Megan McCauley

Infobox musical artist
Name = Megan McCauley

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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Megan McCauley
Born = birth date and age|1988|8|31
Origin = Cleveland, Ohio, United States|
Occupation = Singer-songwriter
Genre = Rock
Years_active = 1996–present
Label = Wind-up
URL = [http://www.meganmccauley.com www.meganmccauley.com]

Megan McCauley (born August 31 1988) is an American southern rock singer-songwriter from Cleveland, Ohio. She got her widest exposure in 2005, when two of her songs were placed on the soundtracks of major motion pictures.

Biography

McCauley got her professional start singing country music at the age of 7—as Megan Ashley—performing at county fairs in Ohio, releasing albums, even recording a duet with "The Voice" of country music, legend Vern Gosdin—"He's Got the Biggest Little Arms" [ [http://www.cleveland.com/weblogs/print.ssf?/mtlogs/cleve_plaindealer/archives/print046181.html "'Elektra' soundtrack kicks butt"] , Clint O'Connor, "The Cleveland Plain Dealer", January 10, 2005.] Within a few years she moved to Orlando, Florida began writing her own songs, eventually changing her style from country to rock.

She was signed by Wind-up Records and in 2004 they included one of her songs on the "Elektra" soundtrack and two others on the "Fantastic Four" soundtrack. Also that year, she released a self-titled EP.

In 2006, a single was released, "Tap That", and the following year, an album, "Better Than Blood". "Better Than Blood" is composed of five previously-released songs plus six others.

McCauley is currently in the process of writing her sophomore album. [ [http://headphoneinfatuation.blogspot.com/2008/03/exclusive-interview-with-megan-mccauley.html "Exclusive: Interview with Megan McCauley"] , Nagorski, Alex, "Headphone Infatuation", March 25, 2008.] The title has not yet been announced.

On October 3, 2008, Megan's song Porcelain Doll will be featured in the Disney movie "Beverly Hills Chihuahua". [http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/402096/Beverly-Hills-Chihuahua/credits]

Megan has had issues with her parents, which have since been the inspiration for a handful of her songs, including "I'll Pay You to Shoot Him" written about an experience she had when her parents got into a physical fight and she tried to intervine, but her father hit her. When the police arrived she screamed at an officer "I'll pay you to shoot him."

She appeared with her mother on the Dr. Phil show, claiming her mother to be ruining her life.

Discography

Albums

* "Here's Megan" (as Megan Ashley) (self-released)
* "What About Me?" (as Megan Ashley) (self-released)
* "Better Than Blood" (2007, Wind-up)

ingles and EPs

* "Die for You" (2005, Wind-up)
* "Megan McCauley" EP (2005, Wind-up)
* "Tap That" (2006, Wind-up)
* "Porcelain Doll" (2008, Wind-up)

Compilation appearances

* "" (2005, Wind-up) (song: "Wonder")
* "" (2005, Wind-up) (songs: "Die for You", "Reverie")

References

External links

* [http://www.meganmccauley.com/ Official site]
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