My guest today is singer-songwriter and pianist, Pamela Machala. We first met through the dueling pianos company, Howl At The Moon in Denver. I trained there for about six months but decided to go a different direction. Pamela joined the team after I left, but since my roommate at the time was still playing there, I got to know her through him. She eventually left the gig as well to pursue a solo career as a songwriter.

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The Boulder, Colorado-based singer/songwriter calls her latest album Something Simple. It’s a milestone artistic feat that has one foot in the lyric-focused Laurel Canyon singer-songwriter tradition and the other foot tapping the grooves of Motown and R&B. Pamela strikes an earthy yet elegant aesthetic balance with influences ranging from jazz and soul to musical theater and folk. Signatures of Pamela’s songwriting include sprightly hooks, effortless vocals, subtly complex chord changes, feelgood funky grooves, and boldly vulnerable lyrics. Pamela’s songs would fit comfortably on a playlist featuring artists such as Sara Bareilles, Carole King, and Lake Street Dive.

The past few years have been a creative watershed for Pamela as an artist and songwriter. The soon-to-be-released songs on Something Simple have already earned her some accolades: the esteemed publication American Songwriter awarded Pamela an Honorable Mention in their July 2018 lyric contest for her original song "Cardboard Cutout”, and her song “Bleeding Me Dry” received the Grand Prize in the 2019 SongDoor International Songwriting Competition. Tony Zotta, President of SongDoor, says, “Pamela's song was a runaway winner...It's the largest margin for a winning song we've ever had, a real testament to the songwriting ability of Ms. Machala.” In addition, Denver’s Westword nominated Pamela for “Best Pop Act of 2019.”

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In our conversation we chat about what it was like doing a release show 9 months after her album was released, songwriting, growing up in a musical family, dueling pianos, and sync licensing.

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Guest Links:

Website: https://www.pamelamachala.com

Guest Music:

"Leave You Alone" by: Pamela Machala

"I Trust Myself" by: Pamela Machala

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**All original music by Andy Sydow

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