‘And The Writer Is…’ Podcast Returns For Fourth Season

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A new season of the acclaimed podcast And The Writer Is…, hosted by Ross Golan, is slated for April 1. The announcement was made during a special podcast episode which dropped today (March 4) featuring songwriter Jake Davis, the winner of the podcast’s first-ever songwriting competition. Among the guests appearing on the podcast’s fourth season are Shane McAnally, Matt Ramsey, and Kip Moore.

And The Writer Is… Season 4 will kick off April 1 with Jon Bellion, who in addition to his solo work has penned tracks with Eminem, Rihanna, Jason Derulo and many others. Other songwriters featured this season include Death Cab for Cutie’s Ben Gibbard, Teddy Geiger, X Ambassadors’ Sam Harris, Skylar Grey and Pricilla Renea, to name a few.

Golan also announced that he and podcast co-producer, GRAMMY-nominated songwriter Joe London, will be taking And The Writer Is… on the road to SXSW in Austin, Texas the week of March 11. They will be recording an interview with Fugees founding member Wyclef Jean at a SXSW official session on Thursday, March 14 at 12:30 p.m. located at the JW Marriott’s Brazos Room, which will be aired during the upcoming season. Golan will also be leading a SXSW session on the topic of “Song Math” on March 15, as well as acoustically performing his concept album The Wrong Man, which comes out on Interscope later this year. The special performance will take place at the Central Presbyterian Church in Austin on Wednesday, March 13.

“I’m honored to sit down with a new lineup of some of the best songwriters in the world. These people are artistic geniuses, ambitious entrepreneurs and most importantly, the life blood of the music industry,” said Golan.

Season 4 Guests Include:
  • Jon Bellion
  • Ben Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie)
  • Skylar Grey
  • Kip Moore
  • Sam Harris (X Ambassadors)
  • Greg Wells
  • Brian Lee
  • Pricilla Renea
  • John Shanks
  • Matthew Ramsey (Old Dominion)
  • Teddy Geiger
  • Warren “Oak” Felder
  • Shane McAnally
  • Wyclef Jean (recorded at SXSW on 3/14)
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