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Songwriting, Self-Discovery, and Turning Loss into Light with Garrett Owen
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Garrett Owen’s music has the raw, rustic quality of a Texan, but his origin story is not that of your typical Texas troubadour. The son of career missionaries, Owen spent his childhood in Tanzania and Kenya, his adolescence in South Louisiana, before coming of age in Ecuador.
In this episode, we dive into his album Memoriam, his songwriting process, and the techniques that make his music stand out. Garrett also shares how he balances live and studio performances, protects creative focus in a noisy world, and approaches stage nerves and performance with honesty.
We also talk about finding meaning in music on a small scale, giving songwriters permission to experiment, and how patience and persistence turn ideas into songs that truly connect.
Listen to Garrett's music on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7y2CyDlhMd1el8HDgyYuTD?si=Tt-EcYVMTZCEazm6WSJtsQ
Garrett's website: https://garrett-owen.com/
https://garrettowen.bandcamp.com/
For more information, visit the podcast episode webpage.
Chapters
1. Songwriting, Self-Discovery, and Turning Loss into Light with Garrett Owen (00:00:00)
2. Garrett’s Global Upbringing (00:00:15)
3. Openness, Taste, and Eclectic Influences (00:03:45)
4. What His Music Really Is (00:07:43)
5. Discovering Guitar and Early Obsessions (00:09:04)
6. Fingerstyle Foundations and Technique (00:12:40)
7. Practice Habits and High School Years (00:18:29)
8. Memoriam: Grief, Memory, Connection (00:19:32)
9. Writing From Self, Characters, and Abstraction (00:22:30)
10. Process: Letting Songs Emerge Over Time (00:27:01)
11. Melody Inside Chords (00:30:01)
12. Permission to Break Rules (00:33:16)
13. Theory: Use, Limits, and Color (00:36:35)
14. Rosemary and Thieves (00:40:22)
15. Recording Surprises and Live vs Studio (00:45:45)
16. Tech, Attention, and Making Space to Write (00:49:15)
17. Stage Nerves, Reps, and Stagecraft (01:07:04)
18. What He Hopes Listeners Will Carry (01:14:59)
19. What’s Next: Stripped-Down Sessions & Closing (01:22:27)
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