{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fe63005e9-6f28-4d9d-801d-362973534358","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"From Being in a Band to Becoming a Solo Artist with Ellis White","description":"In this episode, Carl interviews Ellis White, a Florida-based guitar player who experienced contemporary jazz success as a member of the group, Catch The Groove. Their single, \"Shaken Not Stirred,\" reached the Billboard Top 20. Ellis talks about how he decided to become a solo artist in 2019 and released his first single, \"Keeping It Real.\" He also reveals how he recognizes when a song is ready for release.\n\nEllis shares what it was about contemporary jazz that drew him and who his top musical influences are. He continues to describe what it was like the first time he heard his song playing on the radio and how it felt to have success on the charts. He also discusses what his process for making music is, how it comes to be, how he gets started, and how he makes it come to fruition. \n\nEllis explains how seeing people get into his music impacts his show and how the pandemic has changed the music industry. He plans to continue writing music, release new stuff in 2023, push the festival markets and venues, and increase the number of performances. Listen to the episode to hear Ellis' music and find out something about him that you'd be surprised to know.","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/70fcd556-2375-4274-a7c6-7c04552d457d/kIWhUpyFFrA_TefWgjzWh78b.jpg"}