Songwriter Trysts

Katrina is an Australian singer songwriter who is chasing her dreams to be famous in the USA. She has faced so many challenges and grown a lot. one of the hardest times she shares as she was loosing her voice and running out of money she found a devotional and after never knowing anything about religion or God it entered her life at a time when she needed a sign and then found a doctor who graciously helped her through her medical issues so she could stay in Nashville. This conversation will have you on the edge of your seat hearing about just how life can be turned upside down in the best ways...

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After a winning performance on the main stage at the Gympie Music Muster, a national tour, and climbing chart positions on CMC, KIX Country Radio and The Music Network; Australian Contemporary-Country newcomer, Natalie Pearson is making an impression.

She may be petite at 5'2, but this girl-next-door has some big notes to deliver.

Natalie received the most recent Australian Independent Music Award for Best Country, and has since opened for notable country music industry names such as multi Golden Guitar Award winners and nominees - Adam Brand, Travis Collins, The Wolfe Brothers as well as TV pop artists Jessica Mauboy and Karise Eden. She has also performed with rising star Casey Barnes on festival main stages. With her strong vocals and engaging live performance Natalie is certainly a performer to get excited about.

Her songs drive messages of sass and empowerment, Natalie believes we should know our worth, and never settle. Natalie has previously been included on the programs of Deni Ute Muster and Gympie Music Muster, VDM Fest, Tamworth Country Music Festival, WolfeFest and Brisbane RiverFest.

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Two Gold Coast muso’s coming together during the pandemic. Singer-songwriter Straalen who was the youngest singer ever signed to SONY music and the celebrated DJ/Producer Jessy aka SVLT. These creatives have come together providing a very unique sound with to-die-for vocals, melody and story telling backed with a kickass beat.

Together they bring soothing melodic synth sounds mixed with sweet beats to get your hips rocking and your feet grooving.

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Hayley Marsten’s sharp pen and open heart led to the creation of her stellar debut, ‘Spectacular Heartbreak’ in 2019. The album was crowdfunded, nominated for Alt-Country Album of the Year at the Golden Guitars, Country Work of the Year at the Queensland Music Awards in 2020, and was streamed over half a million times in the first year. Hayley leads with her heart and her humour both on and off stage which won her fans on her 2019 album tour and wowed the crowds of Fanny Lumsden, Troy Cassar Daley, and Imogen Clark.

We have an amazing conversation around her spectacular break-up songs and experiences, she's a strong wise woman who is sharing her heart in her music and we go deeper into the life of Hayley and where songwriting injected life into her musical world. 

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Hello Jane is a new folk singer songwriter who dreamed of being a teacher and studied at JMC Academy in Southbank. She fell into songwriting and loves the art of being simple yet emotional with her music and we get to delve deeper into her life and goals with music in this chat.

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Eden James chats with Rae Leigh on a featured episode of Songwriter Trysts, he shares how he spent his birthday with Amy Winehouse, why a Brisbane newspaper helped his Dad accept that being a songwriter was a thing and how he ended up having some of the greatest musicians in today's world playing on his latest music while recording in New York City. 

His Award-winning Music Video here: https://youtu.be/JhanxqwUX9Q

Aussie-born rocker Eden James has some sage relationship advice for the heartbroken.  The international award-winning artist announces the upcoming release of his newly remixed blues-rock single, “Stranger,” a song about curing the break-up blues with a good old-fashioned bang. The new mix by Grammy Award-winning engineer Brian Paturalski (Aerosmith, Def Leppard, Silverchair) streaming on all major digital platforms now. “Stranger” is from James’ fourth studio album, All the Good Blank are Taken, set to release on Dandy Ram Records on July 9th.

Tia has only just turned 21 and has released two albums with the song “Strangers” just shy of 12 million streams and certified GOLD, 2 Triple J feature albums and the Queensland Music Award for album of the year for “Thick Skin”.

The most exciting thing for Tia is that she has really settled in with her family of bandmates Jordan Bain, Sebastian Jennings-Hingston & Izzy De Leon.  Her live achievements already include a UK tour, SOLD OUT Australian headline shows, performances at Falls and Groovin In The Moo festivals and sharing the stage with the likes of Bernard Fanning, Boy & Bear, Ball Park Music, Frightened Rabbit, Lewis Capaldi and Gomez.  As the world opens up in 2021 Tia and her band will be sharing their celebratory new live show as far and wide as possible.

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Sisters in Music is a podcast and group founded by songwriters Nicki Kris and Natalie Jean, their goal is to build a global network of women who are interested in a creative sisterhood working together for career growth, live performance opportunities, networking, support, and to raise money/awareness for various female focused charities.

Nicki Kris is an award-winning Billboard charting singer/songwriter based in Raleigh, North Carolina.  Her music portfolio includes several albums along with a multitude of singles and chart-topping collaborations. Her songs have been featured in award-winning movies, TV shows, including LifeTime TVs Dance Moms, and on radio stations worldwide. Aside from working on her music, Nicki is the host of “Mixing It with Nicki Kris” a radio interview show advocating for women in the music and entertainment industry.

Natalie Jean is an award-winning singer/songwriter and performer. Extremely versatile, Natalie sings and writes in numerous genres and languages including, French, Spanish, English, and Haitian Creole. Her musical portfolio includes six albums along with a multitude of singles. Natalie has garnered more than 100 nominations for her work and has won multiple awards. She is also a voting Member in the Recording Academy (GRAMMYS) and a fierce advocate for women in the music business.

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From Tamworth, the country music capital to living in Sydney as a singer-songwriter. Penrose is doing what she loves and making music that she absolutely loves. Her get away from school and the hard life of adolescence she would run to music and her horses. Wanting to go to the Olympics but also finding passion in performing Penrose has ambition and love for her music and hopes to inspire others through what she is releasing. She shares some wisdom from some hard lessons she has learned in the music industry about the importance of having people you can trust around you. 

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2021 is gearing up to be an incredibly promising year for indie-pop artist, Ronen. His current single, “Wake Me Up” featured on Grey’s Anatomy - received overwhelming support, including a nod as Tunefind’s “Top TV Song of The Week” and impressive streaming numbers upon its debut. Struggling with ADHD as a kid and was encouraged to play the drums to help with getting his energy out leading to guitar and by the time he was 12 he was writing music and making his own way. Studied at Berklee College of music and after 2 years left collage and leaned right into the Nashville writing scene. Now producer writer and collaborating with people and adapted with what is working for him at the moment.

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