Butterflies Radio IndieViews Artist Spotlight, featuring Melissa VanFleet - 9/16/13

This week's guest was New York singer/songwriter/musician Melissa VanFleet. Melissa was absolutely one of the most engaging guests I have ever had - I could practically hear her smile throughout the interview and her energy is contagious. We talked about her September residency at The Hard Rock Cafe in Philadelphia where you can catch her every Wednesday throughout the month. We also discussed her nominations for the 2014 Artists in Music Awards and the fact that her hometown of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania is also the home of PEEPS. We also discussed Renman Music & Business and the impact it has had on her life and career. Click on their name to find out more about them.

Melissa VanFleet performs Sleeping (In The Fire)

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Butterflies Radio IndieViews Artist Spotlight, featuring MK Ultra (Travis Szendrei) - 9/9/13

Tonight's show features an interview with Travis Szendrei and the music from his debut solo project, Documentation. Szendrei goes by MK Ultra as a solo artist. We talk about the path his life has taken him on that led him to use the CIA's code name for mind control as his alter-ego and the series of events that inspired all of the music on Documentation.

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Butterflies Radio IndieViews Artist Spotlight, featuring Dylan Lock - 9/2/13

This week's guest is the MSI: Hit List Winner for  June, 2013. The singer/songwriter from Midland, Canada was a fabulous guest and I really enjoyed his insight into so many things. He also picked up his guitar and demonstrated live, during the interview, how he goes about songwriting.

Dylan is another of the very talented Canadian musicians I have had the privilege to speak with this past year. Dylan and I decided it was because Canadians have much longer winters that allow them more time to write and record.

He won the MSI: Hit List title with his song, Killer and Sin. I love the piano riff in the beginning. For me, it took me straight back to very happy memories. I immediately smiled and thought of The Haunted Mansion at Disney World and my favorite cartoon as a child, Scooby-Doo.

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Butterflies Radio IndieViews Artist Spotlight, featuring Josh Damigo - 8/26/13

On this week's Butterflies Radio IndieViews Artist Spotlight, I talk to San Diego indie/singer/songwriter Josh Damigo. Josh heads out on his third U.S. tour August 30th, departing from his "house venue" - LeStat's West in San Diego. That is also where the tour will end. All the songs from the show are from Josh's album, 'Hope.'

We discuss the upcoming tour, the best breakfast food in the country and the embattled Mayor of San Diego. We also talk about the Butterflies Radio Staff visit to see Josh perform at LeStat's back in February, where he took us to the best burrito dealer in town and we left in a literal hail storm.

Josh sings 'Cougar' at The Little Italy Walk

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Butterflies Radio IndieViews Artist Spotlight, featuring The Como Brothers - 8/19/13

On tonight's episode of The Butterflies Radio IndieViews Artist Spotlight, New York's Como Brothers (just one brother - Andrew) are my guest(s).

Andrew talks about recently graduating from Providence College in Rhode Island, his brother and singing partner, Matt and their upcoming performance at The Long Island Music Festival. You can catch them at Mulcahy's on August 23, 2013.

The Como Brothers are two of the hardest working indie artists in the industry, frequently interacting with fans on Twitter, Facebook and other forms of social media.

We also play two new songs, Straight Face and Late Nights off their upcoming full-length album, Baby Steps, which will be released October 1.

The Como Brothers - Late Nights

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Butterflies Radio IndieViews Artist Spotlight, featuring Satellite Mind - 8/12/13

Tonight's show features Christian Dyer, lead singer for Satellite Mind out of Tucson, Arizona. I discovered Satellite Mind via Reverbnation when I was doing A & R for Butterflies Radio earlier this year. I loved their song, 'Cool Like You' so much that I downloaded it to my iTunes right after I heard it for the first time.

Although tonight's show was extended by 15 minutes, there were still things that didn't make it on the show.

Christian talked about how therapeautic songwriting is for him, saying he is Happy-Go-Lucky on the outside but can explore his Dark inside when writing. He also told me how challenging it can be writing darker, more introspective songs when he lives in a place where the sun always shines.

Performing LIVE as The Misery Science

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Butterflies Radio IndieViews Artist Spotlight, featuring The Paper Cranes - 8/5/13

The Paper Cranes are a six person folk band from Auckland, New Zealand. I interviewed Fraser and Naomi, who started The Paper Cranes as a duo before it evolved into the full band. Their 8 month old son dropped in for the interview and Naomi, who grew up in Japan, was sweet enough to play the Shakuhachi (Japanese flute) during the interview. I learned a lot about Japanese and New Zealand culture and music during the show.

I think you will find their folk music dreamy and relaxing and you will be hypnotized by the Shakuhachi.

Paper Cranes performing 'Isolation' LIVE

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