Outside The Round w/ Matt Burrill

For our first edition of the 'Industry Series' we're joined by Trey Bonner! TB specializes in visual content, social media and live photography. We learn Trey's story of coming to Nashville in 2013 and attending Middle Tennessee State University, how he developed friendships that later became business relationships and what has led him to where he is at now in his career. Trey shares some of his f...

One of our favorite voices in town, Stephen Wilson Jr, joins Matt for Episode 83 Stephen comes from the small corn field town of Seymour Indiana. He grew up boxing, going to church and was in his own words 'the weird kid' at school. His story is incredible and includes time as a Scientist, member of an Indie Rock Band, encounters with ghosts and UFO's and more. We learn a lot about Stephen and tal...

Meghan Patrick joins Matt for episode 82! A native of Canada, Meg has been living and making waves in Nashville for some time now! We talk new music, stories of the road, Meghan's take on TikTok and social media's role in the music world and more! We also talk about Meghan's love for the Buffalo Bills, how she got through 2020, her time working with Chad Kroeger of Nickelback and a viral moment sh...

Harper O'Neill joins us for episode 81! Harper comes from the Dallas Texas area and has been in Nashville for a few years now pursuing her dreams in music. She tells her unconventional path to Nashville. Her previous career in the finance world. And how the music bug bit her! We also learn how Harper got connected with some mutual friends of ours. Why it's so important to be authentic and stay hun...

Our ole buddy Matt Daniel (aka Kenny Wayne) joins us for Episode 80 to talk about his new single 'Weatherman', the Texas Music Scene, his experiences and Nashville and more! Originally from Fort Smith AR, ole Kenny Wayne has been a drifter for nearly his whole life! Matt tells us how he got his start, what prompted the initial leap of faith to move to Nashville, who some his biggest influences wer...

Bryan Frazier joins us for Episode 79 to talk life, his years in Nashville and about his new single 'Drink Come True'! Hailing from Winchester VA, Bryan has been in Nashville for a minute now working hard on the singer-songwriter-artist grind like many in Music City.  We talk about his raising in Northern Virginia. Listening to a variety of different music styles. And why he loves 90's Country so...

A dear friend of the program, Nick Haynes, joins the pod to talk about life, mental health, the long path it took him to get to Nashville and of course his debut single 'Over There'. Nick comes from Loganville, GA a small town outside of Athens near the hometowns of fellow country artists such as Brantley Gilbert, Corey Smith, Jordan Rager and Jon Langston to name a few. We talk about Georgia. His...

Noah Hicks joins the pod to talk about a whole bunch of topics including: growing up on Carrollton Georgia, moving to Nashville, folks who have helped him along the way and of course his latest single 'I Can Tell You're Small Town'! This was a long and fun episode with a good friend of the program!  Song of the Week: ' I Can Tell You're Small Town ' For more on Noah you can give him a follow on th...

Collin Nash is a man of many talents. From the writing room, to being on the stage playing a variety of instruments to even releasing his own stuff as an artist the kid can do it all! Collin shares his story of moving to Nashville at a young age from Missouri. Growing up in a musical household and having family in nearby Mount Juliet. How his love for music started at a young age and why the early...

Our pal Trey Lewis pops in for a very special episode to talk about his new EP 'Shut The Door' which is available now! Me and TL spend lots of time together these days out on the road and here in Nashville. We of course talk about the new project track-by-track, what went into the songs and why 'Shut The Door'? We also flashback to how we met, talk tour life, how Trey's life has changed dramatical...

We've got a double dose of guests on this week's episode as Ben Chapman and Meg McRee sit down with us! Two of the most talented and authentic folks you will meet in Nashville, Ben and Meg are both incredible singer-songwriters, artists and musicians. We talk their backstory, how they met and what life was like early on growing up in Georgia. We also talk about their talented circle of friends, ho...

Marc Oriet, a new friend of the family joins the podcast to talk life, Nashville and about his new single 'Masterbaiter'. Hailing from a small town in Oregon, Marc has been in Nashville for a little over 8 years now and has been hard on the pavement of writing songs. We learn Marc's story of moving east to Nashville, his time spent playing D1 baseball at Oregon State, the ups and downs of being a...

The 'King of Sad Boy Country' Jordan Rager joins Matt and guest co-host Wales Toney of Whale Tale Media for episode 72. A guy whose been in the game for a minute now, Jordan moved to Nashville from Loganville Georgia at a young age to pursue his dreams of playing music and writing songs. In a little over 7.5 years in town Jordan has done it all from headlining his own shows to opening arena tours...

Justin Holt joins us for this week's episode of In The Round! Justin tells us his story of getting from Birmingham to Nashville in summer of 2020, how fellow Alabama natives like Trey Lewis helped him get started on the local hometown circuit and the power he has seen from TikTok! We also share stories of the road, how we met when Jimmy first moved to town, the growth he has seen and experienced s...

On Episode 70 Kasey Tyndall hops on the pod! Kasey, a native of Greenville, NC, is a bad ass singer, songwriter and human that we're lucky enough to call a friend here in Nashville! We hear her story of getting to Nashville at a young age, the many experiences she's had on the road and of course talk about her new single 'Middle Man'! Kasey also shares how she got hooked up with her 'Girl Gang', h...

Episode 69 we sit down with the one and only 'Rowdy' Rob Williford! Rob invited us over to the 'Observatory' to sit down and talk about his Nashville/Musical Journey, how he got linked up with Luke Combs, stories from the come up and more! We also dive into some of the demons that Rob has worked thru over the last few years, the super personal song he released in 2020 titled 'Off My Chest', and ho...

Round 2 with Nashville's favorite 'Florida Man,' Ryan Nelson! We talk new music, the release of ' All My Dances ' the first song off Ryan's upcoming project 'Two Trick Pony'. The excitement of the NFL Draft and how the time for his Jaguars looks to be coming soon. How there were some big bright spots in 2020 and how we became close friends during the 2nd half of it.  Ryan tells stories from back i...

For Episode 67, Matt ventures to the legendary RCA Studios on Music Row for a conversation with Singer-Songwriter Vinnie Paolizzi! Vinnie is a native of West Chester, PA a Philly Suburb and has been in Nashville for almost 4 years now. Vinnie is a talented singer-songwriter, artist, event planner and ambassador to the scene in Music City. He is also one of the main guys behind the long going Write...

Tyler Halverson joins the pod for Episode 66! Tyler shares his story of growing up in South Dakota and coming to Nashville as a transfer into Belmont. He also shares his influences and what keeps him inspired as a writer and artist in town. We talk the importance of finding your sound and how Tyler has done so with the help of his strong friend group of talented music peeps and his producers Gary...

On Episode 65, Matt sits down with rising country artist and songwriter, Josh Kiser!   Josh is a hell of a guy. East Tennessee born and raised and still fairly new to the Nashville Scene. He has made some big waves in his short stint in town, garnering much attention from big players in the industry. We get the backstory on how Josh got into music or in his case, back into music.  How some interes...

On Episode 64 of the In The Round Podcast we are joined by one of the coolest cats in town,  Nate Fredrick! Nate is a good dude and the truest form a singer-songwriter in Music City. We talk about his backstory, growing up in small town Missouri and what led him to music. He also tells us about his upcoming record 'Different Shade of Blue', his first full length project. What went into it and why...

On Episode 63 of the In The Round Podcast we are joined by one of Nashville's best, our good buddy Matt McKinney. McKinney tells us how life has been since  'Dicked Down In Dallas', his publishing deal and more! We also learn about his journey from Georgia to Nashville, his time as a basketball player and the ties Matt has to Kentucky! We also talk a lotta baseball, crazy stories of life on the ro...

On Episode 62 the In The Round Podcast we are joined by our good buddy, Alex Maxwell! Alex is a Swiss Army Knife who has the ability and skills to be an incredible artist, songwriter and producer here in town! Alex tells us his story of getting to Nashville from Pittsburgh and attending school while figuring out what exactly it was he wanted to do in the business! He also shares how he balances al...

On Episode 61 of the In The Round Podcast we are joined by Christian Contemporary/ Worship music songwriter, Benji Cowart! Benji has been involved in music for a long long time and has lived quite the life as a writer and worship leader in the contemporary Christian music world. We hear his story, what life was like growing up in Nashville and finding new ways to write Christian songs without bein...

On Episode 60 of the In The Round Podcast Elvie Shane joins the pod! This episode may have been our first time meeting Elvie, but it felt like we knew him forever! Elvie is a native of Kentucky and grew up a 'Hollerboy'. He shares wild stories from Kentucky, his journey to Nashville and how the past few years have seen success that has set him up to where he is today! We also talk tips for moving...