Songs From a Room

Azure Brandi

Azure Brandi moved to New York from California during the peak of COVID, experiencing the city at its quietest. The long walks inspired songs that she has just begun putting to music and she's hit the ground running. 

 

For more from Azure Brandi: 

https://www.instagram.com/azurebrandi/

Adam Wedd

Adam Wedd joined the podcast while visiting from London. There, he is a jack of all trades, working in a recording studio while being his own songwriter, all while hosting a weekly radio show. He played songs that he's currently recording for his upcoming album. 

 

For more information on Adam Wedd: 

https://adamweddofficial.com/

https://www.instagram.com/adamwedd/

 

Lovervoid

Alex of Lovervoid joins the podcast to talk about the album he's been self-producing, along with learning to animate their own music videos. The inspirations for the album of love and war paranoia that fueled Marvin Gay's "In Our Lifetime" parallel today's political climate and the songs on Lovervoid's upcoming album. 

For more information on Lovervoid: 

https://lovervoid.com/

https://www.instagram.com/lovervoid888

https://www.youtube.com/ozymandusandcoranth

Jesse Torres

Jesse Torres has a long academic career in music as a former student and teacher. On the podcast, he discusses the meticulous choices in cord structures and time changes in his heartfelt and thoughtfully written music. 

For more from Jesse Torres: 

https://linktr.ee/JesseTorresMusic

https://www.instagram.com/jessetorresmusic/

Small Talk

In this smaller episode Val of Small Talk was gracious enough to let me record his set at Pete's Candy Store on March 1st. He performed a heartfelt piece he's decided to name R.i.P. inspired by overdose. We learned about his life in El Paso Texas and Portland Maine that led him to New York City where he continues to write and record music. 

 

For more from on Small Talk:

https://soundcloud.com/smlltlk915

 

https://www.youtube.com/@smalltalk9994

https://www.instagram.com/rizzzzoart

 

Cole Michael Coyer

Cole Michael Coyer shares his experiences moving to Nashville for sound engineering and working as a gig musician while working on his own material. His individual experiences as a drummer, guitarist, and lyricist come together to when songwriting. 

 

More info on Cole Michael Coyter: https://colemichaelcoyer.carrd.co/

Nihal Singh

Nihal Singh is a talented artist who found their way into music through their background in film, first scoring the music on a computer keyboard before learning to play the guitar. Originally born in Thailand, Singh came to Chicago for school and is currently living in New York, where he's been writing and recording his reflective and meditative music. 

To find out more about Nihal Singh: https://nihalisalive.com

Zoe Firn

Zoe Firn discusses growing up in Brooklyn from a family of violinists. We listen to the touching story that inspired the words to "Memorial Day" and she shares one of her newest creations a call-to-action song "What's My Plan?" 

 

For more on Zoe Firn: 

Bandcamp: https://zoefirn.bandcamp.com/

New single "Memorial Day": https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/zoefirn/memorial-day

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zoefirn 

Sub Stack:

https://zoefirn.substack.com

 

Melody Stolpp of Sweetbreads

Melody Stolpp of Sweetbreads came on the podcast to share and discuss the inspirations behind her songs "Satisfy" and "Open Mic."

 

For more from Sweetbreads music and to find them live click links below:

https://sweetbreads.bandcamp.com/

https://www.instagram.com/sweetbreadsmusic/

 

Compatible Animals (Keith Madden)

Keith Madden of Compatible Animals joins the podcast to discuss his ten-year hiatus from performing and the inspirations that led him to form the band Compatible Animals, return to the stage and begin releasing music. 

 

For more info on Compatible animals you can check out their band camp and follow them on Instagram: 

https://compatibleanimals.bandcamp.com/track/ive-been-weird

https://www.instagram.com/compatibleanimals/