{"id":15828,"date":"2016-10-04T23:00:20","date_gmt":"2016-10-05T06:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/?p=15828"},"modified":"2016-10-05T08:25:42","modified_gmt":"2016-10-05T15:25:42","slug":"savannah-lynne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/2016\/10\/savannah-lynne\/","title":{"rendered":"SAVANNAH LYNNE"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>VIDEO FEATURE &amp; WEB-EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>Musician:<strong> \u00a0SAVANNAH LYNNE<\/strong><br \/>\nMusic Video: \u201c<strong>Melted Candle<\/strong>\u201d<br \/>\nSongwriters: Savannah Lynne (SESAC) and Jackson Nance (BMI)<br \/>\nVideo Producer: Ryan Clo and Tennille Melcher<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P9ec-92dR0Q\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Savannah Lynne is a bright new 17 year old singer-songwriter from Nashville who has been Indie Music Channel\u2019s \u201cFemale Country Teen Artist of the Year\u201d for three consecutive years (2012-2015). Her new video, \u201cMelted Candle,\u201d was released in mid-August and already has 167,650 YouTube views. She has a strong and growing fan base of 70,000 worldwide fans, and these fans (The Lynnear Movement) have carried her here and helped shine the spotlight on this wonderful new talent who is filled with enthusiasm and a passion for writing and performing.<\/p>\n<p>Her EP, <em>The Ghost of You<\/em>, will be released next month, but the first single \u201cMelted Candle\u201d was released today. The\u00a0song has a strong melody, and the lyrics have powerful imagery\u2014complemented by a wonderful recording production that makes the listener want to sing along. She paints a story with her songwriting, and the well-produced video gives a glimpse into Savannah Lynne\u2019s bright future.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15835\" src=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Savannah-Lynne-01.jpg\" alt=\"savannah-lynne-01\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Savannah-Lynne-01.jpg 660w, https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Savannah-Lynne-01-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been in the music business since I was 8\u201d says Savannah, \u201cplaying guitar since 12 or 13. I haven\u2019t released any new music since I was 14. And before that, my previous album was released when I was 12. This new material is amazing. We\u2019re using it to shop for a publishing deal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At 14 years old, Savannah Lynne released her first EP, <em>Aloha Nashville<\/em>\u2014it reflected the leap from Hawaii to the heart of the country music scene. This new EP propels her into mainstream country, where she is poised to do well. Growing up in Hawaii, Savannah was exposed to a wide range of music, but she always gravitated to Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn and Reba. So after moving to the West Coast and touring for years, Savannah Lynne moved to Nashville\u2014which she says is \u201chome.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We talked with Savannah Lynne about her songwriting and the journey that has brought her to this exceptional video of her first single \u201cMelted Candle.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>SAVANNAH LYNNE Web-Exclusive Interview<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>with\u00a0<em>M Music &amp; Musicians<\/em>\u00a0magazine publisher, Merlin David<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Savannah-Lynne-05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15834\" src=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Savannah-Lynne-05-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"savannah-lynne-05\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Savannah-Lynne-05-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Savannah-Lynne-05.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a>How did the idea of \u201cMelted Candle\u201d come to you?<\/strong><br \/>\nI had known Jackson for a while. He and I were sitting in a writing room at Warner\/Chappell Nashville and he was noodling around on the guitar. This was our first time writing together. After about an hour of chatting, I brought up an idea that I had in my notebook about a melted candle. I have ideas in my notebook which I carry around with me, or on my phone\u2014I use Google Keep. I heard a story once that talked about being lost and not being able to light a candle once it\u2019s melted, and I thought \u201cwell, yeah \u2026 you can!\u201d And that\u2019s really how the whole idea started for \u201cMelted Candle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is your creative process for writing songs?<\/strong><br \/>\nNow that I think about it, every song pretty much has a story within the story of how it was written\u2014whether it was an idea that I thought of in the shower or in the middle of the night or some funky quote that we saw on the wall of our writing room. Sometimes I\u2019ll go to a writing session, and neither I nor the co-writer like the ideas thrown on the table. Instead, we come up with something together.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How do you keep song ideas fresh\u2014and continue to think of new ideas?<\/strong><br \/>\nI keep them in the refrigerator (<em>Laughs<\/em>). The new ideas part is easy because they\u2019re all around us every day. It\u2019s the \u201chow do you tell the same story from a new prospective\u201d that\u2019s the challenging part. But that\u2019s also the beauty of co-writing because one of us could come up with the idea, and one of us could come up with the angle.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How has co-writing shaped your music?<\/strong><br \/>\nCo-writing <em>is<\/em> my music. I was ten when I first started writing, and it was usually with my dad and another writer. So the thought of writing a song by myself was foreign to me for a long time. All my songs have at least one other writer. On average, most of them have three. I\u2019ve found that strength in numbers really is true when it comes to songwriting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tell us one experience where something unique inspired you to write a song.<\/strong><br \/>\nI was recently sitting in Roger Cook\u2019s kitchen, about to start a writing session with him and my good friend, Bobby Carmichael\u2014when I saw this beautiful hummingbird sitting on a perch outside the window. We had been kicking around ideas for half an hour, so everybody was really focused. And I just blurted out \u201cOh! I love hummingbirds!\u201d Apparently I had a stupid grin on my face, and either it was a stroke of genius, or nobody could really think of a topic to write about that day. But guess what the name of the song ended up being? And to this day, \u201cHummingbird\u201d is still one of my favorite songs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How does where you live (Nashville, Los Angeles) or travel influence your music?<\/strong><br \/>\nI feel that where I travel influences my music more than where I live. Because when I travel, everything is new and I am so paranoid about getting lost that I notice everything. It\u2019s in those moments, I notice things I may not have noticed when I\u2019m at home where everything is familiar. Living in Nashville, however, has influenced my music more than any other city I\u2019ve lived in\u2014simply because the bar is so high that you have to push yourself higher than you ever thought, just to get noticed. And Nashville is called \u201cMusic City\u201d for a reason. I feel that being in the presence of so many talented music creators raises everybody\u2019s game.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15833\" src=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Savannah-Lynne-06.jpg\" alt=\"savannah-lynne-06\" width=\"660\" height=\"825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Savannah-Lynne-06.jpg 660w, https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Savannah-Lynne-06-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>What songwriting tip would you like to offer?<\/strong><br \/>\nTwo tips: First, it\u2019s all about the re-writes. I once heard someone say the hits are in the re-writes. And second, never be tied to a line. Just because you think it\u2019s perfect, doesn\u2019t mean it is. Sometimes, if you find you get stuck on a line and you can\u2019t figure out what to write, it\u2019s usually the fault of the line above it. So you have to be willing to ditch any line because it\u2019s the song that comes first.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who influenced you to pick up the instruments you now play, and how old were you?<\/strong><br \/>\nThe answer to this question is more <em>what<\/em> than <em>who<\/em>. When I was eleven years old, one of my first shows playing live was at the Whisky a Go Go in West Hollywood, California. At the time, I sang live to instrument tracks, and everything was going perfect\u2014until song three, that\u2019s when the CD skipped. And it was so embarrassing. All my friends and family who came out to see me were reminded that I was singing to my own instrument track. I told myself that night that I would learn to play an instrument so it would never happen to me again. The next week, my parents came home with a turquoise blue guitar they bought on Hollywood Boulevard. And from that moment on, I rely on myself\u2014to mess up my own songs. (<em>Laughs<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who inspired you to write songs?<\/strong><br \/>\nMy Dad was the one who encouraged me to write songs. He would set up songwriting sessions with different songwriters we met through NSAI. He bought me songwriting exercise books. At night, I would listen to the recorded interviews of hit ASCAP songwriters, and I would fall asleep listening to their stories about how some of my favorite songs were written. And I realized their journey was the same as mine, except they started before me.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tell us about the first time you heard your song on the radio.<\/strong><br \/>\nThe first time I heard \u201cIn Disarray\u201d on the radio was when I was fourteen. It\u2019s a song I didn\u2019t write, but they just liked my vocals. They heard me on the internet, maybe MySpace (<em>laughs<\/em>)\u2014yes, it was that long ago. And the writers had me sing their song. We were emailed by the top Country radio station in Australia that it was going to be played live for the first time. So we found a live stream on the internet, and it was amazing. I think the song actually went to #2 on the Australian charts. Since then, I\u2019ve been fortunate enough to hear more recent songs on celestial radio here in the States and I always lose my mind every time I hear them on the radio.<br \/>\n<strong>Have you either recorded or played live on stage with a musical idol, a well-known musician, or someone you admired?<\/strong><em><br \/>\n<\/em>I just got back from some very successful shows in Texas, where I wrapped up opening for Tyler Farr. It was an awesome experience. In the future, I would love to record or play live with some of my musical idols: Reba, Carrie Underwood or Kelsea Ballerini. I\u2019m at that place in my life that I would love to work with anybody and everybody. I just like being able to connect musically with people. I try to write every day, or at least three or four times a week. I just want to stay creative.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15832\" src=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Savannah-Lynne-07.jpg\" alt=\"savannah-lynne-07\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Savannah-Lynne-07.jpg 660w, https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Savannah-Lynne-07-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tell us about winning the Marriott Rewards Card Battle of the Bands\u2014and being the one chosen from 3,000 entries.<\/strong><br \/>\nIt was a very special experience that required all of us to not only showcase our musical skills but also rely on our fans to help us during one stage of the contest. I was blown away by the support that my fans (The Lynnear Movement) had for me.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Lynnear Movement really came through for you, didn\u2019t they?<\/strong><br \/>\nThey powered me through the Top Ten stage, and I will be forever grateful to each and every one of them. And when all the dust cleared, I had the highest number of fan votes and found myself stuck in a car with my band for 14 hours\u2014heading to Austin. The first night, the top three bands battled it out, and the winner got to open for Tyler Farr the next day. When it was announced that I was the winner, everyone came up to me so quickly that I didn\u2019t even have time to think about what just happened. Before long, I was doing sound check, getting ready to open for Tyler Farr. The people at Chase, Marriott and ReverbNation were so nice and accommodating, and they made the experience a very special moment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Top 5 Musicians or Songwriters\u00a0who inspired you to become a musician?<\/strong><br \/>\nOnly five? (<em>Laughs<\/em>) If I was going be stranded on a deserted island and could only take 5 who inspired me, I would take Taylor Swift, for her ability to connect with the audience through her songs; Brandy Clark, for her brilliant and crafty songwriting; Kelsea Ballerini, for her overall performance and presence; Reba, for her strong personality and sense of humor; and Prince, not for his musicianship (which is out of this world), but for his attention to detail\u2014for always making sure his fans have a unique experience.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-15831\" src=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Savannah-Lynne-08.jpg\" alt=\"savannah-lynne-08\" width=\"330\" height=\"587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Savannah-Lynne-08.jpg 330w, https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Savannah-Lynne-08-168x300.jpg 168w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/>What instrument<\/strong><strong>\/equipment can you not live without\u2014that helps you write, record or perform?<\/strong><br \/>\nThey say that in every business, it\u2019s the half dozen things that make the most difference. For me, the half dozen things would be my Taylor 914ce. You won\u2019t see me in very many places around Nashville without it. Sitting right next to my guitar, in the case, is my Heil PR 35\u2014that mic captures things in the bottom end that I haven\u2019t found in any other stage mic. And my custom Kyser capos\u2014that have never let me down. I recently added a super cool new mic stand from On-Stage stands that is lightweight and easy to travel with.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Any musicians or songwriters you\u2019d love to work with in the future?<\/strong><br \/>\nI&#8217;d love to tour with Brett Eldredge, although I\u2019m not sure how good my performance would be since I would be staring at him the whole time. (<em>Laughs<\/em>) I would love to work on something with Kelsea Ballerini. And the songwriters I would love to have a chance to write with would be Natalie Hemby, Shane McAnally, Ashley Gorley and Maren Morris.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How does SESAC help a songwriter\/artist like you?<\/strong><br \/>\nSESAC was supportive of me even before I became a member. I met Tim Fink and ET [Brown] before I moved to Nashville. They made the transition to Nashville much smoother, and they even helped set up some co-writes with SESAC songwriter of the year, Anthony Smith.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are your Top 5 favorite albums of all time?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Pet Sounds<\/em> (1966) \u2013 Beach Boys<br \/>\n<em>1989<\/em> (2014) \u2013 Taylor Swift<br \/>\n<em>Rumours <\/em>(1977) \u2013 Fleetwood Mac<br \/>\n<em>The First Time<\/em> (2015) \u2013 Kelsea Ballerini<br \/>\n<em>Revival<\/em> (2015) \u2013 Selena Gomez<\/p>\n<p>These are my top five go-to albums. I\u2019m\u00a0always in the mood to listen to them.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-15829\" src=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Top5-Albums-Savannah.jpg\" alt=\"top5-albums-savannah\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Top5-Albums-Savannah.jpg 660w, https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Top5-Albums-Savannah-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Best advice someone has given you.<\/strong><br \/>\nI was so fortunate to meet Jim Ed Norman on my first trip to Nashville. He told me that if I wanted to make it in this business, I had to be here\u2014because Nashville has a very short memory. The moment I leave, it\u2019s on to the next act. I wanted to prove this was something I was serious about, so I moved here with my family. It\u2019s still the best advice I\u2019ve ever been given.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best advice you\u2019d like to give.<\/strong><br \/>\nYou\u2019ve got to be passionate about this\u2014because there will be plenty of times when it\u2019s all you\u2019re gonna have. And my bonus advice: you don\u2019t have to get it right the first time\u2014just the last.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Your music video had 167,300 hits within a month of its release on August 19. That\u2019s amazing. You must have a strong fan base. I heard it was 70,000 fans worldwide?<\/strong><br \/>\nI have a fan club called The Lynnear Movement, they never cease to inspire me on a daily basis. Whether it\u2019s a tweet or a message or a picture, they always remind me that it\u2019s bigger than just me. And as long as I stay true to them, they stay true to me. And the Movement gets bigger and bigger and bigger!<\/p>\n<p><strong>These new recordings must be really exciting for you.<\/strong><br \/>\nI\u2019ve been in the music business since I was 8\u2014playing guitar since 12 or 13. I haven\u2019t released any new music since I was 14. And before that, my previous album was released when I was 12. This new material is amazing. We\u2019re using it to shop for a publishing deal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Any radio airplay yet?<\/strong><br \/>\nWe drove down to Indiana and played \u201cMelted Candle\u201d live on the radio. I was in the studio when they played the song on the air. I also played two other songs live on the air on KORN Country 100.3 FM.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s next?<\/strong><br \/>\nI\u2019ve been so busy this past year\u2014amazing how fast it\u2019s flown by. It really is true\u2014time does fly when you\u2019re having fun. I\u2019m finishing up my sophomore album, <em>The Ghost of You<\/em>, which I\u2019m really proud and excited about. I\u2019m always writing, mainly for myself, but I would love to also write for other artists\u2014and hear them on the radio. Not quite as much as I would love to hear myself on the radio but in this business, you take whatever victories come your way. I\u2019m currently putting together a tour starting at the beginning of next year, and I\u2019m excited to see what is in store for the year ahead.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where can your new fans get more info and stay updated?<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/SavannahLynne.com\">SavannahLynne.com<\/a> is the best way to stay updated with my music and link to all of my social media<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-15830\" src=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Savannah-Lynne-02.jpg\" alt=\"savannah-lynne-02\" width=\"660\" height=\"825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Savannah-Lynne-02.jpg 660w, https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Savannah-Lynne-02-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><em>&#8220;&#8216;Melted Candle&#8217; has a strong melody, and the lyrics have powerful imagery\u2014complemented by a wonderful recording production that makes the listener want to sing along. She paints a story with her songwriting, and the well-produced video gives a glimpse into Savannah Lynne\u2019s bright future.&#8221; \u2013 Merlin David \/ Mmusicmag.com \/ M Music &amp; Musicians magazine<\/em><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VIDEO FEATURE &amp; WEB-EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Musician: \u00a0SAVANNAH LYNNE Music Video: \u201cMelted Candle\u201d Songwriters: Savannah Lynne (SESAC) and Jackson Nance (BMI) Video Producer: Ryan Clo and Tennille Melcher Savannah Lynne is a bright new 17 year old singer-songwriter from Nashville who has been Indie Music Channel\u2019s \u201cFemale Country Teen Artist of the Year\u201d for three consecutive [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15837,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7725],"tags":[8009,6271,8303,5879,8287,6344,7300,955,8293,8306,8282,5261,8298,8297,8281,8278,8308,1879,8291,8309,8299,1188,7566,8304,8294,8292,8277,3010,7978,120,4053,8301,8289,8300,4160,8284,8295,8286,8279,8276,8310,8307,2621,8302,8296,3720,1172,8280,2642,8283,8305,8290,8285,8288,7982],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15828"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15828"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15828\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15844,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15828\/revisions\/15844"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15837"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}