Country music singer/songwriter and GB member Kacey Musgraves has shifted her music career into high gear with national TV exposure after her recent performance as a finalist on USA Network's Nashville Star.
Though she's no stranger to television (she got started by "yodeling her way" into appearances on The Today Show, Good Morning America and the 2002 Winter Olympics), Kacey told us the experience was "amazing" despite "grueling rehearsals... late nights [and] endless hard decisions.
"You go from not knowing if you're being kicked off to having 30 seconds to get ready to sing in
front of 3 tough judges and 5 million Americans watching at home," she said.
After finishing in the Nashville Star top 10, Kacey will be returning to her roots, finishing her album and hitting the Texas live music scene. She may have the whole future ahead of her at age 18, but her words of wisdom ring true:
"My advice to other musicians out there is to use all the feedback you get! Keep in mind that they are just opinions, but take them and use them to your advantage. And don't give up! Use every tool you can."
Of course, she counts GarageBand as an important component of any indepedent musician's toolbox.
"It's been really cool to have my music on GarageBand. It's been helpful getting feedback about my music from other artists. I think it has the best music reviewing system available on the internet."
We wish Kacey the best on the release of her new album, and look forward to seeing more GB artists take over television.
