Artist Q&A

A collection of 38 posts

Signature Artist

Exclusive Q&A with Musicnotes Signature Artist and Talented Ukuleleist, Taimane!

We are very excited to have the talented songwriter and ukulele virtuoso Taimane join our Musicnotes Signature Artist family!

Song Spotlight

Jesse Frasure on Thomas Rhett’s “Marry Me,” Storytelling, and Crafting Hits | Musicnotes Song Spotlight

I’m a huge, huge believer that no amazing song, whether it’s “Let It Be” or “What’s Going On” from Marvin Gaye… those songs would not be timeless classics without hit melodies. Songwriter & producer Jesse Frasure Recently, we had the chance to sit down for an interview with hit songwriter & producer

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Sitting Down With Award-Winning Musician, David Hodges | Musicnotes Song Spotlight

"I have never been in a session that felt so much more like we were discovering something, as opposed to creating something." - David Hodges, discussing the songwriting process behind “Afterglow”

Song Spotlight

An Interview with Alan Menken | Musicnotes Song Spotlight

As part of our Song Spotlight series, we had the chance to sit down with Alan Menken!

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Meant to Be – Song Spotlight Interview with David Garcia and Josh Miller

We sat down with Billboard No.1 hit-writers, David Garcia and Josh Miller!

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Q & A with Musicnotes Signature Artist Patrick Laird from Brooklyn Duo

When you’re given the chance to perform for the legendary “MTV Unplugged” series, you take it! And that’s exactly what Patrick Laird from Brooklyn Duo did when he had the chance to perform with Shawn Mendes.

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Q&A with Johnny Thirkell: Trumpet Extraordinaire

Our friends at Mouthpiece online were lucky enough to spend time with one of the world’s most recorded trumpet players, Johnny Thirkell!

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Q&A with Jennifer Stirling: Transcriber and Assistant to Sister Lindsey Stirling

Jennifer’s musical accomplishments and talents lend her unique perspective in helping to manage her sister’s artistic pursuits. Get to know her in this article!

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Q&A with Signature Artist Taylor Davis: Behind The Strings

Taylor Davis talks with us about her new Christmas album just released on November 3rd, the inspiration behind her growing success, and the advice she’d give to beginner musicians.

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Q&A with Signature Artist Simply Three: Classical Crossover

Having achieved tremendous success with their classical pop crossover covers, Simply Three (Glen McDaniel, Zack Clark, and Nick Villalobos) were kind enough to answer our questions on all things musical!

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Award-Winning Songwriters – Pasek & Paul

A few years ago, we sat down across from our friends Benj Pasek and Justin Paul to record a video for a brand new video series called Musicnotes Song Spotlight. The series features a behind-the-scenes look at the popular songs we all know and love from the people who wrote them. From the moment we…

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Q&A With Signature Artist Taylor Davis: Behind The Strings

Taylor Davis doesn’t play the violin for her 2 million YouTube subscribers. She performs for them. She serenades, inspires and elevates them with a skill that is gentle in melody and giant in composition imagination. A self-admitted “proud nerd,” she’s best known for her original compositions and unique

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Classical Crossover Q&A with Simply Three

Having achieved tremendous success with their classical pop crossover covers, the guys, Glen McDaniel, Zack Clark, and Nick Villalobos, were kind enough to answer our questions on all things musical while prepping for their fall tour.

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Q & A with Musicnotes Signature Artist Patrick Laird from Brooklyn Duo

Fresh from his “MTV Unplugged” performance with Shawn Mendes, Patrick from Brooklyn Duo gives us a fascinating insight into the life of a professional musician, from arranging to performing, and everything in between. Musicnotes: Congratulations on your MTV unplugged performance! How did Shawn’s Tea

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Q&A with Jennifer Stirling: Transcriber and Assistant to Sister Lindsey, Trumpeter, and ‘Jen’ of all Trades

Jennifer’s own musical accomplishments and talents lend her unique perspective in helping to manage her sister’s artistic pursuits and she just happens to be an all-around cool person to chat with!

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Q&A with Inspired, Dynamic Composer/Pianist Helen Jane Long

Helen Jane Long is a terrific friend of Musicnotes, and she agreed to answer a few of our questions regarding her musical inspiration, her collaborations, and how she overcame mild stage fright to share her beautiful pieces with live audiences.

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Q&A with Song Spotlight Performer, Lauren Daigle!

In October we traveled to Ocean Way Studios in Nashville to record CCM pop/rock sensation, Lauren Daigle for our Song Spotlight series. Watch her performance of “Trust in You” and read the Q&A below for even more musical inspiration. Lauren Daigle graciously took time out of her whirlwind schedule a

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Q&A With Lead Singer Chad Mattson of the Outspokenly Positive Band, Unspoken.

The chart-topping Christian band Unspoken is many things, but silent certainly isn’t one of them. The group, led by vocalist Chad Mattson, has a message, and they share that message loud and clear with songs focused on empowerment and gratitude. It’s that positive, uplifting message that has resonat

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Q&A With Christian Singer, Songwriter, and Purveyor of the Road-Less-Traveled, Jordan Feliz

One of the best parts of working at Musicnotes is that you get the opportunity to celebrate, appreciate and play an entire world’s worth of musical styles and genres. This is part of the reason we feel a kindred connection to singer/songwriter Jordan Feliz. Jordan Feliz’s single,

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Meet the Musicians of “Wayfaring Stranger” + Download Your Free Sheet Music

How do you celebrate spreading the joy of music to more than 5 million people around the world? Well, if you’re the world’s leading digital sheet music company, you give away free sheet music, of course! Not only are we offering a variety of vocal, piano, instrumental and even choral “Wayfaring Stra

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Q&A With Songwriters, Storytellers and Stage Stars Marcy & Zina

Longtime composing/writing team Marcy Heisler and Zina Goldrich create songs that turn mundane day-to-day occurrences into laugh-out-loud musical events. For example, did you hear the one about the coffee Cassanova? How about the suitor who wooed his sweetheart with Weight Watchers? Have to learned to beware of thespian charmers

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Q&A With Superstar Pianist Lang Lang

He’s sold out great concert halls around the globe, made Time Magazine’s ‘100 Most Influential People,’ and, at just 33 years old, Lang Lang is the most popular concert pianist in the world. We were beyond honored to get the chance to ask Lang Lang about his astounding

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Q&A with Singer, Songwriter, and Refreshing ‘Pop’timist Mikey Wax

Music is many things to many people. A single song can turn a gloomy day brighter, which is why we sometimes refer to positive, inspiring artists like Mikey Wax as ‘pop’-timists. Just try to listen to and/or play his latest hit, “You Lift Me Up,” without feeling… uplifted. We had the opportunity to

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Q&A with Performance MVPs (Musical Visual Phenoms) Player Piano

What do you get when you cross a world-renowned concert pianist/composer with an accomplished television and social media director/producer, and then throw in elaborate costumes, embellished pianos and dreamy backdrops for good measure? It’s the dramatically intriguing, musically electrifying Player

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Q & A with Legendary Composer of Film and Stage Alan Menken

Alan Menken is undoubtedly one of this generation’s most preeminent composers of film and stage. His work with Disney has helped defined the musical movie experience of countless young people, and his musical stage adaptations continue to innovate and leave audiences awe-struck, allowing us to fall