The Conner Cherland Podcast

Kingflower (a.k.a. Garrett Langebartels) is the person responsible for connecting me with a few guests on this show including: Descolada, Arselia Kent, Kayla Phillips, Andrew Pelletier, and Devin Hopwood. We talk about how recording engineering requires education and time, and the importance of feeling something rather than over explaining it. Kingflower is a 5-piece American Indie Rock/Americana...

Over the past months of putting out songs from my new album (LAKE), Layne encouraged me to be more vulnerable and share more of myself on the internet. Realizing that I needed help in this area, she offered to help me open up by co-hosting a podcast episode in hopes that I'd drop my coy facade and share my real self. Sometimes it's very hard for me to talk about my songs, because they come...

John Moran is a music producer, songwriter, guitarist, photographer, sound engineer, community leader, and a friend of many. John and I met a few months back at a show in my neighborhood and we've kept in touch ever since. John is as kind as he is talented. In this episode we talk about Swimclub, an artist collective of dozens of artists putting out a new song each month. John Came out with a...

Kayla Phillips is a singer songwriter splitting her time between Indianapolis and Boston for school. She's currently in the process of releasing her debut record (which I got to hear and it's great) which comes out on May 19th. You can hear her latest single "Peace" on April 21st! In this interview Kayla and I talk through the role of grief through songwriting, and why someone wo...

Andrew Pelletier is a songwriter, teacher, and composer who lives right down the street from me in LA and I didn't even know it! Andrew has been making music of his own since high school and continues to make a daily practice of writing music, teaching others, and playing in other people's projects.  In this episode Andrew and I circle the topic of doing something everyday to get a little bit...

Danny McGaw is a singer-songwriter, producer, and sound-engineer based in Ojai, California, currently touring with legendary Vocal Hall of Fame inductees, Three Dog Night (he's also been touring with them for three years before Covid...so they're a pretty close crew)   Danny is a local hero of the central coast, and if you've heard any of his music or heard him talk, you'll realize that he's...

Arselia Kent is a singer songwriter based in Indianapolis who is in the process of recording her debut album at Naptime Recordings, produced by her brother, Garrett Langebartels. Garrett helped produce the records for Colton Nelson and Devin Hopwood who are both alumni of this podcast.   Arselia's album is set to release early 2023. Her first two singles, “monsters” and “death of me” are...

Cimo Fränkel is a very special singer, songwriter, & producer I met at a recent SoFar Sounds event. With a decade of experience in the music business, he’s already written a ton of hits, like the multi-Platinum:  ‘Sex’ by Cheat Codes & Kris Kross  Yellow Claw’s iconic smash single ‘Shotgun’   Cimo started experimenting with music production at the age of 15 and has been...

Kyle and I met around 2019 at a house concert in Santa Barbara. Kyle is a top 10 Billboard songwriter and performer, led the band Beware of Darkness, appeared on Conan, and at the Reading and Leeds Festival.  When I saw Kyle's instagram post saying he was publishing his book "Thank God For Depression", I immediately reached out to him to see if he'd be willing to talk about his evolution as a...

Shio is a songwriter, composer, and performer from Santa Barbara currently based in New York. We have a ton of mutual friends including Mendeleyev who was on an earlier episode of the podcast, and the three of us played a show together in Santa Barbara back in August and I was blown away by Shio's musicality and ability to improvise.    Shio earned a degree in Santa Barbara for Ethnomusi...

Meekoh is a songwriter with a lovely voice that I met here in Los Angeles at  Lower Deck Sessions. Meekoh and I are both a part of the Breedlove Guitars family - he spent a lot of time living in Bend, OR where Breedlove Guitars is based, and has been living in LA since 2017 writing and putting on shows of his own called "Under the Pine".    I find Meekoh to be incredibly earnest, an...

Susanna Lovsky is a Ukrainian-American singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles, CA. I first met Lovsky at a recent house concert in Burbank, and I loved her voice and overall demeanor. She just came out with a new song called "Just Friends" which I'll link below in the description. You'll also be able to hear a clip of the song at the end of the episode (just aa clip though...I want you to go to he...

Nate Salman (A.K.A. WaterStrider) - an incredible artist, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, creator at large. I've deeply admired Nate's work from afar for the past 3 years as they lived and worked out of Santa Barbara. Nate now lives back in Oakland creating with local artists to form an equitable and creative ecosystem.   You'll hear us talk about learning to show our process, gender,...

Anni (formerly known as Annika Grace) is a singer songwriter based in Venice, CA. I met her through her concert series "Saturdays at Seven" which showcases up and coming artists here in LA.   Today you'll hear us talk about Anni's origin in poetry, being a shy and very gifted child, and the vulnerability of releasing music under the name she's called by her friends: Anni. I hope you enjo...

Sugi Dakks is a Japanese/African American multi-instrumentalist that I met at Lower Deck session in Encino here LA. He's a rapper/singer/slam poet/producer/activist and on this episode you'll hear us talk about what it feels like being mixed race, and finding collaborators who love you by holding you to a high standard.    Website: sugidakks.com/ IG: instagram.com/sugidakks/ Spotify: ope...

Jillian Dawn is a singer, songwriter and guitar player that I met over at LowerDeck Sessions here in LA (Encino). Somewhere between pop, indie, country, and rock, She graduated from the University of Miami Frost School of Music in 2021 and is now living in Nashville doing a ton of writing and performance. I really liked talking with her at the LowerDeck show, and enjoyed her songwriting and voice...

Serg Efuni is a singer songwriter who began writing songs at 13, after his family came to the US as Russian refugees. After music college and working as an artist publicist and manager, Serg started pursuing his own material with his debut EP coming out hopefully this Summer. On this podcast you'll hear us talk origin story, the value of competition, and his history in managing other talent. &nbsp...

Devin Hopwood is an earnest and clever singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist based between Texas and Indiana. On this podcast you'll hear us talk about his new album "Husk", not being good at social media, and how the corny parts of our personality are often the most relatable.    Jeanny - 26:50   Website: http://devinhopwood.com/ IG: @devinhopwood Spotify: https://open.spotif...

On today's podcast we have Angela Autumn. She's an Americana singer-songwriter based in Nashville TN, a great guitar player, person, and singer. Angela released an album in 2021 called Frontiers Woman. In today's episode you can hear us talk about the relationship between technology and Americana songwriting, what it means to be attached to land, and a little bit about tarot.    Dancer:...

Tariqh Akoni is an ever-expanding force of talent and grit. Starting with an obsession for guitar, and growing into roles of musical director/producer/songwriter/business owner. Tariqh has worked with well known musicians like LeAnn Rimes, George Duke, Bobby Watson, Jennifer Lopez, Whitney Houston, Christina Aguilera and the Backstreet Boys; and classical artist Josh Groban.   Tariqh and...

On today's episode we have Joe and Cameron of King Pari, currently on tour celebrating the release of their Mary EP. King Pari is a band located in Highland Park (just like me), that leans into their labels of stonersoul, lo-fi RNB, We talk about how they formed their band, found their sound, and how the art of DJing informs their music. Enjoy!   Ya'llright? - 19:32   Instagram: https://...

James and I discuss keeping the feel of the music as paramount, the importance of a good mentor, and leaving the Mormon church - which is the context of his song “Don’t Let Me Fall” that you’ll hear around the 20 minute mark.  I really enjoyed learning from James and if you like what you hear I’m sure you’ll love his new music releasing hopefully soon. Dont Let Me Fall 26:08   Instagram:...

The Social is a four-piece band I saw recently at The Resident in Downtown LA. The four band members are Keaton, Alexander, Tommy, and Markie, and they were playing after my friend James Spaite who was also an early podcast guest. What really stood out to me about these guys was the band’s energy along with Keaton’s screaming/singing ability. In this episode we talk about what makes a good front-m...

Hannah Connolly is a Folk/Country singersongwriter with great vocals and storytelling. I heard about Hannah through Instagram as she’s played with a couple of my podcast guests: Sam Doores, Sam Gelband, and Alicia Blue. In this episode you can hear us talk about learning to play guitar just days before a childhood talent show, processing grief, and how Los Angeles can sometimes leave you wanting t...

Quinn Christopherson is an Alaskan singer-songwriter who won the 2019 Tiny Desk Contest with his entry "Erase Me".  Since winning, Quinn has been able to tour and create music full time. In the interview you can hear us talk about the beauty of winter, the support of his father, and finding good people to work with.    Bubblegum - 24:00 Instagram: @quinnchristopherson...