Creative Evolution

In Episode 25 of Creative Evolution, host Josi J sits down with Daniel Michael Crane. Born in Medellin, Colombia, adopted as a baby with his twin sister, and raised on Long Island, Daniel is a classically trained lyric baritone, seasoned actor, and the twenty twenty five Entertainer of the Year at the North American Country Music Association International. He has performed everything from Broadway to Rat Pack to classic country to operatic musical theater and has sung the national anthem in front of five thousand people at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum.

This full broadcast includes our signature local music sweeps featuring tracks from independent artists.

🎸 Featured artists:
Daniel Michael Crane: https://www.facebook.com/DanielMichaelCraneEntertainment
Liv Noelle: https://livnoelle.com
Alicia Harvey: https://www.aharveymusic.com
Alison Danielle: https://www.facebook.com/alialioxenfree13/

🌐 Learn more at:
https://josijanddessert.com/creative-evolution
https://smartlink.ausha.co/creativeevolution

Credits:
Guest: Daniel Michael Crane
Host, Producer, Copywriter, Research, Art Director and Designer: Josie "Josi J" Jones
Editors: William Johnson and Josie "Josi J" Jones

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In Episode 25 of Creative Evolution, host Josi J sits down with Daniel Michael Crane. Born in Medellin, Colombia, adopted as a baby with his twin sister, and raised on Long Island, Daniel is a classically trained lyric baritone, seasoned actor, and the twenty twenty five Entertainer of the Year at the North American Country Music Association International. He has performed everything from Broadway to Rat Pack to classic country to operatic musical theater and has sung the national anthem in front of five thousand people at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum.

This is the pure conversation start to finish. No music sweeps, no breaks. Just Josi, Daniel, and a masterclass in speaking up and showing up.

🎸 Featured artists:
Daniel Michael Crane: https://www.facebook.com/DanielMichaelCraneEntertainment
Liv Noelle: https://livnoelle.com
Alicia Harvey: https://www.aharveymusic.com
Alison Danielle: https://www.facebook.com/alialioxenfree13/

🌐 Learn more at:
https://josijanddessert.com/creative-evolution
https://smartlink.ausha.co/creativeevolution

Credits:
Guest: Daniel Michael Crane
Host, Producer, Copywriter, Research, Art Director and Designer: Josie "Josi J" Jones
Editors: William Johnson and Josie "Josi J" Jones

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She calls herself a singer song confessor. She excavates her deepest traumas and serves them up on a silver platter in the hopes that there can be some connection. And there usually is.

In Episode 24 of Creative Evolution, host Josi J sits down with Lauren Oxford, folk songwriter, photographer, album designer, and one fourth of the Starlight Darlins. Her debut album was recorded in twelve days, reviewed across three continents, and called a masterpiece in gentle chamber folk.

This full broadcast includes our signature local music sweeps featuring tracks from independent artists.

🎸 Featured artists:
Lauren Oxford: https://laurenoxford.com
The Starlight Darlins: https://thestarlightdarlins.com/epk
Purser: https://www.pursermusic.com

🌐 Learn more at:
https://josijanddessert.com/creative-evolution
https://smartlink.ausha.co/creativeevolution

Credits:
Guest: Lauren Oxford
Host, Producer, Copywriter, Research, Art Director and Designer: Josie "Josi J" Jones
Editors: William Johnson and Josie "Josi J" Jones

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She calls herself a singer song confessor. She excavates her deepest traumas and serves them up on a silver platter in the hopes that there can be some connection. And there usually is.

In Episode 24 of Creative Evolution, host Josi J sits down with Lauren Oxford, folk songwriter, photographer, album designer, and one fourth of the Starlight Darlins. Her debut album was recorded in twelve days, reviewed across three continents, and called a masterpiece in gentle chamber folk.

This is the pure conversation start to finish. No music sweeps, no breaks. Just Josi, Lauren, and a silver platter full of beautiful confessions.

🎸 Featured artists:
Lauren Oxford: https://laurenoxford.com
The Starlight Darlins: https://thestarlightdarlins.com/epk
Purser: https://www.pursermusic.com

🌐 Learn more at:
https://josijanddessert.com/creative-evolution
https://smartlink.ausha.co/creativeevolution

Credits:
Guest: Lauren Oxford
Host, Producer, Copywriter, Research, Art Director and Designer: Josie "Josi J" Jones
Editors: William Johnson and Josie "Josi J" Jones

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He made a vow early on. He would never get on stage and pretend to be something he is not. Just his story, his culture, and beats that pull from West Coast hip hop, cumbia, dancehall, Afrobeats, Arabic music, and anywhere else he has not discovered yet.

In Episode 23 of Creative Evolution, host Josi J sits down with El Chino, born and raised in Knoxville, Tennessee, son of a Salvadorian father and a Malaysian mother. He started DJing in eighth grade, moved to production a few months later, and was rapping and producing his own songs a year after that. He is currently twenty years old, studying music business at Belmont University, and just getting started.

This full broadcast includes our signature local music sweeps featuring tracks from independent artists.

🎸 Featured artists:
El Chino: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcQTMKVf_FlB6YeP9owGjyg
Liam and Lance: https://www.instagram.com/liamandlance_/
Jeremiah2Flyy: https://www.tiktok.com/@jeremiah2flyy

🌐 Learn more at:
https://josijanddessert.com/creative-evolution
https://smartlink.ausha.co/creativeevolution

Credits:
Guest: El Chino
Host, Producer, Copywriter, Research, Art Director and Designer: Josie "Josi J" Jones
Editors: Josie "Josi J" Jones and William Johnson

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He made a vow early on. He would never get on stage and pretend to be something he is not. Just his story, his culture, and beats that pull from West Coast hip hop, cumbia, dancehall, Afrobeats, Arabic music, and anywhere else he has not discovered yet.

In Episode 23 of Creative Evolution, host Josi J sits down with El Chino, born and raised in Knoxville, Tennessee, son of a Salvadorian father and a Malaysian mother. He started DJing in eighth grade, moved to production a few months later, and was rapping and producing his own songs a year after that. He is currently twenty years old, studying music business at Belmont University, and just getting started.

This is the pure conversation start to finish. No music sweeps, no breaks. Just Josi, El Chino, and a vow that changes everything.

🎸 Featured artists:
El Chino: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcQTMKVf_FlB6YeP9owGjyg
Liam and Lance: https://www.instagram.com/liamandlance_/
Jeremiah2Flyy: https://www.tiktok.com/@jeremiah2flyy

🌐 Learn more at:
https://josijanddessert.com/creative-evolution
https://smartlink.ausha.co/creativeevolution

Credits:
Guest: El Chino
Host, Producer, Copywriter, Research, Art Director and Designer: Josie "Josi J" Jones
Editors: Josie "Josi J" Jones and William Johnson

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He grew up sneaking into his father's recording studio after bedtime. At fifteen he made an entire techno album and shipped it to record labels. They wrote back with one question. How old are you? Decades later a phone call from Frank Sheadrick Jr changed his life with one sentence. Grab all your stuff and come down. You got a room.

In Episode 22 of Creative Evolution, host Josi J sits down at her kitchen table with Will Johnson, also known as Will Make. New York City born and Knoxville made, Will is a composer, songwriter, producer, sound engineer, creative consultant, and teacher. And this year, after putting out everyone else's music for most of his career, he finally released his own.

This full broadcast includes our signature local music sweeps featuring tracks from independent artists.

🎸 Featured artists:
Will Make: https://open.spotify.com/artist/025mAJO1R5WLMXELlKcd7k?si=hUJMx6qbSG65-TH8B3WHMA
Jeanine Fuller: https://jeaninefuller.com/home
Philip-Michael Scales: https://phillipmichaelscales.com
Overland Flyer: https://www.facebook.com/OverlandFlyerBand/

🌐 Learn more at:
https://josijanddessert.com/creative-evolution
https://smartlink.ausha.co/creativeevolution

Credits:
Guest: Will Johnson
Host, Producer, Copywriter, Research, Art Director and Designer: Josie "Josi J" Jones
Editors: William Johnson and Josie "Josi J" Jones

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He grew up sneaking into his father's recording studio after bedtime. At fifteen he made an entire techno album and shipped it to record labels. They wrote back with one question. How old are you? Decades later a phone call from Frank Sheadrick Jr changed his life with one sentence. Grab all your stuff and come down. You got a room.

In Episode 22 of Creative Evolution, host Josi J sits down at her kitchen table with Will Johnson, also known as Will Make. New York City born and Knoxville made, Will is a composer, songwriter, producer, sound engineer, creative consultant, and teacher. And this year, after putting out everyone else's music for most of his career, he finally released his own.

This is the pure conversation start to finish. No music sweeps, no breaks. Just Josi, Will, and a lifetime of safe places turned into a career.

Will Make: https://open.spotify.com/artist/025mAJO1R5WLMXELlKcd7k?si=hUJMx6qbSG65-TH8B3WHMA

🌐 Learn more at:
https://josijanddessert.com/creative-evolution
https://smartlink.ausha.co/creativeevolution

Credits:
Guest: Will Johnson
Host, Producer, Copywriter, Research, Art Director and Designer: Josie "Josi J" Jones
Editors: William Johnson and Josie "Josi J" Jones

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What do a bassist who's kept the faith for fifty years, a Nashville born country singer who found her real family in Knoxville, and a multi-instrumentalist who calls his gift an affliction all have in common? They all figured out that there is no shortcut for experience, that community beats competition every time, and that belief always comes before validation.

In Episode 21 of Creative Evolution, host Josi J brings you the July Evolution Report, live and solo from the RadioKCM studio.

In this episode we revisit:

Episode 18 with Mike Hamer. Fifty plus years on bass. US Army veteran. The man who reminded us that mastery means learning it all, then forgetting it, and just playing. His golden rule: keep the faith, even when the business hands you every reason not to.

Episode 19 with Alicia Harvey. Nashville born, Knoxville made. CMA member, BMI songwriter, and 2024 Josie Music Award winner for Song of the Year. From a step stool in her grandmother's bar to the Grand Ole Opry stage, why she crowdfunded her own EP, and why Sundays are non-negotiable.

Episode 20 with Tommie John. He calls it the affliction. From fixing BB King's email backstage to running his own Tuesday night jam, why there's no shortcut for experience, and why a rising tide lifts all ships.

Plus your challenges for August: get your boots on the ground, practice patience on purpose, and keep the faith no matter what tries to talk you out of it.

🎸 Featured artists:
Michael Hamer: https://www.facebook.com/Hamerbass/
J.Bush: https://www.facebook.com/JBUSH865
Lettuce: https://www.lettucefunk.com
Sarrenna: https://www.facebook.com/sarrennamusic/
Alicia Harvey: https://www.aharveymusic.com
JD Shelburne: https://jdshelburne.com
Alison Danielle: https://www.facebook.com/alialioxenfree13/
Tommie John: https://tommiejohnmusic.com
Elijah Wyatt: https://www.instagram.com/elijahwyattmusic/
Cherokee Hope: https://www.facebook.com/p/Cherokee-Hope-Music-100063546558667/
Brady Turner: https://www.facebook.com/BradyTurnerDaily

🌐 Learn more at:
https://www.josijanddessert.com/creative-evolution
https://linktr.ee/creativeevolutionpodcast

Credits:
Host, Producer, Copywriter, Research, Art Director and Designer: Josie "Josi J" Jones

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Some people call it the gift. Tommie John calls it the affliction. He has to make music. He has to collaborate. It is just what he is meant to do. And for over thirty years that affliction has taken him from babysitting BB King's grandson at the Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Festival to touring the entire eastern seaboard to sitting on a dock on a lake in East Tennessee talking about why a rising tide lifts all ships.

In Episode 20 of Creative Evolution, host Josi J sits down with Tommie John, Knoxville Tennessee based guitarist, bandleader, sideman, session player, sound engineer, actor, music mentor, and community builder.

This full broadcast includes our signature local music sweeps featuring tracks from East Tennessee's finest independent artists.

🎸 Featured artists:
Elijah Wyatt: https://www.instagram.com/elijahwyattmusic/
Cherokee Hope: https://www.facebook.com/p/Cherokee-Hope-Music-100063546558667/
Brady Turner: https://www.facebook.com/BradyHTurnerMusic/

🌐 Learn more at:
https://josijanddessert.com/creative-evolution
https://smartlink.ausha.co/creativeevolution

Credits:
Guest: Tommie John
Host, Producer, Copywriter, Research, Art Director and Designer: Josie "Josi J" Jones
Editors: William Johnson and Josie "Josi J" Jones

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