Mackenzie Leigh Meyer, Before You Review

Mackenzie Leigh Meyer is a 2019 CMA Ontario nominee for “Roots Artist of the Year” and recent Artist of the Month, an up and comer getting industry thumbs up for her distinctive charm and enchanting vocals. In 2018, the Hamilton, ON native released her debut EP Dive Bar Diva and caught country music fans’ attention. Her song “Your Company” was featured on ET Canada, and she has more than 182,000 views on her YouTube channel. Meyer continued to impress the industry when renowned producer Ken Scott (David Bowie, Supertramp) exclaimed, “Watch out Carrie Underwood” after working with Meyer on EP favorite “Should Have Known.” Meyer’s vivacious stage presence and energetic live show have been wowing audiences on some of country music’s favorite stages like Boots and Hearts, Havelock Jamboree, Lucknow’s Music in the Fields, and many more. She is an honors Humber Music Degree graduate and busy professional musician/entertainer that is continually honing her craft while living up to her “Dive Bar Diva” identifier. Partnering up with world-class producer Jeff Dalziel (2018/2019 CCMA & CMA Ontario Producer of the Year), Meyer’s is now releasing her single “Before You.”

Bottom Line: “Before You” is a love ballad that marries pop and country elements to create a beautiful sound that will certainly pull on the heartstrings. Meyer says, “Ever tried to figure out why you love someone? Turns out, it’s really hard to pinpoint “what” about someone made you fall in love with them. “Before You” is about precisely that, when you’re with the right person, they make everything better without really changing anything.” Produced by Canadian Country Music Association’s 2019/2018 Producer of Year Jeff Dalziel, the song has multiple layers of Meyer’s talented vocals skills delivering this mellow love ballad. With a soft country tinge to her timbre, her deliciously delicate voice resonates with a truth that drives right to the heart. Meyer has a purity of lyric and spirit, and “Before You” hits all the tender spots. That’s the short of it!