Johnny Manuel’s astronomical career has been shaped by his vocal talent. His appearances on shows like America’s Got Talent and The Voice have created a global audience that sees him as “just a vocalist,” not recognizing the depth of his creative vision. But what this global audience most likely doesn’t know is that Johnny started out as a songwriter. In this episode, we chatted with the US artist and songwriter at the 2024 Whitsundays Songwriter Festival.

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About Johnny Manuel:
From a four chair turn and final of The Voice Australia to America’s Got Talent to performing at Eurovision, Johnny Manuel thrills audiences with his artistry. Discovering the joy of performance and musicianship in the church choir in Flint Michigan, at the age of ten he had recorded his first demo; a cover of Run DMC’s ‘It’s Like That’ and had a recording contract at 14 with Warner Records, touring with NSync and Jessica Simpson along the way. Recently honored to perform for United States President Joe Biden in New York City, Johnny continues to build an international fan base from his new home in Australia. A fan favourite of Queensland’s Lord Mayor’s Christmas Carols for the past several years,

Realizing his creative vision across multiple projects with creative collaborators ARIA-winning artist/producer Nick Littlemore (PNAU and Empire of the Sun) and rising artist/producer Aidan Laprete he has released two EP’s independently; “Younger Skin” and “Blue”. Johnny’s new sound finally allows him to be his authentic self. Contact Johnny: Website / Facebook / Instagram

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Theme song: “Put One Foot In Front Of The Other One” music and lyrics by Francesca de Valence

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In the next few episodes we take you to the serene blue waters of Airlie Beach for the Whitsundays Songwriter Festival 2024. This year, Jude York joined the festival as one of the professional songwriters. Jude York is a fast-rising Australian star, whose self-produced pop delicacies have gone viral. Join us as we chat with Jude about co-writing, collaboration and more.

About Jude: Jude York is a fast-rising Australian star, whose self-produced pop delicacies have gone viral. Growing up rurally with an opera-singer mother and jingle-writer father, there was little else for Jude to do but create his own musical world. In 2022, Jude debuted with a unique cult-favourite performance in Australia’s national round for Eurovision, before releasing hits, ‘Mr Porcelain’ and ‘Cashew.’ With breathtaking vulnerability, Jude quickly garnered a fanbase of like minded misfits, a community solidified by seeing him live on tour throughout Europe supporting Dean Lewis and later on his own headline tour of Australia.

With 6 million streams on his first mixtape, a Queensland Music Award under his belt and Jude’s latest sensation, ‘Monaco’ climbing the international charts and amassing a staggering 1 million streams in its first week, a new era is on the horizon for the pop star-in-the-making.
Contact Jude York : Website / Facebook / Instagram

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Find out more about the Whitsundays Songwriter Festival here. Join I Heart Songwriting Club’s Co-writing Course here.

Get your creativity, confidence, and songwriting output flowing. Join The Club and receive the support and structure to write 10 songs in 10 weeks and get feedback from a private peer community.

Just getting started on your songwriting journey and need more hands-on support? Establish a firm foundation and develop your musical and lyric skills with our Beginner Songwriting Courses.

Don’t struggle to write your next album - write an album a year with ease! Watch our Free Songwriting Masterclass.

Get songwriting insights from I Heart Songwriting Club: Instagram / Facebook / YouTube

Be inspired by Francesca on socials: YouTube / Facebook / Instagram

Theme song: “Put One Foot In Front Of The Other One” music and lyrics by Francesca de Valence

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Welcome to Season 7 of the Magic of Songwriting Podcast. This season is all about collaboration and co-writing. Collaboration is an inherent part of being a musician, but is often a behind the scenes thing. To help shed light on this, I interview songwriters and artists of all experience levels about their co-writing - from multiple-ARIA winning artist, Wendy Matthews, to first-time co-writers. And I do all of this, from the most beautiful places in Queensland, Australia - on location at the Whitsundays Songwriter Festival 2024, and in situ at our 10th Anniversary Songwriting Retreat near the Border Ranges National Park.

Find out more and contact us at I Heart Songwriting Club & Francesca de Valence.

Get your creativity, confidence, and songwriting output flowing. Join The Club and receive the support and structure to write 10 songs in 10 weeks and get feedback from a private peer community. This is THE essential writing practice that has changed the careers and lives of 1000s of songwriters worldwide.

Just getting started on your songwriting journey and need more hands-on support? Establish a firm foundation and develop your musical and lyric skills with our Beginner Songwriting Courses. They are the perfect place to begin and cover everything you need to know to write your first songs. You’ll receive lessons from Francesca directly!

Don’t struggle to write your next album - write an album a year with ease! Watch our Free Songwriting Masterclass.

Want more for your songwriting but don’t know where to go from here? Take the I Heart Songwriting Club Quiz to discover your next steps and inspire your way to writing better songs.

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Theme song: “Put One Foot In Front Of The Other One” music and lyrics by Francesca de Valence

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