This week we're joined by a much anticipated and requested guest - Sam Creighton! While you may know her from her larger than life solos with the Nor'easters, she's also a member of pro group Musae and she's putting out her own (amazing) music, and we talk about everything in between in this episode of head/voice.

0:00 Intro

1:11 Musical household?

3:13 Realizing she was a singer

04:55 Formative music

06:54 Getting into the Nor'easters

10:24 "Teenage Dream" (s/o Shams Ahmed)

11:53 Building confidence/stage presence

13:57 First moment being comfortable as herself as a Nor'easter

16:33 How did "Sing It On" shift post-college plans

20:00 Deciding to move to LA

22:53 Joining Musae

27:16 Headspace in transitioning to a new place

29:53 Finding collaborators

34:42 Beginning to songwrite

38:20 Finding truth in the songwriting process

41:30 How production is part of a session/After Midnight

44:14 Favorite song released so far? (Q by @rachelellis18)

46:37 Creating the music video for After Midnight

51:28 Trends in the music industry

54:13 What's next for Sam

~SHOW NOTES~

Intro/Outro Song: "H/V Theme" by Evan Linsey & Kayla Pichichero

"What'll I Do" by Elvis Presley

"Puff the Magic Dragon" by Peter, Paul & Mary

"Teenage Dream" by The Nor'easters

"Wrong Side of a Love Song" by The Nor'easters

~Follow Sam~

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/samcreightonmusic/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creightons/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeH_kopAIaExzvhfI1di-1g

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1KOYDvQ7cNqhkhqlf7AK8F?si=b9lirgJpSimYfSuGw0wTFQ

~Referenced during the episode~

• "Teenage Dream" - Sam's first solo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5ccic0oYlI
• "Wrong Side of A Love Song" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XR-b9KSkU1Q OR https://open.spotify.com/track/5dMhj1gIvk6BaxzxJuyqo9
• James Fletcher's Podcast with Sam: https://open.spotify.com/show/10ALiJ3… https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/p…
• "Sing It On" Season 1: https://www.amazon.com/dp/b012mz3ct6/?tag=slatmaga-20
• ACA Retreat - Sam's group Ascend doing "I Want You Back":
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBoWT7l8Sys
• Musae's version of "Into You:" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOBvX564ZBA
• Musae performing "Don't Let Me Down:" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3vdg3_vQV8
• Will Jay: https://www.willjaymusic.com/
• Mario Jose: https://www.mariojosemusic.com/
• Johnny Shorr: https://www.instagram.com/jonnyshorr/
• Dylan Bernard: https://dylanbernardmusic.com/
• Dante Velasquez Jr Photography: https://www.dantevelasquezjr.com/
• "Sexual" by Neiked ft. Dyo https://open.spotify.com/track/5pqUc0SPA1EmhdOyD9Ou45
• "Adore" https://open.spotify.com/track/0QW99p29AhpYX5cnMGUtbQ?si=EliY-Q6KSFGNzfUY9lYzIg
• "Talk" https://open.spotify.com/track/3s7XVHxJPY0i0AfBE5W1XX?si=FWcH-1DbRYuuDtahIVZNVA
• New Single, (Written with Jonny Shorr, Will Jay; Produced Jeoff Harris; GNGR Records) "After Midnight:" https://open.spotify.com/track/1xoxKbXpQRGST2a400rymW
• "After Midnight" Music Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cOoYammgA8&fbclid=IwAR3bZRnakEaOd8lYNRdAQFBFztWUzIIqWDU5h0Ak_DM3Bt54zUVWTT9nO1E
• "After Midnight" Refinery29 Review: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/sam-creighton-after-midnight-exclusive-music-video-premiere
• Sasha Sloan" https://www.facebook.com/sadgirlsloan/