Matthew Meadows
SiS Organizer Chris Klimecky interviews rock guitarist and singer Matthew Meadows. They discuss his new EP Etherati, using online services for promotion, and the influence of ballet on his music. An unplugged live version of “The Mistress” finishes off the podcast.
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Click here to read more about this podcast from Chris’s blog archive.
Jillian Graham
SiS Organizer Chris Klimecky interviews NW songwriter Jillian Graham. Jillian shares details about her musical trips to South Korea and discusses genre pigeon-holing. She performs her song “The Fence” live as a finale.
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Jeff Hatch
SiS Organizer Chris Klimecky interviews songwriter and former SiS Organizer Jeff Hatch. They discuss his album “Rosa Mystica” under the name Ponyno, his longtime Seattle music ambitions and where he goes from here.
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Todd Christoffel
SiS Organizer Chris Klimecky interviews melodic folk musician Todd Christoffel. They discuss his history and band Don’t Ask, among other topics, and he plays a beautiful live version of his song “The World Don’t Belong to a Dreamer.”
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David Rix
In the first Songwriters in Seattle podcast, SiS Organizer Chris Klimecky interviews solo Americana musician David Rix. They discuss David’s long and colorful musical history as well as current recording work. David plays a live version of his song “Carry On” to finish.
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Acccompanying the re-launch of songwritersinseattle.com, we are pleased to announce our songwriting contest for August through September. The grand prize is 8 hours of studio time at Elliot Bay Recording Co. courtesy of Brian Nelson at Paintshaker Music ($550 value)! Many thanks to Brian for supporting SiS and we look forward to hearing the results of our winner’s time with him in the studio.
Contests are a great way for us to feature some of the top talent of our SiS members as well as a great opportunity for our members to gain extra exposure and maybe a quote or two for their press kit. Not to mention the prizes from our awesome sponsors! Please see the contests page for official rules and submission requirements.
Songwriters in Seattle is proud to present the new song “A Black Market For Mooncakes” – In Nov. 2010, 10 songwriters got together for an SiS songwriting collaboration event and wrote it based on just a short but inspiring few lyric lines! Those lyrics were inspired by a Sept. 2010 news article about a Chinese festival. So we have a little underground rebellion and celebration theme wrapped up in a Santana-ish Latino Rock sound. No, it’s not at all like the styles of any of the songwriters involved. That’s part of the beauty of collaboration – you can end up with something entirely different than you would create on your own.
All credited participants include:
Skye Hansen
Julie Gwinn
David Rix
Todd Christoffel
Jessica Lynne
Chris Klimecky
Jeff Hatch
Kelly Smith
Bill Derry
Charlie Cabrera
Derek Medina
SiS Organizer Chris Klimecky arranged and produced the song with Jessica Lynne and David Rix contributing to the group vocals. This recording has now been made available for your listening and downloading enjoyment. If you download, please consider a small donation to SiS. Thank you!
Jillian Graham is a talented singer and songwriter who has been an active member of Songwriters in Seattle for over a year now. Her powerful and smooth alto voice has been compared to Chrissie Hynde, Martina McBride, Joan Baez and Natalie Merchant. Jillian’s songs describe love, loss & hope, and relating to others and the world we share. She captures thoughts, feelings and observations in a disarming and introspective way. Her delivery is powerful yet sensitive.
Jillian has played all over Seattle both as a solo artist and with her band. In 2010 Jillian visited Seoul Korea and sang on radio and at an international Korean adoptee gathering. In the SiS podcast below, Jillian tells some fascinating stories about taking her American folk music back to Korea during this trip. She especially enjoys playing venues that benefit the community and important causes. Jillian also provides back-up vocals and rhythm guitar for local artists and bands.
Also in the podcast, we hear some music off her new album Movin’ On, including an in-studio live performance. Please be sure you check out jilliangrahammusic.com for details and the latest happenings with Jillian and her band.
Listen to the SiS podcast featuring Jillian:
[audio:http://chrisklimecky.com/audio/SISPodcast4_Jillian.mp3]
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This is a test post to verify that the new songwritersinseattle.com website is functional. Lots more to follow – stay tuned!