Songwriter Trysts

Speaking with Birdee Bow from BSQUARED MGMT as a friend of Songwriter Trysts covers all the topics that people in the music industry need to know as independent artists. It can be hard to know who to trust and what to do next and these guys just want to help and support artist in their journey with such big hearts and such a strong team we are proud to be able to call them friends and help support what they are doing and share some of the things we learnt about them also. 

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Singer Songwriter and model Maya Zita is an upcoming Toronto pop artist. Originally a trained classical musician, the singer plans to bring a fresh alternative sound to the pop music industry. In this podcast we talk about the challenges she has faced with collaborating, her inspiration songwriting process and how she found confidence in being accepted to an arts collage in Canada in high school and the transition that happened there. 

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Support Songwriter Trysts - Buy Rae Leigh a coffee HERE >> https://www.buymeacoffee.com/SongwriterTryst 

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In this podcast with super star singer songwriter Riva Talyor from the United Kingdom (UK) we hear about her journey from being one of BMI's youngest artist to ever be signed, what it was like as a child superstar and how she grew and matured into the generous and professional artist we are speaking to. She is such an advocate and has a big heart for the arts, just as we are, and she supports artist all over the UK through projects and initiatives that we discuss in the podcast. 

Riva released her latest single ‘If I Could Ever Stop Loving You’ has just made the Radio 2 Playlist  Out Now - Listen Here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrCJtR18nek 

Singer-songwriter Riva Taylor has released her latest single If I Could Ever Stop Loving You, the self-penned new track is her first since the launch of her debut album This Woman’s Heart .1 in March 2020, which has achieved over 1.2 million streams to date.  

These days Riva is an advocate for emerging female talent in the arts. Her two-years running sell-out Writing Round series at London's Roundhouse, a songwriter's circle in collaboration with Nashville songwriter Jeff Cohen, led to the launch of TWH in 2020 - a community that supports and connects women in the arts. The first series of TWH exhibitions and events were due to launch this spring, but have been moved back to 2021 due to Covid.

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Support Songwriter Trysts - Buy Rae Leigh a coffee HERE >> https://www.buymeacoffee.com/SongwriterTryst 

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15 year old singer songwriter from Portsmouth in the UK is confidently writing and sharing his art with professionalism and passion. Winning competitions, and hitting the charts locally he is surrounding himself by people who are teaching him and helping him present the best music he can. We have been dancing around to his music and you can too we have added it to our Songwriter Trysts playlist HERE

Advice he was given at a careers day was to find what you love and make a job out of it... so that's what he is doing. 

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Support Songwriter Trysts - Buy Rae Leigh a coffee HERE >> https://www.buymeacoffee.com/SongwriterTryst 

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Dr. Dina and husband Don Ortiz speak to us about their amazing music career and experience travelling all over the world many times. They are also Speakers Authors & Workshop Moderators.  As global award-winning entrepreneurial leadership experts, Dina and Don bring a message of how to guide and lead SUCCESS in dynamic environments!

The Dina Preston Band provides top-rated 5-star live music nationally and internationally for corporate and VIP events. They have performed in 43 countries and 26 world tours for the Department of Defense Armed Forces Overseas Shows, and the U.S. State Department’s global embassies. Located out of Phoenix, Arizona they also service Fortune 500 Companies in the Meeting and Events Industry in Scottsdale, Arizona New York, Dallas, Texas, California, Las Vegas, Nevada, and Orlando, Florida.

Music Observer featured The Dina Preston Band in their Top 20 Artist for 2020. Led by Dina’s signature vocals, and Don Ortiz’s passionate lead guitar, their music is crafted around the band’s eclectic global experiences, providing a unique, but truly American sound. On the WEAA artist roster, CEO John Regna has coined them as the Most Famous Unfamous Band in the world. 

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Support Songwriter Trysts - Buy Rae Leigh a coffee HERE >> https://www.buymeacoffee.com/SongwriterTryst 

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Amazing to chat with Scott Southworth for the second time after connecting for episode #54 John Condrone which was also a great chat, we wanted to have a more in depth chat with Scott about his life and songwriting journey. Being in Nashville and working his way up from Radio advertising sales man to hit country songwriter and artist is a great journey to learn from. Also featured in this podcast are some of his newest songs which you can hear in full using the links below. 

"I write songs. I like pie. I play Larrivee Guitars. I really like pie." - That's his version of a bio...lazy jacknut!

Originally hailing from the great Pacific Northwest, Flaming Tortuga Records recording artist Scott is an award winning Nashville based performing singer/songwriter, a Top 40 charting recording artist in Europe and the creator/co-host of Radio/TV's "The Music Row Show". He performs in clubs, pubs, house concerts and festivals in Nashville, across the US and Europe, headlining Country Festivals in France, Germany, Norway and Spain. Scott is proud to be an endorsed Larrivee Guitar artist and Schertler Pickups/Amps Artist.

He has released 5 solo songwriting projects. Since 2016, Scott has dropped 3 full length all original Traditional Country CD's: 2016 - "The Last Honky Tonk In Town", 2018 - "Hey Hillbilly Singer!" and 2020 "These Old Bones". All 3 CD's have won top reviews, accolades, awards and earned their spot on countless "Best Of Lists". Notables include "2018 Pure Country Album of the Year" by the Academy of Western Artists for "Hey Hillbilly Singer", 3 Time "Honky Tonker of the Month" from Country Music People Magazine and many others! Saving Country Music.com says: "If you don't like Scott Southworth, you don't like Country Music!"

For booking House Concerts, Festivals and other venues, contact management: [email protected]

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Support Songwriter Trysts - Buy Rae Leigh a coffee HERE >> https://www.buymeacoffee.com/SongwriterTryst 

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Both Katya and Chris have toured Europe, America and Mexico singing background and/or dancing for numerous artists including Lalah Hathaway (Snarky Puppy), Jerry Rivera, Beyoncé, Obie Bermúdez, Don Omar, Thalia and Grammy Winner Alejandro Sanz. Writing together for about 7 years they continue to record and collaborate with numerous artists, release their own original music and create custom made music for several TV projects. Together they composed the jingle for a worldwide Samsung campaign, penned the carnival hit “Body Talk” for KES the band and composed the score for the Netflix comedy series “It’s Bruno”. They garnered much praise when they lent their voices to the song “Lejos De Ti” featured in the remake of the classic film Overboard. Chris Hierro & Katya Diaz have combined forces to create what can only be described as a kaleidoscope of sounds and vibes. Hence "Break Out The Crazy". They have now released songs ranging in styles from timeless love songs to tropical and pop/dance. As the chemistry grows so does their range of styles. With more releases soon to come Break out the Crazy hopes to always surprise and leave people wondering what will come next.

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At BennyGregs they strive to create something special. Whether it be music on your Friday and Sunday afternoon, a beautifully captured event via photograph or video, or your next gig as a musician, they are available to help you reach your greatest potential.

If you are an artist ready to take the next step, the team at BennyGregs have an offer on hand to work with you to meet your ultimate goals as a performer.  From your promotional content needs, to finding gigging and performance opportunities, at  BennyGreg's they strive to set you up for the future.

In this podcast we speak with the founder Benny and talk about his journey to where he is now, this inspirational, empowered young adult who is getting sh#t done! We had such a great chat and connected over common values of believing in music, art and lifting each other up in a collaborative and fun environment. The love and passion from this one person has inspired a whole community of people to work together for a common cause and it's beautiful to watch grow and we just want to team up with their vision and i'm sure after you hear this podcast chat you will too.

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Lily Grace is a young, emerging singer–songwriter from the Gold Coast. She writes emotive, personal songs and performs from the heart.

A finalist in the Toyota Battle of the Buskers at the 2019 Tamworth Country Music Festival, a graduate of the CMAA Junior Academy of Country Music and the Senior Winner of the Australian National Busking Championships in Stanthorpe last year, Lily Grace is a young girl going big places. With an incredible passion for songwriting, seamless guitar-playing and a mesmerising voice at only 15 years of age, Lily Grace is a sought-after talent across the Gold Coast and further afield.

She’s booking gigs in a host of venues including restaurants, cafes, hotels, golf clubs, shopping centres, wine bars, and music festivals. She recently supported Tania Kernaghan and is looking forward to opening for James Blundell in March, and opening for Amber Lawrence and Catherine Britt on their Queensland tour.

With a growing and enthusiastic fan following, the future of this young artist is shining bright.

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