In this episode, Gary talks with San Diego Music Award winner, Alex Bergan, about what winning an SDMA means to him as an artist, what he considers to be his most valuable trait as a songwriter, a story of one woman's reaction to a song of his & much more. Alex also performs three of his original songs during the conversation, including the one that won him an award this year.

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In this latest episode, Gary talks with Aaron Markland, AKA Seawall Prophet, about what he & his band have been up to since he was on the show last a couple years ago, their upcoming new album & upcoming tour. Aaron also performs two new songs during the conversation, accompanied on vocals by band member, AJ Price.

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In this episode, Gary talks with Ryan Gray about his first introduction to formal music training, his take on turning poems he's written into songs, how he stays motivated & focused on his songwriting when faced with obstacles & setbacks & much more. Ryan also performs three of his original songs during the conversation.

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In this latest episode, Gary talks with TJ Moss about his first introduction to music, what his purpose is as a songwriter, his experience performing for the Dalai Lama & much more. TJ also performs three of his original songs during the conversation.

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In this episode, Gary talks with Brian Allan White about when the music bug first hit him, his take on performing solo versus in a band, why writing about the struggles of exploited laborers & farmers is so important to him & much more. Brian also performs three of his original songs during the conversation.

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In this latest episode, Gary talks with Jesse LaMonaca about the genres of music he's drawn to most, how living in Sweden helped to shape & influence his music today, how his songwriting has evolved since he wrote his first song & much more. Jesse also performs three of his original songs during the conversation.

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In this episode, Gary talks with Grace Jackson about some of her favorite artists, her time in band & choir in high school, what songwriting does for her on a personal level & much more. Grace also performs three of her original songs during the conversation.

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In this latest episode, Gary talks with Aly Rowell about her church worship leader & how he was such a great mentor to her, the music program she was in prior to going to college, how she deals with writer's block & much more. Aly also performs three of her original songs during the conversation.

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