In Memoriam Nightbirde
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LL. White & Rise Perspective on Song for Nightbirde (Give Me Jesus)

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We are excited to share LL. White & Rise's new track "Song for Nightbirde (Give Me Jesus)"! Our goal at SongBlog is to highlight outstanding new music and give you a peek at the artist’s world behind the music. In this blog we get a chance to sit down with LL. White & Rise to learn all about the inspiration, concepts, and creative energy that it took to create and produce "Song for Nightbirde (Give Me Jesus)". We hope you enjoy and please feel free to ask LL. White & Rise anything!
If you could go on tour with any artist, who would it be and why?
Answer:

Toby Mac and Lauren Daigle

What themes do you explore throughout your music?
Answer:

"In Memoriam Nightbirde" includes previously released songs,  "Be One," I Wish (I Could Be We)," and "Chasing Dreams," all of which explore main themes such as unity, alongside theological question.

How has your sound and style evolved in the last 3 years?
Answer:

Just as the song "Song for Nightbirde" skirts the line of Pop, LL's sound has evolved from traditional gospel to a clear, urban sounds of Hip-hop while incorporating early Rock influences alongside global music elements and languages.

What genres does this release play into?
Answer:

By design, the album, "In Memoriam Nightbirde" featuring "Song for Nightbirde" presents a departure for LL. From gospel to Pop. 

At what moment in your life did you decide to become an artist / performer?
Answer:

I began creating my own musical universe at the age of 4 and whatever I heard at church I tried to emulate in my favorite Walk-in closet, where I played shoebox drums and air piano while singing into a broomstick microphone. Later, I knew I want to be a recording artist after meeting and working with Kurt Carr at the University of Connecticut.  

What is your earliest memory of listening to music?
Answer:

My earliest memory of listening to music was the resonance of  father's Baritone voice cutting through the congregation. Only gospel music was allowed in our strict Christian home, but television theme songs, the music of The Jackson's and similar groups caught my ear.

How does your background play into this song?
Answer:

LL. White' is proud of the Midwestern sensibility cultivated in her that continues to inform a world view as it relates to peace, justice, law and order, fear of God and love for all of humanity and what joins us rather than divides.

Who are you and what do you do?
Answer:

Born in Akron OH, LL. White is  singer-songwriter-storyteller, now residing in on the East Coast between Boston and New York City. 

What is your overarching goal as an artist?
Answer:

To draw people toward light, kindness, and a unified and peaceful coexistence. 

What is your favorite song you have made, and why?
Answer:

"Be One" and "I Wish (I Could be We)" speak to my central message to a divided world. 

What do you want people to feel when they listen to your music?
Answer:

I want people to hear and authentically feel conviction as it relates to messages of peace and unity in the midst of madness. 

What jobs have you done other than being an artist?
Answer:

During my musical pursuit, I held a job as an educator,  Minister of music and a mé·lange of jobs to pay the rent which sometimes meant making payments for the car which served as home for several years on and off. 

Do you practice? How has your practice changed over time?
Answer:

Today's contemporary genres need no practice.

What three words would you want your fanbase to use to describe you?
Answer:

Introspective, empathetic, and integrative.

If you could attend a performance by any artist, dead or alive, who would you choose and why?
Answer:

If I could attend any performance it would be Toby Mac and Lauren Daigle

Who is your dream artist or musician to collaborate with?
Answer:

I would love to collaborate with Bizzle, Bethel Music, and other gospel rap artists. 

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