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SPOTLIGHT ON MV2 / NEW LOST CITY RECORDS’S LATEST SIGNEE, BLAKE HENDERSON. HERE’S THE DOWN LOW ON THE NEW SINGLE, WHAT TO EXPECT AFTER COVID, BUILDING THE TEAM, AND MORE!
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YOU JUST RELEASED YOUR NEW SINGLE, “TOMORROWS PROBLEM, ” TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT IT.
TO ME “TOMORROWS PROBLEM” IS A BLUE COLLAR ANTHEM FOR PEOPLE LIKE ME. THE PEOPLE WHO GO OUT AND BUST THEIR BACKS EVERYDAY TO EARN A LIVING. WHAT I HOPE MY FANS WILL GET OUT OF IT IS TO MAKE THE MOST OUT OF EVERYDAY, ENJOY LIFE AND DON’T FORGET TO HAVE FUN!
YOU RECENTLY SIGNED TO MV2 / LOST CITY RECORDS - TALK ABOUT BUILDING YOUR TEAM AND THE IMPORTANCE OF FINDING THE RIGHT CHAMPIONS.
MY WIFE, KIDS AND I ARE BEYOND BLESSED TO HAVE SUCH AN AMAZING TEAM BEHIND US! I WANTED TO HAVE A TEAM THAT WOULD BE HONEST AND STRAIGHTFORWARD WITH ME ABOUT EVERYTHING! I FOUND THAT WITH EVERYONE AT MV2/NEW LOST CITY RECORDS - THEY TOOK A CHANCE ON ME WHEN I WALKED INTO MY MEETING A "NOBODY." I AM SO GRATEFUL AND THANKFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
YOU’VE BEEN BUILDING A DOCU SERIES OVER SOCIALS - HOW AS THAT HELPED YOU CONNECT WITH FANS AND NEW LISTENERS DURING QUARANTINE?
I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW WHO I AM, WHAT GOT ME HERE, AND WHAT HARDSHIPS I’VE HAD. I NEVER TOOK THE STRAIGHTEST PATH, I’VE HAD UPS AND DOWNS. WE ALL HAVE UPS AND DOWNS IN LIFE AND I WANT TO SHOW THAT. I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW ME FOR ME AND MY STORY, NOT JUST MY VOICE.
TALK ABOUT YOUR MUSIC - WHAT INFLUENCED IT, AND WHAT MAKES IT DISTINCTLY YOURS.
MY PAPA IS MY BIGGEST INFLUENCE! I GREW UP LEARNING TO PLAY AND SING FROM HIM. (I’M KIND OF AN OLD SOUL) I GREW UP ON OLD SCHOOL COUNTRY. I THINK I BRING AN OLD SCHOOL SOUND WITH A MODERN COUNTRY/BLUES STYLE! I WANT TO BRING THE OLD SCHOOL COUNTRY FANS AND MODERN COUNTRY FANS TOGETHER!
YOU’RE FROM OKLAHOMA, HOW HAVE ARTISTS LIKE TOBY KEITH, VINCE GILL AND GARTH BROOKS INSPIRED YOU? ANY CAREER PATHS YOU LOOK UP TO?
I LOVE TOBY, VINCE AND GARTH. I THINK THEY ARE AMAZING ARTISTS WITH GREAT SONGS! MY BIGGEST INSPIRATION FROM OKLAHOMA IS BLAKE SHELTON THOUGH. HE HAS AMAZING SONGS AND EVERYBODY LOVES THE GUY. EVEN THOUGH I HAVEN’T HAD THE CHANCE TO MEET HIM, HE SEEMS HUMBLE, KIND AND GRATEFUL FOR HIS BLESSINGS. I WANT TO BE LIKE THAT. I WANT PEOPLE TO MEET ME AND LEAVE SAYING “WOW THAT GUY IS SO NICE!”
ANY ADVICE YOU WOULD GIVE TO UPCOMING ARTISTS AND WRITERS.
NEVER GIVE UP, BELIEVE IN YOURSELF, WRITE WRITE WRITE, NEVER BURN A BRIDGE, AND BE PATIENT! THINGS RARELY HAPPEN OVER NIGHT AND YOU JUST HAVE TO GRIND UNTIL YOU WANT TO GIVE UP AND THEN KEEP GOING!
ANYTHING YOU’RE ENJOYING OR BINGING IN QUARANTINE?
ME AND MY WIFE HAVE STARTED ‘THE WALKING DEAD’ FROM THE BEGINNING AND ARE TRYING TO MAKE IT ALL THE WAY THROUGH! WE HAVE ALSO STARTED WATCHING ‘OUTER BANKS!’
7. WHAT’S CAN WE EXPECT NEXT FROM BLAKE HENDERSON?
MY TEAM AND I HAVE SOME AMAZING SONGS WE ARE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW AND YOU SHOULD BE READY TO HAVE A GOOD TIME!
