 Credit: Justin Clough Los Angeles, California-based sister duo Savvy & Mandy have always had a shared love for music. At the ages of 9 and 11, they saw an audition notice for a new musical group being formed for girls ages 15 and up. Just wanting to have fun and gain audition experience, the girls’ decided to go for it. Little did they know that the directors would end up loving them together and decide to scrap the initial project to form a new project centered on them. The girls began songwriting and performing, going on tour and building a fan base across the country. After gaining invaluable learning experiences about the music business, touring and songwriting music techniques, the sister’s felt a natural shift towards the country music genre. “We have always loved to write with that kind of truth and openness in every song we do, so pursuing country music was a no-brainer for us.” The sister’s decided to move to Nashville to immerse themselves in the culture and be surrounded by music 24/7. While in Nashville, the girls’ had the honor of writing and producing with some of the city’s finest, and have performed at many iconic clubs including The Bluebird Café, Douglas Corner, and The Listening Room. The girls new single, “Wildfire”, is a perfect example of the duo sticking to their mantra of promoting strong and confident women. “This song is all about being confident in yourself, and knowing who you are and what you want. It’s about saying to someone, ‘I know my faults and if you want to be apart of my life, this is who you're gonna get and you may get burned.’” Here, the sisters answer their Essential 8 and talk about the importance of staying true to yourself, songwriting, their go-to food on the road (Arby's!), favorite venues, and more! Do you write about personal experience, the experience of others, observations, made-up stories, something else or a combination? A combination of all of those things! Songwriting is so therapeutic to us. It's great for getting out anger, happiness, etc! That being said, if Mandy or I aren't going through anything at that moment, we like to draw from other people's experiences or come up with a whole new story to spark our brains! What’s the best advice to give to a musician just starting out? Keep going and stay true to who you are and your music. This industry is so cutthroat and challenging! Everyone has a opinion about you and your music...the way they think it should sound or how they think you should look! If you conform yourself to every single opinion out there, you're going to completely lose sight of yourself and something that was once fun and gratifying will feel miserable and you will feel like you're lost! What’s your favorite/”go-to” food on the road? If we are talking fast food...we always try to find an Arby's haha! Arby's at least has the "healthiest" options out of the other fast food joints...especially when you're in the middle of nowhere! Otherwise, we love trying the places that the locals recommend in every new city we go! How do you kill the long hours in the van?
Our band is hilarious! We are all such goofballs, so we have sing-alongs, play games, do trivia, eat A LOT, and watch movies! What’s your favorite venue and why? So far our favorite venue we have performed at has been the Chevy Main Stage at the Texas State Fair! We have performed there twice and each time it has been incredible! The stage is massive, the crowd is so much fun, and afterwards we get to go hang out at the carnival all day! What’s your dream venue and why? We both agree on this....Madison Square Garden! So many legends and our favorite singers/bands have performed there, it would be incredible to stand on the stage so many of the greats have! Which song of yours gets the best crowd response? "Coming Back As A Cowboy." Everyone loves to sing a long to that one and stomp their feet. We always have a blast performing that with our band! Favorite (or first) concert you have ever attended? The first concert we ever attended was Hilary Duff at Nokia Theatre! We were OBSESSED with her, so naturally Mandy and I had the time of our lives at 8 and 10 years old haha! Website/Facebook/Twitter/Insta The Savvy & Mandy show airs every Tuesday at 3pm PST on Radio Disney Country.
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