And The Writer Is...with Ross Golan

Today’s guest can make you cry in your car, question your life choices, and somehow sing along to a song about stopping a wedding. She’s got the pen, she’s got the pipes, and she knows a thing or two about turning life’s messiest moments into songs you can’t get out of your head.

And The Writer Is… Ashe!

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Introducing Ashe
01:28 From “Moral of the Story” to “Stop the Wedding”
04:05 Why Her Biggest Songs Don’t Follow the Formula
05:30 Bringing Your Best Ideas Into a Writing Session
09:08 The Wedding-Day Idea Behind “Stop the Wedding”
11:35 Ashe Plays Her Original Voice Notes
14:14 NMPA & Splice 16:03 Reuniting With Noah Conrad
17:42 Making a Major Label Work for Her
24:29 Why Ashe Almost Quit Music
27:15 The Therapy Exercise That Changed Everything
31:03 Growing Up and Finding Songwriting
37:46 Remembering Her Brother
43:16 Berklee, EDM and Finding Her Own Sound
49:47 The Marriage Behind “Moral of the Story”
54:29 Tempo Changes and Trusting Your Taste
57:30 What “Stop the Wedding” Really Means
1:00:28 Would She Change Her Past?
1:03:43 Meeting FINNEAS
1:04:59 The Year Before “Moral of the Story” Took Off
1:09:46 The Favors and Falling in Love With Music Again
1:12:55 The Reality of Being an Independent Artist
1:18:38 Fighting for the Music to Be Heard
1:24:48 The Math of Songwriting
1:31:48 Artist vs. Songwriter
1:35:08 Redefining Success

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Produced by Joe London and Jad Saad
Edited by Jad Saad
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Today’s guest is a singer, songwriter and musician whose singular sound has spanned punk stages, intimate recordings and songs that have traveled around the world. From “1234” to the unexpected second life of “My Moon My Man,” her music continues to find new audiences.
And The Writer Is… Feist!

In this episode:
- How losing her voice helped her find a new sound
- Why finding your people can change your creative life
- The collaborator who believed in her before she knew they were making a record
- How The Reminder brought different songs together into one world
- The unusual musical choices behind “My Moon My Man” and its unexpected return
- What “1234” taught her about success, belonging and staying true to herself

And The Writer Is… is presented by Amazon Music and SONA.
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Chapters
00:00 Introducing Feist
01:05 The Stories Behind Her Guitars
04:49 Growing Up Around Art and Finding Her Voice
09:36 Amazon Music & SONA
09:48 The Punk Band That Changed Her Life
18:28 Losing Her Voice on Tour
20:25 Why Singers Have the Least Fun on Tour
21:40 How a Doctor’s Orders Changed Her Sound
23:45 Find Your People
25:35 Inside Broken Social Scene
27:53 Peaches, Chilly Gonzales and Their Creative Community
32:59 Finding the Freedom to Make Let It Die
38:29 The Friend Who Quietly Funded Her Breakthrough
42:12 Creative Control and Growing Beyond a Slow Start
44:05 Supporting Your Friends Instead of Competing
47:48 The Reminder, Folk Music and Sea Lion Woman
52:33 Making The Reminder and the 14-Day Sessions
55:23 My Moon My Man’s Heated Rivalry Resurgence
57:17 Why My Moon My Man Is Such a Strange Song
1:00:21 1234 and the Difficult Side of Success
1:02:21 Imposter Syndrome and Letting Yourself Shine
1:05:06 The Song She’s Most Proud Of

Hosted by Ross Golan
Produced by Joe London and Jad Saad
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Today’s guest is a three-time GRAMMY-winning singer, songwriter and producer behind some of country music’s biggest songs.
Across more than two decades, she’s built a career on honest stories, unmistakable songs and doing things her own way.
And The Writer Is… Miranda Lambert!

Recorded live at Casa Rosa in Nashville, Miranda joins Ross to tell the stories behind “Kerosene,” “Gunpowder & Lead,” “The House That Built Me,” “Mama’s Broken Heart,” “Vice” and “Tin Man.”
She shares how she co-wrote “Choosin’ Texas” with Ella Langley, why she gave Steve Earle half the credit for “Kerosene,” and why some of the most important songs in her set weren’t written by her.

And The Writer Is… is presented by Amazon Music and SONA.
Listen on Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/bfeec5ec-e02d-43eb-917c-5d4e182eadb4/and-the-writer-is-with-ross-golan

CHAPTERS
00:00 Introducing Miranda Lambert
00:56 Writing Choosin’ Texas with Ella Langley
05:21 Finding New Song Ideas After So Many Albums
06:36 Chris Stapleton and a New Retro Sound
08:47 Songwriting Retreats and Creative Chemistry
16:35 Learning the Craft in Texas Honky-Tonks
21:37 Nashville Star and Her Mom’s Wake-Up Call
25:06 Casa Rosa: A Place for the Girls
27:30 Kerosene, Steve Earle, and Doing It Her Way
33:42 The Stories Behind Gunpowder & Lead
36:52 Revolution and The House That Built Me
42:24 Writing Over You with Blake Shelton
45:03 Mama’s Broken Heart and Outside Songs
49:49 Building Platinum
53:55 Somethin’ Bad with Carrie Underwood
57:54 The Weight of These Wings and Vice
1:02:55 Writing Tin Man
1:06:01 Wildcard, the Love Junkies, and Bluebird
1:08:47 Life Off the Road and Writing on Zoom
1:13:08 Palomino and a Changing Music Business
1:14:52 Letting Go of Expectations and Staying Yourself

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Hosted by Ross Golan
Produced by Joe London and Jad Saad
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And The Update Is…a weekly beat on the industry . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.