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Samantha.

Acoustic / Indie / Soul

Manhattan

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Hi, my name is Samantha and this is my life story. Well, a synopsis, if you will. No, I'm not going to tell you about the nutcracker musical I did as a child or how I always knew I would be a star, because those things are neither accurate nor relevant. But I will start at the beginning nonetheless. And give you the insight into my life that you need to understand my music and understand me.

I was born in Houston, Texas 20 years ago but my father was in the military, so we were constantly packing up and moving. Already, you're probably wondering why I'm telling you this. Well, it's how I got my first guitar. My family had moved to Germany, and my parents decided to home school us, and as an attempt at an extracurricular, my parents bought me a really huge Yamaha guitar. And I was in love with it for about 2 years. But then we moved to Kansas, I attended public school, and discovered sports. Apparently there's this amazing organization of sorts where you can play games with other kids and if you're better than everyone else, all the other kids will like you (though there is an exception to every rule and I didn't realize at the time that I would be it).

So, that's what I did throughout middle school and high school: tennis, basketball, field, powerlifting. And I was great. Not great enough to make money off of it but great enough that I continued to make the team. And so there was a period of time when my guitar laid almost untouched in its case for 3 or 4 years, save the occasional instance where my mom would ask me to play Kiss Me by Sixpence None The Richer. Then I graduated from high school and went to college with a major in Engineering. And my guitar came along. And again stayed mostly unplayed for a little over a year. Needless to say, midway through the semester, I was on the brink of insanity. So one day, needing to vent, but with no one around to listen, I picked up my guitar and started writing. I've always been a really big writer, keeping journals, authoring short stories, but music was something completely foreign to me. A new form of release unlike anything I'd ever felt. And I loved it. All of the things I could never muster the confidence to say, all of the feelings that I could never quite explain, were a simple verse, verse, chorus, away.

And ever since that amazing day, I've been doing just that. Fast forward to 2 years later, and I found out about an open mic night in town. So I dragged my sister and my mom along with me for support. I played a 30-minute set of original material and everyone really seemed to enjoy it. That night I was asked to open for a local band later that week, and since then I've been playing shows, recording, and meeting some really great people. So why do I continue to make music? It's quite simple, really. I do it for myself. Because it's what I love to do. Because I can't think of a single thing that could make my life more fulfilling. Because when I lost my voice a week ago and I couldn't use it for 3 days, that was the longest 3 days of my life. I make music because it, in turn, makes me happy. And the fact that I've been able to bring people in and allow them to experience it with me is quite possibly the best feeling in the world. And I've had the opportunity to play with some amazing people, like Matt Wertz, Javier Colon, Noah Earle, Niccole Galyon and Joey Farr and the Fuggins Wheat Band as well as being invited to play at Red Gorilla Music Fest this past March in Austin, Texas.

Recently, at a show, I met a local fan of mine, who I see at every show I play in Manhattan, and he said something to me that solidified, in my mind, what music is for me. He said, "It's too bad this place wasn't packed, because that was an amazing set. It's insane how every time I come to see you, you always leave your heart on the stage, whether there's 2 people or 200 people. Not everyone can do that." But with me, there's no other choice. Because, like I said, I don't do it solely for other people. I do it first for myself. And everything else beyond that is merely a blessing.

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it's quite simple, really.