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Megan spent the years following her first record practicing the piano, but shortly after her sixteenth birthday, one fateful trip to the unseen corners of the attic revealed her father’s long-lost guitar. The rest, you may say, is history. Within a few days of her discovery, Megan had taught herself to play and was writing her first songs for guitar. By 16, she had won Colorado’s statewide Colgate Country Music Competition and earned the enviable high school nickname of “that one girl with the guitar.”

Megan’s technical skill and well-written lyrics earned her admission to the highly prestigious Berklee College of Music. Putting her degree and school-wide songwriting recognition to use, Megan received an honorable mention at the New York Songwriters Circle Competition. Most recently, she was a top five finalist in the 2008 Telluride Bluegrass Competition and was invited to perform on the main stage for more than 10,000 people.

Megan has played shows all along the East and West Coasts in more than 30 cities including New York, Boston, Nashville, Austin, Denver, Los Angeles, Seattle and along the Mississippi Delta. In 2008, she signed a three month contract to play gigs while touring in Vietnam.

With two EPs under her belt and radio time on KRFC and KSMT in Colorado, Megan can usually be found playing with her band The Cure for Love and writing new songs. In 2009 she will be setting off on her third national tour and will be releasing her first full-length CD.

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While earning her degree in Professional Music and Songwriting from the prestigious Berklee College of Music, Megan formed her band, The Cure for Love, selecting some of the most talented young musicians in the country. Her drummer, James Williams, has played on Gary Burton’s world tour. Lead Guitar, Kyle Hurlbut is the co-writer of the 2007 Nashville Songwriters’ International Association Song of the Year. And Bass guitar, Adam Popick, is a sound engineer and producer for several published Nashville artists.

Along with her singing and songwriting skills, Megan also plays acoustic and electric guitar and piano. Following the 2006 success of her first EP, Portrait, Megan began learning to play the harmonica and travelled to Mississippi to play delta blues with the people who know it best. Seamlessly mixing elements of folk, blues, and rock, Megan’s shows include meaningful lyrics and impressive instrumentation.

Megan won Colorado’s statewide Colgate Country Music Competition when she was only 16 years old. She was a finalist at the 2007 Berklee Songwriters Showcase and received an honorable mention at the 2006 New York Songwriters Circle Competition.
When she is not playing music, Megan is usually listening to music, snowboarding or practicing Yoga. She has been known to jump out of airplanes and drive faster than the posted speed. Her music is influenced by Bonnie Raitt, growing up in Colorado, and traveling through South America, Africa, South Asia, South East Asia, and …well…Asia.

Her previous tours have taken her to the East and West Coasts and include gigs as a solo act as well as with The Cure For Love in New York, Boston, Nashville, Austin, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Seattle, Las Angeles, and the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Megan’s music holds wide appeal. She has played in front of audiences consisting of liberal students and conservative retirees. She has entertained ship captains, soldiers, and children of the ’60s. And that seems like a pretty good list of reasons to come see her next show.

Care to learn more? Megan is currently planning a national tour and is set to release her second CD in early 2009. She has been featured on both, The Colorado Sound KRFC radio in Fort Collins and KSMT in Summit County. She has also booked a three month solo tour of Vietnam for 2008.