Songwriters & Tour Riders features Madeline Kassen, a recent Berklee College of Music grad, who put out her debut album Threnody earlier this year under the moniker Pisha.

School is just around the corner. So for the next pair of episodes, we interview two young musicians from Oklahoma. Both released new albums this year. And both are contemplating what the future will hold for them and other young musicians.

Kitt Wakely is an Edmond, Oklahoma composer but he has worked with musicians and orchestras across the world. His latest album, Symphony of Sinners and Saints, features Joe Satriani, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Dallas All Star Choir and even more.

Combining the talents of more than 40 different artists, rappers, poets, and singers, Fire in Little Africa hopes to shine on not just the Tulsa hip hop scene, but also a part of history that for many of the artists was never really taught to them in school.

While difficult, the pandemic was an unexpected blessing for North Carolina musician Matt Heckler. With the unexpected time and rest, he was able to record his latest album, Blood, Water, Coal, which debuted at number three on the Bluegrass Billboard chart. But what he plays isn't exactly what you would call bluegrass.

LCG & the X spent 18 months performing and working on their first album. But when they released their self-titled debut, it came out at the worst possible time — March 2020, right as the pandemic became a reality for many of us.

Quese IMC is a Native American hip-hop artist and citizen of the Pawnee and Seminole Nations. He has been part of the hip-hop scene in Oklahoma for many years and helped organize Culture Shock Camp, one of the early hip-hop summits, to help establish what Oklahoma and Native American hip-hop looks like today.

Chad Whitehead is the operating partner for Tower Theatre, and for like many in the music business, the past year has caused heavily reduced revenue and numerous layoffs for his business. But for 2021, Chad gives a possible timeline for when live indoor concerts could truly return to Oklahoma.