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Welcome back to the Chatterbox Redux Podcast
and today our guest is Savannah Jade. This is
Nick and Sue with Chatterbox giving you all you
need to know about musical entertainment. Oh,
yeah! Chatterbox! And now on Chatterbox UK, we
welcome Savannah Jade. Hi. What time is it where
you are? Is it 9 a .m. or something? I'm in Montreal
right now and it's 9 a .m. We're 2 p .m. here.
I thought it was a time difference. Well, thanks
for getting up and looking so lively for an interview
with us. It's good. Right. Quite a new artist
to us. We got sent, you know, your promoters
over here sent us a great song, I Don't Have
Exes, and of course the whole EP and your press
release and all that. So we're going to talk
about that and we do love that first release
off that album. We've already done a pre -release
thing and they loved that, absolutely loved it.
So can't wait to be talking about that. But before
we do, let's start at the beginning. What inspirations
did you have? Did you start as a kid? Did you
know you want to be a singer? Tell us all about
that. I think I always knew I wanted to be a
singer, but I was too shy to say it like when
I was young. But I remember being on my dad's
shoulder at shows and saying, oh, my gosh, I
want to be like them. And but yeah, I did figure
skating from the age of eight till 18. And that
was a big part of my life. And as I said, I was
too shy to sing in front of people. So that was
not. in the plan for at the moment but and then
I started to take singing lessons I watched the
Phantom of the Opera the movie and fell in love
with opera and classic singing and stuff so I
started to take classic lessons and that really
helped me a lot with vocal techniques and how
to breathe and stuff. So I'm really glad I did
that. But then I was like, you know what, I want
to sing with more of my lungs and my heart and
feel it in my blood and stuff. So I started to
do more of rock, pop, country music too. But
country music has been always a big part of my
life too since my dad and my mom listen to it
a lot when we were young and I remember dancing
in the kitchen after dinner to country music
and at some point I was such a fan of Shania
Twain and I still am but I... remember listening
to her album on repeat and my mom was like that's
enough now you've listened to it like 15 times
today that's enough let's change artists but
um yeah so it's always been a huge part of my
life and when i quit figure skating when i was
18 i started to do a singing contest and that's
really how i fell in love with performing and
like i did The Voice in Quebec and yeah it already
started then I had some cover bands in my hometown
and I moved in Montreal had some cover bands
there too found my partner from Five Roses then
we did Five Roses from since yeah 2016 until
last year actually and here I am starting my
solo career since a year. Brilliant stuff, love
it. Tell us about the first time then. You said
about being sat on your dad's shoulders. Tell
us about the first time when you actually sang
live in front of an audience. Tell us about that.
Oh, my gosh. Yeah, I think it was, I think it
was maybe Star Academy, which is another show
in Quebec. But yeah, so it was in front of four
people, like only the four judges. But it was
enough for me to be like. flabbergasted about
everything that was happening. And I was like,
oh my gosh, yeah, I was really, really shy again
at the time. And that performance was not really
good. But I knew I wanted to do that because
all the adrenaline I had back from the figure
skating competitions and just... performing and
singing and connecting with people. Really, I
fell in love with that. And yeah, I think it's
what it was my first time. It was not really
good. I don't think we can find it on YouTube.
I hope so. But it was not the best performance.
But yeah, it was my first time in front of people.
Sure. That's good. Still cool, though. So as
times progress, then and you perform double.
live performing because that's what you said
you wanted to be uh you know sat on your dad's
shoulders and you want to be like them so uh
what point did you think you got to that point
where i don't know everyone's got a different
way of doing it but when you go out on stage
now would you say that uh right okay you're jade
savannah when you're well let me call yourself
at home uh fine but when you go out on that stage
you become jade savannah the person i see in
front of me today is that how you do it do you
become a Is your stage persona different to you
at home or mold into one? How does that work?
Yeah, that's a good question. But yeah, I think
I just become my alter ego and I just want to
give it all to people and be there. And it's
funny because I'm a really shy person and introvert,
actually, when I'm alone. But then when I'm on
stage, I just become that girl and like, yeah,
yeah, I just want to give it all to people and
have a blast and just, yeah. connect and exchange
with people and have fun. That's great, I like
it. We got this EP, quite a lot of tracks on
there, there's almost enough tracks for it to
be an LP in my opinion, but there you go, it's
a great EP. The first time I've heard of you
over here, I thought, yeah, we're gonna chat
to her. Especially when I saw you were available
for interviews, I thought, yeah, we're gonna
chat to her, that's good. I fell in love with
literally the first... Song I heard which is
your single now. Is that your first release or
was it just the first one? You're aiming at a
British audience. I mean, what have you released
stuff before? Um, so that was my This is my third
single in Canada. I think I released He's the
one and more like it before in the UK But yeah,
it's pretty much brand new since it's only been
a year, so yeah, it's my first EP too, so I'm
really happy about it. Well, tell us about the
EP. We can talk about all the tracks on there
if you like. Okay, well, talk about your first
release. Tell us about that and a bit of inspiration
between that and I don't have any exes. Tell
us about them two first, how they come about.
Yeah, actually it's funny because when I chose
them the order of the songs I was really like
this Really represents all the mental state I
was in when I wrote the songs and so it starts
really dark But then goes really really light
and fun. So it's about the journey to glow up
after toxic relationships and But yeah, so he's
the he's the one was really am a song about a
toxic relationship. It's called He's the One,
but it talks about how the guy is not the one
actually, and you have to run away from that
person. But yeah, And I Don't Have Exist is a
song about the glow up again. We talk about Exist,
but nobody named Joe broke my heart. It's all
fictive names. And yeah, it's just a fun song.
And when we got in the writing room for that
song, I... We wrote a song before and we were
like, you know what, that's not it. So let's
write something else. And then we came up with
this idea of saying, I don't have X's, I only
have Y's. I thought it was so fun to just play
with the X and Y word play. And yeah, but then
I was like, I don't want to laugh about my X's.
That's not me. I don't want to do that. I just
want to laugh about my own self. I don't take
myself seriously in life at all. So I was like,
you know what, let's laugh about myself. and
my own bad decisions from the past and just talk
about the glue up after basically. So yeah, it's
more about that. writing a single about you making
fun of your exes or whatever. It reminded me
of Carly Simon, You're So Vain, which I think
is meant to be about Warren Beatty. You're so
vain, you probably think this song is about you.
It's great lines, isn't it? I haven't done that
yet. What a great couple of lines. But no, I
don't have exes, I only have y's. It's just an
amazing couple of lines, really is. And a great
start to the song, it doesn't matter what's in
the rest of the song, that's just brilliant.
Yeah. And I think people relate to it because
we all have whys in our lives. Yes. Well, we
talk about he's the one actually, before we move
too far forward. I see at the end of the EP,
you got a fireside version. Tell us a bit about
that and how that come about. About, you mean
all the songs together? No, I've got a song,
track number eight. so at the end it says fireside
version he's the one fireside is just a slower
version or what yes it's just an acoustic uh
song he's the one was actually a pitch i didn't
write this one uh it was a pitch from calista
clark and um derek sutherland um who are people
that i really love wrote with derek too after
and it was really fun but uh yeah i just wanted
to put this like bonus track where you could
just make dinner on on it and it's it's softer
it's more of a fireside version so yeah it's
really more relaxed i'd say cool that's cool
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actually is it's really ironic. It's a really
funny song The bridge is my favorite part of
that song. It's it's a bit uh weird but yeah
as i said i don't take myself seriously and we
had lots of fun writing this one um so yeah basically
i met this guy he was picture perfect on paper
and then he did something that gave me the ick
so bad that i have to write a song about it and
and i made merch about it too so yeah it's called
one night stand you and this one um i wrote two
years ago i think uh with lauren veil and the
wave and uh I love that song since day one because
I think it's just really funny and I love how
you know Sabrina Carpenter writes for example
and Megan Maroney they like they put like ironic
stuff in their songs and this one was really
that too so yeah and when we put out the EP together
I was like I need to put that song in because
I really love it it's my best friend's favorite
song that I wrote so I was yeah so we added it
in in the EP but yeah. Cool, I like it. More
like it, how did that one come about? Yes, so
more like it. It was written by Jess Moskaluk
and her producer actually. I think I was in my
Nashville trip for songwriting at that time and
she sent me a bunch of her songs that she wrote
and didn't record. So she was like, if something
resonates with you, it's yours. If not, don't
worry. And then I heard that song and I was like,
wow, this reminds me so much of Shania Twain
again. I'm a fan of hers. And I was like, this
is really fun. Like it talks about how simple
things in life basically are the best. And when
it comes to dating people, you don't have to
impress someone or make too much of it to be
liked. And so, yeah, I think it was just a fun
party song where you can line dance to and just
have a blast. So I recorded it. I love this next
one, because everyone probably loads of times
have said early on in the relationship, I think
I love you. I think I love you. There's no way
there's not anyone listening there that hasn't
said that. So they've got to be. So yeah. How
about that for you personally? How did that come
about? It's totally the story of how I met my
man. And I wrote this one with Jess Moskaluk
again and Jessica Kane and Matt Morrissey. And
when I entered that writing room, it was late
on a Friday, late p .m. and they were already
on white clothes, like the drink, vodka and something
and they were dancing on music and I was like
oh this one has to be a fun one, like a fun party
song and I thought about my fiancé and so I was
like let's write a song about how we met and
it was really a time where I really wanted to
focus on myself and didn't care about anyone,
just wanted to have a blast with my girlfriends
and focus on ourselves and Yeah, just chill.
And I was wearing joggers, no makeup, hair messy
and stuff. And then we were just at a party with
my girlfriends, but at my fiance's place, who
I didn't know at the time. And then I saw him
going down the stairs. And I was like, why did
you not tell me there was a hot guy in here?
And I was like, oh my gosh. So yeah, it was love
at first sight for both of us. And it's really
how we met. So yeah, it's the story of that.
Amazing, that is an even better story there,
isn't it? Okay, Whiskey Butterflies. Yeah, so
that song is really an anthem to how when you
meet someone you really love, it gives you butterflies
and the whiskey just added a little kick to it.
I wrote this one with Patricia Conroy, who's
an artist that I really love, to end the wave
again. And yeah, we had... written another song
just before and we had a line in that song and
it was saying you're giving me whiskey butterflies
and we were like you know what this is a song
actually we should write about it and so we wrote
a second song and that was whiskey butterfly
that day i've got to ask is there be some someone
at home who's got nothing better to do than to
think was it scotch or bourbon we have to ask
uh bourbon no problem and then we got you ought
to know uh tell us about that Yeah, so that's
a cover actually of Alanis Morissette. And this
song is my go -to karaoke song since forever.
And again, it reminded me of my fiancé because
like the first date we had after the meeting
and stuff that I talk about in Oops, he brought
me to a show of Limp Bizkit. And I was like,
oh, okay. This is really cool. Like, if you bring
me to Limp Bizkit, I have to bring you to karaoke
after. And so I sang him that song and I was
like, if he stays after that, well, I'm being
my alter ego as I am on stage and just blasting
that song because I love to feel liberating with
that song so much. And I love to perform it.
And he stayed because it's been seven years now.
So, yeah. And that song, yeah, I just... really
love it and love Alanis Morissette. I think she
was so genuine and nonchalant and really didn't
care about anything. She just went through what
she wanted to do and to be and I really admire
that. So yeah. I must say, Limp Bizkit's not
a bad first date really. I've never heard that
one before. That was fun. Quite a big full -on
first date, isn't it really? That was awesome
actually. Brilliant. And of course, the second
day hearing you sing. Well, you prepared before
you had to, yeah, so there you go. So that sounds
good. Brilliant. OK, so that is the EP covered
and it is called Jade Savannah. Yeah, Savannah
Jade. Savannah Jade, that one. Yeah, so we got
that. That's already available for download everywhere,
UK as well. We got that one. Now, what else will
be released of that? Do you know how many other
singles we're going to have yet? Have you got
that sort of planned? I'm sitting on so many
singles now because again, I went the whole month
of February in Nashville. I love to go right
there. And I got many friends there and now,
so it's really fun. Or over Zoom too, we do that
sometimes over Zoom. And yeah, so there's so
many songs that I'm really, really excited about
that I never put out. Some that I leaked on TikTok
and Instagram, like demos and stuff. yeah there's
a lot more to come so there'll be an album for
sure in a couple years in a few years obviously
i was moving towards asking about an album so
you got me there yeah i think it's pretty cool
when you leak your own stuff it's great wording
but yeah that's great you just put the feelers
out but yeah you leak your own stuff why not
so if we were to have a chat say this time next
year What would you like to be telling me that
you've achieved? That's a good question. I think
if I can play as much as I like playing shows
for me is the best part of this job. And I love
to meet people and connect with people. So if
I could play all around and be in the UK, be
in Australia and everywhere, that would be so
awesome. It's the dream, really. So, yeah, that
would be so cool. Okay. And what's the What's
it been like, the interest from the UK radio
stations and DJs since the latest press release
come out with your second release from the EP
and so on? How's that? Have you... Is there good
interest? Is it good? Such a warm welcome. I'm
just so so so grateful about it. It's been...
Awesome, for real. So yeah, this week I had two
days of UK interviews and I could not be happier
for real. It's so cool. And I just want to come
play out there. So yeah, that would be awesome.
We want to see you. So what we need you to do
if you do get a date for coming over, I mean,
obviously, when I send you the show and little
things and let you know about the voting details
for the hit or miss. Excuse me, please. Then,
yeah, just make sure that you, I mean, if you
Using the same promoters at that time for a long
-term campaign great But if you're not then do
be sure of letting me know and we'll have a chat
about your what you're doing in the UK It's been
really great chatting it's been great meeting
you However, I'm not gonna get there yet. I can
see you got loads of social media something I'm
following you now and bits and pieces So the
floor is all yours because you got loads of it.
Just tell us everything you got and how people
can find you So Instagram and TikTok is Savannah
J Music. I have my website, SavannahJMusic .com
and my YouTube channel with all my music videos
there, Savannah J Music too. So, yeah. And Facebook,
again, Savannah J Music. Absolutely. I've clicked
the follow button there. And we go on your website.
There is actually a link to everything you have
at the bottom anyway. Every bit of social media
you have. I've seen that as well. Did I read
somewhere or was it somebody another DJ told
me that they'd read somewhere that you've had
a million streams? Yeah, that's a week or two
back. I think it's about the time I played the
song when I first got hold of it. So if it's
a million then what is it now? Actually, I don't.
I have no idea. Like, my label tells me and I'm
like, oh my God. Yeah, I just let them tell me
because that's it. Yeah. It's all combined stream
too, so I don't really have access to it. Maybe
I should have access to that. I'll find out how,
but yeah. I don't know. That's a good question.
I'll ask right now. It's going to be higher than
just a million now. It's wild. I could not be
more grateful about it. I'm just so happy the
songs connect with people and it's amazing. That's
absolutely cool. I really like that. Anyway,
it's been great meeting you and I thank you for
coming on Chatterbox. I don't think it's going
to be the only time we're going to chat because
you ain't going nowhere are you? What you say
you've done two days of non -stop interviews
already this week in the UK alone and you've
got me today which is quite a big platform so
I don't think you're going to be going anywhere
anytime soon not disappearing anyway so it's
going to escalate I think which is wonderful
and yeah so thanks for coming on and looking
forward to the next time already Thank you so
much for having me. No, it's a pleasure. And
yeah, Savannah Jade, thanks for coming on and
we'll catch you again sometime. And I'll be in
touch to connect with the Hit or Miss and stuff
like that. All right. Thank you so much. Thank
you. Bye bye. Have a good day. Thank you. You've
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