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Bio
History has us compare new artists to seasoned artists,
young ones to old ones, rockers to folk singers, and everyone in between.
Mary Abraham holds a place with them all. The First Five is a showcase
and tribute to Mary's diversity as a writer and artist. She is both
honest and passionate - creating a sense of urgency in each of her
songs that illustrates her need to constantly explore, learn, change,
and grow.
Perhaps it's the 24-year-old's perpetual motion that makes her sound
so unique. Growing up in Warren, MI, she spent her high school years
studying and performing in musicals throughout the vast suburbia of
Metro-Detroit. She attended Michigan State University where she met
Jesse Young and began playing shows around the MSU campus. She blew
through MSU - graduating with honors - and by age of 21, had a Bachelor's
Degree in English; Specializations in Film, Public Relations, and
Religious Studies, and was ready to start her career in the Music
Industry.
Having a hunger to learn more about the Industry, Mary began working
as a Promotions Assistant and then as Events Coordinator at a Detroit,
'Market Ten' Radio Station. She was quickly promoted to Promotions
Coordinator and assisted in arranging concerts, artists' meet and
greets, CD release parties, and various other station events. Having
spent almost a year and a half at the station however, she began to
miss both creating and sharing her own music with others. She decided
to take her new-found knowledge of the Industry and apply it to her
career as an artist.
Since then, Mary has won countless Honorable Mention Awards in the
2003 and 2004 Billboard Song Writing Contests, and was the Runner-Up
in the 2004 Recording Academy’s Grammy Demo Review & Contest
for the Chicago Chapter. And this is only the beginning.
When talking about Mary Abraham, one must include the phrase, “a
long time coming.” Her music is incredibly driven, educated,
and passionate, and like me, I’m sure you will find it has been
worth the wait.
- Lee Nichols
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Fun Facts About Mary
HOMETOWN:
Warren, MI. Like Eminem! ;)
BIGGEST CRUSH:
Comedian Dane Cook! Close second’s are: Ron Livingston, Jude
Law, Tom Brady, David Beckham, Carlos Delfino, Conan O’Brien,
John Stewart, and Jamie Foxx. And yes, I would like to have them
all as my close second’s at once.
FAVORITE MOVIES:
Anything Robert Altman; Anything Lasse Hallstrom like My Life as
a Dog, and Cider House Rules; Monty Python and the Holy Grail; Adaptation,
Annie Hall, Big Fish, Hairspray, Pink Flamingos, Wayne’s World,
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure and Bogus Journey, Karate Kid,
Cool Hand Luke, The Deer Hunter, Full Metal Jacket, Ray, China Town,
Raging Bull, Scarface, The Godfathers, Some Like it Hot, Hitchcock’s
Rear Window, The Graduate, The Big Lebowski, Donny Darko, A Clockwork
Orange, Taxi Driver, Ground Hog Day, Kill Bill, Waking Life, The
Matrix, Pulp Fiction, Muholland Drive, Run Lola Run, Gummo, Labyrinth,
The Boondock Saints, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Garden
State, High Fidelity, Swingers, Charade, Sabrina, and pretty much
anything with Audrey Hepburn, Van Wilder, National Lampoon flicks,
Uncle Buck, Say Anything, Summer School, Indiana Jones, Back to
the Future, The Lost Boys, License to Drive, Rocky, Harold and Kumar
Go to White Castle, Super Troopers, Office Space, Clerks, Royal
Tenenbaums, Napoleon Dynamite, Jail House Rock, Blue Hawaii, and
WWF's Pile Driver!
FAVORITE TV SHOWS:
Anything on the History Channel; Family Guy, Simpsons, Adult Swim,
Jeopardy, Lost, 24,
Alias, Arrested Development, Da Ali G Show, The Daily Show, Conan
O'Brien,
Jimmy Kimmel, Sex and the City, Gilmore Girls, The Apprentice, Celebrity
Fit Club, Justice Files, Cold Case Files, Rachel Ray's 30 Minute
Meals, The West Wing, Saved by the Bell, and Jem and the Holograms!
FAVORITE BOOKS:
Me Talk Pretty One Day; Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs; Native Son;
Murder in the Cathedral; The Catcher in the Rye; A Confederacy of
Dunces; The Da Vinci Code; Toni Morrison's Paradise; The Tao of
Pooh; The Te of Piglet; St.Augustine's Confessions, and anything
by Kahlil Gibran – my favorite is The Prophet.
FAVORITE PAST-TIMES:
Writing; Singing; Reading; Cooking; Running; Monster Truck Rallies;
Fishing; Playing Shuffle Board at the Beach; Playing Table Shuffle
Board at the Bar; Riding Roller Coasters; Going to Vegas; Taking
Road Trips; Playing Poker, Black Jack, Pinball, and Skee-ball; Boxing;
Making Free Throws; Going to Detroit Pistons, Lions, and Tigers
Games; Going to MSU Football Games; Watching Detroit and MSU Sports
on TV; Tailgating; Working Out; Doing Yoga and Pilates; Playing
Tennis; Going to Concerts and Shows; Playing Scrabble and Trivia
Pursuit; Playing Nintendo; Playing Tekken; Daydreaming about Dane
Cook; Enjoying Slurpees; Eating Frozen Yogurt; Star Gazing; Going
to the Cider Mill in the Fall; Playing in the Snow in the Winter;
Being Alone and Watching Movies; Going Dancing with my friends and
sisters; Cooking while singing Joni Mitchell with my Mom; Hanging
out with my Dad and listening to old Elvis, Kinks, and Cat Stevens
albums
SOMETHING ODD SHE SHOULDN’T KNOW A LOT ABOUT…
BUT DOES:
Old School WWF Wrestling!
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