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w/ SPECIAL GUEST COUNTRY ARTIST ''BEAMER WIGLEY"
''LET'S TALK MUSIC''
''BEHIND THE LYRICS - THE HUMAN INTEREST INSIDE STORY''
This Kelowna-based teen wrote his first song at age seven, took first place at the Vancouver P.N.E. ‘Star Showdown’ at nine, won the inaugural Penticton Youth Arts Award (25 and Under) at eleven, hit the charts at #74 for his first single to the radio at age fifteen, and was the youngest artist to ever be signed to award-winning talent agency Invictus Entertainment Group and label Big Star Recordings.
Beamer has been writing and performing since he was 7; and released his first single “Meteorite’ to radio at the age of 13 which reached into Top 70’s on Country radio. Now approaching 18, he has released a total of 9 singles so far, including this new one titled “Something to do With a Girl”, co-written with Phil Barton and Keith and Adrienne Follese in Nashville.
His talents received recognition from some major Canadian Country Music artists for whom he got the opening slot, including 3 times each for both George Canyon and Brett Kissel, as well as Aaron Pritchett. He also got to open for Dwight Yoakam in 2018, which started as a 20 minute set and ended up becoming a 65 minute fill in performance to an appreciative audience. U.S. artist Granger Smith also had him as part of his Western Canadian Tour.
In 2016 he released his first EP and two singles from that went to Country Radio, the first of which he co-wrote, reached #74 on the charts and was nominated for ‘Song of The Year’ at the ACMA’s.
Beamer has been writing steadily both on his own and with other songwriters in Nashville and in the past 3 years, he’s been working with legendary Billboard hit song writer Keith Follese and his wife Adrienne. On July 6th 2018, he released his third new single “Roller Coaster”, which had over 450k streams and was added to Disney Country Radio in L.A. . In 2019, he has released 3 singles, including “I Knew”, “I Want It Now” and on Dec. 20th, he released another single. “Crazy Being Crazy, which has hit #53 on the TRAX Chart and #58 On Mediabase Chart”. To date, he has accumulated over 1,300,000 streams on Apple Music & Spotify and 500k views on his Music Videos.
With 2020 underway, he already released another new single titled “I Got You and with more songs already recorded, he will have more releases this summer and his 2nd EP will follow those up later this year.
''I am going on record to say that Beamer Wigley is going to be the next Keith Urban'', says Kim Cyr-Goodyear, NOW and THEN Magazine. ''I have been able to watch Beamer's career over the past 3 years and the level of understanding he has at such a young age about who he is, what it takes to have a pulse on his career, the drive, his vocal capabilities, and his ability to deliver a great story. You are aren't born with that kind of talent. It takes imagination, dreams, and creativity to tell a great story. There is so much more to this young artist than meets the eye with his musicianship skills, including music production, music business, arranging music and how to keep himself grounded. Beamer has learned to how to hone in on his craft and skills playing the drums and guitar which has earned him a membership to the ''Brotherhood Of The Guitar.'' If he can stay grounded and keep good people around him during this very important part of his career and not rush it but build his skills learning and developing those writing skills and putting the lyrics to music, he can be the next Keith Urban. Hard work pays off and he has that so the stars are the limit for this young artist. It's up to him now in how far he takes it.'' - Kim Cyr-Goodyear NOW and THEN Magazine
Here is a part of the interview that I had with Beamer Wigley - You can hear the entire interview HERE
Kim:
''How have you been and how have you been holding up this summer though the isolation and not being able to play live music?''
Beamer:
''It's been weird, I will be honest, says Beamer.'' It's been a lot of adjusting but overall, I have been loving it. I have been working on the quitar like crazy, I couldn't be in a better spot creatively, so I am happy."
Kim:
''Everybody has had to do some self-reflection throughout all this.''
Beamer:
''It's been a huge time for that.
Kim:
''I never do this but I am going to predict something here, I am going on record saying, ''You have what it takes to be the next Keith Urban.'' ''The ability you have to deliver a story at this age, how you have learned your craft to play guitar and the drums, earning yourself a membership into the ''Brotherhood of the Guitars,'' I am so impressed.''
Beamer:
''Wow, that's such a great compliment.'' ''I am so glad you mentioned the storytelling as that was the reason I fell in love with country music in the first place.'' ''I became a musician so I could tell great stories.''
Kim:
''To have the body of work that you do already, incredible.'' ''Talk to us about that journey and how it all started?''
Beamer:
''Music has been around my whole life.'' ''I started playing drums when I was 3 always taking my mom's pots and pans out breaking all her wooden spoons until I broke the last ones and she said, ''Álright, I have had it. I am done. We are getting you a drum ket because you can breaking these anymore, says Mrs Wigley.''
''So I started playing drums and two years later, I saw a Keith Urban music video and I knew that's what I wanted to do.'' ''I just wanted to play guitar, play music.'' ''I had no interest in singing at this point.'' ''I just wanted to be a guitar player, so I did that for two years.''
''Then my guitar teacher recommended that I start singing.'' ''There was a talent competition and she suggested that I should enter and instead of just playing guitar, I should sing.'' ''So I sang and played my guitar on the stage and I never wanted to do anything else.''
Kim:
''You have a bromance or idolize an artist and his talents, tell us about that?
Beamer:
''I want to be Keith Urban so bad.''
Kim:
Laughing... ''Have you ever spoken to him?''
Beamer:
''No, I wish, that would be awesome.''
Kim:
''That's your dream to meet Keith Urban?''
Beamer:
''Ya, that's my bucket list for sure.'' ''That's my goal right there.'' ''I need to meet him and thank him.''
Kim:
''When I was listening to you doing, 'Crazy Being Crazy,' I had gooies.'' ''It's that style of songwriting for that song.'' ''I absolutely loved it and I played it over and over again draining my husband to listen with me.'' ''It is such a good song.'' ''It reminded me of Keith's style in his early years.''
Beamer:
''Thank you, I am really happy with how that song turned out.'' ''After writing it, we kinda, really didn't know how to feel about it. '' ''We sat on it for a few weeks and that song ended up climbing to the top for me.'' ''We were picking songs for the album and it just felt right.''
John Marshall (husband):
''You have not idea how much she loves Keith Urban.''
Kim:
''Ya, well, um yah.'' ''That's a different story. Haha...'' ''Let's just say, I have interviewed so many artists throughout my career and I have covered and reviewed him but I have never met him.'' ''The one surprise I cherish so much is that 'Keith Urban' sent my husband and I a very special wedding video and that means the world to me.'' ''Keith is on my bucket list to meet as well.'' ''That day will come for you.'' ''I just knew it.''
Beamer:
''Can't wait for that day.''
Kim:
''You started writing a seven years old.'' ''Do you remember what you wrote, what song that was?"
Beamer:
''The very first song I ever wrote was about the Okanagon Valley, the place I live.'' ''I don't know, seven year old me wanted to write about nature or something.''
Kim:
''Where did your desire for writing come from?'' ''I know about your mom playing the video but did you have influences with someone in your family that played or sang music?''
Beamer:
''No, which is kind of crazy.'' ''I am the only one musically.'' ''You heard it all the time when artists are asked if there is someone in their family that they got the music gene from and with mine, I am the only one musical at all."'
Kim:
''Your parents have to be so proud of you."
Beamer:
''It's crazy the support I get from them.'' ''I just love them so much.''
Kim:
''When you were eleven years old, you were sharing the stage with some of the biggest names in Canadian music like, George Canyon, Brett Kissel, Gord Bamford, and Aaron Pritchett, what was that like for you at eleven?''
Beamer:
''Ít was really overwhelming, very overwhelming but I knew it was a part of my journey, something I had to go through and I am so glad I did.'' ''I know how lucky I was to share the stage with such big names at such a young age.'' ''To build a relationship with them all, friendships that have helped me so much in the industry.'' ''It really helped me to navigate in the industry.'' ''I am luck to have such great friends.''
Kim:
''You surround yourself with such great artists and friends is amazing because it's a lot of pressure that young and even now.''
Beamer:
''Ya, it's really weird going it at eleven when you have no clue about the music industry and what it's like and all the ins and outs of it.'' ''I will be honest with you, I was pretty nieve at that point and how things worked in the industry so to be able to have that guidance with people I trusted, such close friends, I am lucky.''
Kim:
''How was it with you friends being an artist?''
Beamer:
''They are so great.'' ''They like to come to all my shows and show me so much support.'' ''I have such great friends and I am so lucky.''
Kim:
''That is really good.'' ''It's so good to have your family base right behind you in this journey you are on.'' ''We talked about nerves and what it's like to get up on that stage for the first time.'' ''Do you remember that moment?''
Beamer:
''I wish I could remember it vividly, it's kind of cloudy.'' ''I had my nerves but once I was up there, I remember feeling like I was home.''
Kim:
In 2013, you started to work with legendary Billboard hit songwriters and Grammy nominees, 'Keith Follese' and his wife, 'Adrienne.' ''You are working with them now on your current singles this year.'' Tell us about that.''
Beamer:
''I have been working with them for the past few years and it is so much fun.'' ''I really like writing with them and getting into the process working with people you know.'' ''Keith and I have been writing together for about five years, I guess.'' ''It's great because we know how we work together, the process well and we create really well together.'' ''It's a really good enviroment to create a good record.''
Kim:
''Do you remember who took your writing seriously right from the beginning?''
Beamer:
''That would have been when I went with my first meeting with JIm Cressman., with ''Invictus Entertainment Group.'' ''That is when I was eleven and we worked together til I was fifteen.'' ''It was incredible, I loved working with him and Invictus Entertainment.''
Jim Cressman, CEO & President at Invictus Entertainment Group,''
Kim:
''Jim is so good and he has such a big heart.'' ''There is nobody better in the business who knows how to spot talent and help an artist navigate sucessfully in the music industry.'' ''Incredible man in so many ways.'' ''An industry powerhouse.''
''In 2018, you had released ''Rollercoaster.'' ''It launched your career really.''
Beamer:
''Ya, it was a huge song for multiple reasons, it did well on the charts but it was the first song I released since working with Keith Follus.'' ''I learned a whole new writing process working with him and it was the launching of my album that we had worked for for three years.'' ''It was the starting point for me and set the path to where I am today.'' ''Where my writing has grown and where I am now.''
Kim:
''Let's kick off the music right now with ''Beamer Wigley'' singing ''Rollercoaster.''
I had so much fun with Beamer during this interview, learning his music's journey about the who he is as an artist and behind the lyrics he writes. You don't want to miss the live acoustic performances that I have specially recorded during this podcast for all of the 'Beamer Wigley' fans out there. ''Check out the entire interview HERE, where I get behind the lyrics, and the human interest side of the story about Beamer Wigley.
Check out some of Beamer's latest video's for 2020. He is just getting started. He is on everyone's radar as ''one to watch.''
This is Beamer Wigley's latest single, check it out in the live performance in the interview or click below to see the latest video!
''Something To Do With A Girl''
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