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You already know we are live here at Dreamville, 2024. And we sit in here with new artist Nella. And we just listening to your music, man. We are rocking with it. It's cool. It's like we said it gives you that country soul kind of feel to it. Thank you very much. I'm glad you enjoy it.

If you had to, like, describe yourself or your genre to somebody, like, what would you describe it as? Just good, honestly. I think I could sit a lot of people down for, like, eight hours and just play song after song after song after song. I think you'd have a hard time answering the same question. I have no idea what it is. I just enjoy it. Good music. Yes, man.

What got you into music? My dad. I grew up in church. She was a praising worship leader. I can see the vibe. You know what I'm saying? And my memo spoiled me on good, like Michael Jackson and Stevie. Wonder, the Carpenter's, the Beach Boys.

So I just got very spoiled with good music. So it was kind of hard not to fall in love with it. Who are your go-to artist that you put on when you want to just feel good? Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, I'm going to say Pink Floyd, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Post, Juice Row.

New classics, old classics. Just good music. Yeah. Do you vibe with a lot of new music, too? Do you listen to other artists to see or are you rocking with anybody vibe? Yeah, I listen to a lot of people I try not to listen to stuff that's extremely relevant

Just because I don't want to be too influenced Like in my art So I want to put some out Somebody be like, oh, I can tell what you were listening to But yeah, I like a lot I like pretty much like everybody I'm not going to lie to you There's a lot of good artists out right now

Okay What do you see yourself like What do you want to go creatively With your music? That's an interesting question I have no idea I'm really still trying to figure out who I am as a person. So as long as it continues to feel good, I think I make music based on emotion.

And I think you'd be in 22, I'm still learning how to handle my emotions. So I think as long as I stick with the mood music and, you know, project how I feel on the inside, wherever that takes me, whatever that looks like, even no years from now. How did you link on with ESU? I was playing bars when I was like 16. I tried to get like three regular jobs. got fired from them all in like three weeks. That's a sign right now.

Yeah, exactly. That's what I took it as. So I started playing guitar at bars, and then my boy in Malik that I work with now, he had found me at a box car, Kagan Greensboro, and he was like, yo, I know this guy,

a son, he throws this festival called No Stress Fest. We should play it, so he booked me there. It was the Travis Porter 10-year anniversary or something like that, and I got up and played guitar, and then we got in the studio like a week later,

and now we're here. That was like 2020 or 2021. so it's been at least three or four years oh that's what's something y'all still locked in yes sir yeah so he you made them a believer from the start yeah try try yeah yeah so if it went for music what else you you think you'll be doing literally nothing that's still trying to do music great else i tried the i tried the jobs it did not work out at all three strikes are out is what they say so when did you know you was like okay i'm gonna be an artist or i'm a try um probably like, I'm not going to lie, being very young.

I've always, music is like the only language I speak without stuttering. So it was like, I felt most comfortable and most fluent in it. I was practicing my signature on my homework in seventh grade. You know, I'd get 10 points deducted off because my teacher would be like, you're supposed to write your name in print. But she would bring it to me to tell me that. So I was like, it's working. Because you're 22, right?

Yes. Yeah, y'all don't even have to practice cursive like we did. Oh, yeah. Oh, no, no, no. I think I was the last class. to do that because I had to practice cursive in second grade. It was like you had to learn it, like, how to sign checks and stuff like that. Yeah.

But I don't think they teach that shit at all. Yeah. But you already had your signature down peck, though. But it isn't even, I made it up. It isn't even incursive. Yeah, I just made it up. But I was like, the whole point of a signature is like, they say make it hard to forge. Yeah.

Yeah, you can forge in mine. I'll tell you that. What do you like to do for fun? I feel like you do some cool shit. Like you throw axes or some shit. I have done that. We tend to do that. I think I did that.

That's just one venue in Nebraska we hit every time we go on tour. And I definitely throw access every time I'm there. But I like drinking, hanging out of friends, beer pong around dirt bikes, traveling, like, exploring. I don't know. I do a lot of dumb things. I'm not going to lie to you. But I just like being around good people.

Beer pawn, you got to be good at that. Who's some artists you want to link with or network with? And just even being at the festival, how do you feel about that? You on a high from that? You say what? You're on a high from even being at the festival, was just being around, like, you know, like-minded artists. How does it feel?

It feels good. I bet a lot of cool people. Last year was my first year at Dreamville, so that was a crazy experience in itself. And then to be back, it's insane. I love coming out here. You mean a lot of people that, it's a bunch of creatives, not necessarily just artists, but just a bunch of people that are, like, entrepreneurs and themselves. So being around a lot of people that are, you know, strong-willed and have the right mindset

when it comes to being, like, making the business yourself. I learned a lot. just in regular conversation. Because even you being from this state, like I know that's like, like, damn. Yeah, there's a lot of people doing it and doing it good. So, you know what I'm saying?

It's definitely sit you down and make you think it's possible. You've been seeing a lot of people that you grew up with or just from home? No, I don't, I don't see anybody I grew up with. I'm not going to lie to you. I grew up in a very small town.

Okay. I didn't even realize, I didn't even know studios existed in North Carolina until, like, 2020. Damn. That's what's up. So what's the name of your small town? Trinity.

Trinity. Trinity. Trinity. How far that it is from, It's, you know where a high point is? Or Greensboro? I'm not heard of Greensboro. Yeah, it's like, Greensboro.

It's like 20, 30 minutes below Greensboro. Okay, okay. Just like an hour and a half west of here. How does that feel to be from, are you like the first person from your city or your town that's made it or that's like doing what you, or do you have other people in your city that's like creative wise? Well, you're the inspiration. I don't even know how to put it.

I don't know anybody from my town doing what I'm doing, but that like I said, I didn't know it's possible. I just kind of stumbled on it. You know what I'm saying? I'm not going to sound the lucky one, but just like, no, I don't know anybody else from my town doing this, to be honest. Now, just think about it. I haven't been asked that.

But, nah, yeah, that's pretty much just me. Yeah. In a good way, though. Not in a weird way, in a good way. But how does that feel you feel good about that? Like, okay, you're putting your city on the map. Yeah. Ah, yeah.

I've never thought about it like that. Yeah, I hope. You've got to rep your city. No, yeah. No, of course. No, I definitely tell everybody where I'm from, but I've just never thought it about it. Because I can tell how you brought it up. Most people would say, like, I'm from Greensboro, but you know you made this specific.

Trinity. Trinity, yeah, yeah, yeah. Everybody knows Greensboro. A lot of people know High Point, but I'm from Trinity. Nobody knows Trinity. So we got to make sure you out. Who some other artists you listen to? Like currently?

Like currently right now that people wouldn't be on or wouldn't even think that you would be listening to. I know you said Stevie Wonder Michael Jackson, but you know what I'm saying? Like not the classic. There's an indie band from Boone, North Carolina. called Rainbow Kitten Surprise. Crazy name? Say it again. Rainbow Kitten Surprise. That makes me feel happy. Like just hearing that name. He said his friend was on drugs in the hospital and he said that he just kept saying that. So that's why they named the band that. Like he was just looped up and he just kept saying Rainbow Kitten Surprise.

But they make like super fire indie music and their writing is like top tier. Like the lead singer, his pen is insane. The instrumentalists are insane. You would love it. It's so good. But it's a little hidden gym. All right. Who's some artists in the game you want to work with? Adele. Like who you think you would collaborate with that we wouldn't even, like, see it. Yeah, see it coming to expect.

Adele. I like Adele. I love Adele. I love Adele. I've never seen anybody have a feature for her. I can see that too, though. That's what I'm saying. Like Adele's voice is very soulful too.

Yeah. Yeah. No, Adele, Brennan Mars. Oh, yeah, Hunter. Yeah, but that's coming up. Oh, shit. Oh, yeah. Damn.

Okay. That's an exclusive right. So you got, you and Hunter, got one in the works? Yes, sir. I'll show it to you. I'll show it to you. What's it called? It's called Love on the Brain.

Love on my brain. That's going to be hard. No, I can't wait to show it to you. You'll like it. Yeah, how did that even, like, come together? I met him in Texas, like, a year and a half ago. Was it South by Southwest? Nah, I was on tour, and he was just out there working at, I think it's 713.

Uh-huh. And, uh, Sud, we pulled up, and he introduced us. I think he had 70K at. the time which i know he's like crazy pop right now but he's being hard yeah yeah for sure so we went out there um and just got in the studio and hung out i think we made a song that night but it was my part was trash his part was fire but my part was trash yeah so we uh ended up uh recording in miami like a year or half a year ago and i was like it's far so i sent it to him to him i said it to him back a fire verse and uh so we've been working on putting that together

Damn, shout out to him, like, keeping it still 100. Oh, yeah. Yeah, for sure. And then even, like, so you didn't think to even just re-record your shit? Nah, my part was true. Once I listen to a beat and I put a melody on it, I'll never hear a different melody on it. You know what I'm saying? Like, once the beat tells me what I should say, that's pretty much it.

So if I don't like it, then it's like, if I don't think I did a good job, I'm not going to be able to think of nothing new. I'm just going to. A lot of people be second-guessing their stuff, though, and you might be really in your head. Yeah, it might be straight. Yeah. You might just be being too hard on yourself. I think some people would enjoy it. It's definitely not bad, but I think I could have done better.

But you know, this one that y'all got coming up is it. Brough. You'll, you'll enjoy it. When you say, bro, I'm like, oh, yeah. I promise you, you'll enjoy it. He's confident and now. He's like, bro. Yeah, this one is.

This is the one. Okay. Who you ever worked with in the studio that made you be, like, really inspired, or maybe it was how they worked, or just a pin game, made you be like, let me inspire. inspired you creatively um i haven't worked no i don't think anybody writing wise has caught my fancy yet but i would say production wise godly wow is this lame is that lame in me that i can't think of anybody that's like inspire me uh my engineer 24 7 i work on them every day so i write

all my music with produce all my music with is my right hand man shout out 24 7 he records all my music he inspires me every day he's hard he's fire super fire 24 7 shout that seven favorite movie all time favorite movie all time i know you wouldn't expect in that a star's born brad uh or no what's his name a star's born a star's born with lady gaga and bradley cooper bradley cooper you know he that's newer though no yeah uh old old time probably like all time like all time all classic oh probably the truman show jim care truman show or happy gilmore okay okay happy gilmore with adam sandler that's a great movie happy gilmore cool too I say you got Pac-Man on your fingers.

I do. Tattooed on your fingers. You like Pac-Man? I do. You say what? I say you like Pac-Man? No, I just did that. I'm not going to lie to you.

I was going to put the real Pac-Man right here. So when I play guitar, the in-lays, like the little white dots on my guitar, it looked like the yellow Pac-Man on my hand. When I strum was like the Waka-Wong, you know what I'm going to my fingers. Oh, okay. That's hard. So what are our instruments you play? I was about to say.

I have the knowledge of about 20, but I fluently play like guitar, bass, piano, drums. Like, I grew up playing. Damn. So you really just musically inclined, like, period. Yeah, that's about it, too. Stop stair. Starts and stops there. Which instrument did you learn to play first?

Drums when I was four. Okay. Yeah, my dad always told me you can find a good beatkeeper, but it's hard to find a real drummer. So he worked that in my head pretty young. So you play drums in a church? Yeah, when I was like four to like nine. I don't know how this certain. I just never knew it was like people playing drums in white churches.

True. Well, let me show you some. I'm not going to lie to you. And you can play. Yeah, a little bit. But white boys can be drummers. Of course, but in a church, I've never seen. No, I'm not going to lie to.

The hardest drummer I've ever met, his name is Chris Wheat. And he grew up playing with my dad. But he plays, like, double kick and his knees are above his chest when he plays. But he played, like, I have to show you something that music. He's the most insane drummer. I grew up my cousin Carter. We started playing drums when he was the same age. And he's the best drummer.

I wouldn't trust anybody with the sticks over him. Really? Yeah. So he's just a normal dude from Trinity. But, like, I wouldn't trust. anybody ever him he knows what's your favorite instrument to play that's a great question i think it goes by the day uh i'm gonna say guitar just because that most people know that i play that but i write most of my songs on piano um i think i still you mean your bag you'd be like yeah

i like string instruments i like violins i love playing the saxophone i just haven't played in so long my umbissure's like messed up i don't have strong enough lips anymore so i'd have to get back into that but i love woodwinds i love yeah i'm about to go in i'm about a nerd out but You ever try to serenade a girl playing the piano? God, no. For real? Yeah, I'm super awkward. It's the fact that you're 22, though, and like me.

And can play all those instruments. Well, that's what's up. Some people practice serenating girls and some people practice the instruments. So I picked the wrong side, but it worked out. We're here. It definitely worked out. You at Dreamville. How does that feel like to let you know this early young, you already on festivals like Dreamville?

Like. or did you already know this was coming you felt like I've been knew I could do this since I was young I knew it was coming only because I was delusional it worked and so I was right and so I can say that but if it wouldn't work I still would have assumed I was doing it if that makes sense so I didn't know I was going to be here but I knew I was going to be here yeah you know what do you think helped fed that delusion like you know like you said being young coming from a small town like what made you know you could believe in yourself and be anywhere um and you could do what you love

that's the only thing I knew it's the only thing I'm good at it's literally somebody that told you like or that was like you know what I'm saying like always in your ear not really myself I talk to myself a lot that's who you need to talk to yeah I was gonna say it's like I think I was just stubborn

enough to not listen to anybody else you know what I'm saying I just enjoyed it and I don't think I ever stepped into it like this has to work like it was just like I'm gonna do this regardless even if I go get a job I'm still going to do this. Like you would do it for free. Like, this is my passion.

Forever. Yeah, I still do it for free half the time. You know what I'm saying? It's just like, this is my hobby. This is what I do for fun. So tell me this. Have you ever performed in Trinity since you've been making moves and stuff like that? I haven't.

I don't think I've done a hometown show in like a year and a half. So when it's time for it, it's going to be a big one. Yeah, when it's time, it's up. Yeah. It's super up. I'm going to do like a parking lot concert. Throw back, no stress. Yeah.

For sure. Yeah. What's a city that you haven't performed in that you would like? to perform in North Carolina or just all over all over you just well yeah um I haven't performed in Chicago yet I'd like to perform in Chicago I've been there a few times but I haven't done the show there yet but that's one of the yeah that's one of the big the big cities I want to do gotcha gotcha makes sense yes sir you're trying to get one in with two chains yeah I'm trying to do that tomorrow I think yeah I can see

You're in the bubble. No, I got to show you that one, too. Oh, man, you're holding back, bro. Also, you got some heat. No, yeah, I got you. I got a few. I got a few things. What can we expect some of this heat to drop?

Season two drops this Friday. That's three songs. Three brand new songs, but there's no features on those. And then season... Who to feature? No, there's no features on season two. Oh, no feature. I'm working on features for season three,

but I'm not going to spoil any of them because... Gotcha, got you know what I'm saying? I'll announce this when they come. But I got a few cool people coming up, a few artists, you know. I can't wait to tell you when it's just us. Okay. But you're going to let us hear the song. I'll let you hear it.

Oh, yeah, I betcha. I'll definitely got it right here. Damn, y'all can't hear it, but we're going to know. Yeah, you'll enjoy it. You'll enjoy it. I just can't spoil it. Yeah, yeah. It's cool.

Long as you're looking out for us, right? I got you. I got you. I can't wait. Who are you excited to see at Dreamfield this weekend? Cole. Everybody's been asking me that. That's why I came for Cole.

Cole's going to shut it down. He does every year. Yeah, no, for sure. This is one of my favorite performers. Did you see any of the performances yesterday? I haven't. I'm not going to lie. I was on the road for 13 hours yesterday.

I had to get that rest. Yeah, yeah. You don't seen Cole perform before, though, right? Yeah, I came here. Last year, it was my first time of Dreamville. What's your favorite song for him to perform? I'm Cole. Love yours.

Okay. It's good one. I think with the crowd involved me, I think when he come out, First thing, first, rest in peace, Uncle Fidd, like the whole crowd. What is that? Role-M, middle child? Yeah, role models.

Role models. Yeah. Yeah, no, that's a great song, too. Yeah. I'm not going to lie. If I looked at my phone, I can tell you 80 of them. Yeah. Yeah.

He's got hits on hits for sure. Last song you searched in your phone. Last song I searched in my phone. Um. and John Rocket Man. Okay, second and the last song. I know Elton John. I just don't know Rocket Man.

I don't know Rocket Man either. That was on the way here? Yeah. Yeah. I think it was last night. I'm not going to lie to you. I'm thinking to show starters and show enders for like big shows. I play a lot of older music in the beginning of our sets.

Gotcha. So to get you in your molder zone, y'all, like what else besides like a song and stuff like that, you know, do any kind of ritual or anything like that? Any kind of ritual? No, I'm like, I listen to Little Wayne Famous a lot, but that's not a ritual. That's just a song I love. Like, when I go to shows, that's like my stadium.

Like, I close my eyes and I'm like. You can see yourself out there, yeah, doing it in your zone. What's that first feeling like when you get offstage for a crowd like this, like Dreamville? Like, what are you thinking when you first getting off like, damn, I just rocked it? The first song that I play? Or no, how are you feeling?

How am I feeling? Yeah. Oh, I'm in disbelief every time. First thing I do when I get offstage is ask everybody if it sounded bad. okay yeah every time I get off stage I'm just like do that sound good no yeah and I'm like but for real though like did you really hear it yeah I just believe I think there's always something I could do better after every show okay I feel like a lot of artists been saying that like they'll be in their head about like do I sound good do I does it feel good I think that's

something creative like have you ever been scared to like share your art with people or any of your art forms like no not anymore not anymore when I was in middle school I was I was super scared. But then once I got like once I figured out what I wanted to say, I think I didn't know what to say. I was afraid to stutter. But like I said, I figured out how not to stutter. So now that I can, now that I know what I want to say and how I want to sound, I can't wait to show people. You select them found yourself. Like you're working on it. I would say myself, but my sound for sure. Yeah. Okay. Okay. If somebody was new and they hadn't heard your sound before, like how would you describe your music? Good. I literally have no other way to

describe it. I think you would, I think it's just comfortable and warm. and surprising and familiar and nostalgic nostalgic that's my word A person first time watching this What's one song you'll say go listen To this then go listen to the rest Like a like one song

Like to get somebody to be like Okay yeah I see what he's talking about Yeah an introduction and just show Like who you are as a person Inside my head Inside my head Inside my head Inside my head

Yes sir That's what's up That's what's up And we appreciate you pulling up on us talking and chatting with us, man. You said season two. Season two. Drop this Friday.

Okay. And what date is that? The 12th, April 12th. 412. Okay. 412. Okay. We're going to check it out.

Let them know where else they can follow you at. Anella harem, A-N-E-L-A, H-R-I-M on all platforms, literally everywhere. Whatever you're searching it on, I find you there. Inside my head, y'all go check that out. Yeah, please. Thank you for saying. And we've been to listen to the you and Huncho and. Oh, yeah.

Yeah. Don't lie to us now. No, I can't wait to hook up. All right. I can't wait to. My dog. Appreciate you. Yeah.

Thank you. I knew I wanted to obey and submit, but I didn't fully grasp for the rest of my life what that meant. For My Heart Podcasts and Rococo Punch, this is the Turning, River Road. In the woods of Minnesota, a cult leader married himself to 10 girls and forced them into a secret life of abuse. But in 2014, the youngest escaped. Listen to the Turning River Road on the IHart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Join IHart Radio and Sarah Spain in celebrating the one-year anniversary of IHart Women's Sports. With powerful interviews and insider analysis, our shows have connected fans with the heart of women's sports.

In just one year, the network has launched 15 shows and built a community united by passion. Podcasts that amplify the voices of women in sports. Thank you for supporting IHart Women's Sports. and our founding sponsors, Elf Beauty, Capital One, and Novartis. Just open the free IHeart app and search IHeard Women's Sports to listen now. Welcome to Pretty Private with Ebeney,

the podcast where silence is broken and stories are set free. I'm Ebeney, and every Tuesday I'll be sharing all new anonymous stories that would challenge your perceptions and give you new insight on the people around you. Every Tuesday, make sure you listen to Pretty Private from the Black Effect podcast. Network. Tune in on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you listen to your favorite shows. Your entire identity has been fabricated. Your beloved brother goes missing

without a trace. You discover the depths of your mother's illness. I'm Danny Shapiro. And these are just a few of the powerful stories I'll be mining on our upcoming 12th season of family secrets. We continue to be moved and inspired by our guests and their courageously told stories. Listen to Family Secrets Season 12 on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Our IHeart Radio Music Festival, presented by Capital One, is coming back to Las Vegas. September 19th and 20th. On your feet. Streaming live only on Hulu. Ladies and gentlemen, Brian Adams, Ed Shearrett, Fade, Chlorilla, Jelly Roll, John Fogarty, Lil Wayne, L.L. Cool Jay, J, Mariah Carey, Maroon 5, Sammy Hagar, Tate McCray.

The offspring, Tim McGraw. Tickets are on sale now at AXS.com. Get your tickets today. AXS.com. This is an I-Heart podcast.