Ep. 175: Maisie Peters

And The Writer Is...with Ross Golan

And The Writer Is

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

4.9 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 August 2023

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Today’s guest wrote her first song when she was nine years old and quickly began honing her songwriting skills. After teaching herself guitar, this writer took to open mic nights and busking around West-Sussex, using the money to launch a YouTube channel. Over time, she began cultivating what is now one of the most dedicated fanbases in modern pop. Our guest eventually signed to Atlantic Records in 2018 and released her debut EP, ‘Dressed Too Nice For A Jacket’, later that year.

In the years that have followed, our guest has firmly established herself as one of pop’s brightest new talents, racking up over a billion global streams and earning famous fans like Taylor Swift, Phoebe Bridgers and Sam Smith, as well as launching her very own virtual book club, with guests including Annie Lord, Bolu Babalola and Elif Batuman. Running full steam ahead, this writer went on to sell out her second US headline tour and support Ed Sheeran on his mammoth UK/EU stadium tour, with five more dates confirmed for the North American run later this year. Continuing with a landmark year in 2023, this summer our guest released her acclaimed sophomore album The Good Witch, which earned her her first #1 on the UK Album Chart, marking her as the youngest British female solo act since 2014 to claim a #1, and the youngest artist to claim a #1 since Olivia Rodrigo’s Sour.

And The Writer Is…Maisie Peters!

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0:00.0	Welcome to And The Writer Is with Ross Golding.
0:13.9	There are millions of singers, thousands of artists and only 40 songs per genre at a time.
0:20.2	These are the stories of the hottest creatives, the most venerable legends, artists, songwriters,
0:26.2	executives, and more.
0:28.1	Allow our socials and share your music with the And The Writer Is community.
0:32.6	We'll see you all there, and now, here's this week's episode.
0:47.5	Hey guys, I'm excited to say a few words about one of today's sponsors, Seeker Music.
0:52.4	Seeker is founded and is run by one of my very dear friends, and repeat guests on And The Writer
0:57.3	Is Evan Bogart. Evan is an advocate for songwriters. He is in charge of the songwriter
1:05.4	wing of the Grammys. He's a trustee for the Grammys. He's just a good person.
1:10.4	And so that kind of community and culture is what Seeker is based on.
1:16.4	They acquire only the best catalogs and sign only the best humans, including Christopher Cross,
1:23.7	The Go Go's, Run the Jewels, John Belly, and John Ryan Mozella, Julian Benett, his family,
1:27.9	and Farah Cara Diaguardi's, Our House Future Cut, Sam Waters, Ruth Ann, Brian Morgan,
1:32.3	and various other amazing songwriters. In fact, they're publishing deals with Keto, Robo Pop,
1:37.6	Sophie of All Des, Charlie Brandt, Tilly and more. So I recommend you go follow Seeker on all
1:43.6	their social media sites, but go follow Evan to and let them know how much you appreciate
1:48.8	Evan's work. Because of him, we have songwriter of the year. Because of him, we have songwriters
1:54.1	added to the album of the year for the Grammys. And now he's got his publishing company that is a
2:08.4	wonderful sponsor for our podcast. So thank you again, Seeker, and go check them out now.
2:14.4	Hey guys, there's a cool company called Sound Royalties that was founded about 10 years ago.
2:21.6	They provide funding for music creatives without ever taking ownership of their copyrights.
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