Ashton Shepherd
May 23, 2011
MCA/Nashville artist Ashton Shepherd will release her second album, "Where Country Grows", on July 12th. Her first single from the project, "Look It Up," is currently #18 on the Mediabase Country Singles Chart.
Ashton wrote or co-wrote 8 of the 10 songs on the new album, which was produced by Buddy Cannon.
"I felt like I had a basic plan for this record," said Shepherd. "You've got your first record behind you; you've learned some things. Your sophomore record - I heard from all these people - is supposed to be different. It's supposed to be another factor and define you a little more. I'm thinking, 'How am I going to do this?'"
Some of the songwriters that Ashton collaborated with on this album include Dean Dillon, Dale Dodson, Bobby Pinson and Troy Jones.
"I was just a little scared of it, since I'd never co-written before,"said Shepherd. "Once I started, I really, really enjoyed it. I felt like we had plenty of songs to choose from. So the angle on this record was trying to define Ashton Shepherd in a different way, maybe dig just a little bit deeper and try and put some different kinds of songs on it."
In other news about Ashton Shepherd, the artist is teaming with Eventful, Inc., a leading digital media company, giving music fans the opportunity to Demand that their city host a VIP album release concert with Ashton Shepherd in celebration of her new album.
Fans of Ashton Shepherd have until June 30, 2011 to log on to log on and Demand the exclusive album release concert by using Eventful's unique social media platform. Participants can also spread the word virally across Facebook and Twitter by inviting their friends to Demand the event in their city as well. The city with the most Demands will host the exclusive show.
For more info on the contest visit http://eventful.com/ashtonshepherd and for more Ashton Shepherd news visit www.ashtonshepherd.com.
By Jim Asker