Martee LeBow
Biography
…recording artist, singer/songwriter from Binghamton NY, taught herself to play the piano at age 3 …and began writing songs at 10…
…in her teens she recorded her first album, "The Lady Wants To be A Star" produced by Charlie Calello, featuring NYC session royalty including Will Lee, The Brecker Bros, John Tropea and Jeff Mirinov
…supported the critically acclaimed release of that debut album with a nationwide tour
…moved to NYC to continue to play her brand of bluesy rock in the clubs with her band
…signed with Atlantic Records and released "Crimes of the Heart"(prod. Robbie Buchanan) and "Love's A Liar" (prod. John Jansen)
…collaborated with some great writers like Grammy award winners Will Jennings ("Roll Away", a sentimental favorite recorded by Dusty Springfield on her very last cd), Craig Wiseman, Keith Reid (Procol Harum),and Jim Messina
…along the way, she has rocked the anthem for the Knicks and Rangers games at MSG
…all the while, maintaining a successful jingle career, singing on commercials such as…Coke, Folgers, Budweiser, JC Penney, Sara Lee, AT+T, Mercedes Benz, Sears, Hardee's, Dominos, National Egg Board, Disney, Mc Donald's, Bud Light, Sprite, Dr Pepper, Toys R Us, Charmin', and Danactive, just to name a few…
…she has performed countless live industrials and background vocals for other artists, including recording and traveling the globe with world music band, Alabina and Ishtar (singing in 5 languages!)
…and she continues, most recently, very proudly, as the lead singer of The Mar-Tays, the slammin' A-list NYC band with Irwin Fisch, John Siegler, Frank Vilardi, Ira Siegel, and Larry Saltzman
…still having way too much fun!