Margot MacDonald

I'm a creator and a performer: an odd combination of recluse and social creature.

(My fancy bio)<br><br><br>Margot MacDonald is a bewitching vocal powerhouse -- she is Robert Plant's raw strength swept across four octaves and smoldering with a little Feist. Margot is a textbook case of "classically-trained-soprano-hijacked-by-Led Zeppelin." She started her singing career with the Washington National Opera at age 10, and by 15 she was rocking a Strat, releasing a second album, and packing regional venu<span class="text_exposed_show">es. Since then she has put out a third CD, opened for national acts, and played venues like DC’s legendary 9:30 Club, Kennedy Center, Wolftrap, Birchmere, BlackRock, Ram's Head Live, and The Bitter End in NYC. She was also a recent Artist-in-Residence at the Music Center at Strathmore, where she still regularly performs. Margot is the current recipient of the "Artist of the Year" Washington Area Music Award, her 7th Wammie win. In her spare time, she supports nonprofits such as Musicians on Call and More Than Me, and regularly performs at charity events. At the ripe old age of 20, Margot hosts the BMI showcase series in DC, serves on the board of directors of the Songwriters’ Association of Washington, and has led GRAMMY U and other songwriting workshops. She is in the midst of mastering the loop pedal and discovering the musical genius of half-filled glass bottles.<br><br><br></span><div class="data_field">Margot's live performances have been described as "hypnotic. She lulls you into a meditative state from behind her keyboard, scorches you with dirty rock guitar and then layers scat over Siren call with a loop pedal." Her voice is what grabs you -- a "smoldering, cashmere-covered tone steeped in urgent, vulnerable expression." Her skill is what makes her extraordinary. She pens her own eclectic rock and makes everything in front of her sing, from teacups to half-filled water bottles. She has also been known to roast individual marshmallows with a lighter, anytime, anywhere.<br></div>

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