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Amanda Earhart, a promising pop/rock singer & songwriter, names “Best Vocalist of the Month”, for her performance of her song “Tell Me What You Want" (co-written by Lyn Olson). “Tell Me What You Want” is a strong blues/rock number which has a contemporary edge to it. If Kelly Clarkson or Beyonce sang a song which was more organic-sounding, it might resemble this cut. This song provides an excellent showcase for Earhart's clear, powerful vocals. Her voice is impressive throughout, particularly when it soars into a higher range later in the song. "Tell Me What You Want" was expertly produced by Lyn Olson, who played guitar, bass, keyboards and drums. Earhart also played keyboards, and sang all the vocal parts.

Earhart was born and raised in Oklahoma City, where she learned to play piano and began performing at a young age. She grew up listening to such favorite artists as Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin and other classic soul artists. When she was 12, Earhart began to perform professionally.

In 2009, Earhart's artist career took a positive turn when she hooked up with writer/producer, Lyn Olson. "I actually met Lyn via the music classified section in Craigslist," she recalled. "Lyn called me up and we started working together at his studio. It's been great collaborating with Lyn – we've written many songs for my upcoming EP."

Earhart is looking forward to releasing her debut EP, which will contain six new songs written with Olson. "I'm excited about promoting my EP and performing the new songs live," said Earhart. "We're currently trying out musicians for our live band."

"It's a been a dream come true to create my own music," she added. "I want to share my music [and hopefully] inspire people with my music...I want them to walk away feeling better."
By: Dale Kawashima, Singer Universe, “Best Vocalist”

From Amanda

“As many of you may or may not know, I have been writing and producing my music with an amazing partner! It’s been a dream come true, and it’s just the beginning...please stay in touch and look for more music soon! I can’t thank you enough for your support! It takes many long nights in the studio for two people to make the music in our heads come alive!”

“Music is like oxygen to me. I can’t live without it. It is my passion. It is my life. We all have a place in this world... and I know when I feel most at home, and that is on stage! I haven’t stopped performing since the age of 7.. and I couldn’t imagine it any other way..."

The DEBUT Record

You won’t believe this – but it all started from a Craigslist Ad! Yes! True story! My producer, Lyn Olson, and I came to meet one another in the most unusual way, and we click musically in ways like never before. He is truly an incredible musician and producer. Another unbelievable fact is that the music thus far has been recorded, written, and produced by just him and I (with the exception of the string part on “Hold On”). I played some percussion, keyboard, and of course vocals.. while he played everything else.
People ask, "what kind of music are you making?".

The record may come as a surprise, because it’s full of pulsating beats, driving melodies, and soulful lyrics...just pick your favorite artists from pop to rock to anywhere in between…and call it your own genre.. it is whatever you want it to be. There is something for everyone on this record. We hope our music inspires you..and makes you feel good.

“Up to this point.. I have spent my entire life performing and singing every genre of music …it’s as if I’ve taken all of the sounds in my head and combined them with my most recent life experiences…all to create what I believe to be ‘a little bit of everything good’ – at least in my mind! So I hope you will find something “good” you can connect to!”

From the producer, Lyn Olson

I was a producer looking for an artist, Amanda was an artist looking for a producer. I had searched extensively for an artist for almost 2 years. I held countless auditions with the best vocalists sent to me from music schools, vocal coaches, talent agencies, etc. I heard many exceptional vocalists; however, none of them were exactly what I was looking for. I needed an artist who was not just capable of singing, but an artist capable of writing amazing songs, an artist who pours their soul into their music, someone grounded and rooted in soul, R&B, and rock while having a new twist and interpretation of exactly what modern pop can be, an artist as comfortable on the stage as in the studio, a consummate performer, a timeless artist who would have been as capable along side the greats of the 60’s through the 80’s while being able to “hold their own” against the swagger and intensity of modern pop.

I finally connected with such an artist when I responded to a tiny craigslist ad that was posted by Amanda Earhart. So, basically a craigslist music ad changed both of our lives.

After mic tests (Amanda blew me away on these), and a couple of test demos, Amanda signed a production development deal with me as producer and we began writing new material together. Over the course of one year, in a massive burst of creativity, we accumulated over 80 songs we had written as well as 20 demos with basic instrumentation of drums, bass, keys, guitar, and vocals. We are now perfecting the best of these amazing tunes for Amanda’s upcoming EP release. We have many phenomenal tunes that we will be released in the future that were initially created during this incredibly rewarding and creative time.

Producing Amanda Earhart has been incredibly rewarding. I thank Amanda for being such an incredible musician, writing/recording partner, and friend. I thank my wife and son for allowing me the many hours necessary for the creation of such amazing music. I thank God for bringing us together through a tiny craigslist music ad.

I look forward to the release of many more of our songs.

Oh yeah, thanks craigslist!”
- Lyn Olson

Production behind the music (by Lyn Olson)

When you hear Amanda Earhart’s music it may be hard to imagine, but every sound you are hearing is comprised of just two musicians: Amanda and me (2 exceptions indicated below). Amanda and I write 100% of the songs, play 100% of all of the instruments, and she sings 100% of the vocals on her EP (with exceptions as indicated on Hold On below). Amanda thus far has played the piano and some percussion, I play guitar, bass, drums, keys, piano, percussion, and pretty much anything else you hear in our work. Many of our sound effects were created using esoteric feedback loops on certain models of old analog and digital delays. We recorded, mixed, and mastered 100% of Amanda’s songs in a home studio that I have built into the garage of my house. We have received no help by any major label or any other musician except ourselves throughout this process. It may be hard to believe, but it is true...everything you hear is basically just the 2 of us in a home studio!