In this episode, we talked to our good friend Sophia Gripari about trouble sleeping, making music as a kid, our shared drummer (Jacob Harelick), going to "Hogwarts", Berklee, "enjoyment insurance", great teachers, dancing on Wednesdays, hosting a songwriting camp in Joshua Tree, Shania Twain karaoke, our upcoming collaboration "Lonely In LA" (out 9.3.20), and the stories behind her songs ("Lesson Learned" / "Clear To Me" / "Hate You But I Don't" / "Lie To Me").
In this episode, we talked to our good friends in Fiji Blue about our time in college together, New Years Eve, Arizona hockey, inspirational teachers, coincidental connections, being in a duo, reference tracks, new quarantine hobbies, producers who can cook, Fiji water, pirate chefs, and the stories behind their songs ("Space Makes Me Sad"/"Home"/"Numb"/"Butterflies"/"I Should've Told You")
In this episode, we talked to our close friend (and quaran-team member) Kira Kosarin about her singing with her parents, enjoying little victories, creating DIY music videos, Broadway behind the scenes, The Thundermans, what it means to be an artist, roller skating, achieving dreams to early, going "Off Brand", and the stories behind the songs on her recently released EP "Songbird".
In this episode, we talked to our college friend Dylan Dunlap about our time together in Boston, Allston basement shows, how to write about tough subjects, busking, his songs ("LiarLover"/"Face Value"), half measures, watching movies alone, his rising single "If That's Alright", mental health, autism, breakfast burritos, childhood injuries, and the story of how he met his girlfriend (Marissa) which inspired his most recent single, "Who Would've Thought".
In this episode, we talked to our new friend ella jane about Tik Tok, oat milk, coincidentally growing up in the same hometown, Instagram covers, generation gaps, high school bands, Dad bands, privacy, graduation, pencil injuries, her upcoming Gatsby-inspired song "Nothing Else", her three-legged golden-doodle, and the story behind her viral debut single "The City".
In this episode, we met Stephen and talked about early music memories, his first song ("Bullet Train"), executing good ideas, "front porching", the inspiration (and drama) behind his "Crossfire" trilogy, the existential crisis at the heart of his record "Sincerely", acid trips, boredom, his experience with Lyme disease, collaborating with Pell ("In The Morning"), playing Super Smash Bros. with Grey (and writing "These Roots"), his upcoming album "Akrasia", and how a video game addiction (to Overwatch) inspired his recent single, "Tracer".
In this episode, we met Lizzy McAlpine and talked about high school bands, going to Berklee (and what classes have been like during quarantine), theaters/musicals, solo songwriting, flower tattoos, parrot names, screenwriting, and the stories behind her songs ("apple pie"/"to the mountains"/"mean something").
In this episode, we talked to our longtime friend Miette Hope about playing the Troubadour, growing up in Colorado, our DIY tour together (including the awful night we had in Ohio), meeting before college, performing with Maddie Jay/Auva, her first singles ("Spring"/"My Love"), moving to Brooklyn, working with Ariza, empathy, adrenaline, losing her father, and her recently released concept EP (and video) "Pendulum".
