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21+ / www.joesbar.comThere has never been any question about whether or not Morgan Evans would have a career in music. The Newcastle singer-songwriter says writing, playing and performing music has been an all-consuming passion and need for as long as he can remember. Now in 2012, having signed a major record deal with Warner Music Australia, the 26-year-old believes he can finally describe his music career as official. Morgans new five-track EP, Live Each Day, released in January, is proof positive that talent, belief and persistence is a winning combination. I started playing piano when I was five, got my first guitar at thirteen and started gigging straight away, he laughs. When youre around Morgan Evans, his excitement about the future is palpable. He has racked up more career milestones than many performers manage in a lifetime including award nominations, a #1 single and #1 video, and touring performances with Taylor Swift, Brooks s triumphant win a few months later at the 2007 Telstra Road to Tamworth Grand Final propelled his already fast-rising career into high gear. The prize included a trip to Nashville, where he was invited to perform in front of 68,000 fans at the CMA Music Festival in LP Field. He recorded his debut single, Big Skies, in Nashville and released it later that year to great acclaim and success, hitting #1 on the ARIA Country Music Chart, #1 on the National Hot Country Airplay Chart, and #4 on the ARIA Australian Artists Airplay Chart. His video, filmed on a Newcastle beach, also went to #1 on the National CMC Video Chart. In 2008, Morgan received two Golden Guitar nominations for New Talent of the Year and Video of the Year, and threw himself into a relentless touring schedule. He played to thousands of music lovers across the nation as special guest on Brooks s sold-out Australian Arena Tour; joined Californian star Gary Allan and Canadian Roots Artist of the Year Corb Lund on the National Living Hard Tour, the inaugural CMC Rocks the Snowys Festival 2008, the massive Deni Ute Muster Festival and ended the year entertaining the troops in East Timor at Christmas. In 2009, Morgan was handpicked by US superstar, Taylor Swift, to join her on her first sold-out Australian Tour, which Morgan describes as one of the more eye-opening touring experiences to date. In the time since, he has performed in all corners of Australia on festival bills, with huge local and international stars, continually honing his impressive live chops.
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