As she readies her debut EP for release in late 2018, Claire George looks outward after years of looking in. In the early years of her career, Claire explored familiar paths as the vocalist of the SF-based band HEARTWATCH and as a topline songwriter for dance tracks. However, these well-worn trails didn’t suit her, and for the past two years the LA-based songwriter and producer has focused on developing her own sound. In 2016 Claire detached from her previous endeavors and took on a quieter life on the outskirts of Seattle to hone her craft as a producer. Writing incessantly, she impressed an athlete’s training regimen onto her songwriting with the understanding that going from competent to essential could only come through digging deeper, from finding the negative space where true heartache lays.
The resulting batch of tracks is a genre-bending pastiche of electronic and pop influences. From the shimmering “Orbits” to the insular and evocative “Where Do You Go?,” Claire’s new tracks paint a deft, impressionistic picture of the transformative power of love, loss, and growing up. Like the subjects they address, the songs are mournful and anthemic, guarded but proud. They speak to the anxious sense of losing one’s youth, while still being acutely aware of how much immaturity surrounds you.
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C Plus is an artist and overall dope individual from Sacramento California.
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Ryan Caraveo is a Seattle born music artist. We met at the Capital Hill Block Party music festival and chopped game.
His latest album, "At Least I Tried" is available on all the streaming sites.
Instagram: Ryan CaraveoTwitter: @RyanCaravero
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In July of 2018 I took a trip to Tokyo Japan with my 10 year old daughter. This is us recapping the whole thing while there.
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On a great weekend in July I traveled to Seattle Washington to cover the Capital Hill Block Party music festival. Staying with my good friend and one time producer Caps, we embarked on a weekend long bender of live music, food, new friends, and partying. Then sat and recapped the entire thing for you podcast listeners.
Also included in this episode is an interview with Carmen Vasilatoes who was my contact in making all of this happen. We talked about the festival and her background in the PR world.
Enjoy!
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