Marjorie
Maye
A
poet, writer, composer, thinker, philosopher, essence of intelligent
sophistication, entrepreneur, is a New York based EMI songwriter who has
written and composed some of the world’s best lyrics
and music for artists ranging from Celine Dion to SClub7.
Her
Nikki Webster’s single “Strawberry Kisses”
slammed into the Australian charts at Number 2, was
declared gold in a week, then
declared
platinum not long after.
This superb lady and a music phenomenon wrote her first song while studying
in college. Marjorie stated: "As long as I can remember I was always writing
something or other, mostly prose or poetry... incessantly scribbling ideas
on napkins, place mats... whatever…This guy I knew, awesome keyboard player,
thought this poem of mine would make a good lyric, took it home, and came
back with a song a week later... after that I was hooked."
Short after, Marjorie
began writing lyrics and composing music to the delight of the world.
Marjorie adds:
Her
biographer wrote: “So after a few years of working 90 hours a week, the
music side of her life started to pay off. By 1996, her songs started
appearing on prime time and daytime TV. Since then, Marjorie's music has
aired on HBO, ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, WB, UPN, LIFETIME, DISCOVERY and TNT; on
Emmy winning shows such as The Sopranos, and on prime time series such as
Seventh Heaven, Two of a Kind, Clueless, The Strip, Seven Days, ER, and
Pacific Palisades; on daytime television, such as All My Children, As the
World Turns, Young & The Restless, One Life to Live, Another World, Guiding
Light, and Sunset Beach; and in NBC movies of the week, such as Witness to
The Mob, (exec. produced by Robert De Niro), and A Champion's Fight.
"I
even sang on some
of the masters. It was great that other people were finally able to hear and
feel the music I was making. But unfortunately, it wasn't enough to
officially switch professions quite yet."
But one day it would
be.
Her first mutli-platinum
release finally came in
November 1999, when her
heart wrenching ballad "If Only Tears Could Bring You Back," (co-written
with Russ DeSalvo/ produced by Jimmy Bralower ) appeared in the Warner Bros.
film, "Pokemon, The First Movie." and on the multi-platinum soundtrack on
Atlantic Records, featuring artists such as 'NSync, 98° , Britney Spears,
and Christina Aguilera.
Soon after, Columbia
Pictures' "Stuart Little" hit the theaters and remained #1 at the box office
for several weeks. Her song, "The Two of Us," recorded by "SClub 7"
(co-written and produced by Soul Solution) was featured on the "Stuart
Little" soundtrack on Motown/Universal Records.
In the year
following, an assortment of artists began covering her songs, including "Sentidos
Opeustos." The Latin duo released their 3rd LP, "Movimiento Perpetuo" on EMI
Latin, featuring, "Promises," (co-written and produced by Jimmy Greco and
Ray Contreras) . The record went Gold and reached the Top10.
But it wasn't until
2001, when she got her first back to back hit singles, that things really
started heating up.
"Strawberry Kisses,"
(co-written with Andy Marvel and Jeff Franzel) debuted at #2, on the
Australian charts launching the career of hot new BMG/Gotham artist Nikki
Webster. The song held the slot for 8 weeks, reaching ARIA Certified Double
Platinum.
Meanwhile, on the other side
of the world, her first Spanish single, "Love Colada," (co-written with Andy
Marvel and Amy Powers) was released by OV7, Epic's hottest young Latin group
and reached #3.
Later that same summer,
Marjorie signed a sub-publishing deal with EMI International out of New
York.”