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Singer. Songwriter. Heather Whitney comes from an itty bitty, one red light town deep in the pines of Southeast Texas where the mosquitoes are big but her love for music is bigger!
Her new album, Moving On is everything she lived through, felt, and overcame....full of love, heartbreak, and moving on. Here, Whitney answers her Essential 8+ and talks everything from songwriting and Whataburger, to Grey's Anatomy, 'Moving On', and much more! Did you have a musical mentor? If so, who was it and how did they influence you? I’d have to say Johnny Lee would be my musical mentor. He gave me all the in and outs of how everything works and what my next steps would be. With any particular song, was there an “a-ha” moment when you knew the song was completed and perfect? Yes, with "Moving On." When my friend and I finally came up with “moving on song” which became its title. We knew it was the perfect touch and tied everything together. It was def an “aha” moment. Is there a story behind your album’s title? When I was recording my album Moving On I was actually in the process of a really bad break up from the father of my children. We had been together for 8 years and it definitely played a part in my album. Pretty much every song on my album somehow relates to a time in my life that I went trough during and after the break-up. Why did you choose to anchor the album with the songs you did? They all just fit perfectly together. Each one I felt in my soul and in my bones. It took my a year just to pick songs. Where do you draw inspiration from when writing? Just my everyday life. The ups the downs and everything that was going on around me.
When/where do you do your best writing?
For some reason in my car. I spend a lot of time in my car singing and writing. Do you write about personal experience, the experience of others, observations, made-up stories, something else or a combination? All of the songs I write come form a personal experience of mine. What’s the best advice you have ever gotten from another musician? When preforming, if you were to mess up just keep going and don’t stop because they probably won’t notice. What’s the best advice to give to a musician just starting out? Word of mouth is the absolute best promotion. Breath eat and sleep your talent. Take everyone opportunity big or small. Get the world talking about you. What’s your favorite/”go-to” food on the road? I’m a Texas girl and I love me some Whataburger. How do you kill the long hours in the van? Well we weren’t in a van but Snapchat filters, YouTube, Facebook and Netflix with an occasional nap will do the trick What do you love most about being on the road? I love going through all the different towns and seeing things we don’t have down here in Texas. What has been your biggest struggle so far? My biggest struggle has to be booking gigs because you have to know people and being in a place so spread out makes it extremely difficult. What has been your biggest success? My album release show most def has been my biggest success. What’s your favorite venue and why? Well call me partial but I do believe the Honky Tonk in Silsbee, TX will always be my favorite. It was he first place I ever sang my own songs live. What’s your dream venue and why? My dream venue would have to be the Grand Ole Opry because it’s such a huge accomplishment for country music artist to be apart of. Who would you love to collaborate with? I would love to collaborate with Miranda Lambert. She is my idol. Favorite (or first) concert you have ever attended? My favorite concert that I attended was a Cody Johnson concert. He has a way with the crowd! He’s a great performer. Favorite thing to do on a day off? I honesty like to pile up in my bed and watch Greys Anatomy Have you met any of your heroes? If so, how did it go? I’ve never really had a “hero”. A hero to me is someone that does not have fame or money or nice cars but someone whole genuinely made a life or death impact on your life. My granny Gramps would be those two people. Is there a professional “bucket list” item you would love to check off? I would def life to scratch off signing with a record label…. Website/Facebook/Insta
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