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Songs From a Room
by songsfromaroom
A singer/songwriter podcast where we meet new artists, learn their story and hear their song.
Episodes
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Luke Herbermann
Luke Herbermann joins the podcast to share music from his upcoming album, For the Next Time. We talk about the near-impossible feat of creating music accurate to your inner ear and the importance of community here in New York and back home in Rhode Island. More from Luke Herbermann:...
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Eze Reve
Eze was able to join us to record an episode while traveling through NYC from her home in Perth, Australia. We learned about her influences and upbringing in rural Australia. Her experiences growing up in a strict Christian cult and her work fundraising against human trafficking led to her...
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Solomon Underwood
Solomon Underwood moved to New York City after six years trying to find a space as a songwriter in Kew West, Florida. We discussed the inspirations that come with becoming a part of the music community in the city and the past experiences and influences that are shaping Solomon's sound. To find…
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Adam Saturn
Adam Saturn was born and raised in New York City but has only recently begun attacking the music scene after beginning in his college town and developing an international following by posting his music online. He shares the song that went viral as well as a few new pieces he's been working on.…
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Todd Seydel
Todd Seydel recently moved to New York from California. His background has been in the background of music production but has taken serious work in growing as a songwriter and finding inspiration from both real life and Greek mythology. For more from Todd Seydel:...
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Zoe Pete Ford
Zoe Pete Ford came to the podcast to tell us about her eclectic influences that developed her distinctive style. Her love of the road keeps her playing her raw Americana music across the country. Whether with Friendly Company, The Kicks, or alone with her guitar, she's mastered her style and…
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Jacqueline Hackett
Jacqueline Hackett joined us on the podcast to discuss the evolution of both her music and the themes in her upcoming LP. She shares the inspirations she received growing up with a father engulfed in music. For more from Jacqueline Hackett: https://open.spotify.com/jacquelinehackett...
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Selena Tibert
Selena is a Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter whose music is powerful, complex, and heartfelt. On the podcast, we discuss her writing style of play first and analyze it later, and how her work as a music teacher helps strengthen her musical skills and knowledge. To learn more about Selena Tibert:...
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Mert Spalty
Mert Spalty is a singer/songwriter and prominent player in the independent music scene in New York City. He contributes his musical talents on numerous projects for artists all over the city while staying connected to his core group "Friendly Company." He shared his songs both soon to be released...
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Lena Fjortoft
Lena has been playing music and writing songs since she was 11 years old. She shares her experiences from Chicago to New Orleans to becoming a prominent member of the singer-songwriter scene in New York City. Her new album, "Strange Light," comes out June 3rd! For more from Lena Fjortoft:...
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Simple Son
Evan Tanenbaum of Simple Son joined us on the podcast and shared how his background as a cellist and influences like Nick Drake and Joanie Mitchell influence his open tuned finger styled guitar playing. For more from Simple Son: https://www.instagram.com/the_simple_son...
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Jack Adams
Jack Adams invites us into his home in Park Slope to share his music and tell us about the many projects he's been working on. From working on starting his own label, scoring music for live theater, to learning to record his own music on reel-to-reel, Jack stays busy yet finds time to be a…
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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/
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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:...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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:...
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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...
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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...
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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/
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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…
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Nathan Xander
Nathan Xander's hardened folk voice was shaped by cigarettes and heroes like Kris Kristofferson. He shares music from his 2023 album "Three Waltzes" and plays a new piece for his upcoming album and what inspired them. Links below for more on Nathan:...
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Michael Francis
Michael Francis (born Avishay) sits down to share songs from his upcoming album The Hour Of The Star. We talk about his roots playing with bands like Heathers and his recent loss of employment that inspired him to write and record his new album in under a month. For more information on Michael...
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Esme White
Esme White visits the podcast one week after returning to New York City, her place of birth, after five years of living in London. She shares songs inspired by her father and her relationship overseas. To listen to more of her work follow her Spotify:...
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Christian Rutledge
Christian Rutledge is a Canadian-born musician who has spent over two decades in New York as a sound engineer and a rock drummer who finds himself writing and performing music with roots in folk inspired by the modern city. He shares his songs and stories. For more information about Christian...
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Brett Horton
Brett Horten sits down and shares his life being from Oklahoma and traveling around the world playing music. We get to hear the new song's he's been working on and how they came to be. For more work from Brett use the links below. bretthorton.bandcamp.com williecryrecords.bandcamp.com
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Bryn Eva
Bryn Eva talks to us about her songs "Come Over" and "Closing In On Me" and the combination of social commentary and raw emotion that inspire them.
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Nadia Kazmi
Nadia Kazmi sits down and plays music from her fourth album Manufactured Dream and talks about the logistics of touring as a single artist coordinating musicians.
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Taro aka shutupkozou
Taro aka shutupkozou plays their music for us and talks about their experience growing up in both Japan and the United States.
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A Craven
A Craven sits down and discusses his switch from indie home recording to performing live solo as a singer/songwriter and the songs that he's written since the switch.
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Arthur Darien
Arthur Darien talks about moving from Wisconsin to pursue songwriting and we explore his literary writing style.
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Adam Ochs (afriend)
Adam Ochs a.k.a afriend plays for us while visiting New York City from his country home outside Knoxville, Tennesse.
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GIO (7/26/22)
We sit down with GIO in his apartment in Spanish Harlem and we learn about his time in Puerto Rico during the pandemic where he recorded his music while achieving master's degree.
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Sophia Berger
Sophia Berger is visiting from Berlin and playing out for the first time without a band as a singer/songwriter in New York City.
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Episode 30 - Nik Westman
Nik Westman joins the podcast via video conference to share his songs with us while isolating during the Covid pandemic. He talks about his projects while in quarantine. Releasing The Corona Tapes a compilation project of independent artists as well as his own EP Nimble Minds.
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Episode 29 - Julie Kucks
Julie talks about being home schooled in Lancaster Pa, her time living on a commune, and other experiences that inspired her music.
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Episode 28 - Stephen Artemis Jr
Stephen Artemis Jr tells us about growing up in rural New York and how visiting the country side inspires his music. We also talk about recording his albums with his own independent recording label.
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Episode 27 - Josh Savage
Josh Savage was in New York City just in time to share with us his journeys from Berlin to Mexico and perform music inspired by his adventures.
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Episode 26 - Lorraine Leckie
Lorraine Leckie joins us on the podcasts. She talks about her start in music after years as a successful make up artists and how she starts the Greenpoint Songwriter exchange, a weekly meet up for songwriters to workshop their new material in an open community oriented atmosphere.
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Episode 25 - Doo Crowder
Doo Crowder has performed music in Denver, LA, and across the country. Getting by on music and teaching music to children in a detention center. He shares his personal stories that inspire the music for his upcoming albums as well as inspirations for his more recent work.
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Episode 24 - Benji Marx
Benji Mark is a singer/songwriter and musical therapist currently living in New Paltz. He shares with us his experience teaching music to children and the spiritual and romantic journeys that inspired his music.
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Episode 23 - Hoagie
We sit down and talk to Hoagie about the songs he gathered for his up coming album Other Folks. A rock opera about growth and learning to work with others.
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Episode 22 - Morton Millen
Morton Millen shares his music with us and talks about growing up in England and living in the East Village then shares us a touching song about losing his horse.
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Episode 21 - Peter Siegmann (The Lowliest One)
We talk to Peter Siegmann aka The Lowliest One. He tells us how his journey that brought him into becoming a singer songwriter and using a pseudonym to separate the music from the man.
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Episode 20 - Ben Pagano
Ben Pagano sits down and shows shares with us the songs working toward his next album currently in the works.
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Episode 19 - Rebecca Tilles
This episode features Rebecca Tilles from her apartment in the upper east side. She share's with us some of her new music, writing her dual citizenship between Sweden and America.
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Episode 18 - The Return of Ben Schapiro
Ben Schapiro returns to the podcast and tells us about meditation and how it's helped him grow as a songwriter.
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Episode 17 - Kristen Merritt
Kristen Merritt was born in Detroit and spend her younger years moving around the south before presiding in Williamsburg. We learn about her life here in New York and learning how to write songs on her own after playing and writing with a band.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A singer/songwriter podcast where we meet new artists, learn their story and hear their song.
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songsfromaroom
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