![]() ![]() We approach music in different ways, which is great because we both a have a different perspective to draw upon. Reggie and I are just really good friends! We met at a show in Orlando, and shared a lot of personal and music views, and really kicked it off. Can you talk about the Bring A Friend EP with Reggie? What led you guys to make that collection? Your chemistry with him must be pretty awesome. I would love to work with Laura Marling and Glen Hansard, and I would’ve loved to at least thank Frank Sinatra for being a constant in my household growing up, as well as Jeff Buckley and Nick Drake. He seems to get the most emotional responses out of the artists he works with, which is one of my favorite aspects of music. Living or dead, who would you love to work with and why? Production-wise, I’ve always loved the stuff that Ethan Johns is involved with. So namely: Glen Hansard, Sean Rowe, Rage Against The Machine, Wilco, and tons of bands what we’ve just been running into on the road, like my friends John Davey, The Collection, Austin Miller, and Brett Newski. ![]() Because I’ve been on the road, i’ve been at the mercy of what CD’s I have in the car. What are some of your favorite artists? My favorite artists are a bit all over the board right now. To someone who has never heard your music before, how would you describe your sound to them? The infamous question! I tell people that I’m a singer/songwriter who dwells more on the folky side than the poppy side. Taking what’s going on in my life out of my head, and into a song. But I’ve always been inspired by what’s around me, physically and emotionally. I still write about those bigger ones, but the ones that are a bit harder to describe the in-between emotions, have been gnawing at me a bit more these days. I think now, I’ve tried to find a voice for the smaller emotions that might not be so clear. When I was younger, it was the more obvious things – friendships, relationships, hardships. I have read that you began writing songs at just 14 years old! What were you writing about at that age? What kinds of things were inspiring you then? How do you think your songwriting has grown through the years? Have the things that inspired you changed much? I was, and still am, writing about things that were in my life. They definitely introduced me to some of my key influences and musical stepping stones. ![]() My parents love music, all music, and I can’t remember a time when we weren’t all hanging around the house with the radio on or singing to old songs in the car. Did you grow up with music around your all the time? Absolutely. I only started playing when I was a teen, but even before that I was always finding new bands to listen to, and trying to play catch up with all the great music that came before my time. ![]() Can you remember the moment that you decided you wanted to be a musician? I don’t really remember a time that playing and surrounding myself with music wasn’t what made me happiest. The six song record features two brand new tracks and one previously released track from each artist. The two also collaborated on a special EP together specifically recorded for this tour called the Bring a Friend EP. Late last year, the Orlando-based folk singer-songwriter Matthew Fowler went on a two-month long “Bring a Friend” tour that took him to 25+ cities with fellow Orlandoan artist Reggie Williams. ![]()
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