Channel R Rising Spotlight

Tara speaks with alt-pop artist Gia Ford as she embarks on her first tour, talking about writing new single 'Poolside', her musical journey, influences and navigating social media as an artist.

Tara catches up with the wonderful Ruby & Pete of the pop fusion duo President Street to see what they’ve been up to since releasing their new single ‘I Don’t Wanna Be,’ plans for this year, the positive force of music, songwriting and more!

Tara speaks with Jade & Zach of Canadian duo Five Roses about writing and recording their latest EP, creating their unique bilingual sound, artists and sounds that inspire them and more!

Tara speaks with award winning Canadian country-pop artist Jess Moskaluke who has just released her new EP 'Heartbreaker.’ We talked about writing inspirations behind her recent songs, artists she’d like to work with, career highlights and more!

Tara speaks with alt-folk-pop singer-songwriter Rachael Sage about recording her Beatle-esque single ‘Flowers For Free’, songwriting from an early age, how she got started to now running her own label and artists that have inspired her along the way and much more!

Tara speaks with Italian-born, Miami-raised urban pop sensation DICI about producing his latest single ‘Daydream’, how he got started in music, influences, plans for the future and more!

Tara speaks with delightful Penelope Robin, a 15 year old American singer-songwriter about expressing her emotions through her lyrics in new single 'Taking Back Sunday’, growing up in Colombia and how that has influenced her music, plans for whats next, advice for other emerging artists like her and lots more!

Tara speaks with Nashville R&B singer Ria Barkr, an indie artist who has thrown herself back into music with a new EP. They talked about writing, collaborating with other artists, inspirations, what’s next and much more! 

Tara speaks with indie band HIMALAYAS about their debut album ‘From Hell To Here,’ songwriting inspirations, how they formed, touring plans for this year and much more. 

Tara speaks with UK dance rock indie band The Great Leslie about writing songs for their new EP, 'The End And The Beginning’, how they got started, plans for more music, touring and lots more.

Tara speaks with modern soul singer songwriter Devon Gilfllian about writing & recording his new single ‘Right Kind Of Crazy’, artistic influences, how he got started in music following on the footsteps of his father, his upcoming tour in the UK with My Morning Jacket and lot’s more!

Tara speaks with Greek Indie artist Dimitris Nezis about recording recent single ‘Viral’ with Stacey Jackson, artists that inspire him, pursuing his love of music and lot’s more!

Tara is joined by Ross from Blue Rose Code, who spoke about writing his new single ‘Thirteen Years’ and how he’s channeled his social concerns and his own identity into the song. Ross also talked about bringing awareness to children's hunger through his music, plans for touring, how he got the very original name and more!

We talked with the dynamic, breakthrough indie-pop trio Tors about writing their latest single, the viral ‘Anything Can Happen’ and the powerful message behind it. The band also also talked about touring with Sam Ryder in the UK, plans for 2023 including songwriting in Nashville and more!

Tara goes in depth with the amazing Catherine from Medeveal Babes, a vocal ensemble with a really unique style that blends medeveal music with a modern arrangement. We talked about the process of crafting their recent Christmas album, ancient texts that inspire her songwriting, getting ready to go on tour and more! 

Our exclusive interview with Ruby & Pete from President Street, an Australian duo making waves in the UK. We talked about writing and recording the modern funk-inspired single "Tell Me Brother," their songwriting process, making their mini album expected this year and more.

Our exclusive interview with Australian singer-songwriter Ziggy Alberts about his unique coastal folk sound, musical influences and how his personal experiences defines his songwriting & more.

Musician Kenzo Cregan talks about his new EP  ‘No One To Satisfy’ and single ‘Ordinary Guy.’ Kenzo also shared the challenges he encountered in making his music and more. 

UK singer-songwriter Natasha Hemmings  talks about her new album ‘I Am’ . We also spoke about heading out on tour with Ronan Keating, the process behind writing her album and how the songs came about, plus the inspiring story behind her single ‘Invisible.

Guitar virtuoso Simon McBride talks about the varied styles of his brilliant soulful album "The Fighter” and the creative process behind making it. Simon also talks about how growing up in the 80’s influenced his sound, playing with the legendary Deep Purple and reflects on the changing landscape of the music industry.

Our interview with indie artist Lee Rogers who recently released his long-awaited second album ‘Gameblood.’ Full of sensual, personal songs, we spoke about writing the very personal songs, performing them on tour, navigating through the industry over several decades, his very different plans for his next album and more.

Our interview with Sarah Brown, one of the most prolific and in-demand vocalists in the world. We talked about her embarking on a massive tour with Simple Minds, how Mahalia Jackson inspired her to create a whole album dedicated to her, her gospel upbringing and how it influenced her sound and much more.

Our interview with London-based American alt-pop rising artist Lina Maxine. We went behind the making of her new EP and single ‘Mango,’ how her background in neuroscience has shaped her music, challenges she has overcome, advice for other emerging artists & touring plans for the summer.

Our interview with rising singer-songwriter Fergus. We go behind the making of his debut album ‘Love Upside Down’, the songwriting process, challenges overcoming in making his music, plans for what’s next and more.

Our interview with Scottish singer, songwriter & artist Steven Lindsay. Interlopers is his new project and we spoke about creating the new album 14 years after his last one with former band The Big Dish plus brining his art into music, plans for touring and more.