Morgan Grace is a songwriter from Portland, Oregon

Portland, Oregon

Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...

. Mostly a solo acoustic performer, she released her first album The Rules of Dating in 2003 on Lady Lush Records. In 2004, she joined up with former Wipers

Wipers

The Wipers were a punk rock group formed in Portland, Oregon in 1977 by guitarist Greg Sage, drummer Sam Henry and bassist Dave Koupal. Wipers were one of the earliest American purveyors of the genre, and the group's tight song structure and use of heavy distortion has been hailed as extremely...

 and Napalm Beach

Napalm Beach

Napalm Beach is an American punk rock band from Portland, Oregon. One of the longest-running punk bands in the U.S., they are credited by some as being early innovators of the grunge sound. Napalm Beach shared the stage with bands such as X, Public Image Ltd., Joan Jett, Johnny Thunders, Gun Club,...

 drummer Sam Henry

Sam Henry

Sam Henry may refer to:* Sam Henry , a member of the band Wipers* Samuel Henry, ice hockey player...

. The two recorded and co-produced the multi-genre spanning album The Sound of Something Breaking in 2005.

Her star rose higher in August 2006 when her song "The Rules of Dating" won first prize in a songwriting contest at American Idol Underground, an online version of American Idol

American Idol

American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...

but caters to independent bands and songwriters and offers no promise of major label affiliation like the TV version does.

External links

• Official homepage
• Morgan's MySpace