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University student’s song can be heard 30,000 feet in the air
By ADAM CARLSON
The Red & Black
Michael Whitworth got his most recent
big break from an airline, in an e-mail.
American Airlines was writing to
inform him that, yes, it’d be spotlighting
his “Just as Surprised as You” for three
months on all of their flights.
“I was like, ‘Woah, yeah, great.’ I was
surprised ... but it was a bit of happy
news,” Whitworth said.
It also couldn’t come at a better time
~ a senior, and former staff writer for The
Red & Black Whitworth has been play
ing music professionally for several years.
He’s had a passion for it even longer
than that, beginning nearly since birth
and nurtured as far back as moments
spent singing in church.
“It was just kind of who I was when I
was growing up, and I love it,” he said. “I
really can’t see myself doing anything
else.”
But the recent months have seen two
big career shifts. The first was a transi
tion into solo performing after three years
touring as a member of Holiday Parade.
The second was Whitworth’s first step
taken into the country genre, begun with
the release of his ER “God Only Knew,” in
May.
The switch, from bass player in a
hooky pop-punk four-piece to star in a
project of one, may seem like a stretch
until the end result is considered
Whitworth’s solo work echoes much of
the lively tempo of his past collaboration.
The main difference is in the range of
writing possibilities.
“I love the<pop-country genre because
you can write about anything and its
acceptable .... you can write about any
thing from God to write about beer,” he
said.
Citing Keith Urban and Brad Paisley.
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“So that was encouraging,” he said.
Now, he’s caught the ear of American
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About 3,000 people sent their work in
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“They found it and really liked it,”
Whitworth said.
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toward finishing his English degree.
“It’s been interesting balancing the
music career and the school career,” he
said.
The goals going forward remain specif
ically indefinite, but generally musically
oriented.
“I would like to be just a professional
musician,” Whitworth said.
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radio stations in the northern part of the
state, like 103.9 FM, in order to continue
to build buzz and drum-up interest for
his work.
Having a three-minute melody piped
out over speakers 30,000 feet in the air is
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Whitworth hopes he can keep them
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