3:00PM CST – 3:20PM CST Introductions, welcome to the Live Stream. Overview of Blood:Water..Link mention to fundraising page:
3:30PM – 4:00PM CST
Amy Stroup: ½ of Sugar & the Hi-Lows. Solo career. We will talk about: Her upcoming new single, writing songs with/for Nashville Ballet, Her vinyl release of latest record: “TUNNEL” Being a member of TEN out of TENN. May play a song if the feed is reliable.
Writing for a Latin project… Oro Mara (Bandido)? How do you choose a creative direction? (Does the ability to be such a versatile artist make it hard to keep a consistent and honest creative identity?) Do you like playing a character? Or do you prefer to be yourself?
5:00PM - 5:30PM CST
Matthew Perryman Jones: We will talk about his latest record concept…kickstarter campaign… (10% of pledge donations go to Blood:Water) Give link… (Manchester By the Sea…placement)
6:00PM- 6:30PM CST
SHEL (They will join me at the Blood:Water office. We will talk about the new album, working with Dave Stewart (the Eurythmics), why they chose to cover Metallica? Has it been a polarizing song for their fans? Also they are playing a Blood:Water benefit in Nashville on April 14th, so we will plug that show also. Give folks from NZ enough time to book a flight. ;) They may play a song for us…(hopefully they will) still waiting to hear back when they will come by… they are really fun, and may just hang out for a while.
7:00PM – 7:30PM CST
The Whistles & the Bells (Bryan Simpson) – New Album is called, “Modern Plagues” …talk about the latest single, “Good Drugs” The idea of medicating our lives…
Is the new album a concept record? What provoked this direction musically…moving away from some of the characteristic albeit aggressive bluegrass tones of the last couple projects? thewhistlesandthebells.com (releases: April 28th)
8:00PM- 8:30PM CST
Jennifer Paige – Late 90’s pop song, “Crush.” #1 in 16 Countries!
New album, “StarFlower” came out on March 31st …Lost her parents within weeks of each other, lost her passion for music and singing. How did you marry the kinds of deep, thoughtful concepts and experiences of life with a pop music skin? Jeremy Bose? Pouring yourself into volunteering and making the world a better place… what do you do? Why is this important to an artist like yourself? (I co-wrote “Let Me Love You”)
(jenniferpaige.com)
9:00PM – 9:30PM CST
Lainey Wright- Indie artist from Austin, TX… also a leather worker. Music and small business? Collaboration with various artists… the difference between working in a band and doing a solo project? Which do you like better?
(Sarah) Dossey: Indie artist from Austin, TX. Just released an EP… covered Peter Gabriel’s “In Your Eyes,” sacred ground for many people… Also, Blood:Water… her upcoming tour.
10:00PM – 10:30PM CST
Kevin Max (DC Talk) We will talk about: The history of DC Talk, the prolific music career he has established apart from the band. What he thinks about crowdfunding and how it has changed the way he communicates and creates. Poetry and other artistic outlets… Living on a farm…writing pop music/radio?
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