Yellow Couch Sessions: Presented by Peluso Microphone Lab
Yellow Couch Management is a boutique artist management company providing comprehensive and creative strategies for those we serve. Our goal is to help shape enduring careers that are both personally and professionally fulfilling. If tomorrow I found myself stranded on a desert island with the people on this roster, I would be just fine with that.
Yellow Couch Artists:
I met Anna Tivel when she was opening for Sean Rowe on a tour of the West Coast. I was already a fan and within seconds of hearing her perform, I knew that she was someone that I'd love to work with. She's an exceptional artist with a poet's soul. Peter Mulvey once said something pretty cool about Anna: “Anna Tivel chooses over and over to dwell unguardedly within the simple humanity of others.” He just said those works out loud. I asked him immediately to text them to me so that I wouldn’t forget them.
Jeffrey Martin draws from a deep, deep well. He is a preacher’s son in a restless pursuit to write songs that sit you down and set you straight.
I first met Lowland Hum (wife-and-husband duo Lauren and Daniel Goans) when they came by to perform on our video series. It was a gray, snowy day and these two beautiful souls provided the perfect soundtrack. When songs connect with me, the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end. It’s not something I can force or deny, it just is. Their music soothes and enthralls. Who they are as people is just as impressive. Photo: Tristan Williams
The first time that I met Peter Mulvey, he had just braved a six-hour drive from Buffalo in a snow storm to come sing on our video series. Peter is an immensely gifted songwriter and storyteller. He's also super crazy smart and an equally impressive human being. If some industrialist ever released a steam-powered troubadour, capable of doing the work of a 100 songwriters, we’d all be singing about Peter Mulvey: the hero that buried that machine.
The first thing most people notice about Sean Rowe is that voice. He could probably write much worse songs and still have a career, but the fact remains that he's one of the finest songwriters of our time.
Terri Binion: What can I say about Terri? I've been lucky enough to call her a friend for many years now and am thrilled to be able to help people learn about her incredible music. Hell, Jimmy Webb called her one of the most promising songwriters working today. Lucinda Williams sang on her last record and Jim White wrote the bio on her webpage. Many could argue that Terri has already made good on the promise that Mr. Webb was talking about with her first two records, Leavin' This Town and Fool, but if any doubt still remains, it should be put to rest with The Day After the Night Before.
Minneapolis singer-songwriter David Huckfelt, formerly of the acclaimed string-trio The Pines, and I had known each other for about a year before I was finally able to travel and catch one of his shows. From the jump, I admired his talent, honesty, and compassion that comes through in his performances and in every interaction I’ve had with him. He makes great records, the latest of which — Room Enough, Time Enough — I was privileged enough to help him shepherd into the world. This fella is true-blue through and through.