I started writing songs in 1999 after I began hearing original, fully produced songs running through my head....that I was writing....somehow. I began private piano and song composition courses so I could share what I was already hearing. I didn't pick songwriting. It picked me.

In 2004, my songs You Dusted Off My Wings and Bigger Than Me won second and third place, respectively, in the GMIA Best of Country Showcase. Bigger Than Me also placed Top 40 nationally in the NSAI/ CMT Songwriting Competition in 2005. In 2003, I was on the reality show CMT Got Me In With The Band with Phil Vassar.

Awards and Achievements

2003 -- Filmed CMT Got Me In With The Band, with Phil Vassar
The half-hour reality show on Country Music Television (CMT) hosted by Lance Smith gives a fan the life of a star for one day. The fan gets to do everything a recording artist would do in a day, with the artist, such as radio interviews, photo shoots, video shoots, soundcheck and a concert. I submitted a ten minute audition tape and was selected to be on the show with Arista recording artist and award winning songwriter Phil Vassar, who is an amazing talent and now a dear friend.
www.cmt.com / www.philvassar.com

2003 -- Featured in two commericals on Country Music Television (CMT) highlighting shows on the network. These commericals aired at various times that year, including during the Academy of Country Music Awards show.
www.cmt.com

2004 -- You Dusted Off My Wings and Bigger Than Me won second and third place, repsectively, in the Georgia Music Industry Association (GMIA) Best of Country Showcase.
www.gmia.org

2005 -- Bigger Than Me placed nationally in the CMT/ NSAI Song Contest.
www.nashvillesongwriters.com

2006 -- 6 cuts by artists in Nashville

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Debra Kay Patrick
over 30 days ago to Amanda Bailey

Did Diamond Garden Music help you record your song "You Dusted Off My Wings"???? Love it



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