This Next Song‘s About - A Songwriter‘s Podcast

"Losing my voice to full time singer" ft. Elizabeth Wyld

Elizabeth Wyld is a NYC-based singer and songwriter from rural Virginia. Two years ago she was suffering from a paralyzed vocal cord that left her unable to sing and speak for half a year. During this period of silence, she took to writing songs and since she recovered, she has been singing and playing her indie-folk tunes all over New York City and throughout the east coast. Elizabeth has previously played an NYAC show and is back to tell us about her latest release "Child".
She will be releasing her third single in April 2019.
www.elizabethwyld.com 

"Queer, Femme Activism" ft. Jessie Standafer

There is a new wave of Conscious Music crashing into our hearts and minds. Jessie Standafer is a making those waves. A musical activist, Jessie uses her songwriting to ignite more peace, love, connection, & acceptance on the planet. By returning to the roots of pop music, she uses music to engage in a collective conversation about social issues and ways we can together make the world a better place. Jessie joins us to talk about her song 'Choose Must' and what it's like being an LGBTQ artist and activist in NYC.
http://www.jessiestandafer.com/home

"Folk music, telling stories that resonate" ft. Rachel Baiman

Pegged as one of Rolling Stone Magazine's top 10 artists to check out in country this November, Rachel Baiman is definitely a star on the rise. We discuss her musical journey from fiddle player to singer-songwriter, being backlisted, and how she co-wrote her song 'Times Like These' which we play in full in the episode.
www.rachelbaiman.com

"From New York To Nashville" Ft. Meaghan Farrell

Former New Yorker and now Nashville-based Meaghan Farrell joins us on the show to talk about tacos, co-writing and representation of female artists and songwriters in country music. She also tells us about her anthemic song 'Long Shot'.
www.meaghanfarrell.com
IG: @meaghanfarrell

"Being discovered by Shania Twain" ft. Micah Woods

Hot off the heels of two new singles and an appearance on USA’s new TV show Real Country, country/pop/soul singer-songwriter Micah Woods tells us how he was spotted playing a gig in Brooklyn by Shania Twain which has led to his appearance on new show Real Country, he also discusses his new song ‘Love Like That’ and what it’s like to be an out gay man in the country music industry.
micahtwoods.com

"Being an Independent Artist and starting my own label" ft. Chris Pureka

Critically acclaimed folk singer Chris Pureka joins us ahead of her US tour to discuss her song ‘Holy’, why she left NYC and what she loves about being an independent artist having started her own label Sad Rabbit Records.
Chris Pureka is a Portland-based singer-songwriter whose body of work has resonated deeply with these seemingly disparate milieus. Her bold vulnerability in processing the intimacies of her life in song has long appealed to those listeners who crave authenticity. Now, five years coming, she shares with us another powerful entry in her life’s work, her sixth release, the aptly titled, Back in the Ring. 
Chris’s elegant emotionality as a vocalist, and her flair and immediacy as a lyricist have garnered her favorable comparisons to Gillian Welch, Ryan Adams, Bruce Springsteen, and Patty Griffin. She’s earned accolades from such distinguished taste-making outlets as The New York Times, Paste, Magnet, Billboard.com, and The AllMusic Guide. She’s shared the stage with such diverse and esteemed artists as Dar Williams, The Lumineers, The Cowboy Junkies, Gregory Alan Isakov, Martin Sexton, and Ani DiFranco. Along the way, Chris has remained fiercely independent, selling nearly 50,000 albums through her own label, Sad Rabbit Records.
https://www.chrispureka.com/

"Tackling Your Dream and Day Job" Stephen Babcock

New York americana singer-songwriter Stephen Babcock talks to us about his song ‘5a’ from his latest full length studio album release ‘Fiction’, how his writing process has evolved and his upcoming release and East coast US tour.
www.stephenbabcockmusic.com

"From Teaching to Music Full Time" Ft. Eli Lev

D.C. Based Neo-folk singer-songwriter Eli Lev joins us to tell us about what it's like to go full time as a musician, sleeping on sofas, playing covers gigs until you're finally headlining your own shows and we talk about his new song "One Road".
https://eli-lev.com/

"Taking Artists Rights to Washington" ft. Blake Morgan

Musician, record producer and music advocate Blake Morgan stops by to tell us about his newly re-mastered album, his campaign "IrespectMusic" and his song 'Better Angels'.
http://www.ecrmusicgroup.com/artists/blake-morgan/
http://www.irespectmusic.org

"Being a female singer-songwriter and rock guitarist" ft. Mishti

New York rock singer-songwriter Mishti discusses how her love of all things Michael Jackson, rock guitar and songwriting led her to the release of her brand new single "Crave".
MISHTI, a singer-songwriter-guitarist with the lyricism of Jeff Buckley and the badassness of Slash demands the ear of any listener with her fresh take on post-pop rock music. The New York-based artist’s latest singles, “Fortunes in Footprints” and “Crave” are sexy, dark anthems to taboo love, unapologetic flirting and crushing hard. Continually shaped by idols Prince and Kate Bush, Mishti has carved out her own sound distinguished by vocals that soar to the rafters and guitar solos that bring break your heart.
www.mishti.com 

"Grief and songwriting" ft. Kevin Daniel

Americana singer-songwriter Kevin Daniel talks about his new album, his new podcast and how to avoid your ex at a party then casually write a song about it, incidentally it's called "Faded Red".
Raised in North Carolina, Brooklyn-based Americana crooner Kevin Daniel is set on making NYC a destination for Nashville sounds. The songwriter and multi-instrumentalist brings southern rock, gospel, and blues to barrooms of Brooklyn and beyond. But Daniel wasn’t always chasing his dreams.
In the winter of 2013, during a dinner party in Bushwick, Brooklyn, Kevin received a phone call from his sister that would change everything. His mother and stepfather, adventure-seekers and amateur pilots, had been flying back from their mountain house in western North Carolina when their plane had crashed, killing both of them. Daniel’s life was turned upside down, his family torn apart and the world forever changed. During his return to North Carolina to help with family business, and while reliving his parent’s lives through photos, essays, and family stories, Kevin wrote over a dozen songs, all fueled by the grief of losing his parents as well as the celebration of the large lives they were known for. From those songs six were chosen to record, including one written specifically for Kevin’s parent’s memorial service.
The result of those recordings was FLY, Kevin Daniel’s inaugural EP. The six-song project was recorded in 2014 in Brooklyn and embodies the depth of Daniel’s emotions during a time of supreme distress. Southern sounds of banjo and country-loving three-part harmonies were backed by rock riffs and pop lyrics, which spoke true to life and the celebration of living. “I always knew I wanted to record my own music, and a life spent being in other people’s bands had prepared me to lead my own, both in the studio and on the stage. It was losing my parents that gave me the kick in the ass to finally do it”, says Daniel.
www.thekevindaniel.com 

"From a small town to the Big Apple" ft. Kaylyn Marie

A Sofar Sounds favourite across multiple US cities, singer-songwriter and broadway actor Kaylyn Marie talks about her song "Company You Keep", what it was like to be in her first musical - Music City - and the moment she recently realized she was a real New Yorker.
Kaylyn Marie‘s is a multi-genre music maker and performer who grew up throughout the USA and landed in NYC at age 17. As a singer/songwriter, bandleader, and actress her varietal artistry has led to many quirky and exciting opportunities from being an Amish Witch on Lifetime TV to becoming be an alumna of Joe’s Pub’s Working Group to being featured in Steven Spielberg’s “The Post" to becoming a finalist on American Idol XV.
When you catch her solo, expect soulful americana paired with unfeigned storytelling. Audiences have connected her lyrically driven tunes to those of Sara Bareilles and Laura Marling. In 2020, she is releasing her second solo EP “Forget-Me-Not” produced by powerhouse, indie producer, Katie Buchanan.
www.kaylynmariemusic.com 

"Jack of all trades, nerd soul opera to Lake Street Dive" ft. Akie Bermiss

Listen to Lake Street Dive's Akie Bermiss discuss his song "Space and Time", his sometime-to-be-released science fiction soul opera double album, his children's book, and being an artist in New York City.
Akie Bermiss with his affable disposition, glasses, and healthy do of cascading dreads that drape down to his shoulders, is unabashedly a self-professed nerd to the nth degree. Since early childhood Akie has been an obsessed science fiction aficionado. Yet he does have an artist-friendly façade and has managed to cultivate and live a double-life as a thriving music protégé, pianist, singer/songwriter, composer, arranger and emerging solo artist and member of Lake Street Dive.
Akie is a Brooklyn native raised in a musical household full of jazz and politics fueled by his former- activist mom and dad. He began singing in church, moved it to school for a while, enroute becoming somewhat of a musical chameleon.
www.akiebermissmusic.com 

"Australia to NYC, playing my heart out" ft. Ali Carter

Ali Carter, jazz/folk/soul singer-songwriter discusses her song "Open To You” and what it’s like to be a musician coming to New York to live your dream. www.alicartermusic.com

Episode 1 - Angela Elia

Angela Elia, NYAC founder and producer, and songwriter discusses her song "Be Ok". Angela has been described as "Adele meets Lisa Loeb" with her unique blend of acoustic Pop, Soul, and Americana. You can find her online at angelaeliamusic.com.