Songwriter Ray Miner
Episode 106: Interview with Ray Miner, Songwriter and Children’s Book Author
In this episode, I’m talking with songwriter and children’s book author, Ray Miner, who DOES NOT live in Astoria. Now I know what you’re thinking, “Brie, this is the ASTORIA PODCAST, what the hell are you doing?” So let me explain.
If it wasn’t for Ray, this Podcast probably wouldn’t exist. You see many years ago, long before I met my husband and moved to Astoria, I lived in Illinois and Ray hired me to record some of his original Christmas songs. While I had sung in bars and coffee shops I had never set foot in a real recording studio before and it changed my life. It was through that experience that I fell in LOVE with the audio process and later took recording classes with Mark Rubel who now teaches in Nashville. Four years later when I moved to New York and started to work in film, it was my love of audio that helped me shine in the workplace. And finally, now that I work in podcasting I get to use all this experience to share meaningful stories with you.
Around this time of year, I think about the people in my life who may not know how much they impacted my journey and I’m trying to do better about letting those people know how special they are to me. Ray is definitely one of those people. In this episode, you’ll hear me and Ray talk about making a Christmas album together and discuss how music transcends generational boundaries.
I hope you enjoy listening in while I chat with a very dear friend and get a sneak peek into my past life. For now, the only person I sing to is my little girl but if you want to hear more from our holiday album “It’s Christmas - Briana Kay” you can stream it on all major platforms or purchase it through iTunes or Amazon.
To learn more about Ray’s music or his children’s books visit rminermusic.com
I want to thank you for listening, I hope this episode specifically inspires you to create something and share it with the world. You never know how it might change a person’s life. What you do, matters.
Here are some additional links to things we referenced in the show.
Cover of Prayer in Open D in Memory of My Mom
Everything is Free by Gillian Welch
My Wild Imagination by Ray Miner
Christopher’s Haunted House by Ray Miner NEW RELEASE!
