Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Jeremiah Throwbridge. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.
Hi Jeremiah, thanks for sharing your insights with our community today. Part of your success, no doubt, is due to your work ethic and so we’d love if you could open up about where you got your work ethic from?
My parents. Hands down, I get it from my parents. I watched my dad work for, fight for, and chase his dream until it was realized. He was an entrepreneur and loved the restaurant business. Growing up, I’ve seen him open restaurants and close restaurants, open…close…open…close, it was a cycle. I will proudly say he never failed because despite having times where he was knocked on his ass, he never gave up. Then the dream was realized and he opened his final restaurant and was a major success. He never EVER gave up. My mom was with him every step of way juggling house, kids and restaurant needs every single day. I’d say she is just as strong as, no, stronger because she handled EVERYTHING. I get it from them. Just like my parents had restaurant dreams and worked to the bone for them, I have music dreams, and had the perfect example of what it takes to realize a dream. Hard work, a little luck, and you can never ever give up.
Appreciate the insights and wisdom. Before we dig deeper and ask you about the skills that matter and more, maybe you can tell our readers about yourself?
Songwriting is my first love. I love puzzle aspect of it from figuring out words and melodies, guitar parts, vocal parts, arrangements, and finally, after working hard in the studio, hearing it pieced together for the first time is an incredible feeling that I can’t get enough of. I know I’m mainly categorized in the Country genre, but I try to blend my love for all music into my songs. My song, Romona, on the surface is a country song, however, I managed to subtly mix in some double pedal from the metal side of me, blues riffs, different guitar tones, and there’s even a nod to 80’s hair metal. Romona is my baby. I love that song. I want to write music that brings everyone together. I want to give people memories. I want people to hear one of my songs and have great memories of a past time and place. That’s the beauty of music. Same goes for my live shows, as of now, it’s just me and an acoustic guitar, but I try like hell to make every show memorable. I’m not just going to sit and play guitar…it’s still a rock show!!!
I also just dropped a new single called Whiskey Drinkers. It’s a song that I’m proud of because it’s just so much fun! It’s a little different than what I usually write about, but it’s a great song that hopefully will be blasted in every bar all over the world!
If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?
I started playing in my church’s band before I could barely form a chord on the guitar. I’m grateful for that because those musicians were GREAT and I had the opportunity to learn from them and develop important aspects of musicianship such as timing, and how to play with other people and make it sound like one entity instead of a bunch of different instruments just clanging together. Oneness…that’s a great skill to develop. I’d also say that playing with people who are better than you is the move. That’s the way to go! I still surround myself with musicians who are lightyears ahead of me.
I came up in the days where you had to learn your craft, you had to learn how to write a song, play an instrument, or how to play in a band. That’s an ever evolving thing, right? Knowledge. Never stop learning “how to” do something. I’m not the best singer, but I used every tool I could find to teach myself how to sing. I learned different techniques, ear training, and soaked up anything I could to get better. I’m still developing and I’ve been at this a while! Whatever it is you want to do, learn it. It’s too easy now days to just plug and play. NO! Learn the art, work at it, be obsessed with it!
What is the number one obstacle or challenge you are currently facing and what are you doing to try to resolve or overcome this challenge?
Social media. I am working at being better about posting and advertising and making quality content, but that’s the thing, I don’t want to be a content creator. I want to write and record songs, but that’s a line that easy to blur these days.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeremiahthrowbridge/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jeremiah.tekubie?mibextid=LQQJ4d
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@JeremiahThrowbridgeOfficial
- Other: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2xohRySdomN4Rz8FE9kkAc?si=j7xqes6ASMKjZc1bECLZ6w&nd=1&dlsi=a42c4458aa3f4ffd
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