{"id":17678,"date":"2017-09-22T08:42:01","date_gmt":"2017-09-22T15:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/?p=17678"},"modified":"2017-09-22T08:51:21","modified_gmt":"2017-09-22T15:51:21","slug":"video-web-exclusive-interview-brian-white","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/2017\/09\/video-web-exclusive-interview-brian-white\/","title":{"rendered":"Video &#038; Web-Exclusive Interview Brian White"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17692\" src=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Brian-White-2.jpg\" alt=\"Brian White-2\" width=\"660\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Brian-White-2.jpg 660w, https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Brian-White-2-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<h1><strong>VIDEO FEATURE &amp; WEB-EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW<\/strong><br \/>\nSongwriter:<strong> \u00a0BRIAN WHITE<\/strong><br \/>\nMusician:\u00a0 <strong>RODNEY ATKINS<\/strong><br \/>\nVideo:\u00a0 \u201c<strong>Watching You<\/strong>\u201d<\/h1>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2uzK3VwzraM\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nBrian White is a passionate songwriter. As a writer his songs have earned him\u00a014 Number 1 songs, two Dove Awards for Song of the Year (Michael English &amp; The Martins), SESAC Country Song of the Year &amp; Billboard\u2019s Most Played Song of the Year (Rodney Atkins\u2019 \u201cWatching You\u201d), as well as ACM and CMA nominations. Recently \u201cWatching You\u201d was listed at #37 in <em>Billboard<\/em> magazine\u2019s \u201c100 Greatest Country Songs of All Time\u201d and topped the charts as \u201cThe Most Played Country Song of the Decade.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With over 300 cuts to his credit, White is a featured clinician at songwriting seminars. He has experienced success in the Country and Pop market with his songs recorded by Rascal Flatts, Trace Adkins, Jason Aldean, Gary Allan, Rodney Atkins, The Swon Brothers, Steve Holy, Earl Scruggs, Terri Clark, Kix Brooks, Blackhawk, Canadian Country stars Chad Brownlee, Tim Hicks, Brett Kissel, The Lovelocks, Livy Jeanne, Russian Pop star Avraam Russo, and international icon Cliff Richard.<\/p>\n<p>White\u2019s songs have also been recorded by Christian artists as Danny Gokey, Kutless, 7eventh Time Down, Avalon, Point of Grace, Mandisa, 4Him, Larnelle Harris, Karyn Williams, Selah, All Star United, 33 Miles, Pure NRG, and Jaci Velasquez. As a touring artist signed with a major record deal, he fronted the Christian rock band \u201cBrian White &amp; Justice\u201d for 15 years, recording five projects.<\/p>\n<p>We talked with Brian White about his songwriting, creative inspiration, and his upcoming performance at Greg Friia\u2019s Songwriters Singing for Coffee\u2014where you get a chance to see this amazing songwriter up close and personal, along with Pete Sallis, Will Nance, Carly Tefft at the Green Hills Starbucks, 3706 Hillsboro Pike, Nashville, TN. It\u2019s a show you won\u2019t want to miss\u2014this Monday, September 25, 2017, at 7:30 PM.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17691\" src=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Brian-White-1.jpg\" alt=\"Brian White-1\" width=\"660\" height=\"658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Brian-White-1.jpg 660w, https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Brian-White-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Brian-White-1-300x299.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>BRIAN WHITE Web-Exclusive Interview<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>with\u00a0<em>M Music &amp; Musicians<\/em>\u00a0magazine publisher, Merlin David<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s the most satisfying aspect of being a songwriter?<\/strong><br \/>\nI feel like this is what I was created to do. To write something that falls into a three minute time span that can touch people right where they are\u2014from my little room in Nashville\u2014is a crazy thought. Then to have people email or come up to me after a show and tell me how a song impacted them\u2014is a humbling and rewarding thing. To think that someone who I never knew, across the miles, was moved by what I helped create is pretty amazing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What made you <em>want<\/em> to write songs?<\/strong><br \/>\nI have always loved music, and it played such an important role in my high school and college years. It was about that time that I felt like I had a voice and something to say. So I picked up the guitar. I loved singer-songwriter artists, and the writing process was a way to take my thoughts and give them a platform. Once other artists wanted to record my songs, I was totally hooked. It is such an honor to have them stand in front of their audience every night, and share my words and melodies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Were you always into music?<\/strong><br \/>\nI played baseball in high school, but I loved music. I got talked into auditioning for the play <em>The Sound of Music<\/em>. I didn\u2019t want to tell the guys in the baseball team that I was doing a play. But the truth was\u2014there were cute girls in the play, and I landed a part as one of the von Trapp kids. For the song \u201cEdelweiss,\u201d they wanted me to just sit there, hold the guitar and pretend to play it. But I thought, if I\u2019m going to hold it\u2014I might as well learn to play the song. At that point, I realized I really liked playing the guitar. I bought the sheet music to \u201cHeart of Gold\u201d by Neil Young, and learned to play those four chords. Then I learned \u201cIt Don\u2019t Come Easy\u201d by Ringo Starr because three of the four chords I knew were in that song. (<em>Laughs<\/em>) I played around school and youth groups, and the girls dug it\u2014so I loved it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is your creative process for writing songs?<\/strong><br \/>\nI co-write most of what I write these days. I enjoy the process of getting in the room with my friends and sharing titles, ideas and melodies, and seeing where it takes us. It is part counseling, part honesty, part made up and always coffee infused. (<em>Laughs<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17690\" src=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Brian-White-3.jpg\" alt=\"Brian White-3\" width=\"660\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Brian-White-3.jpg 660w, https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Brian-White-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Brian-White-3-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tell us how the idea of \u201cWatching You\u201d <\/strong><strong>(Rodney Atkins) evolved.<\/strong><br \/>\nThat\u2019s one that came from a real place. My friend Steve Dean and I were getting together with Rodney [Atkins] to write for his album\u2014and he was running late. When he got there he apologized and said he had gotten a call from the preschool his four year-old son, Elijah, was attending, and they needed to talk with them. At that time, Rodney\u2019s big hit \u201cIf You\u2019re Going Through Hell\u201d was on the radio, and his son would be standing in the recess line or the bathroom line, and he\u2019d start singing the chorus\u2014\u201chell.\u201d The school called and said \u201cMr. Atkins, you probably don\u2019t want your kid just saying <em>hell <\/em>all the time.\u201d We laughed. Then Rod said, \u201cI don&#8217;t get it. Why is he doing that?\u201d Steve and I looked at him and said, \u201cMan, he just wants to be like you. He\u2019s doing what you do.\u201d Rodney said, \u201cGuys, we should write that idea.\u201d And that got us started. Once we began to talk about all the things our parents did and said\u2014that we picked up, it all just seemed to fall into place. We all understood that our children are little \u201cMini-Me\u2019s\u201d and they pick up everything we say and do. The cool thing is\u2014it resonated with the rest of the country music community.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tell us one experience where something unique inspired you to write a song.<\/strong><br \/>\nI wrote a song called \u201cDrop\u201d with my friends Bruce Wallace and Joel Shewmake. It was recorded by Gary Allan. That song was inspired by a rainy Monday in Nashville\u2014and my wife. When I walked in, Bruce and Joel had a groove going, and a one word title, \u201cDrop.\u201d I mentioned that the rain was dropping on the window sill outside, and how when you find the right woman in your life\u2014you will drop everything for her. The mood of the music brought about a sexy feel, and the lyric just <em>dropped <\/em>in on us, as we made our way through the idea. It was magical\u2014a perfect marriage of lyric and melody. Jay Joyce produced the cut on Gary\u2019s record, and killed it. Perfect.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What songwriting tip would you like to offer?<\/strong><br \/>\nWrite what you know, and don\u2019t be so attached to your idea that you miss what someone else brings to the party. Two heads <em>are<\/em> better than one, and too often young writers want to be heard and don\u2019t sit back and listen. Sometimes it\u2019s not what you say, but what you don\u2019t say\u2014that will make the song great.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17689\" src=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Brian-White-4.jpg\" alt=\"Brian White-4\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Brian-White-4.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Brian-White-4-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Who inspired you to write songs?<\/strong><br \/>\nI grew up listening to the Eagles, the Doobie Brothers, the Beatles, Elton John and so many more. I am a fan of the craft of making something that moves you in a three-minute moment, and those guys knew how to speak in pictures. Even after all these years, I\u2019m still a student of the art.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In those early years, what was your guitar of choice?<\/strong><br \/>\nI had a hollow-body Gibson Harmony electric guitar. I didn\u2019t realize what I had at the time. It was this cherry-red lacquer, beautiful guitar, but I remember thinking \u201cI need a black guitar.\u201d So, like an idiot, I sanded it down and painted it black. I was into the Eagles, and I liked John Denver, and anyone who played an acoustic guitar. I got an Ovation for my 16<sup>th<\/sup> birthday. I still have that guitar, and now I gave it to my son. It\u2019s a family heirloom. That was the guitar I played into college.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why did you choose an Ovation?<\/strong><br \/>\nI loved the band America\u2014loved all their stuff, especially their harmonies\u2014and they had an Ovation. And Dallas Holm also had an Ovation. Years down the road, around 1985 or 1986, my publisher called me, and I ended up writing with Dan Peek from America. When I was with him, I thought I was going to be that <em>Saturday Night Live<\/em> skit with Chris Farley interviewing Paul McCartney. (<em>Laughs<\/em>) About three months later, Dan called and said he was going to record our song \u201cLiving Water,\u201d with Marvin &amp; Gentry, a big group at that time. It was during the time of cassettes, and they put it out on vinyl, and I flipped out. I was thrilled.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17688\" src=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Brian-White-6.jpg\" alt=\"Brian White-6\" width=\"660\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Brian-White-6.jpg 660w, https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Brian-White-6-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Brian-White-6-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>What instruments can you not live without\u2014that helps you write, record or perform?<\/strong><br \/>\nI signed a record deal and toured as an artist in the Christian Music field for about 15 years. I recorded five records, and toured the world. It was an amazing experience. I played acoustic guitars, and Gibson endorsed me during that time. I have eight guitars in my music room, some not Gibson, but my CJ-200 is my go-to guitar for the road and in the studio.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tell us about your guitars.<\/strong><br \/>\nI have an Epiphone, a Gretsch Rancher that I love\u2014it\u2019s a showpiece guitar with inlay, a Composite Acoustics that I play a lot during the summer\u2014at songwriter festivals\u2014because it stays in tune, and a Teisco Del Rey that we\u2019re refinishing at the music store my son owns. When I won \u201cSong of the Year,\u201d they gave me an Epiphone Masterbilt. I have a Takamine that I keep in my office\u2014that\u2019s what I write on every day. And I have a Tanglewood parlor guitar. Oh, and I have the Ovation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What PRO are you?<\/strong><br \/>\nI am with SESAC, and they are like family to me. Shannan Hatch, Tim Fink and Ellen Truly\u2014they were instrumental in me being there for so many years. They have been so supportive of my career. They have believed in me and my writing for many years, and have given me the opportunity to play and showcase my songs at so many writer festivals and events. I do Key West every year, and all the beach events. (<em>Laughs<\/em>) They understand the heart of who I am and are always willing to listen to what I\u2019m working on, and to introduce me to possible artists and co-writers they think I would work great with. They do so much more than just collect my royalties. They are my friends, just like Ellen and her husband Todd. SESAC is committed to helping me take my writing to a new level.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17687\" src=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Brian-White-7.jpg\" alt=\"Brian White-7\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Brian-White-7.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Brian-White-7-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Top 5 Songwriters\u00a0who inspired you to write?<\/strong><br \/>\nThere are so many that I could list. A couple of the first people to give me a chance and help develop my writing was Dave Clark and Don Koch\u2014two of the all-time greats in the Christian Music genre. My first true publisher, John Barker, at the Benson Company, as well as some of my pluggers\u2014like Sarah Freeman and Andrea Tucker. Others would be Craig Wiseman, Jeffrey Steele, Rodney Clawson, as well as some I\u2019ve never written with\u2014like Allen Shamblin and Tom Douglas. I am a fan of all of them, and I try to study their craft to improve mine.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Top 5 favorite albums of all time?<\/strong><br \/>\nThis is a hard one, and it\u2019s pretty eclectic. (<em>Laughs<\/em>)<br \/>\n<em>The Dark Side of the Moon<\/em> (1973) \u2013 Pink Floyd<br \/>\n<em>Hotel California <\/em>(1976) \u2013 Eagles<br \/>\n<em>Russ Taff<\/em> (1987) \u2013 Russ Taff<br \/>\n<em>The Joshua Tree<\/em> (1987) \u2013 U2<br \/>\n<em>This Year\u2019s Model<\/em> (1987) \u2013 The Imperials<br \/>\n<em>Frampton Comes Alive!<\/em> (1976) \u2013 Peter Frampton<br \/>\nOops. That\u2019s more than five. And I\u2019m just getting started.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tell us a \u201cpinch me\u201d moment\u2014where you thought \u201cWow. This is really happening to <em>me<\/em>!\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\nI remember sitting at the Titans Stadium during CMA Fest and hearing Rodney Atkins sing \u201cWatching You\u201d in front of about 20,000 people. At one point, he took the mic and pointed it to the audience and had them sing alone. It was a surreal and humbling moment to hear that many people singing my song. My son was sitting with me. He turned and said, \u201cThat\u2019s pretty cool, Dad.\u201d And all I could do was smile and listen.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17686\" src=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Brian-White-8.jpg\" alt=\"Brian White-8\" width=\"500\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Brian-White-8.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Brian-White-8-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you remember the first time you heard one of your songs on the radio?<\/strong><br \/>\nMy first single of any kind was a song called \u201cAnother One Snatched Away\u201d\u2014which was recorded by Christian artist Brent Lamb. At that time, I was still on staff at the church\u2014as the youth Pastor. I was driving into the office listening to WNAZ, the premiere Christian station in Nashville at the time, the DJ said, \u201cHere\u2019s the latest from Brent Lamb,\u201d and spun the song. I had to pull the car off the side of the road\u2014and just listen. I wanted to roll the window down and tell everyone driving by \u201cHey, this is my song!\u201d I was blown away that my song was being heard by people I didn\u2019t even know. That moment had me hooked.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tell us about Earl Scruggs recording your song \u201cJames White.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\nIt came from a real place and was written with my dear friends Don Poythress and Barry Dean. I remember Barry coming in and telling us about a man from his church that had passed away, and the impact he had on the people in his church. It was basically the story of this amazing man James White, and we were all moved by the things Barry told us. Our pluggers at BMG loved the tune, and pitched it around. It landed in the hands of Earl Scruggs, who was working on a new record with a couple of other bluegrass artists\u2014Lewis, Scruggs &amp; Long. I was thrilled knowing a legend in the country field like Earl was going to record it. The song was produced true to the emotion of the song, and it became my 14<sup>th<\/sup> Number 1in my career.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tell us about Cliff Richard cutting your songs. He\u2019s huge outside the U.S.<\/strong><br \/>\nI was invited to be a part of a writer\u2019s camp that was focused on writing songs for a record that Cliff was going to record in Nashville. I knew him from the hits he had in the States: \u201cWe Don&#8217;t Talk Anymore\u201d and \u201cDevil Woman.\u201d But I was really unaware of how big of a star he was worldwide. The more I learned, the more I was totally blown away that I was getting this opportunity. Sir Cliff flew in and listened to the songs as we were in the writing process. He offered insight to what he loved and to some of the changes that might make them more of what he would say from stage. He was the most kind and humble man, and treated all of us with total respect. I was hoping to land one song on the record, but to my surprise\u2014I ended up with four. When the project was completed and mixed, he came back for a listening party and took us all to dinner to thank us for our time and input into his career. He\u2019s a class act in every way. He also did my song \u201cFaithful One\u201d with the London Philharmonic. It\u2019s gorgeous. He did it live at Leeds Castle. He sang it at Cilla Black\u2019s funeral. She was a huge singer and actress. It was nice to know my song brought comfort during a tragic time.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17685\" src=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Brian-White-9.jpg\" alt=\"Brian White-9\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Brian-White-9.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Brian-White-9-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Did anyone do an amazing version of your song\u2014better than you envisioned it?<\/strong><br \/>\nI recently had a song recorded by Rascal Flatts, one of my all-time favorite country groups. The first time I heard my cut, I was sitting in my car playing the CD. I couldn&#8217;t wait to hear those voices singing my song. Man, they did not disappoint. I loved the demo we cut to pitch the song, but they took it to another level. Another song would be my cut on the most recent Jason Aldean record. Michael Knox cut an amazing track, and it was everything I was hoping it would be.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best advice someone has given you re: your music or music career.<\/strong><br \/>\nEarly on I was a little afraid to show my songs to anyone because I didn\u2019t think they were any good. When a songwriter friend, Dave Clark, asked to see my songs, I told him \u201cNo,\u201d and he said \u201cWell, I guess you\u2019ll never know.\u201d I remember going home that night thinking that I didn\u2019t want to go through the rest of my life wondering if I could have done this. The next day I called him and told him I was ready for him to listen. He liked a couple of them and played them for his publisher\u2014who in turn called me and asked me if I had any more. That catapulted my writing career. From that point on I took on the motto \u201cDare to Suck.\u201d If you\u2019re afraid to suck, you may never know if you just might have something great. I have since been asked to teach a class built around that title \u201cDare to Suck\u201d at NSAI [Nashville Songwriters Association International] events all around the country\u2014for aspiring songwriters. Those three words kick-started my writing career.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best advice you\u2019d like to give upcoming songwriters.<\/strong><br \/>\nBe you. You are the only one of you out there. Create, don\u2019t chase. Make your art and find those people who understand it, will get behind you and support you. I believe everyone has something to say, and in a world where there are so many outlets for people to hear your songs. Write from your heart. You just may be sitting on the next hit that can change someone\u2019s world.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Brian-White-10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-17684\" src=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Brian-White-10.jpg\" alt=\"Brian White-10\" width=\"660\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Brian-White-10.jpg 660w, https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Brian-White-10-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Brian-White-10-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a>What\u2019s next?<\/strong><br \/>\nI get up every day, excited to get in the room and see what song is out there to catch. I\u2019m still a believer that the Best Song Wins, and I am constantly trying to find a new way to say what has already been said. When an artist takes your blood, sweat and tears\u2014and turns it into gold\u2014well that\u2019s a reward like no other. So for me, what\u2019s next is doing what I love to do\u2014making music that matters.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Anyone new artist out there you\u2019d recommend?<\/strong><br \/>\nI will steer you to my wife, Karyn Williams\u2014a Christian artist. She was signed to a label that had the Newsboys and Jaci Velasquez. She\u2019s toured with Third Day, and right now she\u2019s on her third year touring with Chonda Pierce. Her music and her story is pretty phenomenal. Listen to \u201cOrdinary Angels\u201d from her most recent album, <em>Letting Go of Perfect<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who recorded \u201cBefore You\u201d\u2014that\u2019s playing on your site?<\/strong><br \/>\nThat\u2019s just a demo. It hasn\u2019t been recorded yet. That\u2019s Steven Lee Olsen, with whom I wrote that song. He wrote \u201cBlue Ain\u2019t Your Color\u201d for Keith Urban. I love that song. We think it will get cut. It\u2019s just one of those wait and see things.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where can your new fans stay updated?<\/strong><br \/>\nI am on all the social media sites: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and my website:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.BrianWhiteSongwriter.com\">www.BrianWhiteSongwriter.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I try to stay current with updates, as well as listing where I will be playing. You can also hear demos of some of my latest songs, and pictures of some of my recent events.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17681\" src=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Brian-White.jpg\" alt=\"Brian White\" width=\"660\" height=\"1020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Brian-White.jpg 660w, https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Brian-White-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Brian-White-300x463.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VIDEO FEATURE &amp; WEB-EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Songwriter: \u00a0BRIAN WHITE Musician:\u00a0 RODNEY ATKINS Video:\u00a0 \u201cWatching You\u201d Brian White is a passionate songwriter. As a writer his songs have earned him\u00a014 Number 1 songs, two Dove Awards for Song of the Year (Michael English &amp; The Martins), SESAC Country Song of the Year &amp; Billboard\u2019s Most Played Song [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17680,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7725],"tags":[9709,9710,9711,9712,8156,9713,9714,8120,1623,9715,9716,9717,9718,9719,9720,8500,9721,9722,9723,4071,9724,9725,9726,9727,9728,9729,9730,9731,9732,9733,8231,9734,9735,9736,7088,9737,9738,9739,9740,9741,9742,9743,9744,9745,9746,9747,7744,9748,1628,8426,9749,9750,1063,9751,9752,3990,9753,5667,200,966,9754,9755,9756,9757,9758,9759,9760,5076,9761,9762,9763,9764,4959,8357,9765,9766,7957,9767,9768,1613,9769,9770,4754,9771,9772,9773,9774,9775,9776,9777,9778,10161,7566,9779,9780,3010,9781,7978,9587,1082,9782,9783,8289,9784,752,8943,1673,9785,2375,1185,9786,9787,4562,28,9788,9789,9790,9791,9798,9792,2621,9793,9794,9795,9796,9797,8150,8159,8136,9799,9800,9801,9802,8250,9803,9804,9805,9806,8217,6561,3818,9807,9808,9809,9810,9811,9812,9813,7314,9814,9815,9816,8305,9817,9818,7489,8119,1261,9819,9820,9821,9822,9823,9824],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17678"}],"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=17678"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17678\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17694,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17678\/revisions\/17694"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}