How Emma Harner went viral with alternate tunings and odd meters • How Do You Do ep.12

Emma Harner has found an audience with her beautifully arranged math-folk covers and original songs. Her use of alternative tunings and odd time signatures results in some truly unique songwriting. So today I want to chat to her about not only how she creates these beautifully esoteric songs but also about how she found her audience.

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Welcome to How Do You Do, the podcast where I chat to successful creatives about how they do what they do! You can watch on YouTube and Spotify and also listen wherever you get your podcasts.How Do You Do is presented and produced by ⁠ @DavidBennettPiano ⁠​

00:00 Emma Harner01:07 From Pandemic Guitarist to Viral Artist06:06 Learning Guitar and Finding Her Instrument12:06 Radiohead, Josh Turner and Musical Influences16:07 Alternative Guitar Tunings35:29 Emma's First Solo Show42:30 The Future of Music and Supporting Artists48:41 How the Music Industry Is Changing51:09 Should Musicians Sign to a Record Label?58:16 Emma's Advice for Aspiring Musicians