Jennifer Brantley
Country/rocker Jennifer Brantley Just finished her second solo CD with producer Bil VornDick. Bil has worked on Grammy-winning recordings and 43 Grammy finalists. Though Bil is best known as the producer who developed Alison Krauss, he has also worked with Bob Dylan, Bela Fleck, Ralph Stanley and many others. In 1998, he produced“ Clinch Mountain Country” one of the largest collaborative recorded projects in Nashville that was awarded #1 Country Album of the Year by Rolling Stone.
The CD, Break Down which was released Sept 4, features Nashville guitar hero Johnny Hiland and fiddle legend Aubrey Haney. Within 3 months of it's release, it was in rotation on over 139 country and Americana radio stations
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Jennifer has been working hard in recent years and some of her efforts have paid off. Already in 2006, she has been selected by Clear Channel Radio for its new artist promotion campaign called NEW!
She won an the Honorable Mention Award in Billboard's World Songwriting Contest. She has sold over 5,000 tapes and CDs, selling 2500 in seven months at performances alone. She has recently shared the stage with Tanya Tucker, The Oak Ridge Boys, Jeanie Pruitt, Razzy Bailey, Steve Forbert, Bonnie Bramlett and Jett Williams. She has made several TV appearances in Birmingham AL and Nashville, which includes a spot on Fox's coverage of the Jett Williams benefit She has received radio play from independent stations throughout the U.S. and even Hawaii. She has played in front of crowds of over 4,000 in venues in California and the South. She has played the Thunderbird Theatre in Branson, MO, and the Talladega Super Motor Speedway. In 1997, she recorded her first full length CD with the help of producer Tommy Allsup.
In recent years, Jennifer has begun to conquer the internet via Mp3.com and Garageband. “You Left Me Crying” shot up to #11 on Mp3.com’s Country General charts, (which like radio is based on plays) within a week of being uploaded, and remained ahead of names like Dolly Parton and Nickel Creek for over a month. “ I Need A Place also grabbed a #12 spot on the same charts. “She’s Just Fine” hit #1 on Mp3’s Americana charts and “Did It For You,” “ Oh Why Did It take So Long, “ and “She Will Survive” hit #2,3,4, also on the Americana charts.
“I Need A Place” hit # 1 overall on Garageband.com, the second largest internet music site. With a chart system based on listener reviews, she also grabbed a #2 slot on the site’s Folk/country charts.