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Interviw with Today’s Country Magazine

1. Something people may not realize about you is that you’re spent 11 years in the Marine Corps. What led you to country music after your time spent with the Marines?

I started playing in the marines on a six-month float. I asked my dad if I could take his guitar with me on the boat and learn to play it. He always played it around the house when I was a kid and I was afraid of it then, but I took it and learned a few songs. When I got off the float I started my first band. It went on from there to Japan and another band, then back to North Carolina and another. I hooked up with a booking agent and started to play fairs and festivals and the Marines started to get in my way of wanting to go out on the road with the music, so I moved to Nashville four years ago after 11 years in the Marines.

2. What lessons did being in the Marines teach you that you now are carrying with you into the country music industry?

Hard work, dedication, professionalism, and being close to your brothers and the people are in my band are like brothers to me.

3. You just released your new single “Everything I Want” to radio. What can you tell people about this song that haven’t heard it yet?

It’s about the girl that you don’t want to take home to your mother or introduce to your pastor at church. It talks about the girl with the belly-button ring and tattoos that is hot and rocking but not the marrying type if you know what I mean. It is an up-tempo rockin’ song that is all modern country.

4. Why did you feel that this was a great song to first really represent your music to the country music audience?

In country music we talk to the women cause they are the ones that by the concert tickets and drag the guys out, so that is something I look for in songs. I played a couple of songs for a publisher in town and she got a feel for what kind of style I write and what kind of music I do and she then pitched me some songs and this was one of them.

5. You do have a video you are promoting as well as the single for your song “All Kinds of Beautiful.” Why did you decide to put together a video for that song rather than the single?

That’s a good question. I would have to say that “All Kinds of Beautiful” is my favorite song that we recorded and I wanted to release it. I talked with my record promoters and they decided that being a new guy I needed to come up with an up-tempo song. We were already in the process of filming the video when that decision was made so we just finished it and are gonna come out with guns blazing.

6. How important of an impact do you feel music television plays in a songs success now that we are definitely living in the digital age?

Radio is a great thing, but to put a face with the song, television adds that much more. It gives fans something to look at and get to know you a little bit more through the personality that comes out in a video.

7. Why did you decide to participate in CRS this year?

I’ve been here the past two years meeting the radio personalities and get to know them. But, the past couple years I just came and hung out and it helped me to know what to do this year with interviews and things like that.

8. You have a lot of different events you are a part of during CRS. Why do you feel that these events are a great way to introduce your music to the maximum amount of people?

When you release a single you do a radio tour, driving all over the country to meet program directors and with this they are all here, so do a show. We have a lot of people coming and there is a lot going on so it means a lot to me that they would come to my show.

9. How do you think that being a part of CRS and the events surrounding it is going to benefit you and your music going forward throughout the year the most?

I’ve already had some great conversations with program directors. Some are playing the single, and others are going to be playing it, so it is invaluable to talk to them here in Nashville. We also have already been able to set up meetings to go visit their stations and see where they come from.

10. What piece of advice can you offer to someone that is looking to break into the music industry?

That’s a tough question. I met some great musicians and started doing shows and they supported me when I first got to town and it just snowballed from there. I met a lot of people and so I would say just network. That all rolled into me meeting my current producer who is in the Toby Keith band. So my advice is to just build a support system around you.

New Artist John Carter Exudes Sexy and success at this year’s CMA Music Festival

Carter Walked Runway for Country Weekly Fashion Show To Benefit Musicians On Call and Named “Artist To Watch” by Fox 17

NASHVILLE, TN / June 15, 2010 – New artist, John Carter, made the most of last week’s CMA Music Festival by participating in several events including the Country Weekly Fashion Show to benefit Musicians On Call.  Carter has spent the last two years volunteering his time to the charity, which connects musicians with patients in hospitals and other healthcare facilities  

“Patients who I’ve performed for through the Musicians On Call program are the best audience I could ever ask for,” said Carter. “To see the expressions on those faces and to connect on such a deep level is such an amazing experience. I was more than happy to come out and strut my stuff on the catwalk for such an important cause and one that’s dear to my heart.”

Carter was interviewed by WSMV/Ch. 4 News, Inside Music Row, GAC’s Headline Country, CMT Insider, Country Aircheck, Tennessean, Today’s Country and other media outlets during the week.  Fox 17 WZTV Nashville named Carter “Artist To Watch” in a segment that aired on the June 13, Sunday night broadcast. 

Carter also benefited from the Billboard Country Music Summit which featured industry heavy-hitters Tim McGraw, Scott Borchetta, Blake Shelton, Mike Dungan, Gary Allan, TK Kimbrell, Martina McBride and many others.  Discussions covered topics on publishing, independent artist development and the rapid and monumental changes in the industry.  “The rules are changing and it’s a great time for me as an indie artist to fight my way into this business,” expressed Carter.

Standing at 6’5” tall, John Carter, is a former Marine Corps helicopter gunner. His current single, “Everything I Want,” is quickly moving up the Music Row chart and was a featured download in Country Weekly and on iTunes New + Noteworthy. The music video for “All Kinds of Beautiful,” the second single to release in the coming months, can be viewed on CMT.com, GAC.com, Yahoo! Music and other online outlets.

Media Contact:

Nicole Pope Gaia

Entertainment Publicity

More Artists Join CW Fashion Show

Nashville, TN – (June 1, 2010) Additional artists have been added to the 4th Annual Country Weekly Fashion Show and Concert, which will be held June 8 at Nashville’s Wildhorse Saloon.

Joining host Clay Walker, emcee Suzanne Alexander (GAC) and already announced artists Joe Nichols, Love and Theft, Bucky Covington, Pam Tillis, Aaron Tippin and Thea Tippin are Bo Bice, Katie Armiger, Trailer Choir, Cowboy Troy, Julie Roberts, Carter Twins, Trent Tomlinson, Sarah Darling, Whitney Duncan, Danielle Peck, Burns & Poe, Gwen Sebastian, Jesse Lee, Coldwater Jane, Brett Eldredge, Jeremy Crady, Brian Stace, Jessie James, John Carter and Johnny Gates of The Invite.

The event benefits Musicians On Call, a nonprofit organization with the mission of bringing music to the bedsides of patients in healthcare facilities.

Doors open at 11 a.m. for the event. At 11:30 a.m. Joe Nichols will sit down with After MidNite’s Blair Garner for an intimate one-on-one conversation about Joe’s evolution in the music business over the past few years followed by a short acoustic performance. The Fashion Show begins at noon with acoustic performances following at 1 p.m.

Premium seating tickets are available at musiciansoncall.org and all other tickets (starting at $35) can be purchased at ticketmaster.com. All tickets include lunch.

The Country Weekly Fashion Show and Concert is sponsored by Durango, Wrangler, Roper, Silpada Designs and Lifetime Television.

Christian Lamitschka

Interview with John Carter
Category: Music
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Interview with John Carter

Ch.L.: Country Music has many new fans in Europe, who may be hearing about you for the first time. How would you describe yourself and the music you play to someone who’se never seen or heard you before.

J.C.: I am a very laid back, easy going person. A lot of times I surprise people that get to know me as a person first. They see a total different person on stage. I’m very energetic and demand a lot of audience interaction at live shows. I like driving/rocking country music and when we slow it down, I really feed off of harmonies and strong lyrics.

Ch.L.: How was the last year for you? What were the highlights?

J.C.: The last year has been a growing process. I went from touring the southeast club circuit to filming my first video and planning my first radio release. Things are really coming together now and it’s taken many years of hard work to get everything ready. I also started working with Musicians on Call last year doing performances for not so fortunate people of Nashville and have organized some really substantial donations to the Nashville Humane
Society.

Ch.L.: Your current single is being played by radio. What do you thing is special about this song that makes people what to hear it?

J.C.: “Everything I Want” is up-tempo/rocking country music. It talks about the girl that every guy drops his jaws for but knows that mom or the preacher would never approve. It starts out kind of mellow with a banjo playing and then “wham” it kicks into high gear on the second verse.

Ch.L.: What can your fans expect to see when they see you in concert?

J.C.: My show is always high energy and I always engage the crowd in some way. I try to get in the crowds comfort zone and help them open up/have fun. My band always has top notch players with great harmonies. It brings a really full sound to on most occasions a 5 piece band.

Ch.L.: What kind of songs do you like to record the most?

J.C.: Songs that speak to women. Upbeat, mid-tempo, or slow they always as sang to or about a woman. Strong ballads with lots of harmonies and the up tempo songs have an rock music edge to them.

Ch.L.: Fans are always hungry for good road stories. Do you have one you can tell?

J.C.: Well, my band will not let me drive much anymore. I don’t really pay attention to the road like I should. One time, we had half of our gear stolen after a show in Cincinnati and didn’t realize this until noon the next day as we were headed to a show in Illinois. We had to stop at Guitar Center along the way and run up a few credit cards, but still made the next show.

Ch.L.: Who do you look up to musically and how deep do your musical roots run?

J.C.: My music roots run deep with some of the older groups like Oak Ridge Boys, Gatlin Brothers, Ronnie Milsap, and Alabama. I always listened to them on 8 track tapes in my parents room as a kid.

Ch.L.: If you had the chance to change something about the music industry, what would it be?

J.C.: I would say today that a lot of people are getting these amazing opportunities with huge record deals from reality TV and it’s terrible because mostly just wasted time and effort. I don’t see any longevity in these kind of deals. There are so many hardworking/talented artists that never get that chance. I think someone who really has the dream will treat the opportunity a lot more seriously.

Ch.L.: What inspired you to become an artist?

J.C.: I always loved to sing for as long as I can remember. It wasn’t until I learned to play guitar in the Marine Corps while aboard ship that I considered trying it as a profession. I started a band while in the Marines and I haven’t stopped since. I just totally fell in love with performing.

Ch.L.: What’s unique about you that differentiates you from other artists?

J.C.: Well, I am probably taller than 99 percent of country music artists out there!

Ch.L.. What message would you like to send your European fans?

J.C.: I would like to say thanks to all the Country Music fans in Europe that love country music enough to come all the way to the Nashville and hang out with us at the CMA fest. I had a few people from Ireland telling me they heard my song on the radio last year. That is really mind blowing for someone from a different country to tell you that! It’s just great to see that country music is international entertainment and I can’t wait to go
back and visit Europe.

Christian Lamitschka ( Ch.Lamitschka@t-online.de )
www.MySpace.com/ChristianLamitschka

» Here John: Newcomer John Carter poses with the Country Aircheck staff after a three-song set that included his debut single “Everything I Want.” The former Marine and Arkansas native is gearing up for CRS 2010, where he’ll play Cadillac Ranch next Thursday (2/25). Pictured (l-r) are CA’s Jeff Green and Lon Helton, Triple 7 PR’s Tanya Taylor, CA’s Erin Duvall and Lauren Tingle, Carter, pickers Shane Sutton and Kelly Shoenfield and CA’s Mary Forest Findley and Chuck Aly.

JOHN CARTER TO PERFORM DURING CRS SHOWCASE AT CADILLAC RANCH ON THURSDAY, FEBRURARY 25 AS PART OF HOLLEY•GUIDRY PRESENTS “A STARRY STARRY NASHVILLE NIGHT”

Carter To Include Live Debut Performance Of “Everything I Want”

Nashville, TN – February 16, 2010 – John Carter, Nashville’s up and coming country music artist, is tapped to be the featured artist to perform at the HOLLEY•GUIDRY presents “A Starry Starry Nashville Night” CRS Party at Cadillac Ranch on Thursday, February 25. Carter will take the stage at 10:30pm and will include the debut of his new single “Everything I Want” during his showcase. The single is steadily increasing spins on radio, particularly from his hometown of Conway, AR to Sweetwater, TX, across Oklahoma and Iowa and down in Georgia and Alabama.

Towering at 6’5” tall, Carter’s voice is just as big as his stage presence. He recorded his debut single “Everything I Want” with members of Toby Keith’s Easy Money Band and worked with producer Josh Bertrand (member of Easy Money Band) and Kelly Schoenfield (Martina McBride, Tracy Lawrence). “This song is up-tempo/rocking country music,” says Carter. “It talks about the girl that every guy drops his jaw for, but knows that she would never be approved of by mom or the preacher.”

Carter will also perform “All Kinds of Beautiful,” for which he recently completed a music video. “This is one my favorite songs. I grew up on harmonies while singing with my family in church when I was a kid and this song really delivers,” says Carter.

Carter spent 11 years in the Marine Corps as a helicopter mechanic on the CH-46E and manned the 50-caliber machine gun during flights before launching his singing career. When not working on his music, Carter is very active in community service with Musicians on Call and the Nashville Humane Society, as he’s rarely without his rescued black lab Archie. Carter is also an airplane mechanic who works on private jets and does inspections for airlines like Jet Blue, Air Canada and Delta.

For more information, please visit www.johncartermusic.com.

MEDIA CONTACT:
Nicole Pope Gaia , Triple 7 Public Relations
Email: Nicole@triple7pr.com / Phone: 615-254-9389

My very first music video is now here at johncartermusic.com! Just click on the media tab and check it out.
It was a blast doing the filming for 2 days. Riding around in that sweet truck and hanging out with the crew in between shots. No, not those kind of shots! Camera shots….. ha ha
Enjoy! John