Ep. 118: Amy Allen

And The Writer Is...with Ross Golan

And The Writer Is

Unknown, Music Interviews, Songwriting, Music, Songwriters, Education, Interviews, Music Creation, Artists

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🗓️ 22 February 2021

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

There are two stories you can tell as a songwriter: yours or someone else’s. Today’s guest not only tells the stories of some of the biggest artists in the world as a songwriter, but she also shares her story as an artist. By 10-years-old, she began writing songs for herself and learned five instruments. After graduating from Berklee College of Music, she founded New York indie upstart band, Amy & The Engine. In 2018, she wrote the multi-platinum hit “Back To You” by Selena Gomez and opened up the floodgates to collaborate with A-list talent, including Halsey (“Without Me”), Harry Styles (“Adore You”), Camila Cabello, Shawn Mendes, Sam Smith, and Marshmello. Forbes named her on the coveted “30 Under 30” list, while Variety dubbed her “Hitmaker of the Year.” Reclaiming her passion for performing in 2021, she introduces her sound as an artist on her full-length debut for Warner Records. All of her past experience has led her to this point, to creating a collection of personal and meaningful songs that make up her debut album. Her songs are lived-in tales, reminiscent of the American troubadours that have come before her - heroes like Tom Petty or Sheryl Crow, Carole King or John Prine or Bruce Springsteen. Heralded by her initial song releases and a debut album to follow, she tells her own story now. And The Writer Is… Amy Allen!

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0:00.0	Hey guys, welcome to And The Writer Is. I'm your host Ross Golan. I've written with hundreds
0:15.7	of artists and writers over the years and my favorite part of each session is the first
0:20.1	hour when we catch up about life, the industry, politics, composition, whatever. So this is
0:26.0	a journey of learning why people write songs, how people write songs, and most importantly,
0:31.7	who the people are, who write the songs. I'm producing this with the great Joe London,
0:36.8	big deal music publishing, and mega house music management. If you want to listen to the
0:41.4	songs we discuss in this podcast, follow us on our socials, find out about special live
0:47.7	events, or buy that merch aka that had I always wear. Go to our website www.andthewriteris.com.
0:57.7	For a little bit of context, we just wanted you to know that a lot of these were recorded
1:02.8	before quarantine and as we know a lot has changed in 2020. So again, please stay safe out there
1:10.2	and enjoy the new episodes of And The Writer Is.
1:13.6	Welcome to And The Writer Is. I am your host Ross Golan. Today's guest is no longer a next
1:23.3	gen up and coming songwriter because she has arrived with the vengeance. This woman's last few
1:29.5	years includes one of Billboard's biggest hits of all time, multiple radio smashes, and is officially
1:36.6	a multi-platam songwriter-turned-major label artist. She bends genres and helped define some
1:43.1	of the biggest artists of today including Harry Styles, Halsey, Camilla, and Sean Mendez. While
1:49.2	maintaining a sound for herself as an artist, that harkens back to when music was made by real
1:55.6	musicians. All of this is why she garnered a 30 under 30 spot on the list of varieties hit makers.
2:03.7	This East Coaster doesn't just play guitar singing right songs, she runs marathons, literally,
2:09.9	not metaphorically, but I suppose also metaphorically. And The Writer Is, the woman who always has the
2:16.6	best idea in the room, Amy Allen. Okay. What an intro. I guess we can let people know that I was
2:26.6	actually the second time I read that through. So, you know, equally as painful the second time as
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