Creative Crossroads

Anyone who has the privilege to meet my next featured artist has experienced the Bobby Ray effect. Something about that meeting makes you leave feeling a little lighter and like you were meant to be where you are. Whether that be the jokes he tells which make you immediately right at home, the stories he shares between songs that bring you into the experience that is his music, or the serenading with vocals that make you feel like you're listening to James Taylor's newest mus

I had the privilege of meeting Katie Warner when she came to my Joelton, Tennessee writers round, "Behind the Songs". She was so eager to share her music, and after working through the different rounds and networking for the past year, it was definitely something my soul needed to feel. An excitement and love for music. When asked to describe her musical path, Katies said, "I've loved music since the day I was born. I have wanted to be a musician since as long as I can rememb

With Nashville being a town full of musicians, songwriters, and producers many get lost in the ebb and flow. Encouragement to write in similar styles, dress in likeness, and to follow the formula of mimicking those who have been successful before you is unfortunately the advice that you can get anywhere in town. Originality is a rare beauty. When I first met Linda Purrs, I was just coming out of my own similar shell and finding my own voice. In a way, I admired how brazenly o

In Nashville, Tennessee or as many people call it, the Music City, songwriters are a dime a dozen. In my hometown of Joelton, every other person you meet plays and instrument, is in a band, or has a book of originals songs to share. Even with a town packed full of musicians and artist, no two stories are the same. That is the true beauty of this city. Each songwriter has a different tale to tell. This week's featured tale is with artist, "Alexis Knight". When I first met Alex