Sarah and Vic chat with Nashville-based artist and songwriter and TONS (The Other Nashville Society) 2024 Next Artist Abigail Rose about her life so far, including:

• Growing up on Music Row, discovering her passion for music and chasing it
• Coming up in the industry “sweet spot” Taylor Swift created for young women
• Evolving sound and artistry while not being Country
• Abigail’s influences and her foundation in strength and femininity
• How the way the industry looks at women is all wrong, and how it’s changing
• How living in LA helped solidify who she was and the music she makes
• Collaborating with your significant other, finding your community, and making a record!
• Coming home to Nashville and building a fan base and reputation
• Being a 2024 TONS Next artist!
• Tour, new music, and how the industry is moving forward
• And more!

Notes:

Abigail Rose - https://www.abigailrosemusic.com/

Silver Springs (Live at Warner Brothers Studios in Burbank, CA 5/23/97) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RYRoQO15ZI

Sarah and Vic sit down with tour photographer Maggie London to discuss:

• How Maggie discovered her passion for photography and forged her own path
• Taking charge and learning as you go
• How studying other topics can help you as a creative
• How she turned her passion into a business and learned the industry ropes
• Being the only woman in the pit, diversity, and progress
• What does tour look like for a photographer?
• How gender, race, identity, etc. play a big role in working with artists
• The benefit of having peers who support and connect you
• Evolving into artist development and creative direction
• Where the industry is going now that artists, and fans, are more educated and aware of the good, the bad, and the ugly of the entertainment industry
• And more!

Notes:

Maggie: https://maggielndnphoto.com/about

Bonnaroo - https://www.bonnaroo.com/

Photographer Mentioned - https://www.instagram.com/baeth/

Almost Famous - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0181875/

Roadies - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4270458/

Cage the Elephant - https://www.cagetheelephant.com/

Morrison Hotel Gallery NY - https://morrisonhotelgallery.com/

Zoe Clark - https://www.instagram.com/zoeclarkofficial/

Music Journalist and Author of "Her Country" Marissa Moss sits down with Sarah and Vic to chat all about her career, including:

• How Marissa got her start and where her passion came from
• Coming up in politics and finding her beat in Country Music
• Learning the business of journalism as much as the craft
• How do you actually get paid?!
• Building a catalog of work and a reputation
• Discovering where Country Music Journalism was dropping the ball, and picking it up
• What it looks like to be one of the only women in your field
• What it’s like to get to the heart of an artist and an issue
• Dealing with the eccentricities of the subjects and topics you cover
• Speaking out about difficult and taboo topics
• Hitting roadblocks and pushback
• The story of writing “Her Country” and becoming a published author
• Being a music geek at heart!
• Fighting for diversity and inclusion in journalism and music
• Finding ways to keep going when it feels hopeless
• How the next generation is claiming their place and using their voices

NOTES:

Marissa Moss Website: https://www.marissarmoss.com/

Marissa Publisher Bio: https://us.macmillan.com/author/marissarmoss

Marissa IG: https://www.instagram.com/marissarmoss/

David Unilao “The Filipino Cowboy”: https://www.instagram.com/davidunlayao/

Caitlin Butts: https://www.instagram.com/kaitlinbutts/