Interviews

This area includes a running list of all the interviews we have published. We interview bands, venues, studios, business owners, producers, engineers, and any one else who spends a significant amount of time supporting independent music.

Interview with EnaFay – Arwen

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman December 12, 2017 8:28 am Tagged With: art pop, Experimental, London, Pop, singer, songwriter, Soul, United Kingdom

In this interview spotlight, we chat with EnaFay about her influences, challenges, the new EP Arwen and more. Full Q&A along with links and streams below. Visit EnaFay’s official website to find the Arwen EP and more. It is also on Spotify. Let’s dive a little deeper into You, the artist and your music. What […]

Interview with Reema – What The Whisper Said

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman December 12, 2017 8:20 am Tagged With: Folk, singer, songwriter, United Kingdom

What The Whisper Said is a ghost story about an old man who kept a dark secret that has died with his former lover. The single begins with an enchanting yet dark, mesmerising arrangement, combined with Reema’s rich, smooth vocal, sounding akin to the likes of Lisa Hannigan. Reema combines the traditional story telling charm […]

Interview with Chaperone Picks – Disappearing Better

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman December 11, 2017 1:04 pm Tagged With: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Folk, lo-fi, Minnesota, singer, songwriter

Minnesota based Chaperone Picks recorded their new album using a four track cassette recorder and a single Shure SM58 microphone. The raw, organic ingenuity of the process alone gives the band’s sound a distinct flair that listeners don’t even find among artists labeling themselves as lo-fi. If you love honest music which hovers around the […]

Interview with Air Stranger – Dangerous Game

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman December 7, 2017 8:44 pm Tagged With: Canada, Funk, progressive rock, Rock

Air Stranger is a progressive rock/funk band that is starting to make a real impact on Vancouver’s vibrant indie scene. Their signature sound is illustrated by catchy melodies and blaring horn lines juxtaposed over lush jazz harmonies and heavy funk grooves. I’m sure their sound will infect and hook you just like it did to […]

Kanude Interview – Mid Tenn Listens Podcast

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman December 5, 2017 6:35 pm Tagged With: Americana, folk rock, indie rock, podcast, singer, songwriter

Chris Knudson is a producer of events and media that support Ascension/LightBody consciousness. His latest endeavors include the sound healing and wellness enterprise LightBody LLC and “The Sound Healer with Chris Knudson” a TV series in development. He has 25 years of experience as a music creator, performer, producer/engineer having lived and worked primarily in […]

Interview with Brian Green – The Breaking

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman December 5, 2017 10:53 am Tagged With: Canada, Country, Folk, singer, songwriter

In this interview spotlight, we chat with singer/songwriter Brian Green about musical styles, what motivates him, his latest project, challenges and more. Full Q&A along with links and a stream of his new album The Breaking can be found below. Where are you from and what style of music do you create? (In your own […]

Interview with Taylor Kropp – Coming Up For Air

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman December 5, 2017 10:26 am Tagged With: Americana, Folk, Nashville, Roots, singer, songwriter, United States

Taylor Kropp is a Nashville transplant originally from Monterey, California. In short form, he became a working sideman with positions as a guitarist for Tanya Tucker, Kristen Kelly, and Josh Dorr. Along the way, he met his producer Seth Earnest, tracked performances on others records, cut his own, and now looks forward. According to Taylor, […]

The Human Project Interview – Mid Tenn Listens Podcast (video)

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman December 5, 2017 12:34 am Tagged With: Blues, blues rock, California, podcast, singer, songwriter, United States

The Human Project is the brainchild of singer-songwriter Loyd Vandergriff, who got the nickname “The Human,” in his younger days. He has always loved music and has been influenced by so many artists along the way. He has incorporated many styles into his songs and the result is some bluesy rock and southern rock that […]

Nehedar Interview – Mid Tenn Listens Podcast

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman December 4, 2017 10:51 pm Tagged With: New York, singer, songwriter, United States

Nehedar is the project of NYC-based singer/songwriter Emilia Cataldo. Since 2007, Cataldo has recorded and collaborated with Little Pioneer in his Brooklyn based studio to create her unique mature, sometimes offbeat and vulnerable sound. Cataldo began performing her original music in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and NYC’s Lower East Side in 2003. She released her first album […]

Interview with Thom Joseph – Helga Estby

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman December 2, 2017 1:18 pm Tagged With: Folk, Seattle, singer, songwriter

The true, yet widely unknown, 1896 American folk story of Helga Estby is one of a courageous woman that takes on, literally, the United States. Her tale is of immense courage, willpower, and love for one’s family. In 1896, Helga Estby set out on a journey on foot from Spokane WA to New York City […]