- This Week In Music - Kina Grannis - Singer-Songwriter

[10711851]

CONGRATS for best WEB born artist kina!!!

[Debonair73]

I have been following Kina on YT since the Digg video. I followed her through this whole story. Kina early success on YT with the contest and the Digg video was the exception but her story has been repeated many times on Youtube. Covers is how she built her audience like many on Youtube. The difference in Kina is that her original music was also very good. Also, Kina had it together business wise faster than most on Youtube most likely because of earlier experience releasing EPs.

[pacapao]

good interviews..

[scaremongerrring]

her manager is so HAWT. i want him.

[martinblasick]

Thanks for detailing her level at different points along the journey. Nicely done.

[Hanakojenn]

<3 Agreed, this is my favorite interview so far. I really liked the in depth history and series of questions. I am ALWAYS impressed that Kina will remember who we are at every show, even if it's been a little while. We love the music, but she definitely brings so much more to the table.

[takala1964]

Maybe the best Kina interview I´ve seen. Well-thought questions. Jon seems a really smart guy. And Kina... well she is Kina. I´m so impressed by her combination of pure talent, lovely personality, sincereness and the level of motivation. Everyone should realize she works as hard or even harder for her success than any other artist out there. Nothing has come to her for free.

[IanJTime]

IF I COULD HIT A SUPER LIKE BUTTON THEN I WOULD CUZ I REALLY LOVE THIS VIDEO!

[VintageRedMusic]

yeah man!

[rnb8220]

It was really interesting to hear about the exact details about how Kina created this niche for herself in music. Her manager also seems to be a really smart guy that knows exactly how to market her while maintaining the sense of personal communication that Kina's developed with her audience.

[jasnpete]

Colbie Caillat? **snore**

[rhythmhub]

Awesome Ep....great information

[nataliemedia]

Would love to hear follow up on how Kina navigates the waters regarding doing covers. Since she is doing her own version and synch is involved, does she get a license to do each cover from HFA? I have hesitated to do covers due to the fact that the licenses are costly for streaming and some pub co's have no deal w/ YouTube. How can one safely do a cover w/o getting a strike and not paying the hefty license fees associated w/ licensing from HFA etc?

[theprincessnessa]

@nataliemedia the truth is nobody really cares.. LOL screw license crap.. this is youtube !

[nataliemedia]

Can relate to what was discussed around 38 minutes about the web world not being understood by the offline world! I totally hear that all the time. It's like people think this is all 'pretend' or something when it is a bonafide media stream, just like TV, just like newsprint press etc. Crazy! It's nice to hear I'm not the only one encountering this phenomena. Again, it's all those 'old school' people still running the biz who really are not clued in to what's 'next' in the evolution of media.

[emerald764]

I honestly believe that Kina will have a long and successful career because she is the real deal. She's talented and she's smart and clearly her manager knows what he is talking about. Sounds like she has a very good team working with her. Also, leaving Interscope was a brave decision, and I actually think that often independent artists make for better artists because they are able to stay true to their own vision and not compromise for the sake of commercial success.

[cedriccheron]

j'ai vraiment aimé cet interview. awesome interview honest and sincere a real look into kina's career

[fansofkina]

Awesome Interview! and yes Kinerds are <3 

[TheMarkWithers]

Kinerds rule !

[erinfranzen]

i'm a kinerd too... thanks for posting this!

[TheEarlySpring]

hahaha, i'm a Kinerd too! And Kina is amazing <3

[lilruggedboy]

@TheEarlySpring Kinerds unite! lol <3

[TheEarlySpring]

@lilruggedboy  <33

[ItsMaceee]

Uhhh uhhh uhhh uhhh!! I'm a kinerd! LOL haha

[ItsMaceee]

She's amazing! She deserves way way more success, so thanks for letting her being on your show!

[sizzean]

It's great to see an interview of Kina getting into the details of her career and to hear from Jon's perspective to see what goes on at the business end. It has made me appreciate her more for not only creating beautiful music, but understanding how much hard work she puts into the other aspects of being a modern musician. Even when speaking seriously, Kina is able to stay sweet and cute with her talky hands =P

[punkerelli]

Yes. This was an eye opener for me. As someone who truly enjoys music in both singing and play acoustic guitar, I feel even more compelled to pursue my dreams of becoming a recognized artist. More IS More. Thank you ThisWeekIn, Kina, and Jon for your interview. It's definitely given me insight on what route to take in my journey of becoming a recognized artist. Being genuine really is key and to not ignore your fans. You're a true inspiration to me in getting back in music again. Thanks Kina. <3

[nataliemedia]

Nice to hear the behind the scenes things that happened for Kina. She is an amazing soul and musician and it's great to see her have such success!

[itsmemafaldab]

Kina is awesome. That's all i can say :)

[amazingCLEMENT]

Seeing Kina and Her manager in interviews are great. It just goes to show her publicity is increasing. I wish the best for Kina's career and wish much success for her in the future. Thanks for having them.

[tbird1264]

to clarify my earlier post, Kina AND Jon are the best! Thank you so much for having them both on your show :) Jim

[CLSLurch]

well done interview THANKS

[jessewski]

Nothing but love for Kina. She deserves all the attention she is getting. One of a kind person, and as sweet as can be. Keep it up Kina!

[TheMarkWithers]

great point by Jon at 26:50 the chat at the end of Kinas video are what really caught my attention and i hope she continues to do it that way.

[winnieconrad]

thanks for this :) loved it.

[tbird1264]

Kina is the best! Thank you so much for having her and Jon on your show! :)

[TheMarkWithers]

thanks for posting this as I only caught the last 10 minutes of it live. Kina deserves all the success she gets and I hope her popularity continues to grow.

[realluggo]

Very interesting, thank you ;-)