Made of Dreams

James Treichler / Wave Upon Wave Today I’m sharing a conversation with my friend James Treichler. James is a producer, audio engineer, drummer and multi-instrumentalist based in Champaign, IL. He owns Wave Upon Wave studio and is a house engineer at Earth Analog Studios with freelance experience at many studios around the country. He’s worked on  corporate projects that include brands like iDisney...

Today I'm being brave and posting my first solo episode on my favorite tips for daily self care! Tell me yours over on IG at https://www.instagram.com/ashley_riley Find out more about the show at ⁠www.madeofdreamspodcast.com⁠ and make sure you sign up for the mailing list to get your FREE Creative State Checklist with my favorite tips to getting into the creative flow. You can find my music at...

Today I'm talking to Lindsay Kirkendal, who is an artist. She worked in the music business in Nashville and became a bit frustrated by the industry and started paving her own way as a music business consultant and artist coach, essentially helping artists own their power and stop asking for permission. Follow her on Instagram HERE and go binge her content over at www.lindseykirkendall.com Find...

Jennifer Chambers believes you should follow your creative goals wherever they take you. As such, she writes about strong people in fiction and in women’s history… and talks about the darker side of humanity in her writing on true crime. Her work often intersects with making disability visible, as a person with rare disease as well as traumatic brain injury. She’s a podcaster at The Courage Checkl...

Chelsey Coy - Today I’m talking with singer songwriter, Chelsey Coy. She is making serious waves with all that she does. Her band Single Girl Married Girl released a beautiful Americana album titled Three Generations of Leaving last year to rave reviews. Her songs have been heard in shows on MTV and CBS. She co-founded the Music Licensing Company Two oh Six Music which has garnered multiple placem...

Today I’m talking with Claire Kelly who is a singer songwriter and self proclaimed optimist, originally from Milwaukee but now living in Nashville, TN since 2017. “Kelly’s songs paint vivid pictures; the songs bring to mind folks like Guy Clark for their sentimentality and John Prine for their wry humor.” - Glide Magazine She’s toured internationally, had songs placed on primetime television shows...

Today I’m talking with Kate Coleman of the band Run Katie Run. Kate may be front and center but the band’s new album, Cowboy Boots with Fishnet Tights, which just came  out on April 28, deeply reflects the community surrounding her. The band is made up of five friends who first met at an open mic night in Georgia. They arranged and produced the album together, and Kate says she could see their tru...

Today I’m talking with Rachel McIntyre Smith, an Americana / Country artist from Knoxville, TN who has a real gift for storytelling. The Boot called her  “…part Musgraves, part Phoebe Bridgers, all sincere storytelling and heartstring-pulling,” and Holler called her “…Loretta Lynn for the TikTok generation…” After her first single and title track, “Glory Daze,” went viral on TikTok, Smith saw her...

 Today I am talking to Marla Tseng, who grew up in San Antonio, Texas as the child of Chinese Peruvian immigrants. She was always drawn to reading about myths, fairy tales and fantasy adventures, and enjoyed writing short stories. As a teenager, she became fascinated by astrology. Marla has been an attorney for 13 years, and in her spare time continues to study astrology and give readings. Contact...

Nashville-based Americana/roots rock singer-songwriter Scott Clay released his album, Let It All Lay Bare , independently on September 23, 2022.  Recorded partially at Hall of Justice in Seattle and partially remotely, the album was produced/engineered by Mike Davis (Modest Mouse, The Head and the Heart), mixed by Steven Aguilar, and mastered by Rachel Field. Let It All Lay Bare showcases the...

Todays episode features Karen Bridges and Clint Thomson of the Americana group Stone & Snow. The duo formed in 2012 and began their collaboration filled with close harmonies and thoughtful lyrics and named it with that a nod to the mountain landscapes of the West– Stone & Snow. They just earned the title “Best Folk/Soul Artist” at the 2022 Richmond International Film + Music Festival, and...

Today I’m chatting with Floerencia Rusiñol, lead singer, guitarist and primary songwriter of the pop-funk fusion band Florencia & the Feeling. Since its conception in April 2021, the Johnson City, TN five-piece has been impressing listeners with its upbeat funky grooves, heartfelt songwriting, and all-around good vibes, loading its music with four-part harmonies, hints of jazz, and Latin roots...

Stream the new single, Made of Dreams by Ashley Riley Apple Music Spotify Website www.ashleyriley.com Say hello on socials ⁠Instagram⁠  @ashley_riley ⁠Facebook⁠ Find out more about the show at www.madeofdreamspodcast.com and make sure you sign up for the mailing list to get your FREE Creative State Checklist with my favorite tips to getting into the creative flow. You can find my music at www.ashl...

Amanda Bodine is a low-tox living consultant who takes the overwhelm out of going low-tox!  She has dedicated the last four years to understanding how the chemicals we are exposed to in our everyday lives impact our bodies and the health of our children.  As a low-tox living consultant, Amanda primarily focuses on helping new and soon-to-be moms navigate their conception, pregnancy and m...

Today's episode features Micah Walk who is a singer/songwriter based out of Springfield, Illinois. He has released multiple albums both as a solo act and as a member of the midwest Americana trio The Deep Hollow whose brand of stripped down harmony driven tunes began by winning the American Songwriter Song Contest in 2014. Micah’s latest album, Among the Stars (2021), was produced by Sadler Vaden,...

Today's special guest is Kenny Ward of Other Realm Music. Kenny writes story-centric alternative pop, clever rhymes, and slick, moody productions that take "a humorous, sometimes scathing look at current ideas" His band's lead single "The Whole World's Melting" was a top-three winner at the Annual Hawaii Songwriting Festival, and was also awarded first place honors in the Coffee Attic Songwriting...

Today's episode features Carrie Chandler who is a singer songwriter based in Champaign, IL. She’s a member of the Americana duo The Bashful Youngens who have shared bills with artists such as Allison Russell, Birds of Chicago, Paul Thorn, and Old Salt Union. She has an exciting new project called Carrie Sue and the Woodburners a string band who just released their first single Don’t with a live vi...

Welcome to Made of Dreams! Episode 1 is a quick introduction with me, Ashley, on why I wanted to create a podcast and includes a story about my first gig as a musician. Find out more about the show at www.madeofdreamspodcast.com and make sure you sign up for the mailing list to get your FREE Creative State Checklist with my favorite tips to getting into the creative flow. You can find my music at...

Calling all Daydreamers! Made of Dreams with Ashley Riley features honest and insightful conversations with people who inspire Ashley about how they are finding and following thier dreams. These discussions are connection in a crazy world and encouragement to take the time to follow yourself. Made of Dreams will premiere in January 2023.  Follow along @ashley_riley on Instagram Original Song...