Tish Macurio

LIMON, CO (IFS) - “Love Is A Flame” by the group Twilite is creating waves all over internet radio. This is just one of many chart surges for this great singer and songwriter. Tish Macurio’s sudden rise to the top of the music pile has taken a couple of decades, and the singer/songwriter has more triumphants under her belt than anyone could have imagined. The list is very long. So in her own words, the following list of achievements in her short career.

• Sings at charity events, fairs, festivals, cafe’s, and other events. Has performed on a local cable TV channel. Has performed at the “The Festival of Trees” in Detroit, Michigan which is a charity event in benefit of Children’s Hospital sponsored by Northwest Airlines, Ford Motor Company, and other corporations. Also has performed at the “Belleville National Strawberry Festival” in Belleville, Michigan, which is sponsored by General Motors, Holiday Inn Express, and other corporations.

• Released debut CD, “Dreams Come True”, on July 28, 2004. All songs on the CD were written by Tish Macurio. The songs were arranged by Jack Cook (Roy Orbison’s former Guitar player).

• All five of my songs on my CD have been played on radio stations in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. My songs are currently being played on Clear Channel Satellite Radio’s online radio station and were played on American Idol’s online radio station when it was in operation.

• My song, “The Wind That Carries Me”, was number 3 on the year-end countdown in 2005 on radio station 106.3 FM (Big Rapids/Lakeview/Greenville, Michigan)

• April 2005: Was nominated out of a total of 7,000 Detroit area musicians to receive an award at the Detroit Music Awards ceremony for the “Best Country Vocal Recording” category. Other nominees in other categories from the Detroit area included international acts such as: Anita Baker, Aretha Franklin, Eminem, Kid Rock, The White Stripes, and Uncle Kracker.

• 2002: Received an honorable mention from the Billboard Music Charts and Billboard Magazine for a song I wrote and submitted to their Billboard World Song Contest

• 2003: Semi-finalist out of 1,200 songwriters in the Great American Songwriting Contest (a contest sponsored by performing rights organizations BMI, SESAC, and ASCAP and judged by faculty of Berklee College of Music and U.C.L.A. and music industry experts who have worked with Tim McGraw, Sheryl Crow, and Reba McIntire to name only a few)

• 2002: Won first place in a singing contest sponsored by Kid Rock’s Emerald Theatre and Budweiser.

• Member of Ford Motor Company Chorus during the 2002 – 2003 season.

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