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Welcome to The Limelight Podcast! Join in on the conversation as George Powell and Shana Davidson focus topics and spotlight around creatives of all variations, to include: performing arts, artisans, and entrepreneurs. The Limelight invites you in to listen and learn from guests that are prominent industry professionals about what goes into perfecting their craft, how they’ve been able to curate their careers, and insights as to how you can potentially turn your passion into a career.
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Sunday Sep 05, 2021
Sunday Sep 05, 2021
George and Zach take a look at some of their favorite songs that have been included on the Limelight playlists and discuss upcoming plans for the podcast.
Friday Aug 20, 2021
Friday Aug 20, 2021
If you're a fan of The Wonder Years and The Story So Far then you NEED to listen to the intro of this podcast. What Makes Sense hails from New York bringing extremely catchy guitar riffs to their singles. Along with their vocalist, Adam Rebillard, belting angelic vocals with a little bit of grit to it. If their future releases sound anything like this new single, "Rear Window", then hop on the bandwagon before they blow up. No Cap.
Sunday Aug 08, 2021
Sunday Aug 08, 2021
Andy Crowley is a professional music teacher from the United Kingdom. Andy, maybe more well known as Andy Guitar because of his YouTube channel that has nearly 2 million subscribers and more than 200 million views, began his teaching journey after graduating from university and uploading instructional guitar videos directly to YouTube more than a decade ago. Andy joins the Limelight to discuss his teaching philosophy, the pillars to how he finds success, and to share advice for those who may want to begin a career in music teaching. If you're interested in Andy's guitar and ukulele lessons or in purchasing his signature ukulele or acoustic guitar, visit his website:
AndyGuitar.co.uk
Monday Jul 26, 2021
Monday Jul 26, 2021
If you have been anticipating the release of Calling All Captains newest album, don't worry, It'll be here sooner than you think. Nick and Brad stop by to discuss the newest single, "Undone", as well as when their album will be dropping. They also share a bunch of tour stories that will have you crying/laughing at the same time. Touring in a band isn't like going on vacation, but it can be very satisfying at times. Except when you stay at a couple's house who happen to be swingers and things get a little weird.
Saturday Jul 17, 2021
Saturday Jul 17, 2021
In our first installment of our underground artist spotlight series, we give you Philadelphia artist Jules Marie! Jules proudly describes her music as genre-less and pulls her inspiration from all avenues of music. She has been featured in Philadelphia Weekly magazine and is enjoyed by 50,000+ monthly listeners on Spotify alone; all while self-managing herself! You can find Jules Marie on all streaming platforms as well as her music videos on YouTube.
Saturday Jul 10, 2021
Saturday Jul 10, 2021
Jesea Lee is a publicist and playlist curator based in Cleveland, Ohio. He is best known for his presence on TikTok where he has amassed close to 400k followers by teasing his playlists and exposing the corners of "music TikTok" to new sounds. Jesea talks about how his career has transformed since becoming an influencer and how he is now trying to bridge his success on TikTok to other platforms. We discuss the importance of artists establishing a social media presence and the rise of TikTok in the music community. To stay on top of what's trending in the world of punk, pop-punk, metal, rock, emo and all things alternative, check out Jesea's podcast "The Distorted" on Spotify.
Tuesday Jul 06, 2021
Tuesday Jul 06, 2021
It goes without saying, but TikTok is here to stay. Especially in the music space, TikTok has transformed into an app that provides much more strategic based content than just tacky dance videos. The app has now become the go-to place for listeners to hear new music and experience new bands. George details what he's learned since beginning his journey of becoming a TikTok influencer and what artists can learn from his time curating videos. If you're an artist and haven't began creating content for TikTok, you need to start NOW.
Sunday Jun 27, 2021
Sunday Jun 27, 2021
PHNTMS is ready to perform live again and has wrapped up recording their new material with Courtney Ballard. We sit down to discuss how their writing process has been going. Along with describing their experience with playing sold-out shows in the Philadelphia area. If you're a fan of PVRIS or Emarosa, then you might want to hop on the bandwagon before they go mainstream.
Friday May 28, 2021
Friday May 28, 2021
Savage Hands released their debut LP "The Truth in Your Eyes" in 2020 with much acclaim for their poetic writing style and original hooks. Mike Garrow joins George to go over their newly released single "Love No More" (available everywhere) and what the band has planned for the future. Mikey sheds light as to how Savage Hands plans to rebound from the music industry's hiatus due to COVID.
Monday May 24, 2021
Monday May 24, 2021
Bronnie can be described using a slew of titles: musical artist, podcaster, radio host, and influencer. Bronnie is currently promoting her latest single “3, 2, 1” and the announcement of her first post-pandemic tour beginning in January 2022. Bronnie discusses the importance of inclusiveness in music culture as well as what she has done to stay relevant and busy during the past year and a half with the help of her TikTok presence.