Michael's Song Blog

BIO:

Hi, my name is Michael Marton and I’m an independent Canadian singer/songwriter. 
In late 2007 I released my 1st CD “Once Alive” and in 2008 was able to get 3 singles
on small market Canadian AC and HotAC radio.  In late 2008 I began marketing my
CD and singles to Internet and Public radio and am very pleased to report that I am
being played on radio in Canada, USA, Belarus, Netherlands, New Zealand, Australia,
Poland, Italy, Portugal and the UK.  In 2009, I released I Love to Canadian commercial
radio again securing airplay on AC radio stations across the country

I’ve played in several small bands over time but my main focus of
doing music is writing, producing and recording my own songs for my next CD.
My main instrument is guitar, but I also noodle with the bass and percussion.

The style of my music? People tell me it’s a classic inspired rock/pop sound with a bent to the
eighties.  I’ve had 2 singles off my CD Once Alive get adds on commercial HotAC radio across Canada and my 3rd single off the CD titled Dear Boy got airplay adds on Regular AC radio.
Comparisons I hear are anywhere from John Lennon to Green Day, Paul Simon
to U2, the Doors, Talking Heads and even Johnny Cash, so I suppose you could tag it with
alt/pop/rock as that covers pretty much everything and suits me fine. My
influences started with my first Elvis record at age 5, The Beatles soon after
and the “dream” began. I listen to bands like U2 and Green Day, but it certainly
doesn’t end there. I’m not terribly partisan in my musical likes and I feel it’s
extremely important as a songwriter to be open to all musical influences, and I
hope my songs reflect that.

I’m currently working on my 2nd CD now and am excited to have generated the
response and airplay that Once Alive has found.
Thanks for taking the time to
visit my EPK and…

Thanks for listening.

Michael Marton.

Instrumentation
Michael Marton-Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Drums/Drum programming, string/pad programming, some piano.

Discography
1st CD out now called Once Alive available through my website www.michaelmarton.ca
 
To date I have picked up radio play on the following Hot AC stations across Canada for my 1st single “Off To War”:

CIFX (Lewisport NF & Labrador)-Add to Rotation
CKDH (Amherst, NS)-Add to Rotation
CFAN (Miramichi, NB)-Add to Rotation
CJCW (Sussex, NB)-Add to Rotation
CHIP (Fort Coulogne, QC)-Add to Rotation
CHOD (Cornwall, ON)-Add to Rotation
CINN (Hearst, ON)-Add to Rotation
CJAR (The Pas, MB)-Feature
CJNE (Nipawin, SK)-Add to Rotation
CKBF (Medicine Hat, AB)-Add to Rotation
CJAV (Port Alberni, BC)-Feature
CKLR (Courtenay, BC)-Feature
CHET (Chetwynd, BC)-Add to Rotation

Current stations playing my 2nd release Once Alive:

CHET (Chetwynd, BC)-Add to Rotation
CIFX (Lewisport NF & Labrador)- ADD (10-15x wkly)
CFWE (Edmonton, AB)- ADD
CFCH (Chase, BC)- ADD
CVUE (Sechelt, BC)- ADD
CJNE (Nipawin, SK)-Add to Rotation
CKRK (Kahnawake, QC)
CFBS (Medicine Hat, AB)
CHIP (Fort Colounge, QC)

Current stations playing my 3rd release Dear Boy:
CIFX (Lewisporte, NF & LAB)
CIMS (Balmoral, NB)
CHIP (Fort Coulonge, QC)
CHOD (Cornwall, ON)
CJNE (Nipawin, SK)
CVUE (Sechelt, BC)
CFCH (Chase, BC)

My song I Won’t Go placed in the top 500 in the 15th Annual Billboard Song Contest in 2008!

NPR, College, Internet and Small Community Radio:
ZackTaylor.ca – Music Showcase-May 2008
CJMQ, Sherbrooke, Quebec
Londons Kalling, London, England
Fredio.com
Robot40.com
Portsmouth Community Radio 106.1 FM Portsmouth, NH
Blue Heaven Internet Radio
Indie Showcase at AwesomeRadio.net
The Music Korner – Internet radio/review
Soundwave FM, New Zealand
City Park Radio, Australia
HHH-FM Radio, Australia
CFBX Radio, Canada
Radio 0162, Dongen, Netherlands
Progressive Broadcasting Service, Australia
Country Club Productions-PTY, Australia
PBS 106.7-FM, Australia
Radio Seagull, Netherlands
Radio Minsk, Belarus
REDradio/SFU radio St.Francis University, Pennsylvania
Junior’s cave online magazine
Radio Merkury, Poland
Radio Incontro, Italy
Radio 794, Netherlands
WFAY Radio, South Carolina
The Indie Ezine
Blue Pie Muzik 4 U
Globe&Mail Acoustic Guitar Magazine (upcoming)
CFMW radio, Alexis Creek, British Columbia, Canada
WIPZ Radio – Wisconsin
Bad Attitude Radio – Wisconsin
Veluwe FM, Radio Putten, Radio Ermelo-Netherlands
WCSB – Ohio
Musicatotal Radio – Portugal
West Gippsland Community Radio-Australia
Deutschlandradio Kultur, Berlin, Germany
Jive-1st single for 2009

February 2009-Signed on with Blue Pie Productions in Australia for distribution/promotion via their extensive professional worldwide network.

June 2009 – New single I Love is being promoted to and played on Canadian Commercial AC radio.  Stations so far are:

CIMS – Balmoral, NB
CHIP – Ft.Colougne, QC
CHOD – Cornwall, Ont
CKHA – Haliburton, Ont
CKBF – Medicine Hat, AB
CIFX – Lewisporte, NF&LAB
CJMQ – Sherbrook, Que
CVUE – Sechelt, BC
CFWE – Edmonton, AB
CJNE – Nipawin, SK

Contact Info:
Email: m.marton@telus.net
Web: www.michaelmarton.ca

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