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Nerding out to be featured in one of my favorite magazines ever. Thank you TapeOp and Lisa M for the conversation!

In this conversation with Lisa Machac (of Omni Sound Project), she opens up about her unconventional journey in the industry, her passion for creating a nurturing environment for artists, and the art of balancing technical prowess with raw emotion in the studio.

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I got to hole up with @thisisbeckyw and her rad band (@avrilplaysguitar, @jkmbassist and @meganjanemusic) to live track a collection of songs Becky had written chronicling a heavy and "Sick Season" that kept her home for nearly 16 months. The level of cheeky fortitude that she's able to speak to that dark cloud with, sung with a helluva swampy rock swagger, makes it seem like it’s gonna be ok despite all evidence to the contrary. No stranger to such Sisyphean mental health adventures myself, so many of these lyrics hit true, made even more cutting because Becky is just such a dang good writer. Also, did I mention she was on Jeopardy?? I mean - in the Hamlin family, that’s tantamount to knighthood. Thank goodness I got to hear these songs in my ears for so many days making this record. I’m glad you get to hear them now, too. Stream / Buy / Listen where music is, go face the day, and in the words of BW herself, Good Luck, You’re Gonna Need It 😎✌🏼

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It was both a fun & meaningful experience producing this new song, "In My Blood" for Tenille Townes.

I was so blown away by this woman's talent as a writer, singer, song interpreter and human!

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Danni Nicholls and I holed up in the woods a while ago and made “The Melted Morning” and now “Hear My Voice” (a single from said record) is nominated for “Song of the Year” at the Americana Association UK Awards in the big city across the pond. What a time to be alive. :)

“a polished, dark gem” - americana UK “an incredibly well-crafted album with depth and originality” maverick magazine (5/5 stars) “an album that deserves, no, needs, to be heard” - fatea “this stunning collection will resonate deep” three chords and the truth “marvellous, again” - uncut Produced and Mixed by Jordan Brooke Hamlin at MOXE in Nashville, TN April 12, 2019 Engineered by Gena Johnson and Jordan Brooke Hamlin Mastered by Joe Causey at Voyager Mastering, Nashville, TN Danni Nicholls Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar tracks 3, 5 (Electric Guitar rhythm part track 8) Jordan Brooke Hamlin Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Trumpet, Piano, Drums track 4, String Arrangement tracks 3, 7, 10 Annie Clements Bass Guitar tracks 3, 5, 9 Larissa Maestro Cello Heather Moulder Organ track 3, Piano track 10 Will Sayles Drums and Percussion Ellen Angelico Electric Guitar track 2, Pedal Steel track 11 Kyshona Armstrong Background Vocals track 3 Laura & Lydia Rogers (The Secret Sisters appear courtesy of New West Records) Background Vocals tracks 3, 4, 10 Adrian Elvis Smith Executive Producer Rebecca Nead-Menear Photography Danni Nicholls Design

Listen to: The Melted Morning by Danni Nicholls

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The record that Sarah Potenza and I made this year is finally released into the world today!

What I remember most vividly, at this moment, is how Sarah and I tried to show up for each other at every turn and what a riot of a time we had.

This record feels as big, bold, fun, and generous as I’ve experienced this woman to be. As we made this record together, brick by brick, in small and large ways, we established a very real trust and respect for each other which freed us up to make something as honest or weird or demented as we wanted. I feel so grateful to have made this record with her…especially in a time when I was in a huge confidence slump. I am grateful to have gotten to be around someone who was as righteously supportive and understanding as she was to me.

You can order the record straight from Sarah here https://sarahpotenza.net/or hear it on any of the normal places that people stream music.

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Recently, I got to collaborate with choreographer Gina Patterson and write the score for “72 Steps”, a ballet chronicling the story behind the fight for the 19th amendment. It was an incredible experience for me and we’re already dreaming and scheming up more. 

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Life is weird sometimes. I've been a fan of Sound On Sound for a long time and am so dang honored that they came across the pond to visit MOXE.https://www.soundonsound.com/peo…/studio-tour-moxe-nashville

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CHINA! (see? You can’t not say it that way anymore) On the bright side, I adore Rachael Yamagata and am so grateful to get to kick around China this month and play with her (and Michael Chaves). I like these people and I like pandas...a lot. #notfakenews 

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Another day of putting the hurt on tape with Us The Duo

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Spent the day recording Audrey Assad singing some of my favorite songs of all time. It was ok I guess.#WhyAreMyEyesWet

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Such a blast producing and co-engineering this EP for Adia Victoria. She is a force in any language....this one just happens to be French. 

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Cayamo always has a special place in my heart. Watching the Wainwright family (individually and collectively) win over that seafaring community was such a thrill. Grateful to get to join in for some on-stage fun and low tones. 

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I love when great artists get together, but Andrew Peterson & Audrey Assad imagined and executed a really special experience for people on this tour. Here’s a video we shot after soundcheck one day of a song of Andrew’s that gets me every night. 

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Almost 2 years ago, Latifah Phillips was kind enough to ask me to collaborate on the production, playing and writing of the vision she had been developing for her first solo record under the moniker Moda Spira. A lot of heart went into making this record and I'm so proud to see it released today. It's a document chronicling what it's like to love well through all matter of trials, growth, light and shadows. If you're in Colorado, you don't want to miss the release show tonight. If you have ears and live anywhere, get a copy of your very own.

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Such a hoot, as always, sharing the stage with these guys and gal.  What a way to ring in the new year! And huge congrats to them on the Grammy nomination. The first of many, I predict.  

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It’s officially released into the wild! I have the deepest gratitude to the Indigo Girls for trusting me to produce their new record, One Lost Day. A labor of love, indeed. I’ve admired their work for decades, and finding them to be as kind, talented, soulful and generally badass as one would hope they would be was icing on the cake. This record is a testament to how engaged and present they remain after 30+ years of being a band. Kudos, y’all. 

https://www.facebook.com/theindigogirls/posts/10153282820913444?fref=nf&pnref=story

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Just finished week 1 of the new Indigo Girls record. So thankful to be around the talent storm in that room!