page_title: Erin Bowman
section_title: Music career
hierarchical_section_title: Erin Bowman / Music career
caption_attribution_description: English: Photo by Aaron Winters of Erin Bowman performing at Record Archive, Rochester, NY 9.29.19
context_page_description: Erin Bowman is an American pop singer songwriter. She is an independent artist whose first single "Problem" debuted in the United States November 1, 2011.
context_section_description: At the age of 18, Bowman was commuting to New York City writing and recording her music. Composer David Wolfert, working a few doors down from the studio, overheard one of Bowman's tracks. Wolfert, at that time, was looking for a female singer for Diamond & Pearl: Galactic Battles, the twelfth season of the Pokémon animated series, and approached Bowman.  She agreed to sing the opening theme song, "Battle Cry (Stand Up!)""  along with "Black and White" for Pokémon: Black & White, and "I Believe in You" for Zoroark: Master of Illusions.  These Pokémon episodes are aired regularly on national TV through Cartoon Network.
  Bowman launched her solo career on November 1, 2011 by releasing her debut single "Problem" to top 40 radio in the United States.  The first radio station to play "Problem" on a full-time basis was Sirius XM channel 3, 20 on 20, where it became a top 5 requested song in less than 4 weeks. In early 2012, Bowman began doing promotional tours throughout the United States that included live performances and radio interviews.  Some of Bowman's first stops were Z100 New York and Krave Las Vegas. By the end of summer, Bowman had appeared in 10 states and 17 cities.  She continued in the fall with 'Erin Bowman's School of Pop Tour' performing in over 20 schools throughout the Mid-Atlantic states. Bowman's second single, "King Boy", was released in June 2013 and became the fifth most played song on Sirius XM's 20 on 20 for the year.
  The success of "King Boy" led to recording with many producers in 2014, and in the spring she released "Hey Summer", which made a major impact in a number of local markets. In the fall, Bowman co-wrote and recorded "Keep Me Warm", which was picked up by McDonald's for their McCafe White Chocolate Mocha TV commercial that first aired on the 7th game of the World Series, and continued to run on national TV for the remainder of the year and received airplay on 3 radio formats: AC (Adult Contemporary), Hot AC, and Top 40. In 2014, she recorded an EP titled Is Anybody Listening to Me?, but it was never officially released.
   In the summer of 2016, Bowman was signed to Kobalt Publishing and released "Good Time Good Life" where it debuted on NBC's This Is Us, opened an episode of CBS's Hawaii Five-0, was featured in Target’s Thanksgiving national TV campaign, and selected by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to drive The Oscars 2017 promo aired on the ABC TV network.
  In 2017, Bowman made her national TV debut performing "Good Time Good Life" on ABC's Good Morning America, followed by a performance on the Radio Disney Music Awards and Live with Kelly and Ryan.
  In 2019, Bowman released her debut EP, "Apartment 101".  Written in her apartment in Los Angeles and recorded in London, ‘Apartment 101’ presented a new direction for Bowman with a down-to-earth, lyrically driven focus and beautifully shot videos for each song filmed from her very own apartment: Apartment 101.  The release was support by Bowman's first U.S. tour of live performances at indie record stores, radio stations, and venues throughout the country.
caption: Erin Bowman at Record Archive, Rochester, NY Photo by Aaron Winters
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