Hello friends! Thank you for tuning in to the podcast! Today, I bring you a conversation with singer-songwriter and friend, Shayla McDaniel! We met to talk about her album “Both of My Hands” and basically recorded an extra conversation before that, thanks to being distracted with cool thoughts about personality and creative process.

Shayla McDaniel is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist based in Knoxville, TN.

She seamlessly blends hints of jazz with alternative pop and enjoys playing lively shows with her band, as well as intimate solo performances for growing local and regional audiences.

The new record will be available July 26, 2019 everywhere music is streamed/downloaded.

We met to talk about the new songs but got talking about personality and the process and challenges of songwriting

Shayla's playing a special release show 7/26/19 at The Phoenix Pharmacy and Fountain in Knoxville, TN with her band. Visit ShaylaMcDaniel.com or follow shaylaRmcdaniel on socials to learn more.

Jon Pemberton… What to say about this mythical creature? I suppose I’ll start by saying that Jon has always been one of those people that, when you’re with them, you really wish it was a constant occurrence. As an experienced artist, husband, father and teacher, I love the ease with which Pemberton can talk about nerdy or transformative things. So I know you’ll enjoy this extended chat with Jon about everything from heavy metal shows performed by robots to how creative approaches to teaching can give hope that surpasses what we thought we were capable of.

This is a very exciting episode, friends! We’re diving deep into FAILURE, yet I’m excited about it because my friend Becky Carlyle is our guide! We’re gonna dig-in together to discuss our need to deal with failure, perfectionism and more in healthier ways

I love this dude. Alberto is one of those folks that walks into your life and you just know you’ll be friends for the long haul. Through songwriting, leading worship in many contexts together and goofing off a lot, I’ve experienced the softly-spoken, deep wells that Bert lives from.

WATCH OUT! It's another episode of The To and From Podcast, this time featuring the incredible Kelsi Walker! I can't say enough about the light that Kelsi has been in my family's life, and in so many other lives that her music and goofiness have touched. Kelsi's sincere heart for people does great work at setting the table for anyone that walks into her life, so I hope you'll experience some of that in this talk. PLEASE go check out all of Kelsi's music and connect with her pages (in the show notes) to keep up with the upcoming album in late June and more!

Thanks for joining me on another episode of the To and From Podcast!

I had such a blast recording this chat with my friend, Brandon McBath. Honestly, we could probably talk for 3 hours minimum every time we’re in the same room. In addition to our shared love of nerd culture, song-craft and more, I think a deep love of people making impactful work has brought us together. Brandon is a person with vision and I’m thankful for his inspiration and creativity.

Welcome back, friends! It's time for the first full-length episode, here at The To and From Podcast. I am so glad to share this chat with the always-wonderful, Lindsay Mizell. As a trusted friend and the Pastor of Vineyard Church Springbrook, Lindsay has been a steady and catalyzing voice in my life for years now. Lindsay writes and speaks life-enriching stuff into the world on the regular, drawing from a love of story, music and more. I expect you'll hear more from her in episodes to come. Today we laugh and reflect upon Lindsay's childhood adventures and some of her journey in finding her own voice.

Welcome to this new journey, friends! In this introductory episode of "The To and From Podcast", I'll be talking a little about why I felt it was time to begin this new experiment and sharing about some personal growth. ALSO, stay tuned through the end to hear one of my new, soon-to-be-released tunes. Thank you for spending some time with me!