Songwriting
Barbara
has been writing songs since her teen years, when a high school rock
band wanted to perform a song she sang at the school talent show.
She has consistently worked at honing her craft, attending numerous
songwriting camps and workshops. She has seven recordings of mostly
original material and has cuts on the recordings of two other artists.
She has had two TV song placements and two song placements in documentaries.
She also wrote the instrumental score for a theatrical one man show.
She has co-written songs with jazz pianist and film/TV composer,
Joel Evans, singer/songwriter, Greg Trafidlo, country singer and
songwriter, Rachel Owen and guitarist, Mac Walter.
Sound clips divided into style categories. Music supervisors, music libraries and publishers, contact Barbara Martin Music for lyrics and whole songs in the format you prefer: CD, mp3 or website link.
Credits:
2010
- "Just What the Doctor Ordered" written with Joel Evans" The Challenge: Fresh Meat II on MTV.
- "Crossing Over into the Valley" written with Greg Trafidlo, Charlie Sizemore release on Rounder Records
2009
- "Just What the Doctor Ordered", "Jump Right In" "Star Bright" written with Joel Evans on Just What the Doctor Ordered, Joel Evans and Friends
- “Ready for Love” on ABC Family: Greeks
- “Couldn’t Be Me” co-write with Joel Evans, CBS Swingtown
- “Blue Storm” title cut on Nashville blues vocalist, Terri Lynn’s Blue Storm CD
2007
- “Hypnotized” co-write with Joel Evans, Cocktail Combo, Joel Evans and Friends, Cinemasters
2006
- “Part of My Plan” Junior: The Terrance Cottrell Story, documentary
- “Come to Bed”, “This Place I’m In” co-writes with Greg Trafidlo, Folk
Singular, Greg Trafidlo, Kira Records
Instrumental score for theatrical one-man show, Truthful Lies, by Frank Albrecht, performed at Mary Baldwin College, Staunton, VA
2002
- “Love ‘Em While You’ve Got ‘Em”, “Tis the Season”, co-writes with Greg Trafidlo, Co-Writers in Disguise, Greg Trafidlo, Kira Records
1997
- “Crossing Over Into the Valley” co-write with Greg Trafidlo, Old Dog, New Tracks, Greg Trafidlo, Kira Records