MARJORIE MAYE - BIOGRAPHY Marjorie Maye is a multi-platinum songwriter whose songs have been recorded by artists such as Celine Dion, Destiny's Child, and Ke$ha, to name just a few. She penned her first song back in college and hasn't stopped yet. "As long as I can remember I was always writing something or other, mostly prose or poetry... incessantly scribbling ideas on napkins, place mats... whatever." Since she was a journalism major, this constant word play made perfect sense. But it wasn't until a friend absconded with a scrap of poetry that her career in songwriting began. "This guy I knew, awesome keyboard player, thought this poem of mine would make a good lyric, took it home, and came back with a song a week later... after that I was hooked." Soon, Marjorie started writing not only lyrics but melody, and in no time, broadened her circle of collaborators. "For a while it was just a hobby, but once it's in your blood, it's all you want to do. I knew I needed to do this full time, but wasn't too keen on doing the whole starving artist, living in my car thing." Fortunately, while at the University of Colorado, Boulder, (when she wasn't busy skiing) she had the foresight to double major in both Journalism and Computer Science. "Always figured, if I have two professions lined up, one for the right brain and one for left, I'd be covered no matter what." So after college she got a gig as an Apple Systems Consultant by day, and pursued songwriting by night. The perfect solution for a hi-tech geek who loves words and music -- and hates mornings! "I knew the whole 9-5 thing wasn't for me right a way. My theory was... I needed a temporary career that would give me the time to follow my dream, get me seriously paid, and allow me to waltz into Fortune 500 companies, at around noon, after a late night in the studio." So after a few years of working 90 hours a week, the music side of her life started to pay off. By 1996, her songs started appearing on prime time and daytime TV. Since then, Marjorie's music has aired on HBO, SHOWTIME, ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, WB, CW, UPN, LIFETIME, DISCOVERY, MTV and more; on Emmy winning shows such as The Sopranos, Friends , and Brotherhood; on prime time series such as Seventh Heaven, Two of a Kind, Clueless, The Strip, Seven Days, ER, and Pacific Palisades; on daytime television, such as All My Children, As the World Turns, Young & The Restless, One Life to Live, Another World, Guiding Light, and Sunset Beach; in original movies such as Witness to The Mob, (exec. produced by Robert DeNiro), Sorority Wars, Queen Sized, and A Champion's Fight ; in children's entertainment for Disney and Mattel, in animated films like Pollyworld, and on entertainment specials such as; Entertainment Tonight, Access Hollywood, E! True Hollywood Story, E! Celebrity Weddings, MTV Teen Cribs, and MTV True LIfe. "I even sang on some of the masters. It was great that other people were finally able to hear and feel the music I was making. But unfortunately, it wasn't enough to officially switch professions quite yet." But one day it would be. Her first mutli-platinum release finally came in November 1999, when her heart wrenching ballad "If Only Tears Could Bring You Back," (co-written with Russ DeSalvo/ produced by Jimmy Bralower) appeared in the Warner Bros. film, "Pokemon, The First Movie." and on the multi-platinum soundtrack on Atlantic Records, featuring artists such as 'NSync, 98° , Britney Spears, and Christina Aguilera. Soon after, Columbia Pictures' "Stuart Little" hit the theaters and remained #1 at the box office for several weeks. Her song, "The Two of Us," recorded by "SClub 7" (co-written and produced by Soul Solution) was featured on the "Stuart Little" soundtrack on Motown/Universal Records. In the year following, an assortment of artists began covering her songs, including "Sentidos Opeustos." The Latin duo released their 3rd LP, "Movimiento Perpetuo" on EMI Latin, featuring, "Promises," (co-written and produced by Jimmy Greco and Ray Contreras) . The record went Gold and reached the Top10. But it wasn't until 2001, when she got her first back to back hit singles, that things really started heating up. "Strawberry Kisses," (co-written with Andy Marvel and Jeff Franzel) debuted at #2, on the Australian charts launching the career of hot new BMG/Gotham artist Nikki Webster. The song held the slot for 8 weeks, reaching ARIA Certified Double Platinum. Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, her firstSpanish single, "Love Colada," (co-written with Andy Marvel and Amy Powers) was released by OV7, Epic's hottest young Latin group, and reached #3. "It was right after The Matrix came out, so playing on that, the group did this really cool video featuring the same "time-slice" effect with frozen characters and stuff." Later that same summer, Marjorie signed a major publishing deal with EMI International out of New York. Not long after, Celine Dion, her favorite artist of all-time, made her way into the studio, with Grammy winning producer Ric Wake, to record "When the Wrong One Loves you Right," (a song Marjorie co-wrote with Martin Briley and Francis Gallucio) for her comeback album, "A New Day Has Come." "To me Celine Dion was always the one artist I dreamed of writing for. Her voice is perfection! So when I heard that she 'liked the song' because the' lyric hit home' for her, my feet didn't touch the ground for days. This is truly one of those life-changing cuts every songwriter dreams of, I'm beyond blessed. " The album entered number one in more than 17 countries, including the United States, Australia, Austria, Canada, Finland, France, Italy, Norway, and the United Kingdom, making it by far the biggest debut album of the year. In additon to the song appearing on Celine's multi-platinum album, "A New Day Has Come, it is also included on the new DVD video, and was featured on Celine's CBS Television Special, performed as a duet with Destiny's Child. Marjorie's music has also been a part of launching careers for "XFactor", "Popstar", "Idol", and "Fame Academy" talent around the globe. Winners in Brazil, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Amsterdam, France, Germany, and South Africa have all recorded her songs. "Hearbreak Away" (co-written by Nick Manic and Ziggy Rosnes) debuted at #1 on the pop charts, for Dutch "Xfactor" winner Sharon Kipner. Sony's Rouge, winners of Brazil's "Popstars" series, went 10x platinum with her single, "Beijo Mohado", (co-written with Andy Marvel and Jeff Franzel), receiving her first diamond (10x platinum) certification. Over the years, countless, chart topping international artists throughout the world have recorded and released her music... In Germany, Joana Zimmer, released her big ballad single "Bringing Down the Moon" (co-written by Andy Marvel) on Universal to radio throughout Europe. In Japan, The Nakanamori Band, released the hit single, "Say You Will/Raspberry Pie," which stormed the airwaves. In Holland, Do's "Everyday is Christmas" (co-written with Andy Marvel and Jeff Franzel), on BMG, has become an annual holiday favorite... In Mexico, mullti-platinum artist, Alessandra Rosaldo, released "Lead me to Your Love," (co-written with Jimmy Greco, Ray Contreras, & David Charvet) on EMI... In Canada, Chantal Chamandy took "Feels LIke Love" to gold, and crossed it over into the US's, AC Top 25 on the Billboard Charts. In the US, multi-platinum salsa star Frankie Negron released his first English album, featuring "I Still Remember" (co-written by Eve Nelson, Amy Powers and Eytan Oren), to great reviews, including the NY Times. In addition to writing for artist projects, Marjorie also loves writing for film. Most recently, "Former Overexposed Blonde", recorded by multi-platinum RCA sensation, Ke$ha, was featured in Uma Thurman's "Motherhood," as has since appeared in, Hidden Palms, Degrassi: The Next Generation, and assorted MTV shows. She enjoys finding and developing new talent and is always on the lookout . ### Marjorie Maye's highly accredited collaborators, include: Johan Aberg [Christina Aguilera, Cher, Britney Spears] Martin Briley[Celine Dion, Dream, Jessica Andrews, N'Sync] Danielle Brisebois [Natasha Bedingfield,Kelly Clarkson, Clay Aiken, New Radicals] Eddie Berkeley[Next, Bilal, Luther Vandross, Lil Mo] Craig Bartok [Heart, Blondie, Brie Larson, Tina Arena, Madonna, Brandy] Nick Brophy[Rolling Stones, Hootie & the Blowfish, Carley Simon] Ray Contreras & Jimmy Greco [Jennifer Lopez, Santana] Andreas Carlsson [Celine, Britney Spears, Hilary Duff, Carrie Underwood, Backstreet Boys ] "Dr. Luke" Lukasz Gottwald[Kelly Clarkson, Ke$sha, Averil Lavigne, Katy Perry, Pink ] Dana Calitri[Doughtry, Dream, Jessica Andrews, `N Sync] Douglas Carr [Ace of Base, Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears] Sevon Daze[Stacie Orricio,Millie Jackson] Russ DeSalvo [Celine Dion, Tina Arena, 98 Degrees] David Eriksen [Clay Aiken, Lindsay Lohan, Nick Lachey, Amy Studt, Rachel Stevens] Dino Esposito[Samantha Mumba, 98 Degrees] Jeff Franzel[N'Sync, Shawn Colvin, Taylor Dayne, Clay Aiken] Andrew Fromm [Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears] Jud Freidman[Whitney Houston, Barbra Streisand] Matthew Gerrard[Kelly Clarkson, Hillary Duff, Jessica Simpson] Jimmy Harry[Kelly Clarkson, Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan,Vitamin C, Kylie Minogue] Ken Hirsch [Celine Dion, Regina Belle, Ray Charles, Barbra Striesand] Oliver Leiber & Dave Gamson [Ke$ha,Coors, BBMac, Paula Abdul] Soul Solution [SClub7, Toni Braxton, Cyndie Lauper] Michelle Lewis[Cher, Dixie Chicks, Shawn Colvin, Stevie Nicks, Aretha Franklin ] Lester Mendez [Shakira, Santana, Enrique, Jewel, Seal, J. Lo, Ricky Martin, Nickelback] Andy Marvel [CelineDion, Jessica Simpson, Diana King, Brian McKnight, Dream] Mike Mason[Faith Evans, Mariah Carey, Keith Urban] Tom Nichols [CelineDion, Jessica Simpson, Kylie Minogue, Hall & Oats, All Saints] Poprox[LFO, Baha Men, Carole King] Amy Powers[Barbra Streisand, Diamond Rio, Gary Barlow, OV7] RedOne(Lady Gaga, Jenifer Lopez, Enrique Englesias, Paulina Rubio, Akon) Arnie Roman (Celine Dion, Faith Hill, Trisha Yearwood) Dan Shea (Jennifer Lopez, Mariah Carey, Marc Anthony, Jessica Simpson) Terry Silverlight [Nancy Wilson, Maya Amada] Tommy Torres [Ricky Martin, Celia Cruz, Jacque Velzasquez] Sam Watters & Louis Biancianello [Whitney Houston, Celine, Fantasia, Jessica Simpson] Michele Vice-Maslin [Nick Carter, Savannah Outen, Avalon, Brie Larsen,Sam Moore] Lucy Woodward [Stacie Orricio] and more...