A singer/songwriter working toward the release of her debut album, she lives and plays in Nashville but has also already done shows in a handful of other states. Plus, the days after this episode launched she was to play an unofficial SXSW showcase in Austin, Texas. This episode launched on the day her crowdfunding campaign started, which she talks about, in addition to her weekly online show that she hosts. As always, there are two songs played by this episode’s guest, who talks about them both.
“I have this huge idea of building a music community with people who help each other.”
“If you think of it as a competition it’s going to be a competition, but if you think of it as a collaboration then there’s a lot more you can do.”
“The thing with Concert Window (.com) that was the hugest difference for me is that you don’t have to purchase notes or anything like that. It’s just direct from your credit card, and they pay the musicians within 24 hours… StageIt you have to cash out and it takes, like, ten days and you have to have a certain amount of notes in your account and it gets kind of confusing.”
“I wanna give my (online) audience the best quality show that I can give them, and lighting is SO huge, so huge, to a good show… If the video quality in all that is not good, then they might as well just be listening.”
“I’m getting permission from them and not just spamming them because I feel like permission is huge… Asking is huge to people, because otherwise it feels like an invasion.”
“For me it’s making it interesting for them and not obnoxious, and again, the asking instead of forcing.”
“I definitely feel like I’m a much better performer having gone to college for theater and gotten that degree.”
"Fat Lady Singin'"
"Nothin' Civil"