Haley Dreis has had a fairly prolific release schedule to date, with her album Beautiful To Me marking her debut in 2009 and remaining consistent with a variety of LPs, EPs, and singles ever since; Cozy Christmas marks her first time taking on holiday songs, and her voice feels perfect for it. Her warm, crisp vocals are such a great fit, listeners will wonder why she hadn’t done it sooner, even! Cozy Christmas is a fantastic addition to Dreis’ discography, giving audiences a way to enjoy the holiday spirit without listening to the same five songs you hear every single…
Author: Cleopatra Patel
Coming from a multicultural family, Chantara grew up speaking five languages in her household. Being an only child in her family, she found solace in music. She first discovered her voice and music in elementary school. She was so excited about her music class. She listened to latin pop as she grew up. Latin pop became her strongest influence in her musical upbringing. The single “Distant Star” was written when she was in high school. It was the first song she’d ever written. The tune popped in her head out of the blue. It was magical and was the exact moment she had waited all her life. Chantara had discovered something: “Songwriting could set her free.” “My music is…
Jennifer Alvarado is an international recording artist from Vale, North Carolina and has amassed over 1 million streams on Spotify alone. Her first EP project titled ”Playing with Fire” was released in April 2021. a Country pop EP titled “Songbird: Part One” in July 2022. “Songbird” is a two part collection of songs that shows Jennifer’s growth as a writer and is sonically much different than her earlier projects. “Catfish” is the first single off the “Songbird: Part Two” EP that will be released in early 2023. Her music has a country sensibility with a pop current running through it. …
Trevor James is a multi-instrumentalist singer/songwriter from the Pocono Mountains of northeastern Pennsylvania. Trevor’s love for music arose from his time playing in high school bands with friends (initially with the sole intent of trying to impress the ladies), though he soon found himself feeling a genuine passion for writing, recording, and performing music. Upon graduating, Trevor put music on the backburner to focus on college studies. However, in 2019, Trevor rediscovered his love for music after trying his hand at solo acoustic style music. Starting initially with cover videos, the success of Trevor’s talents saw him quickly amass an…
For designer Emily Daccarett fashion and music cannot be separated. Daccarett creates an immersive world of storytelling through music, film, and fashion. Each artistic direction begins with a beat that forms a story. From the start of her brand, she has fused those worlds together, creating a symbiotic flow between the two. So great to have you for our interview today Emily. Tell us about your latest music ‘Yours Always’ and the impact it’s had on your fans so far? Thank you so much for having me!! Yours Always has been a big steppingstone for me as it allowed me to explore and discover my sound.…
Vienna CC has been steadily reaching a wider and wider audience with each new single release. His latest song “Here Comes the Attraction” will likely be his most successful release yet and features all of the elements defining his past singles in full flower. If he isn’t at his peak, he’s nearing it. It isn’t an especially lengthy song, Vienna CC is too sly to suffer such self-indulgence, and instead sounds shaped with a clear vision in mind. There’s no hesitation here; everything is confidence. It’s fitting that this is so. Vienna CC’s newest single covers a familiar subject for…
Brenda Carsey is a Los Angeles-based vocalist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer. Her music has been described as brilliant, timeless, playful, and larger than life R&B/Soul and Progressive Pop. Carsey delivers an engaging, energetic show, with her unmistakably unique sound rooted in the classic pop diaspora. Carsey’s voice is uninhibited with a virtuosic range, mixing a syrupy sweet sound with a beautiful soulful darkness. She will stop you in your tracks with poetic lyrics, fluid melodies, engaging chord progressions, funky rhythms, and a voice filled with passion and soul. 2022 has brought the release of four new singles, all from her…
While it can be said that there isn’t a moment of her sophomore LP in which she isn’t singing her heart out, there’s something very special about Christine Hand in the climactic chorus of the song “Take it Slow,” one of the eleven charming tracks featured on her new album Standing on the Shoulders. In Standing on the Shoulders, Hand proves that despite the enigmatic culture of contemporary singer/songwriters both abroad and in the Dallas-Fort Worth scene she calls her own, she’s an artist who has nothing to hide from behind the microphone, and telling stories via the melodic songcraft she’s so…
Sheyna Gee has always been the life of the party, so it only made sense that she would grow up to be an entertainer. Picking up a guitar at age 5 and fronting her first gig at age 6, Sheyna grew up on the stage. Shey played the Venice boardwalk as a teen and the LA club scene right out of high school, while living in Hollywood and Hermosa Beach. Culminating with being honored by the LA Music Awards with “Best Country Single” and “Best Singer/Songwriter” wins – this is when she made the move to Nashville. Sheyna loves to…
Embracing conventionality in any manner is essentially taking the easy way out in any genre these days, but few prove this notion true quite as emphatically as Elektragaaz does in The Synaesthetic Picture Show: Part 6. Comprised of noisy bastions of electronica and progressive songcraft in “Death and the Gunfighter,” “The Forge of the Red Horseman,” and “Sunset Wheels” whilst also nailing the perfect concept for melding ambient and post-punk together in “The Dark Forest,” “New Boots – A Holiday Song,” and “Lucio the Happy Octopus,” Elektragaaz brings new meaning to the oft-used term ‘hybridity’ in this release, and for my…
The solo endeavor of singer/songwriter Lear Mason, Some Days Are Darker illustrates a rich soundscape colored by hues of love, loss, and rebirth, an era-ambiguous amalgamation of goth-rock gloom and modern-day crooner. Thank you for the new music! Please drop the link to the new music here: SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/album/1klSLJE6ikboKHKzu6CO6F?si=6eFuvqEgRrewMZ8H193A3A What is the importance of lyrical value? And how would you say you value lyrics in your music? It’s everything. For me to really appreciate a song or an artist, I have to appreciate the whole picture. What it means, who they are, what they’re all about. I don’t mean I…
Emerging vocalist Dianña returns with a Christmas song that’s elegant, poised, and deeply musical. It likewise captures the holiday spirit with any of the hack cliches so many disparage in the music. It follows her recent single “Hands” and shows another side of this fantastic talent. Produced by Grammy nominated mixer/producer Mark Needham who has worked with such luminaries as Imagine Dragons, Dolly Parton, and Chris Isaak, among others. “Missing You Underneath the Mistletoe” glitters with the Yuletide as few other songs do. INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/diannacountry/?hl=en The accompanying video for the track makes the grade as well. This visual spectacle on…
When did you make up your mind that you wanted to be a musician? I had a natural talent for music as a kid, and it quickly became my favorite hobby. There was an affinity about applying my motor skills to create sounds and trigger emotions. I always knew music held a significant place in my life. I learned a few instruments along the way like piano, guitar, and trumpet, as well as developed some basic production skills, but in the past it was hard to envision myself applying this as a full-time career. I didn’t necessarily see myself playing…
North Carolina native, Avery Roberson, realized his love of music and acquired his talent for entertainment from his father and grandfather. Music was all around Avery growing up, and Dad, Tony, played in a country music band called the Hutchins Brothers. They had a Top 100 hit in the late 80s. As a result, Avery picked up the guitar and started singing at an early age. It didn’t take long for him to fall in love with Country Music. Avery got his break when NBC’s The Voice cast him in their 20th Season. He finished in the top 28, and…
Missouri power trio Dark Below are continuing their Breakout year with new single ‘Hate Being Human’. The song was produced by Malcolm Springer (Matchbox 20, Collective Soul, Fear Factory) and Jason Schrick for JPS Productions at East Iris Studios in Nashville. Noted music manager Jeff Hanson (Creed, Alter Bridge, Paramore, Sevendust) has joined the team to help take the band to the next level. The song is a post-grunge anthem with a relentlessly heavy groove and thunderous backbeat, layered with Nirvana-esque vocals that lament the sturm and drang that is so pervasive in the world today. It is a cry of angst…