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Bringin' it Backwards

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Bringin' It Backwards: podcast – giving driven musicians the invaluable insight they need to succeed in the music industry, by revealing how legendary musicians achieved stardom.

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Interview with Bryan Lanning

September 12, 2020 07:00 - 17 minutes - 15.7 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Bryan Lanning over Zoom video!  With over 4 billion views and over 5 million subscribers on his family’s popular YouTube channel "Daily Bumps," California-born, singer-songwriter Bryan Lanning brings his loyal online following with him as he captures the attention of the Country music genre with the release of his debut Country album, Same Town, produced by Daniel Martin, is a follow-up to his recent EP release, Illegal, and his 2017 debut full-length rele...

Interview with Inimical Drive

September 11, 2020 19:00 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Inimical Drive over Zoom video!  St. Louis metal/hard rockin' party boys. Together since 2002, Inimical Drive has developed their unique and undeniably powerful sound with vocals from Joel Colby, guitar by Nick Blackburn, drums by Mark Nicol and bass guitar by Dan Winter. After signing with Authentik Artists out of Los Angeles, CA in 2012, Inimical Drive released their wildly successful EP, Signal the Sirens, which gained them national recognition through ...

Interview with Manny Blu

September 11, 2020 07:00 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Manny Blu over Zoom audio!  Country recording artist, Manny Blu will release a new EP, titled New Ink, on November 13, 2020. Manny’s debut single off the record, "Born To Ride," is now available and perfectly lays the groundwork for what is to come. Bringing to life a completely different side of the Montreal native, New Ink speaks directly to what Manny himself calls the "true heart" of the band's live shows: "There's more rock, more soul, and more volum...

Interview with Prema777

September 10, 2020 23:50 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Prema777 over Zoom video!  Staten Island, NY’s Prema777 released her new single "Workin" last month and is taken from her debut album Take Flight that will be re-released early 2021 on iNTeLLectual Entertainment (2nd Generation WU, GFTD) via Dock Street Records.  “Take Flight is my go where golden age hip hop boom bap meets vibrancy, still hitting with pure lyrics as an emcee,” she says.  “The album was custom-tailored by building the entire sound from sta...

Interview with David Cook

September 10, 2020 07:00 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing David Cook over Zoom video!  David Cook (and yes, he is the winner of American Idol’s Seventh Season) certainly knows his way around a good song. His first album, Analog Heart, came out pre-Idol, and his last album, Digital Vein, nicely book-ended that chapter of Cook’s career. With Chromance (2018), he started fresh. “I was a ‘rock’ guy, but the further away I’ve gotten from that, the more I’ve opened up and found inspiration in the peripherals. I would...

Interview with Brady Rymer

September 09, 2020 19:00 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Brady Rymer over Zoom video!  How does a '90s rootsy rock star turn his focus to making smart songs for kids? Find out in this conversation with Brady Rymer. This always-smiling songwriter is received three GRAMMY nominations for his friendly family music. He got his start with the NJ rock band From Good Homes, and started to write kids' songs wen his son Gus was born about 20 years ago. Rymer often tours as the bassist with the Laurie Berkner Band. Brady ...

Interview with Joy Downer

September 09, 2020 07:00 - 47 minutes - 43.2 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Joy Downer over Zoom video! “Joy Downer, she’s not a downer at all,” says Joy when asked to describes herself. Her debut album Paper Moon was written and recorded with her husband JeffreyDowner in their home studio in Los Angeles over the last three years, the couple drew from a wide range of inspiration from Broadway musicals to disco to punk rock. Joy Downer, born Joy Bishop, grew up as one of 10 kids raised in the Mormon/LDS Church in Jamul, CA. “We l...

Interview with Kill The Lights

September 08, 2020 19:00 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Kill The Lights over Zoom video!  Heavy music exists independent of eras, trends, and borders. It resonates worldwide on the most primal and natural level. Kill The Lights similarly transcend creative and physical boundaries. Uniting original Bullet For My Valentine co-founder Michael “Moose” Thomas [drums] with Throw The Fight frontman James Clark [vocals], Jordan Whelan of Still Remains [guitar], and Travis Montgomery of Threat Signal [guitar], the group...

Interview with Social Animals

September 08, 2020 07:00 - 52 minutes - 47.6 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Social Animals over Zoom video!  In July, Social Animals shared a new track “Something to Keep Me Awake” via Rise Records. Recorded pre-COVID-19 at Chris Carrabba’s home studio (Dashboard Confessional), the track is eerily fitting for this time; a time when each day feels like a struggle and each news bulletin stokes a fire of desiring change, of protest, of restoring faith in humanity. The accompanying video shows footage of the band on the European leg o...

Interview with KOLIDESCOPES

September 08, 2020 02:38 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing KOLIDESCOPES over Zoom video!  Rising intercontinental electronic duo KOLIDESCOPES are fresh off the release of the KOLIDESCOPES written and produced, UK #1 single - Joel Corry & MNEK’s “Head & Heart.” The duo recently released their eagerly anticipated single, “Torn,” offering an ideal introduction to the rising duo’s ambitious artistic approach, blending richly textured melancholia with a euphoric positivity and shimmering energy equally suited for swelt...

Interview with Nightly

September 07, 2020 19:17 - 36 minutes - 33.9 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Nightly over Zoom video!  Nightly, formed by cousins Jonathan Capeci and Joey Beretta, and drummer Nick Sainato, have released a steady stream of music since their 2016 debut honest EP, which featured the 10 million-plus streamed single “XO.” With a fresh start to 2020, the band released an alternate version of their cinematic track "the movies (ft Charli Adams)," followed by the upbeat breakup anthem "you should probably just hang up." On August 21, the b...

Interview with Terrell Hines

September 07, 2020 07:00 - 26 minutes - 23.9 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Terrell Hines over Zoom audio!  Terrell Hines shares his thrillingly inventive and eclectic new project, Portal One: The Mixtape. Released via Capitol Records, Portal One: The Mixtape is the debut mixtape from the boldly original songwriter/vocalist/multi-instrumentalist/producer. LISTEN: https://terrellhines.lnk.to/POTM Co-produced by Hines, Portal One: The Mixtape features his powerful and politically charged recent single “Get Up (with Vince Staples)”...

Interview with Rena Strober

September 06, 2020 19:00 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Rena Strober over Zoom video!  From New York to Los Angeles, Rena Strober is praised for her Broadway performances, TV roles, Voice-Over Work and her 1-woman show Spaghetti & Matzo Balls!. She has also received rave reviews for her album Finding Home. Rena appeared on Broadway as Cosette in Les Miserables, and starred opposite Betty Buckely, Peter Scolari in the Off-Broadway comedy White’s Lies. Her 1- woman show, Spaghetti & Matzo Balls!, has run Off-Bro...

Interview with JanaeSound

September 06, 2020 07:00 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing JanaeSound over Zoom video!  JanaeSound is a powerhouse rock singer that hails from St. Louis where she began cultivating her love for music at the tender age of 9 through the Opera Theatre of St. Louis. Currently based in Portland, Maine, JanaeSound is known for producing the most diverse showcase in Maine, the nation's least diverse state. The show, BeyDay, featured 38 people of color, 33 women of color and 31 black/african artists. She most recently p...

Interview with Splitstep

September 05, 2020 19:00 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Matt Golub of Splitstep over Zoom video!  The Denver, CO based acoustic, rock collective Splitstep deliver a bright sound with their melodic choruses, musical builds, and heartfelt lyrics. The band is currently completing work on their debut album Kaleidoscope.  They have released two single songs “Highway” and“The Shoulder” with a video for “The Shoulder” premiering now: https://folknrock.com/videos/exclusive-video-premiere-splitstep-the-shoulder   At its...

Interview with Skinnamarink with Sharon and Randi

September 05, 2020 07:00 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Sharon and Randi over Zoom audio!  Since 1978, Sharon Hampson and Bram Morrison have been pre-eminent in all aspects of family entertainment across North America as members of the trio Sharon, Lois & Bram. Together, the threesome produced 21 full-length albums, beginning with their iconic, triple platinum One Elephant, Deux Éléphants. They have appeared in every major concert hall in Canada and many of the most prominent venues in the United States inclu...

Interview with Joe McLeod

September 05, 2020 00:55 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Joe McLeod over Zoom audio!  Meet, singer-songwriter, Joe McLeod. He is thrilled to release his new single “Those Who Can Wait” that is out now and featured on Eat This Music. “Those Who Can Wait” reminding us to cherish the people and memories that hold us up even when our world seems to be crashing down. Joe says, "This song to me, creates an atmosphere when listening. The relationship and simplicity between the lyrics, piano and string movements is what...

Interview with Handsome Ghost

September 04, 2020 07:00 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Handsome Ghost over Zoom audio!  Handsome Ghost is the Massachusetts duo of Eddie Byun and Tim Noyes. Their 2014 breakout single “Blood Stutter” racked up 20 million streams, and their debut album Welcome Back followed in 2018. Their second album, Some Still Morning, will be out on Photo Finish Records on September 18, 2020. When the noise of the world subsides and everything else goes quiet, emotions grow louder.  With nothing to compete for attention a...

Interview with VIOLET NIGHT

September 03, 2020 21:43 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Connor Pohl over Zoom audio! Alternative band Violet Night is thrilled to announce their forthcoming album A N T I H E R O E S, set to be released on September 25th, 2020. The album serves as a follow up to 2018’s Colours Of You, and features the previously released “freak me up.” To pre-save the album, please visit: Smarturl.it/ANTIHEROES. On the new album, vocalist/guitarist Connor Pohl shares: “With A N T I H E R O E S, we broke the band down into its...

Interview with Annika Rose

September 03, 2020 07:00 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Annika Rose over Zoom video!  Rising artist and LA-based singer-songwriter Annika Rose has released her new single “Butterflies” via TaP Records. Annika teamed up with Erik Hassle (Rihanna, TV On The Radio) and Tim Randolph (Imagine Dragons, Whethan) to write and produce the new single. Inspired by a late-night conversation with a friend about the pressures of their futures and the transition from adolescence to adulthood, Annika shares, “I found myself re...

Interview with 99 Neighbors

September 02, 2020 19:00 - 39 minutes - 36 MB

Together with American Songwriter and Sean Ulbs of The Eiffels, we had the pleasure of interviewing 99 Neighbors over Zoom video!  Emerging hip-hop collective 99 Neighbors unveil their first music of 2020, delivering two new songs titled “QWOP” and “Basement” on Nice Work/Warner Records. The bundle arrives with a stellar animated video for “QWOP,” created by Win Homer. 99 Neighbors, a sprawling collective of rappers, singers, songwriters, producers, instrumentalists and visual artists, have...

Interview & Return of Billy Raffoul

September 02, 2020 07:00 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MB

We had the pleasure of catching up with Billy Raffoul over Zoom video! For those that have not watched our face-to-face interview with Billy at the Hard Rock Hotel San Diego in 2019, you can view it at BringinitBackwards.com. Singer/songwriter Billy Raffoul released his debut full-length album International Hotel on August 28th on Interscope Records.  International Hotel was recorded with two microphones in Raffoul’s girlfriend’s room in his hometown of Leamington, Ontario.  The simplicity o...

Interview with Alien Ant Farm

September 01, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 65.8 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Alien Ant Farm over Zoom video! Having been together since 1996, Alien Ant Farm has supplied a steady stream of rock hits, including "Movies," "These Days," and their cover of Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal." The band are currently working on their 6th studio album and will be releasing more new music later in 2020. "Next for the band is working with our new label partner Megaforce Records to get this new record out ASAP," guitarist Terry Corso explai...

Interview with In Parallel

September 01, 2020 07:00 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing In Parallel over Zoom video!  The seeds of In Parallel were planted late at night almost 5+ years ago in the back room of a picture frame shop. With nothing more than a looped electronic drum sample and a few guitars, the first notes became the framework of the song "Bridge and Tunnel." This particular song and its lyric "walk through waves and wade where others won't - choose your words, say what others don't" became a mission statement of sorts - a music...

Interview with Karl Michael

August 31, 2020 19:00 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Karl Michael over Zoom video!  “If there’s one thing you need to know about me,” says Karl Michael, “it’s that I never give up. Ever. I’m as persistent as it gets.” If Michael’s improbable life story isn’t proof enough of that, just take a listen to his extraordinary new single, “Highs And The Lows.” Stirring and soulful, the track showcases the British-born songwriter’s remarkable gifts as both a craftsman and a performer, mixing addictive hooks and slic...

Interview with Washed Up Emo

August 31, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 59.7 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Tom Mullen (Washed Up Emo) over Zoom audio!  Author, podcaster, and music industry veteran Tom Mullen has announced a September 7, 2020 release date for Anthology of Emo Volume 2, the highly anticipated follow-up to 2017's acclaimed Anthology of Emo Volume 1, which sold out in less than a year and garnered praise and coverage from the likes of Vice/Noisey, The New York Times, Brooklyn Vegan, Kerrang, UPROXX, Billboard, SiriusXM, Alternative Press and many ...

Interview with The Black Moods

August 30, 2020 19:00 - 26 minutes - 23.9 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing The Black Moods over Zoom audio!  THE BLACK MOODS are steadily building on the buzz and chart success of their second album SUNSHINE, released May 8 (via the independent label Steelhorse Entertainment/The Fuel) whose title track is currently in the Top 20 at #17 on Billboard’s Active Rock charts. Their three previous singles also debuted in the Top 30 charts as follows: “Bad News" (#24), "Bella Donna" (#29) and "Whatcha Got (#30). THE BLACK MOODS merge gu...

Interview with Frank Turner

August 30, 2020 07:00 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Frank Turner over Zoom video!  Just how often does the leader of one of your favorite bands ask you to do a split album? One where his band covers your songs? It’s the situation Frank Turner found himself in last year, when Fat Mike of NOFX asked if he wanted to do a split covers album. “And I shit the bed and said, ‘Fucking of course I do! That sounds incredible,” Turner recalls. ‘West Coast Vs. Wessex’ does sound incredible: NOFX filtering five songs fro...

Interview With Shawn Wasabi

August 30, 2020 02:34 - 1 hour - 61.1 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Shawn Wasabi over Zoom video! Please share while we are #togetherathome  🏠  Shawn Wasabi is a 24-year-old Artist, Producer, Engineer & Visionary of Filipino descent from the city of Salinas, California. He first awed the internet world with his release of ‘Marble Soda’, using the rare Midi Fighter 64, co-designed by Shawn, to sample over 140 songs for the less than 3-minute creation. Using this one-of-a-kind machine, Shawn reached 1 million views on YouTu...

Interview with The Get Right Band

August 29, 2020 23:49 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing The Get Right Band over Zoom video!  The Get Right Band released their fifth album on May 23, 2020. Itchy Soul explodes with fresh ideas and original production--voices fade into synths, drums distort and echo through space, crunchy guitars twist and bend and rage, the bass is one moment heavy and driving, the next hypnotic and groovy. The Get Right Band filters 60's/70's psychedelia and 90's alternative rock through a modern lens--as if Led Zeppelin, Pink...

Interview with Hey, King!

August 29, 2020 07:00 - 55 minutes - 51 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Natalie and Taylor of Hey, King! When you first hear indie rock act Hey, King! it immediately becomes clear that each musical moment is rendered with precision, care, and a whole lot of heart. These are powerful and humanity affirming songs from songwriter, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist Natalie London and her partner, vocalist and percussionist Taylor Plecity. A formidable and boisterous live force that often results in an eight piece orchestral band,...

Interview with Emily Zuzik

August 28, 2020 23:56 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Emily Zuzik over Zoom video!  Emily Zuzik is an L.A. based Americana singer-songwriter who has planted her musical roots in a unique eclectic blend of alt-country, modern, rhythm & blues and rock music. She brings to her songs a woman’s vulnerability and strength in the tradition of Patsy Cline and Madonna.  As a singer-songwriter, her music captures the film-noir essence of Los Angeles’ haunted past infused with the soul of the Memphis Stax sound. Her son...

Interview with Anna Sofia

August 28, 2020 07:00 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Anna Sofia over Zoom video!  Through a pure perspective only an insider could possess, Anna Sofia chronicles these moments and so much more in her music. The 16-year-old Toronto singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist threads together narrative pop with the scope of a classic nineties teen flick and the unpredictability of 21st century genre-bending. Streamed over 2 million times independently as of 2019 and acclaimed by Ones To Watch, Lyrical Lemona...

Interview with Roosevelt

August 27, 2020 21:49 - 1 hour - 76 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Roosevelt over Zoom audio! After causing a stir in June with “Sign”, his first new studio recording since 2018 which Stereogum called “a thumping house-pop jam with an emotional ballad at its gooey center”, acclaimed artist and producer Marius Lauber AKA Roosevelt recently released the follow-up single “Echoes”. This late summer special showcases a totally different side of Roosevelt – a space disco opus with layers of vocals revealing a wide narrative ar...

Interview with Cedric Jackson II

August 27, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 59.8 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Cedric Jackson II over Zoom video! Cedric Jackson, II illuminates the ongoing aesthetic of blackness as a perceived threat to those who would prefer to uphold oppression, while his collaborator from Dallas, Scuttino calls upon the methods of historical figures to fight back. As artists (and corporations) flood the atmosphere with statements of solidarity, Jackson presents a sonic resilience and authenticity that extends past a blanket statement of support ...

Interview with Wafia

August 26, 2020 19:00 - 41 minutes - 38 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Wafia over Zoom video!  For L.A.-based singer/songwriter Wafia, the possibilities in pop music go way beyond escapism. Since breaking through as a featured vocalist on Louis the Child’s gold-certified smash “Better Not,” the Iraqi-Syrian, queer-identifying artist has brought a deep sense of purpose to her kaleidoscopic dance-pop, turning each track into a powerful conduit for self-discovery. On her new EP Good Things, Wafia shares her most impactful body o...

Interview with Daniel Rodriguez

August 26, 2020 07:00 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Daniel Rodriguez over Zoom video!  Colorado singer-songwriter, Daniel Rod­­riguez, turns to his acoustic guitar for memorable, melodic hooks to accompany his poetic and contemplative folk songs. Boulder Weekly refers to Rodriguez’s voice as “a timeless voice, deep and hearty, weathered but comforting. With over a decade under his belt as one of the founding members and lead songwriters of the transcendental folk band, Elephant Revival, Rodriguez is w...

Interview with Madison Olds

August 25, 2020 19:00 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Madison Olds over Zoom audio!  Madison is a bubbly, young pop artist making waves in Canada and the global music scene. Best Part of Me is the first single of her sophomore album out January 2021. As recent winner of Best Musician 2020 in her hometown, winner of the Screenshot Category in the International Songwriting Competition 2019 and the winner of the theme song for the Fairmont Pacific Rim, listeners can expect some great upcoming music this year. W...

Interview with Be Well

August 25, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 78.1 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Be Well over Zoom video!  Brian McTernan, former vocalist of DC straight-edge band Battery, and most known for his production work on albums for Thrice, Circa Survive, Turnstile, Senses Fail, and Hot Water Music to name a few.  He has a new melodic-hardcore band, Be Well, and released their debut full-length, The Weight and The Cost, on August 21st via Equal Vision Records (US) and End Hits Records (UK/EU). The album chronicles McTernan's deeply personal ...

Interview with Shannon LaBrie

August 24, 2020 19:00 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Shannon LaBrie over Zoom audio!  With over 12 million streams on Spotify and Apple Music, Shannon LaBrie brings to life insightful stories of a woman who remains true to herself in a life where uncertainty is certain. She is a fearless performer and guitar player whose music possesses a unique blend of Americana and Soul, and has already earned praise from Rolling Stone, CMT, Paste Magazine, and more. LaBrie has performed across the U.S. alongside artists ...

Interview with The Mammals

August 24, 2020 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing The Mammals over Zoom audio!  The Mammals can hear the Earth calling, and they’re asking us to listen. Why is the societal pain and political-environmental challenge in this album actually so listenable? Our ears can hear it because it’s been composed with great care by two of folk-Americana’s most heartfelt topical songwriters and lovingly performed by an ensemble of nine musicians. The Mammals are a warm-blooded party band with a conscience, equally insp...

Interview with Sevana

August 23, 2020 19:00 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Sevana over Zoom video!  Born Anna-Sharé Blake in Jamaica’s parish of Westmoreland, Sevana coined her name after Savannah-La-Mar, the picturesque coastal town where she grew up. Her musical awakening began at eight years old over a hearty Sunday morning breakfast, when she broke out in an impromptu rendition of Celine Dion’s “A New Day” for her family. She has come a long way since this epiphany at such an early age to now fulfilling her passions to the fu...

Interview with Makeout

August 23, 2020 07:00 - 26 minutes - 24 MB

We had the opportunity to interview MAKEOUT. Pop-punk phenoms Makeout, have debuted "Home" their first single with new frontman Kyle Dee (formerly a Season 11 American Idol contestant, and lead singer of Chicago mainstays, The Frantic) and bassist AJ Khah (who was previously a member of Sleep On It). Dee and Khah join founding members Tyler Young (Lead Guitar) and Scott Eckel (Drums) for a more mature sounding yet still a super melodic new version of MAKEOUT which should make longtime fans s...

Interview with Retro Color

August 22, 2020 19:00 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MB

​We had the pleasure of interviewing Retro Color over Zoom audio! ​Please share while we are #togetherathome ​ Retro Color is a pop/rock brother duo that originated in Temecula, Ca with a mission to promote self-love to their fans. They draw inspiration from bands such as Green Day and Fall out Boy, which influenced their simple hooks and energetic beats that continue to captivate the listener. Band Members Ethan Kregel - Singer // Songwriter Jeremy Kregel - Drums We want to hear from yo...

Interview with Weekend Picnic

August 22, 2020 07:00 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MB

Together with American Songwriter, we had the opportunity to interview Weekend Picnic! Weekend Picnic is a band set apart. With a goal to make super accessible rock music, Weekend Picnic is a melting pot of flavors and styles. Hard rock is probably the broadest genre title for them, but they constantly push those genre borders by incorporating influences from pop, dance, metalcore, metal, pop-rock, punk rock, and many others to bring you a high energy, rhythmic, and grooving product that is...

Interview with Emma Charles

August 21, 2020 07:00 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MB

Together with American Songwriter, we had the pleasure of interviewing Emma Charles over Zoom video! Please share while we are #togetherathome  🏠 Check out her new single “Book” out today! Emma co-wrote the song with Doug Schadt (who also co-wrote "Alaska" with Maggie Rogers and Ashe's "Bachelorette" with Finneas O'Connell) and Cara Salimando (who wrote Kesha's "Hymn" and Dua Lipa's "Begging"). https://linktr.ee/emmacharles 22 YO "glowing folk-pop artist" Ones to Watch Emma Charles is ab...

Interview with RINI

August 20, 2020 07:00 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MB

​​We had the pleasure of interviewing RINI over Zoom video! ​​ ​​Please share while we are #togetherathome ​🏠​ ​​ ​​Admitting your R&B favorites is to generally risk ridicule. The genre is so overrun with guilty pleasures that it’s rare that a repeat-worthy artist can also serve as a signifier of highbrow taste — but RINI is one such talent. A singer-instrumentalist with such undeniable talent, fans are quickly captivated upon discovering of the young Australian. It’s easy to understand why:...

Interview with Gayle

August 19, 2020 19:00 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing more over Zoom video! Please share while we are #togetherathome  🏠  It’s hard to believe that a 15-year-old artist who, at age 9, would sing to anyone and everyone who would listen (and many who wouldn’t) at boutiques, farmers’ markets, and any public gathering, would have the insight to create an entire song around this line. But GAYLE, who moved to Nashville at 12 and immediately became immersed in the city’s legendary songwriting scene, kept hearing th...

Interview with The Man Who

August 18, 2020 07:00 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MB

​​We had the pleasure of interviewing The Man Who over Zoom video! ​​ ​​Please share while we are #togetherathome ​​ ​​ ​​Following the release of their debut EP last year, Bet On You, Toronto-based, alt-indie trio The Man Who return with a brand-new track “Something To Believe” on July 23rd via Virgin Records. The anthemic track arrives alongside a powerful remixed version today produced by Calvary. The Calvary remix was used in a MLB Network piece, “New Faces in New Places” that detailed ev...

Interview with Maddox Jones

August 17, 2020 23:55 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MB

We had the pleasure of interviewing Maddox Jones over Zoom video! ​​ ​​Please share while we are #togetherathome ​🏠​ ​​ ​​British singer and songwriter Maddox Jones unveils “Headspace”, the title track and first single to be lifted from his debut EP, released on July 10, 2020 via Radikal/ Quattro Records. The video premiered on American Songwriter, who called the track "a song that starts out with a simple, solemn synth-based riff, but builds into a complex, cathartic danceable anthem." ​​ ​​...

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