Ep. 6.12 - David Wilcox

About this episode

Nate interviews singer/songwriter David Wilcox about his new album and various aspects of his music career.

Nate has a chance to sit down with singer/songwriter David Wilcox for a chat about his new album, The Way I Tell The Story & MORE! They talk about David's childhood, learning guitar at 18, his early songwriting, starting to play out at open mic nights, Joni Mitchell , cutting his teeth busking in Philly on South Street, Nightshift Watchmen , being prolific, what it was like being signed to a major label, major vs. indie releases, the Pandemic, his Custom Songs service, The Way I Tell The Story , working with Michael Selverne , the Bryn-Mawr show cancellation, and what it's like releasing music in 2025. Then, David takes a dive into The Jawntlet ! David's website David's Bandcamp David on Instagram David on Twitter David on YouTube ⁠⁠⁠ Yo! That's My Jawn on Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to the Y!TMJ Newsletter !

People in this episode

Host: Nate

Guest: David Wilcox

Topics covered

• music
• songwriting
• independent music
• music industry
• personal stories
• album release

Keywords

• David Wilcox
• The Way I Tell The Story
• songwriting
• open mic nights
• music release
• indie music
• Joni Mitchell
• Pandemic

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nightshift Watchmen

Books & works: The Way I Tell The Story

Places: Philly, South Street

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