Posts tagged with ‘Interview’

Chronicle of a Bad Year

from Lee Miles:

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Songwriter Lee Miles pays a lot of attention to words. There’s hardly a throw away line in his lyrics, no pat phrases chosen just to fit a rhyme scheme or fill a chorus, so it’s probably not surprising that when talking about his new album The Leaving, Miles seems a little… (Read More)

‘Sideman’ goes solo

Jon Keller was interviewed about the release of his first LP, Down In A Mirror, by  The Fort Wayne Reader.

You can gain some insight on the record directly from Keller and also read a short synopsis of the album courtesy of Ben Larson.

In regards to his experience recording a solo album, after years of playing in bands where he was not the principal songwriter, he said, “it was awesome, but mostly really nerve-wracking. Recording was really fun, because I had never done it before, but then actually playing [those recordings] for people was terrifying.” He’s been getting some great feedback from peers, however, and had this to say about that: “It’s humbling to hear what people have said, because I don’t ever expect them to say anything good about it.”

Read the rest of the article here.