Exclusive Interview: Brooklyn Summer (Episode 648)

Please join us in welcoming Brooklyn Summer to our studio to chat with Heart of Indie Radio Intrenational Radio Host- Captain Eddie  BIO: California native Brooklyn Summer is a 12-year-old country music artist turning Nashville on its ears! Since the age of five, Brooklyn was gracing stages, performing live showcases and volunteering her voice singing for hospice, local county fairs, art and wine festivals, and her hometown 4th of July events. Ever graceful under pressure, she was declared Grand Champion winner of both the California State Talent Competition and the Greater Bay Area Talent Competition in her age group. She is labeled a tiny powerhouse by both Los Angeles and Nashville music producers. She was a member of Youth Focus, a non-profit dedicated to providing well-structured youth programs and talent competitions till it closed its doors. At age 9, Brooklyn showcased her vocals live in Tennessee during the CMA awards week with The Nashville Spotlight. Brooklyn was scouted and referred to the multi-award-winning SweetSong Nashville, an Indie Label with offices and a recording studio in the heart of country music on the world-famous Music Row in Nashville. ​ She had already recorded and started releasing her first EP on all digital platforms by ten. At age 11, Brooklyn was interviewing and playing on FM country radio stations worldwide, singing in world-famous honky-tonks on Broadway, an entertainment district renowned for honky-tonks and live country music. Her favorite places to sing are Kid Rocks Honky-tonk, the world-famous Tootsies Orchid Lounge, and The Stage on Broadway This spring, Brooklyn had already booked and performed her first solo Nashville shows! Music Producer Dennis Money jokes that "booking for Brooklyn feels like booking for the Rolling Stones. She's a little heavyweight, and everybody says yes!!" ​ Last year Brooklyn received her first hat endorsement with American Hat Makers. She attends the ICL Academy preparatory program, a leadership character-building online school where she can pursue her passion for music on the road without compromising her academics and college readiness. She is on target to graduate high school at the young age of fifteen. Miss Summer is also an actor, voice-over artist, and print model. ​ This summer Brooklyn signed on to two feature films. One of which she will play herself and sing her own original music. Brooklyn wants nothing more than to use her gift of music to give back to her community and help others. Brooklyn resides in Nashville and Los Angeles, where you'll find her singing around town, songwriting, and brushing up on her guitar and piano skills. Keep an eye out for this diminutive superstar! Web: https://www.brooklynsummercountry.com/