The Freewrite

Alexis Jaimes is a southern california poet. He's here today to share about his process of writing poetry, his first book, "The Seeds We Sow", hosting open mic nights, the upcoming OC Book Fair, and more! Hope you check out his work and hope you come to the OC Book Fair this weekend! Alexis will be featured on the Third Street Stage at 11:15am. See you there!

Julianna and Travis sit down for a great conversation on songwriting slowly, groove, clowns, haters, chasing rabbits and more. Really excited for you to hear this one and please check out Julianna's album released on New Year's Day, Dreamer Dreamer.

This week Travis trades seats and is interviewed by his partner Dominique to share about his own writing process, his recent music releases, and more We were only interrupted a few times by our cats but we hope you enjoy this new format this week recording together from our home.  

Now I just want to talk about music with Jay every day. A super musical and creative dude, Jay has an awesome substack - jayodebunmi.substack.com - and will make you a playlist at jayodebunmi.com - I couldn't recommend them both enough. Jay and I had a great conversation about music, playlist curation, some favorite artists, and more. I think you'll really enjoy this episode, thanks for being here...

Richard Guinta and I had a great conversation on his first album, Learning to Fly, the process of writing it, the visuals for it, and more. I'm excited for you to hear this episode and even more excited for you to hear his music if you haven't yet.

I'm super excited for you to hear this episode with Chance Espinoza. He's a super creative guy - creative in all of the ways we define in the show - and has so much good stuff to share on the creative process. If you're not aware of his many projects yet, I'm excited for you, you have lots of good new music on the horizon. And if you're already a fan, I'm sure you'll enjoy hearing more about his p...

Girl Parallel is here to talk about her new album, Internet Asylum! She has so much good stuff to share on songwriting in the age of the internet, producing from her iPhone, and more. If you're in the Seattle area, you gotta check her out at an upcoming live show, and if you haven't yet, make sure to listen to Internet Asylum. Hope you enjoy this conversation with Girl Parallel.

Andie Zuzarte is an artist bringing something new to the indie music scene. Her performances show the true art of singing live and that connection between the artist and fan hasn't been lost in the digital age. She has so much good stuff to share on making music amid living a busy life, quantity vs. quality, playing new songs live, and so much more, and I'm excited for you to hear it. 

Aly Rowell is an indie-folk artist based in Southern California. We have a great conversation about songwriting, inspiration, creativity, and so much more. Please check out Aly's music if you haven't yet, it is the loveliest of folk.

It's Claire Letrondo!! A phenominal songwriter that I'm excited for you to hear from. She's releasing new music soon and very soon and I can't wait to hear it. Hope you enjoy this episode and the insights Claire gives. 

Carter McReynolds is an artist out of Orange County California with lots to share on his songwriting process. He's released 5 songs over the past year with more to come, and I'm excited for you to not only hear this interview, but especially his new music! Enjoy :)

Elise! returns! Her 2nd appearance on the pod is a great one! Her EP, Thank You For Saying That, just came out and we talk all about it. The process of making it, some of my favorite lines, and more! If you haven't heard it yet, press pause, and go listen! Then come back and hear us talk about it :)

Deacon Denton is here to talk about songwriting, creativity, and his recent EP "Stream". He has music coming soon under a new artist name, Soltie, but uintil then, I hope you enjoy this conversation.

Dan Duling is the scriptwriter for the Pageant of the Masters in Laguna Beach. I've been looking forward to this episode for a while now and I'm so excited for you to hear it. This is the third Freewrite episode not explicitly about songwriting, yet I firmly believe that the creative process translates across mediums. So whether you're familiar with the Pageant of the Masters or not, whether you'r...

Camille Cano is a Seattle-based songwriter who makes beautiful melancholic and confessional indie pop songs. She's working on a new EP and has lot's to share about the creative process, authenticity, vulnerability, and more. Hope you enjoy this conversation.

Ross "Crusher" Harris is a super creative dude I've had the pleasure of knowing for a year now. Among other things, he's a chef, bassist, and songwriter who has lots to share on creativity. Experienced and thoughtful, this is a great conversation that I hope you enjoy. Also, check out Travis Barrett on Patreon for 10 more minutes with Ross where he speaks on Zen and the impact it's had on his life...

dylson is a music and visual artist based in Los Angeles who has lots to share on creativity, spontaneity, and more. He recently released is first ep and is in the process of releasing music with his new project, JÉ NEI. I hope you enjoy this conversation and I hope you check out dylson's music!

Jordan Fox embodies creativity and has so much good stuff to share. His new song, and first release, EBENEZER is cinematic, strong, and emotional and I hope you give it a listen. And I especially hope you enjoy this conversation on songwriting, creativity, and more!

David is a phenomenal and prolific producer based in southern california. He has great insight to share - both for artists and producers - and I think you'll get a lot out of this episode. Check out some of the music he's produced here https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3IDIUJ1WmeuQmZK12jJEyV?si=019d94a021e54c54

Jack from Plasma Pool had so much good stuff to share. I'm a fan of his music, his writing style, and especially his thoughts on the process. Hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did. 

Remi Goode makes incredible guitar-forward alternative folk music and I'm so happy to have been able to talk with her about songwriting. I hope you enjoy our conversation, and I hope you enjoy her music even more.

CASE MADDEN is a poet and songwriter with lots of insight on the creative process, who does things a bit differently than a lot of songwriters. I really enjoyed our conversation and I hope you do too. Make sure you check out CASE's music while it's still live btw, new stuff is coming soon and the old stuff might be gone!

donny daydream had so much insight to share about the creative process, having the right melody, avoiding lazy writing, visuals, always listening, and more. I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did.

Madeleine Kelson is a friend of a friend and I'm so glad we were able to connect. She's a phenomenal and thoughtful songwriter and I really enjoyed our conversation on sculpting a song, not thinking too hard, letting the audience experience shape your releases, cowriting, visuals, and more. Hope you dig in and enjoy!

MIHO joins me on the show this week. With a new song coming out tomorrow, MIHO is making awesome pop music that I hope you check out. We talk about storytelling, vibes, visuals, inspiration, and more. I hope you enjoy my conversation with MIHO.