We had Sam Rochford in
the house wow, it was such as great time having her and we interview her, she
told us a lot and we are so happy everything is working out as she wanted.
Sam Rochford
(pronounced ROTCH-ford) is a 25 year old Connecticut native now living in
Nashville where she was formerly an on-air correspondent for 650 AM WSM's
"Nashville Today" show hosted by Devon O'Day. Prior to moving to
Nashville, she was the host of "Markov Music" on Boston's popular
internet radio station, WEMF. Sam has been publishing videos to YouTube and
Facebook for the last 5 years, garnering a dedicated following for her
musicianship, and quirky personality.
and the Mountain Goats, as
well as paying tribute to classic greats like Bob Dylan and Patsy Cline. She
writes songs prolifically and performs all over Nashville in writer's rounds.
Her latest single
release, “So Easy” is charting nationally on the New Music Weekly country chart
Top 65 and the Indie World Country Record Report, the world’s first independent
country chart.
Our interview with Sam Rochford
How were you able to manage music and being an on air correspondent?
I actually wasn't able to do both!
Working in radio and being a musician are both 40+ hour a week jobs and it's
really hard to do both well. I stopped working in radio when I wanted to
release this first single and take my career as a musician more seriously.
What gives you the passion to
sing?
I can't explain where it comes from,
but I need to do it. It's the best way I know how to express myself. Weather
I'm singing for a huge group of people, or just for myself, it's the only way I
can work though big and small emotions.
How do you see the music
industry two years from now?
The music industry changes so fast
it's hard to say. I think there's going to be a huge emphasis on streaming
services in the next couple years, even more than there is now. It's so much
easier to get your music for "free" or for $10 a month that people
are going to be buying less and less physical albums. I think record labels are
going to continue to be less and less important as DIY musicians are making
themselves heard through social media and grass roots marketing. It's an
interesting and exciting time to be in the music industry.
Tell us how you were able to
manage your time and growing your youtube channel?
I have always really loved taking
videos of other people so I started my YouTube channel when I turned the camera
on myself. YouTube is the kind of platform where you get as much from it as you
put into it, so if you upload consistently and put up good content people will
watch you. A fan that discovers your YouTube cover song might translate into a
fan that buys your original music so it's such a good platform for people
trying to make it in this business.
Tell us what does it feel like
to be a song writer and a performer?
It's scary! My little sister is in
law school and she knows at the end of her journey she could get a job as a
lawyer. There isn't the same kind of job security in the music industry. I know
talented people that just never get lucky enough or don't put their efforts in
the right places and don't "make it". I know people that aren't very
talented that "make it" because they have a lot of money. There's no
sure fire path to success, which is completely terrifying but also makes things
more exciting.
We heard about your new single
"So Easy", please tell us more about it?
I wrote "So Easy" last
year for my little sister's wedding and originally didn't plan on playing it
for anybody outside of my family. I had such a good reception to the song that
I decided to release it as my first single. I made an accompanying video where
I mapped out all of the lyrics, decorated each page, and flipped through this
big journal in time to the song. You really have to see the video to understand
how much time I put into it!
Which of your favourite music
artist would you like to feature in your next song?
That's a hard question! My brain
jumps first to the people that inspire me and people that are in my genre like
Amanda Shires or the Secret Sisters. But I think the most interesting duos and
features come from two artists who have very different musical styles. So I
think my final answer would be someone like Ryan Adams because he's so talented
and we would make something different from what either of us make on our own.
What are we to expect from you
before the year runs out in the music industry?
You can expect to see more
consistent uploads from me on YouTube! I'm focusing on writing and gaining more
fans before I release any new music.
It
Nice having you on set Sam.
You
can connect with her on Social media
facebook: www.facebook.com/samrochfordmusic
twitter: https://twitter.com/samrochmusic
instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samrochfordmusic/
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