Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist who released a new album this past October. Her live performances have been featured on National Public Radio, TEDx, and Zillow, and she has toured extensively throughout Europe. She was nominated for 2024 Acoustic Act of the Year and 2023 Americana Artist of the Year at the Arkansas Country Music Awards. She has also made her mark on regional TV and radio platforms. She is going back across the pond next month to do shows in London, the Netherlands, and Ireland. This interview was recorded live, on-location last month at the NAMM Show in Anaheim, California, where she was performing.
“I really respect these (musicians) and value their creative intuition and what they do live and so I think it's really special and important to have that captured.”
“It was very important for me for the core of every song to be tracked live to keep the energy and feeling there.”
“It's kind of funny; I've toured more in Europe than some parts of the U.S., honestly.”
“My first, kind of, producing experience was the whole idea of reference tracks; having an idea of maybe this is just a reference track for, like, a guitar tone, like, it's not even that the song’s the same genre or anything but it's bringing up comparisons and knowing what you want and communicating it clearly.”
“I've heard these kind of like dream historical times of where musicians would just focus on creating music and performing. So far in everything that I've experienced to be a musician right now you kind of have to do a little bit of everything and really push yourself. It's like you've got to be okay at graphic design and branding and marketing and songwriting… it's a lot.”
“I'm hearing a lot from a lot of musicians that are at different levels that it is, even at a variety of levels, touring with smaller groups can just work better right now, costs are high and everything.”
“Something that I respect and enjoy the most whenever I watch concerts is that when someone’s singing, I want to believe everything that they're saying to my core, and I feel like they're being authentic to themselves. That really resonates with me, so something I try to provide – because I love that so much in other songwriters – is that it is an emotion-filled authentic performance.”
“ArtistCommunities.org is a great spot for finding residencies. I really love Mid America Arts Alliance with their newsletters.”
“Honestly, I can really enjoy deadlines. I feel like sometimes as like a creative person you can want to keep revising and critiquing things.”
“Along for the Ride”
“Copenhagen”