Megan McLean is a singer, songwriter recording artist and performer from Snohomish, Washington. McLean and her band deliver a mix of guitar driven Country/Grunge originals and covers of new-country favorites. McLean is known for her American Country-Rock-Grunge sound. McLean attended the University of Montana in 2015 where she was a member of the Griz rodeo team as a barrel racer. She grew up participating in many stage productions including her first musical, Suessical where she played a Wikersham Brother. She then continued through her senior year of high school performing in various professional and non-professional Musical Theater shows. McLean first hit single as well as her new album was recorded at London Bridge Studio by Geoff Ott in Shoreline, Washington, with Ben Smith of "Heart" on the drums, Brad Smith from Blind Melon on Bass, and featured Shohei Ogami on guitar. McLean is best known for her breakout Single "It's My Truck" in 2015, and was awarded with Country Pick of the Week in 2016. McLean was the "first artist to have her likeness etched into the infamous vintage Neve 8048 recording console at London Bridge Studio". She also released her "Virtually Me" Virtual realityApp at the 94.1 KMPS pop up show Taylor Swift concert in Seattle.
Early life and influences
McLean was born to John and Leslea McLean and is one of two girls, her younger sister Jenna, raised in Snohomish, Washington and attended Glacier Peak High School.
Career
McLean started out as an actress, starring in Canna, a short film, in 2013. In 2015 McLean released her first single titled It's My Truck featuring an all-star production team including Ben Smith, Brad Smith, Jeff Balding, and Andrew Mendleson. Her single was recorded at the legendary London Bridge Studio in Seattle, Washington, known for recording acts such as Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Nickelback, 3 Doors Down, Macklemore, and so much more. Her songs are produced by Geoff Ott who has quite the astounding reputation. There was a making of Video produced by Emmy award-winning cinematographers Todd and Jackson of Turn Left Productions. In 2016 McLean released Out of School also recorded at London Bridge Studio. In 2017, McLean re-released re-released "Don't Speak" from the EP as a single in 2017 with a music video. In 2018 she began opening for larger acts such as Lorrie Morgan, Pam Tillis, Clint Black and Sara Evans. Then, in 2019 she released a single, "Frisky", out of London Bridge Studio.
Personal life
McLean attended college at the University of Montana where she was a member of the Griz rodeo team. She dropped-out that same year to pursue music when she was offered an exclusive deal with ReelTime. She is involved in barrel racing and gymkhana locally in Snohomish, Washington. In 2016 McLean began to shine a light on Local Animal Rescue organizations in the Seattle area such as Emerald City Pet Rescue. In her video of the event on YouTube she stated "I really admire the work you guys do here, it has always been a dream of mine to start Megs Animal Rescue Shelter and call it M.A.R.S for short."
