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Wise Words 9: Sara Beth Go - Frequency.FM

  We’ve featured Sara Beth Go during the Sanctuary Concert series (more to come, by the way), and we finally sat down to interview her yesterday.  While we won’t be airing the full interview for a few weeks, we couldn’t resist grabbing this gem from the conversation and sharing it with you today in our 9th installment of Wise Words. For more information on Sara Beth, visit:   * Website: http://www.sarabethsongs.com/ * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarabethgo * Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/sarabethgo   Also, watch her sing “Worst New Years Ever” from the Sanctuary Concert.  

Wise Words 8: Phil Long - Frequency.FM

One of our most popular episodes, Episode 4, featured an interview with spoken word artist, Phil Long.  And when you listen to Wise Words 8, it will quickly become evident why.   Phil recognizes how Christian culture influences – and potentially limits – the work we create as artists.  His perspective is both refreshing and convicting, and it extends beyond his chosen medium. For more information on Phil, visit: * Website: http://phievalon.com/ * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Phievalon * Twitter: https://twitter.com/phievalon Also, catch up with previous installments on our Wise Words page.    

“Worst New Years Ever” by Sara Beth Go - Frequency.FM

For our second post from the Sanctuary Concert series, we transition to Sara Beth Go. Jessica Campbell’s partner in crime for the West Coast tour.  Sara Beth has a tendency as a songwriter to pull you in with a quirky pop hook, and then sucker punch you with a poignant lyric.  And she does just that in this cut from her 2013 release, Wish It Had, called “Worst New Years Ever”. And again, many thanks to the talented folks at 1o’Clock Multimedia for donating their efforts to record and package the videos.

In late February 2014, Episode 19 guest Jessica Campbell visited Portland, OR, as part of West Coast tour with friend and fellow artist, Sara Beth Go.  The two performed a show at Sanctuary Church which was captured both video and audio for you, our faithful and well-deserving audience.  Over the next weeks, we’ll be sharing the results. Many thanks to the talented folks at 1o’Clock Multimedia for donating their efforts to record and package the videos.  The conditions were less than ideal, but we’re very happy with the results.  We hope the food and beverage provided were sufficient remuneration… By the way, “Whistle Song” is from Jessica’s album, Great Escape.  It’s a worthy addition to your collection.

“Whistle Song” by Jessica Campbell - Frequency.FM

We reached into the archives – going all the way back to Episode 1 with Richie Fike – for our weekly dose of wisdom.  Richie really set the standard when it comes to speaking to other artists and encouraging them to learn from his journey. He and his wife Dana are currently putting the finishing touches on a new album, More Than Anthems, due August this year, and he’s enjoying the success of “We Believe”, a song co-written with Matt Hooper and Travis Ryan.   Watch the song story below. For more information on Richie, visit: * Website: http://fikemusic.com/ * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FikeMusic * Twitter: https://twitter.com/Fikemusic  * Richie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/richiefike Also, catch up with previous installments on our Wise Words page.  

Wise Words 7: Richie Fike - Frequency.FM

We’ve been chatting a lot about this interview with our Episode 19 guest. Jessica Campbell is a critically-acclaimed indie singer/songwriter based in Nashville.  Her 2013 release The Anchor & the Sail was not only well-received but songs have been frequency featured in media – including a nod in USA Today for her song “Gone”. Our conversation with Jessica is full of insight and covers a lot of ground.  She addresses the apparent gap that exists between different levels of indie artists, the benefit of media song placement, writing with Michael Farren (of Pocket Full of Rocks) and the truly glamourous nature of promoting your music in undiscovered country.  Oh, and because Joe can’t help himself, he asks how close TV show Nashville comes to reality. By the way, since this was a somewhat longish episode – about an hour – we wanted to provide you with a few transition times in case you choose to enjoy in more than one sitting: Interview Start (10:05), Segment 2 (17:20),  Segment 3 (33:00), Segment 4 (37:30), Segment 5 (49:58). Other Notes: * Jessica was joined the Northwest tour by the ridiculously talented and funny, Sara Beth Go.  Her most recent release, Wish It Had, is a fantastic marriage of perky pop and melancholy introspection.  Here’s a review that captures it well: http://www.outwalking.net/2014/05/a-kid-in-the-city-sara-beth-gos-wish-i-had.html. * In the not-so-distant future, we’ll be featuring songs and videos from the concert Jessica and Sara Beth played at Sanctuary Church in Portland.  You will not be disappointed. * We’ve recently updated our site (Frequency.fm).  We hope you like the new format and that it makes it easier to get to the content you enjoy. * Visit our Wise Words page to access a portfolio of insightful installments from past and future Frequency guests.  Our most recent is from Episode 7 guest, Christa Wells. * As Joe indicated, the first three listeners who post a review on iTunes will get a gift from us – some form of Frequency swag.  We promise it will not be lame.  Just post a review and send us an email at info[at]frequency.fm.   Once we’ve confirmed the review has been published, we’ll shoot you a note.  To help you get started, here’s a link to iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/frequency.fm/id599474294   ##

Jessica Campbell – Indie Done Right - Frequency.FM

Here at Frequency headquarters, we occasionally like to joke that no artist is allowed to appear on the site or podcast feed without first demonstrating that they have an established relationship with Christa Wells.  The fact is, though, that she is a thoughtful and talented individual who has some excellent insight into being an independent artist. In our sixth installment of Wise Words, we feature an exchange with Christa that occurred during our Episode 7 interview where she discusses experiences that inspire her to write and why those experience aren’t required to be happy ones. For more information on Christa, visit: * Website: http://christawellsmusic.com/ * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChristaWellsMusic * Twitter: https://twitter.com/christawells Also, catch up with previous Wise Words installments: * Wise Words 5: Travis Thrasher * Wise Words 4: Ross King * Wise Words 3: Gabriel Allred * Wise Words 2: Gabriel Allred * Wise Words 1: Gabriel Allred

Wise Words 6: Christa Wells - Frequency.FM

We have a super-size installment of Wise Words for you this week. Effectively, this means it’s an eight-minute episode rather than a four-minute episode.  We caught up with our friend, Travis Thrasher, an author who spent 13-years working in the publishing industry before moving to writing full-time.  In our brief chat, Travis discusses the pros and cons of the current self-publishing trend – especially as compared to working with an established publisher.   As a bonus, we get a little time to talk about his new novel, Marvelous, the first in his new series, The Books of Marvella. For more information on Travis, visit: * Website: http://www.travisthrasher.com/ * Twitter: https://twitter.com/TravisThrasher * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Travis-Thrasher/13427461109 * Amazon Author Page: Amazon Author Page Also, catch up on our previous conversations with Travis: * Episode 5 * Check-In with Travis Thrasher