Episode 08 - Kira Small
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10/13/16 • 95 min
Check out episode 8 of The Hexagon: A Podcast For Singer-Songwriters. It's a podcast about 6 aspects of being a singer-songwriter today (songwriting, performing, recording, business, growth, and life). Kira Small and I talked about so many things--from using personal turmoil as inspiration for cathartic work, to what it's like to plan an album release tour, to creating a synergistic blog to coincide with an album release, to her work as a session vocalist--and so much more.
Songs of Kira’s featured in the episode: 3AM Firestarter Attention Cover My Mirrors An article about the East Nashville Song Salon: http://americansongwriter.com/2014/07/role-models-amy-speace-jack-hardy/ Neilson Hubbard http://www.neilsonhubbard.com Joshua Britt http://www.joshuabrittart.com/music-videos/ Stacie Huckeba http://www.staciehuckeba.com 12 South Music https://12southmusic.com Acapella App https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/nov/27/the-internet-is-obsessed-with-this-new-acapella-app Get in touch with Kira: http://www.kirasmall.com https://www.facebook.com/KiraSmallMusic/ https://twitter.com/kirasmall https://www.instagram.com/kirasmall/ Buy her latest album 3AM: http://www.kirasmall.com/store/3am
Check out episode 8 of The Hexagon: A Podcast For Singer-Songwriters. It's a podcast about 6 aspects of being a singer-songwriter today (songwriting, performing, recording, business, growth, and life). Kira Small and I talked about so many things--from using personal turmoil as inspiration for cathartic work, to what it's like to plan an album release tour, to creating a synergistic blog to coincide with an album release, to her work as a session vocalist--and so much more.
Songs of Kira’s featured in the episode: 3AM Firestarter Attention Cover My Mirrors An article about the East Nashville Song Salon: http://americansongwriter.com/2014/07/role-models-amy-speace-jack-hardy/ Neilson Hubbard http://www.neilsonhubbard.com Joshua Britt http://www.joshuabrittart.com/music-videos/ Stacie Huckeba http://www.staciehuckeba.com 12 South Music https://12southmusic.com Acapella App https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/nov/27/the-internet-is-obsessed-with-this-new-acapella-app Get in touch with Kira: http://www.kirasmall.com https://www.facebook.com/KiraSmallMusic/ https://twitter.com/kirasmall https://www.instagram.com/kirasmall/ Buy her latest album 3AM: http://www.kirasmall.com/store/3am
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Episode 07 - Georgia English
Check out episode 7 of The Hexagon: A Podcast For Singer-Songwriters. It's a podcast about 6 aspects of being a singer-songwriter today (songwriting, performing, recording, business, growth, and life). Georgia English and I talked about the various ways she approaches songwriting (as well as how songwriting theory can sometimes get in the way of the natural flow of songwriting), her recent tour and collaborating with a booking agent, teaching others the craft of music, and more.
Some other things we mentioned:
Leesta Vall Booking
All You Need To Know About The Music Business
by Donald Passman
Georgia mentions some teachers she worked with in the past:
Paul Rishell and Annie Raines (in Boston area)
Dave Ricketts (in San Francisco area -- not Seattle, as mentioned in the audio)
Next Episode
Episode 09 - Kiely Schlesinger
Check out episode 9 of The Hexagon: A Podcast For Singer-Songwriters. It's a podcast about 6 aspects of being a singer-songwriter today (songwriting, performing, recording, business, growth, and life). Kiely Schlesinger and I had a great chat...we talked about some of the following, and a lot more.
- Co-writes
- How We Choose The Right PRO
- Playing Covers/Building Chops
- Her Inspiration For Writing Disappear with Jon Latham
- Fluctuating Between Feeling Proud and Shitty About Our Music
- Building Our Own Community
- Feeling Supported By and Being Supportive To Other Singer-Songwriters
- Dealing With Lyme Disease - Keeping Energy Up
- Choosing Recording Team That Is Invested/Interested In Your Music
- Identifying & Maximizing Fanbase
- Staying Motivated In a Sea of Other Singer-Songwriters
- How Every Action Shapes Who We Are
- Kiely’s Experience with Depression
- Setting the Stage For Wellness
- Disappear
- Slow n' Low Rock'n Rye
- Caroline's Corner Cafe
- Andy Shauf - Hometown Hero
- Villagers - Everything I Am Is Yours
- Ben Kweller - Old Hat
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