will be available in a couple of days for auction online. 
I want to personally thank Cheley Tackett and Tia Boner for all their help.  I could not have done it without you ladies.  I also want to thank all the performers that gave of their time and hearts.  Thank you, thank you, thank you. 

People are asking today if they can still donate,   While last night brought in a lot of money there is still more than can be done.  If you didn't see the show online or weren't able to make it out to the show, you can still donate by clicking on the link here:    https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=G45ZDVSVKV3SJ

Kimberley Dahme Seriously Injured in a Skiing Accident

My dear friend Kimberley Dahme was recently injured in a skiing accident while visiting her Dad in Colorado.  She has pins and bolts holding her arm together.  I am going to go and sit down with her soon and do an interview but I wanted to get this out there so that her friends/fans could donate money so we can send her a living plant as a get well gift and any funds leftover can go toward Kimberley's living expenses as she is not able to work nor does she have medical insurance.  If you click the link or copy and paste you can donate.  
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Welcome to our brand new website.  We here at ITS Entertainment are re-organizing, re-vamping and gearing up for a whole new start to doing business right here and right now in Tennessee.  We are looking at some new acts, we are doing CD Reviews, Interviews, Bookings, Management and Promotions.  Stay tuned as it is going to be quite the ride.