Two-time album recording artist, Tina Marzola, continues to make her mark
with her latest album release, NOBODY’S VICTIM. Her first album, SHE’S
READY, garnered critical acclaim, including more recently when her single,
“When Jenny's There (I'm Never Really Gone),” cracked the Top 40 on
the American Idol Underground.
Music critics have compared Tina Marzola 's writing style to Mary Chapin Carpenter and Joan Baez, among others. Her wide range of influences also include Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Tracy Chapman, Fleetwood Mac, David Wilcox, and some songs from her new album, NOBODY’S VICTIM, have even been compared to the Beatles, now woven into her own signature style of heartfelt, intelligent lyrics and folk-based melodies.
It was 1996 when Marzola decided to pursue her singing and songwriting career on a local basis in Dallas, Texas, where she and her husband were raising their four children. It wasn't long before she landed various steady solo gigs. Through her association with lead guitarist and studio engineer, Erik Herbst, she began working on her first album, SHE’S READY, which was released in June, 1998. While this recording contained some country elements, it was not strictly a country album, crossing Marzola over to mainstream appeal. SHE’'S READY quickly gained popularity in Dallas, and received wide radio play which led to various television appearances for the songstress throughout the summer and fall of that year. Her radio appearances included the Y-95's Johnny Stone "Young Country" show (where she was featured as the "Country Artist of the Week,") as well as their
live program, "The Porch." Other broadcasts included the KNON "Texas Renegade" show, and various on-air telephone interviews with country music
stations in the London, England listening area. Marzola went on to appear on the national television show, “Nashville Now,” as well as local shows,
“Good Morning Texas,” and “Good Day Dallas.” She later performed at the KSCS Country Fair where together with Rory Feek (of the husband and
wife team, Joey + Rory), she opened for Tim McGraw, Asleep at the Wheel, and Ronnie Milsap.
Marzola first developed an interest in poetry writing as a child, and taught herself to play guitar when she was 14. Born and raised in Kansas, she never imagined pursuing her love of music as a career. She moved to Washington D.C. after graduating from Atlantic Airline School in Kansas City, Missouri and worked for a well-known government agency, but eventually decided she needed to be closer to home and settled in Dallas, Texas.
It wasn't until years later that Marzola was faced with a personal tragedy that led her back to what she loved the most... music. She joined the Dallas Songwriter's Association, and began writing songs professionally in 1991, quickly garnering recognition from successful Nashville songwriters and industry executives. Her work and dedication in organizing benefits and songwriting workshops to enhance the careers of her fellow songwriters in the organization was landmark. An advocate for breast cancer awareness, Marzola has performed for various fundraisers, including the Susan G. Koman foundation where former First Lady, Betty Ford was in attendance. In the mid-90's she spent two years intermittently living in Nashville, Tennessee, co-writing and performing live at various music Meccas such as the Bluebird Cafe. Her association with the legendary songwriter and publisher, Harlan Howard led to singing demos and single-song publishing contracts.
Now, from SHE’S READY to NOBODY’S VICTIM, and with a consistency all her own, Marzola continues to transcend grace and consciousness into
her music. In addition, Marzola has added novelist to her resume with the completion of Down Will Come Baby, Woodstock And All, a historical fiction soon to be published.
