Artist Interview: “Rooftop” by Jeff Tunes
Q: What was your creative process in making “Rooftop”? Jeff Tunes: I usually sit around for hours trying to come up with a riff or chord progression to use for a song, but this time, I started with the very first chord progression that came to mind. I didn’t absolutely love it immediately, I just […]
Artist Interview: “Ghost” by Subtle Citizen
Q: I love the vibe of “Ghost” What was the inspiration behind the song? Subtle Citizen: We’ve all been in that situation where we meet eye contact with that person from across the room and you feel that kind of connection and electricity. Sometimes you go over and talk with that person, and sometimes you […]
Artist Interview: “What Do We Do Without Love” by Antonio Jean
Q: I love the energy of “What Do We Do Without Love.” What was the inspiration behind the song? Antonio Jean: I wrote this song back in 2017, a time in my life where so much was going wrong with homelessness, money problems, sick parent, and a whole lot of other things that made 2017-2019 […]
Artist Interview: “Harder On Me” by Jasmine Alkouri
Q: I love your vocal delivery on “Harder on Me.” What was the inspiration behind the song? Jasmine Alkouri: That’s nice to hear, because I took years of vocal lessons! I had been dating my boyfriend at the time and I felt as though he wasn’t putting in the same effort into our relationship that […]
Artist Interview: “Catch 22” by Jaye Madison
Q: I love the soundscapes in “Catch 22.” What inspired you to write the song? Jordan (Jaye Madison): Thank you so much! This song was written at 2am in the first apartment we leased in Nashville after graduating college. We were closer to our dream than we had ever been but it still felt so far […]
Artist Interview: “Drown” by Raviner
Q: I love the storytelling in “Drown”. What was your creative process in making the song? Raviner: I started writing Drown in 2018. At the time, it felt like an enigma. After navigating a tumultuousbreakup later that year I began realizing what the song meant to me in that moment. Now Irealize that it’s a […]
Artist Interview: “i am what i am (your beloved man)” by Roger Perelló
Q: I love the storytelling in “I Am What I Am.” What was your creative process in making the song? Roger Perelló: Thank you very much. I wrote this song on my guitar in the beginning of the pandemic when we were all home. Lyrically I wanted to create a clear picture of the love […]
Review & Press Interview: “LOUD” by Sofia Carson
“Are you getting uncomfortable now? I’m a little too loud for you now? Don’t try to calm me down. I was made to be LOUD!” Sofia Carson, along with songwriters Alida Garpestad Peck and Paris Carneyon shares liberating anthem “LOUD.” The song advocates equity and encourages the vocalization of those repressed and underrepresented to break […]
Artist Interview: “Outa Style” by Chad Bushnell
Q: I love the energy of “Outa Style.” What inspired you to write the song? Chad Bushnell: I wrote this song on a rainy day at home. I was supposed to go shoe horses that day, but the weather was too bad. I had recently opened for Aaron Watson at Ace of Spades in Sacramento […]
Artist Interview: “99’s” by Patty
Q: I love the storytelling in “99’s”. What was your creative process in making the song? Patty: the lyrics to 99 came to me while i was in my room wanting to make a more hype, classic hip-hop kinda song cause i was dropping lots of chill projects at the time. I wanted this song […]