ABOUT ONE OF THEIR SONGS ALL OUT
OF LOVE ABOUT THE RICH ARTISTRY
HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
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THIS IS CHAMPAIGN IS ALSO A
FAN PODCAST.
ONE SONGWRITER, ONE SONG.
I'M SVEN, YOUR HOST FOR A
JOURNEY INTO THE MUSIC OF
CHAMPAIGN-URBANA.
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Erin: INSIDE HIS HOME, SVEN
JOHNSON INVITES LOCAL MUSICIANS
TO CHAT.
I SAY IT'S VERY ORGANIC, OUR
SONG WRITING.
Erin: GUESTS COVER THE WALLS
OF HIS IN-HOME STUDIO WITH
SIGNATURES.
TODAY, OLIVIA, A LOCAL FOLK ACT,
CHICK EDY SERMON, LEAVES HER
MARK.
BECAUSE OF THE INFLUX OF
STUDENTS IN CHAMPAIGN-URBANA,
THERE'S AN INFLUX OF CREATIVITY.
WHETHER THEY'RE MUSIC MAJORS
OR ACTUALLY JUST NEED THIS
OUTLET THEY CAN BLOW OFF STEAM
OR FIND THEIR CENTER, I FEEL
LIKE IT JUST KIND OF KEEPS THE
CYCLE GOING.
IT'S REALLY EXCITING TO SEE WHAT
NEW THINGS POP UP EVERY
SINGLE -- SEEMS LIKE EVERY
SINGLE DAY.
Erin: TO HELP PEOPLE KEEP UP
WITH LOCAL MUSIC WHERE THEY
LIVE, SVENS CREATED A PODCAST
CALLED "CHAMPAIGN IS ALSO A
BAND".
Guest: IT FELT LIKE A GOOD
PODCAST TO INITIALLY DRAG
SOMEBODY IN WITH AN AIR OF
MYSTERY.
SAYING IT OFF YOUR LIPS HAD TO
HAVE A CERTAIN FEEL TO IT.
Erin: WHEN A CERTAIN '80s,
GROUP POPPED INTO HIS HEAD, HE
KNEW HE HAD THE NAME.
Guest: THERE'S THE BAND
CHAMPAIGN.
CHAMPAIGN IS NOT ONLY A CITY BUT
IT'S ALSO A BAND.
THEN, YOU EXPLAIN WHERE
EVERYTHING CAME FROM.
Erin: SVEN WANT TODAY
INQUIRE ABOUT SONG WRITING AFTER
HE FOUND HIMSELF WONDERING THE
SAME THINGS AFTER CONCERTS.
Guest: WHAT WAS IT ABOUT THE
SONG THAT MADE IT THE TITLE
TRACK?
THESE WOULD BE QUESTIONS THAT I
WOULD WANT TO ASK PEOPLE WHEN I
WOULD MEET WITH THEM JUST AFTER
A SHOW.
I'D BE LIKE THAT SONG, IS THAT
YOUR FAVORITE SONG?
WHAT IS GREAT ABOUT THAT SONG?
WHAT DO YOU ENJOY ABOUT THAT
SONG?
Erin: SO HE DECIDED TO
PODCAST ANSWERS TO THOSE
QUESTIONS AND BE BROKEN UP INTO
THREE PARTS.
PART ONE, HAVE LOCAL MUSICIANS
TALK ABOUT THEIR FAVORITE SONGS.
Guest: THAT CAN BE ANY TYPE
OF THING, WHETHER IT'S SOMETHING
THEY MOST RECENTLY RELEASED OR
SOMETHING THAT THEY RELEASED
YEARS AGO.
Erin: PART TWO, ASK THEM
THEIR THOUGHTS ON C.U.'S MUSIC
SCENE.
Guest: TO BE CRITICAL AND
POSITIVELY CRITICAL ABOUT WHAT
WE CAN DO TO MAKE IT BETTER.
Erin: PART THREE, SHOWCASE
THEIR PERSONALITY.
Guest: LIKE WHAT IS YOUR
FAVORITE NONMUSICAL THING?
WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU'RE NOT
ON STAGE?
Erin: AS PODCASTING BECOME
AN INCREASINGLY POPULAR VEHICLE
FOR AUDIO STORY TELLING, SVEN
SPINS IT INTO CONVERSATIONS.
Guest: I FEEL LIKE THERE'S
THE EAVESDROPPING SORT OF
APPEAL.
SOMEBODY WHO MAY NOT HEAR THAT
SIDE OF A CONVERSATION, HAS THE
OPPORTUNITY TO.
Erin: AS MUCH AS THESE
CONVERSATIONS ARE ABOUT BEING
HEARD, THEY'RE ALSO ABOUT BEING
SEEN.
Guest: OUR EXISTENCE BEING
IN THIS WORLD IS HOW WE AFFECT
THE LARGER PICTURE.
I PREFER TO THINK OF IT AS JUST
LIKE WHAT CAN MAKE THE WORLD
BETTER TODAY?
WHAT CAN MAKE THE ARTISTIC
ENDEAVORS SOMEONE IS DOING BE
MORE VISIBLE?
Erin: YOU CAN STREAM
"CHAMPAIGN IS ALSO A BAND"
THROUGH APPLE PODCAST, SPOTIFY
AND MORE.
WE'LL CONNECT YOU ON
www.CILiving.tv.
Heather: SO FUN.
I'M SURE THEY'RE ALWAYS LOOKING
FOR GREAT ARTISTS THAT ARE ABLE
TO SHARE.
Erin: THAT'S WHAT I'M
GETTING TO.
IF ANY MUSICIAN IN TOWN IS
INTERESTED IN BEING ON THE SHOW,
REACH OUT TO ME AND I'LL CONNECT
YOU WITH SVEN.
HE'S ALSO LOOKING FOR HIP-HOP
ARTISTS.
HE WANTS MORE DIVERSITY AND MORE
HIP-HOP ACTION.
Heather: HOOK UP WITH ERIN
AND SHE'LL GET YOU IN CONTACT
WITH OUR FRIEND.
A WEEK FROM TODAY IS OUR