Ep. 125: Pop Wansel

And The Writer Is...with Ross Golan

And The Writer Is

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

4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 12 April 2021

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

Today’s guest is an American record producer, musician and songwriter from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As the son of Philadelphia soul icon Dexter Wansel, he grew up in the music industry and began writing and producing his own music at the age of ten, citing rapper Nas and Motown songwriting team Holland–Dozier–Holland as his early inspirations. In 2006, today’s guest reached out to Nicki Minaj via Myspace message looking to collaborate. After her initial interest, he sent her an idea that would eventually become the basis for "Your Love". Nicki recorded the track and the unmastered demo subsequently leaked in 2009, landing at #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 Rap Songs, and launching our guest and production partner Warren "Oak" Felder to international acclaim. Since then, today’s guest has collaborated with an impressive list of artists including Ariana Grande, Usher, Demi Lovato, Kehlani, Rihanna, Alessia Cara, Megan Thee Stallion and many more. And The Writer Is… Pop Wansel!

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0:00.0	My name is Tristan Redmond, and I don't believe in ghosts.
0:03.3	Well, that is until I discovered that a faceless woman was haunting my teenage bedroom,
0:08.7	and that my wife's great-grandmother was murdered next door,
0:12.3	killed by two gunshots to the face.
0:15.8	In a new podcast from Wondry and Pineapple Street Studios,
0:19.0	I go where no son-in-law should.
0:21.2	Into the depths of history to ask,
0:23.4	did someone in my wife's family get away with murder?
0:26.4	Been dual episodes of Ghost Story, and free on Wondry Plus.
0:42.6	Hey guys, welcome to And The Writer Is.
0:45.3	I'm your host Ross Golan.
0:47.1	I've written with hundreds of artists and writers over the years,
0:49.7	and my favorite part of each session is the first hour when we catch up about life,
0:54.2	the industry, politics, composition, whatever.
0:57.7	So this is a journey of learning why people write songs,
1:00.8	how people write songs, and most importantly,
1:03.9	who the people are, who write the songs.
1:06.4	I'm producing this with the great Joe London,
1:09.0	big deal music publishing, and mega house music management.
1:12.6	If you want to listen to the songs we discuss in this podcast,
1:16.4	follow us on our socials, find out about special live events,
1:20.8	or buy that merch aka that had I always wear.
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