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Interview with Morgan Mallory – Bullet

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman January 24, 2020 6:00 am Tagged With: California, indie pop, Pop, Soul, United States

In this interview spotlight, I chat with Morgan Mallory about the newest single, challenges, technology and more. Full Q&A along with links and music below. Where are you from and what style of music do you create? (In your own words, not necessarily in marketing terms or by popular genre classifications.) I was born and […]

Interview with Subi – Tim

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman January 22, 2020 10:29 am Tagged With: California, Folk, folk pop, indie folk, indie pop, Los Angeles, Pop, singer, songwriter, United States

Los Angeles-based, Indie Pop architect, Subi, is thrilled to release her new single, Tim out now. Tim is the artist’s third single that explores a wide array of emotion and loss. The track is definitely something folk and indie enthusiasts should look into. The focus of this track came to life following the death of […]

Interview with Juhan Ongbrian – Mood Swings

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman January 16, 2020 7:42 am Tagged With: Blues, California, Indonesia, jazz, lo-fi, Los Angeles, Psychedelic Rock, United States

Experimental jazz; jazz fusion; electro jazz…however you want to label it, the pioneering artists taking jazz to brand new audiences are some of the biggest success stories in the UK music industry in recent years, taking a form of music which had fallen cruelly out of fashion into something which unified people across generations, cultural […]

Interview with Kevin Campbell – Nostalgia

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman January 8, 2020 9:11 am Tagged With: Blues, California, Folk, Los Angeles, R&B, singer, songwriter, Soul, United States

Kevin Campbell’s love of guitar and music started in a sixth grade music class. Unfortunately this love affair ended shortly there after when an incident involving his smart mouth, and an undeserving classmate got him banished to last chair for the rest of the year. Abandoning music altogether, Kevin navigated the oft taken route of […]

Hitha Releases New Single, Got Me Liking You Out Now

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman November 12, 2019 10:41 am Tagged With: California, indie pop, Pop, singer, songwriter, United States

Inspiring her generation to be strong, independent and to be themselves through her passion for creating and performing, Hitha makes music intended to uplift and inject joy through sound. I want my fans to know that if they are going through hard times they can listen to my music to make themselves feel better. I […]

Interview with Casey Ahern – Just A Dance

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman October 7, 2019 10:08 am Tagged With: California, Country, singer, songwriter, United States

SoCal based singer/songwriter Casey Ahern has delivered her latest single titled Just A Dance featuring some mighty fine musicianship from some Nashville’s top class players. Now 20 years old, Casey has been performing and playing with bands since she was 16. With that in context, the past few years have seen her online presence grow […]

Interview with Inanna – On Fire

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman October 2, 2019 10:09 am Tagged With: California, electro-pop, indie pop, Los Angeles, Pop, singer, songwriter, United States

Following up from her debut NEFERTITI XXI, Inanna is now deepening the environmental message of her project, with her powerful and genre-bending second single On Fire. After several projects in Italy and Spain, Inanna has taken her music to Los Angeles and the world stage, with a mythical image and a mission for the future, […]

PREMIER: Niantic Release New Video, Prepare to Tour NorCal and Join me for an Interview

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman September 27, 2019 6:10 am Tagged With: alternative rock, California, indie rock, Los Angeles, Rock, rock n roll, United States

Los Angeles based rockers Niantic are getting ready to hit the road for a NorCal tour in support of their newest EP, Equinox. The band has unleashed their lead single from the new album titled Split The Difference. I also sit down with the band for an interview about the new release, challenges, technology and […]

Interview with Tae & The Wave – 2002

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman August 28, 2019 8:57 am Tagged With: California, indie pop, Los Angeles, Pop, singer, songwriter, United States

Get ready for the feel good, care free vibes of Tae & The Wave’s latest single release, 2002. In this interivew spotlight, I chat with Tae about the release, challenges, technology and more. Full Q&A along with links and music below. Where are you from and what style of music do you create? (In your […]

Brooke Benson Is Ready With New Album, I Am The Sun Is As Bright and Uplifting as Title Suggests!

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman August 22, 2019 12:00 pm Tagged With: Americana, California, Folk, Hip Hop, jazz, Los Angeles, singer, songwriter, United States

Brooke Benson recently unleashed her lead single and music video for I Am The Sun. Her album, with the same title, is set for release in September including a release show at The Mint in Los Angeles (9.19.19, 9 PM). Brooke Benson has a very distinct musical style in addition to an equally distinct vocal […]