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It's starting to cool off here in Nashville and we're breaking out our sweaters (and our favorite fall track, The Neighbourhood's "Sweater Weather.")
What do you listen to to get in the autumn spirit?
The tiny island of Kaua‘i, Hawai‘i would be pretty low on the list of places you’d expect to find the next generation of alternative rock, which is why Paradox Lockdown is packing up and taking their unique brand of synth- and guitar-driven rock to Los Angeles. A potent mix of heavy R&B rhythms, clever lyrics, memorable choruses, and infectious hooks, the radio-friendly sound of Paradox Lockdown is simultaneously fresh, yet highly accessible.
Today's featured artist is Jo Cooper. Jo's artistry is sleek Pop-Soul-R&B, evoking Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Beyoncé, Celine Dion and Leona Lewis.
As a child, Jo displayed rugged flamboyance, turning every public opportunity into a chance to flaunt her powerful singing and performing skills. Parallel to this outward display of creativity her unbridled expressiveness confounded her parents. "I have always been loud, to the point that my father would as a joke regularly serve a bowl of painkillers to visitors. Although it stopped being funny to me, he always got a laugh," she recalls. This confused suppression of her gifts would impact Jo deeply. Though she impressed her music teacher so much that she netted a key role in the school cabaret, it would be years before she could liberate her musicality from the negative messaging imprisoning it. "You can push aside your passions and dreams, but eventually they will scream out to you, and you just have to do what you were meant to do," Jo Cooper
Want to be an ISC featured artist? Email photos, links and a bio to desi@songwritingcompetition.com. 2014 entrants will be featured over the next few months!
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Goodbye June 8/21/14, Live on the Green Nashville, TN
Photos by Kate Cauthen
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you have always worn your flaws upon your sleeve
and I have always buried them deep beneath the ground
Bastille's First Place Pop/Top 40 entry from 2011. They're judging this year's competition - have you entered yet?
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It’s not everyday of the week that you get Australian music royalty giving you a party playlist BUT today is not just any day of the week…
First up, yep, it’s Friday and thank God for that but more importantly today also marks the release of country singer-songwriter/all round legend...
An interview with our 2010 Grand Prize winner, Kasey Chambers!
MoChester is a 4-piece pop-rock driven band from Rochester, NY. Their debut album "Stop and Go" is a refreshing, interesting arrangement of harmony-rich hooks, and they have shared the stage with national acts such as the Barenaked Ladies. They are currently working on their 2nd album. Look them up when you get the chance! - Featured Artist of the Week: MoChester (follow them on twitter @MoChester)