Mind The Artist Ep. 001 – Meri Amber: Telling Stories With Comedy by Anne Dorko

Mind the Artist with Anne Dorko is an interview podcast featuring songwriters discussing one of their published originals.

Guest Meri Amber joins Anne Dorko on Mind the Artist to discuss her track Baby Baby Butt So Sexy – and the way it plays a role in her stories and social commentary via comedy in song form.

Listen to Baby Baby Butt So Sexy here: https://www.meriamber.com/blog/2019/08/baby-baby-butt-sexy-music-video-released/

Meri Amber is a nutball musician human from Sydney. She writes songs that fall into story-telling, comedy, social commentary and filk. She has songs inspired by everything from Doctor Who, ninjas and zombies, to cats, food and robots taking over the world! She also has a most exquisite novelty hat collection.

Find Meri Amber and support her work:

https://www.MeriAmber.com
https://Twitch.tv/MeriAmber
https://Instagram.com/MeriAmber
https://Twitter.com/MeriAmber
https://Patreon.com/MeriAmber

In this episode:
[1:06] Rapid interview
[4:15] The style of music Meri Amber writes
[5:06] Best advice for getting into music
[8:45] Inspiration for new songs
[11:55] Inspiration for Baby Baby Butt So Sexy
[13:48] Exploring the lyrics and meaning
[14:37] Creation and design of the song
[17:02] Tropes found within the song
[18:17] Three categories of Meri Amber's music
[19:59] Goals and purpose of art in the big picture
[21:09] Where to find Meri Amber and support her work
[24:10] The future of Meri Amber
[27:57] Final words and preview of Baby Baby Butt So Sexy
[29:18] Learn more about Meri Amber, Mind the Artist, and Dorko.tv

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