Brittany Nader
ProducerBrittany Nader is the producer of "Shuffle" on Ideastream Public Media. She joins "All Things Considered" host Amanda Rabinowitz on Thursdays to chat about Northeast Ohio’s vibrant music scene. As the producer for "Shuffle," she provides planning, scheduling, strategy and writing support for WKSU's weekly spin through local music.
Brittany earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass communication, with a concentration in magazine journalism, from Kent State University in 2013. She has contributed stories to local publications including The Devil Strip, Cleveland.com, Buzzbin Magazine and Akron Beacon Journal’s Savor Ohio magazine.
She currently works as a content specialist at Drips in Akron, Ohio. In her downtime, she enjoys reading, cooking, playing with her cats and dog and immersing herself in Akron’s music scene.
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Northeast Ohio band Soleo pulls from family experiences, Iranian history and Middle Eastern musical traditions on their debut prog-rock album.
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Despite years of shyness, singer-songwriter Ngina Fayola found her voice as a musician in Cleveland. She will soon find her way back to her homeland of Guyana to record her next album.
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Lorain County native Ri Rosecrans is gaining momentum as a musician after participating in this summer's Artist in Residency program at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The opportunity inspired the singer-songwriter to transform her sound from country to hard rock.
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Anya Van Rose is a dream-pop band from Canton that just released its debut full-length album with support from the Realgrey Records studio and local songwriting community.
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Akron four-piece band Detention formed when most of its members were in elementary school. The rockers have been a staple of the PorchROKR stage and will headline the festival this year.
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Akron's PorchROKR festival returns Aug. 19 with more than 100 Northeast Ohio bands performing on outdoor stages around the city's Highland Square neighborhood.
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Kristy Kline is known for her covers of popular rock songs on the electric harp. Now, the Cleveland singer and harpist is trying her hand at her own pop songs.
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Cleveland blues artist Austin Walkin' Cane recently released an acoustic, 15-song album recorded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.
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Cleveland rapper Marcus Smith released his second solo album this month. Smith considered quitting music until new opportunities to collaborate with renowned hip-hop artist Asher Roth and an artist residency program at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame set him on a path to success.
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Nonprofit music organization Cleveland Rocks: Past, Present and Future is working to support area artists with new opportunities and revenue streams after the pandemic.