May 11, 2020
Deep among the rolling hills and
misty mountains of Western North Carolina lives a charismatic young
man who has already, in his first 20 years on earth, managed to
release 3 albums and 5 professionally produced music videos,
sharing with the world music that is complex, rich, intense,
vulnerable, cathartic, energetic, and gently explosive. This
kid is Ian Ridenhour, and I'm really excited to finally get a
chance to sit with him and pick his brain a little.
Ian has been playing music since before he knew what music even
was. All he knew was that that spoon and that pot made a
sound that shook his little musical genius into being, and it
hasn't stopped since. I have so much to share with you on
here, so I will stop yammering and start sharing. Follow him
on Facebook
and Twitter to keep up
to date on his shows, in person or virtual. He has a
website
where you can buy his music and merch, and a YouTube
channel where you will find a whole mess of videos, including the
ones we chatted about during our conversation. Conveniently
below!
And of course, Ian's appearance on "Who Wants to be a Millionaire." He puts the 'Mental' in Mental Math.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksHwZeIhJcQ]