{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F586691ee-85d7-4b1d-9ac3-f9d9ef9898af","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Episode 147: Falling Under The Spell Of Coming Out and Living Your Truth \u2013 Davis Mallory","description":"Imagine being in the national spotlight. In The Real World (yes that one on MTV). You\u2019re a frat boy who\u2019s simply cuter-than-cupid and to start that next chapter of your life. So what is one such as he supposed to do? It\u2019s Simple. Be BOLD.\r\nIn Davis Mallory\u2019s case, his big bold move isn\u2019t getting married to the man of his dreams (even though he\u2019s ready). Instead he\u2019s released his first single from his EP LOUD. It\u2019s a lush, heartfelt ballad about those special people who come into our lives, ignite our passions and turn our world\u2019s upside down. Today we take a walk through his coming out journey, experiences with falling under someone\u2019s spell, and discover how the art of his music and music video truly imitates art.\r\nShow Highlights\r\n\r\n* Why do the ppl you expect to support you, don\u2019t?\r\n* Davis wanted to be been seen & hopefully inspire others to come out\r\n* A few key books\u00a0helped him\u00a0talk with students about being a gay Christian\r\n* Hear how Davis dealt with his self-loathing\u2026\r\n* If you dream it, you can do it (yes at any stage in life)!\r\n\r\nConnect with\u00a0Davis Mallory\r\nBorn and raised in Marietta, GA, Davis was surrounded by a musical family and grew up singing in his church choir. His uncle John Mallory wrote songs for Sixpence None the Richer and Wynona Judd. His uncle Chaz Corzine managed artists Amy Grant, The Civil Wars\u2019 Joy Williams and Michael W. Smith.\r\nIn addition to appearing on MTV\u2019s The Real World and MTV\u2019s The Challenge, Davis was a music news correspondent for MTV\u2019s NewNowNext.com, curating playlists, reviewing live shows, promoting new music and interviewing artists including Ellie Goulding, Janelle Monae and NERVO. He also worked in A&R and promotion for Astralwerks Records (UMG/Capitol), engaging campaigns for David Guetta, Swedish House Mafia, Empire of the Sun, Kylie Minogue, NERVO, and Kraftwerk, among others. While at Astralwerks, Davis began training as a DJ, making his debut at the legendary nightclub Pacha. He also began to dabble in songwriting.\r\nIn 2013, Davis moved to Nashville to focus solely on songwriting and recording music. From 2015 through 2016, he wrote over 130 songs. He selected those he felt were the most homogenous to create his debut EP, LOUD. Mallory\u2019s \u201cUnder Your Spell\u201d is now available on iTunes and the LOUD EP release will be available on iTUNES April 25, 2017.\r\nWebsite\r\nFacebook\r\nInstagram\r\nTwitter\r\nSnapchat\r\nSpotify\r\niTunes\r\nYouTube\r\nVevo\r\n\r\n\u00a0\r\n\u00a0\r\n\u00a0\r\n\u00a0\r\n\u00a0\r\n\u00a0\r\nBooks Discussed On This Podcast:\r\nThe Children Are Free: Reexamining the Biblical Evidence on Same-sex Relationships\u00a0\r\nWhat The Bible Really Says About Homosexuality\r\n<a class="a2a_button_facebook" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/facebook?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Frickclemons.","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/4b9b6c41-474a-4fd0-a374-cbb2a7aa23a4/1400x1400_uncloseted_artwork-01-573.jpg"}