The Freewrite

CASE MADDEN is a poet and songwriter with lots of insight on the creative process, who does things a bit differently than a lot of songwriters. I really enjoyed our conversation and I hope you do too. Make sure you check out CASE's music while it's still live btw, new stuff is coming soon and the old stuff might be gone!

donny daydream had so much insight to share about the creative process, having the right melody, avoiding lazy writing, visuals, always listening, and more. I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did.

Madeleine Kelson is a friend of a friend and I'm so glad we were able to connect. She's a phenomenal and thoughtful songwriter and I really enjoyed our conversation on sculpting a song, not thinking too hard, letting the audience experience shape your releases, cowriting, visuals, and more. Hope you dig in and enjoy!

MIHO joins me on the show this week. With a new song coming out tomorrow, MIHO is making awesome pop music that I hope you check out. We talk about storytelling, vibes, visuals, inspiration, and more. I hope you enjoy my conversation with MIHO.

Alaina Stacey and my mutual friend Tanner introduced us and I'm so glad he did. We had a great conversation on songwriting, cowriting, inspiration, perfectionism, meaning, and more. Some of what Alaina shared definitely helped me frame creativity and songwriting, and I hope it helps you too. Enjoy!!

Juliet Daniel is here for episode 5!!! Juliet is an awesome artist who's been doing really cool things in the Seattle music scene and I'm thankful we got the chance to talk. We touch on starting with a concept, blasting your own demos, writing the songs that only you can write, titles, project names, and so much more. Also, Juliet just released her single titled Jane Austen, which is a great tune that I really hope you check out. (also she said there's lots on the horizon so be on the lookout for new music) Hope you enjoy my conversation with Juliet Daniel!

Bianca Azule is here for episode 4! Her perspective on songwriting is so great, I'm glad you're here to hear it. We talk about rhyming, melody, perfectionism, getting feedback, music visuals, improving, and more. Bianca just released two new singles and has lots more on the way in 2026! Hope you check them out, and I hope you enjoy my conversation with Bianca Azule.

Without Barbara DeMarco-Barrett, this podcast wouldn't exist, in many more ways than one. A writer, teacher, and my mom, Barbara has lots of knowledge about writing to share. We talk about getting in the zone, critique, titles, the muse, and more. Please enjoy episode 3 with my mom, Barbara DeMarco-Barrett.

Prachi is here to share her perspective on songwriting and what it looks like to be a pop artist in 2026. We recorded this a couple months ago, on the day her single "Tequila Soda" came out - definitely worth a listen if you haven't heard it yet. We talk about writing practices, inspiration, 'genius,' melody, flow state, and more. Hope you enjoy episode 2 of The Freewrite.

It's episode 1 and Elise! is here! Starting The Freewrite off strong, Elise joins Travis to talk about the craft of songwriting, making music, and flow state dinners. She's a phenomenal writer and has lots of insights to share about the writing process. Hope you enjoy this first episode and please make sure to check out Elise!'s music.

Welcome to Episode 0! In this short intro episode, I talk about why we're here and what you can expect from this podcast in the future. I'm so excited for this new journey and I'm very thankful you're here. Stay tuned for more!