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Suite's recent chat with indie artist Nick Fry revealed a lot about the struggles of the independent life.
Suite: Nick, you had an inactive period between the time of your original creative energies and the release of your recent “Chasing Ghosts” EP. How would you best describe that season spiritually? Nick: Wow, this could be a long answer. It was a season of depression and questioning. I didn’t know if God really wanted to continue to use me or not. To add to the confusion, I had just seen my dad’s ministry pulled out from under him and I became bitter for a while. I had just returned from another failed attempt to live in Nashville (two total) and moved around quite a bit until I landed in Tulsa, OK. As much as I still loved music I felt I needed a backup plan so I went to college, worked a full time job, and continued to write music. I remembered what it was like to play and I felt I had so much to say, but no place to say it. I know there are many artists reading this that have felt the same way. After graduating, I returned to WV to be near my fiancée, now my wife. I was able to face the giants that I had been running from for so long and God started to really do a work in me. Five days before I married Megan, I wrote a song that won me a spot in the Mountain Stage New Song contest for songwriting, one of ten chosen throughout the state. I was writing better than I ever had. I met up with David Myers who offered to produce “Chasing Ghosts”. He gave me the freedom to turn loose in the studio. I originally started to record a completely different EP but I changed the direction andcouldn’t be happier. I released the CD on June 20, 2006 and have received great response. There is definitely more to the story, but that’s how I would describe the spiritual season I was going through. It was a time of dark depression, questioning, bitterness, highs and lows, reconciliation, seeking, and forgiveness. Suite: What is your advice for other artists waiting on their “big break”? Nick: Be patient and never give up. When it seems like you are hitting every wall, keep pressing forward. When people aren’t responding and aren’t that “sold” on your music, keep pushing through the barriers. Continue to pray that God will give you new and exciting things to write about and ways to promote what you have to offer. I constantly brainstorm on ways to promote. Plug your name as much as you can. And take a CD with you wherever you go and if you don’t have a CD make one. Suite: What are your long-term goals for your music ministry? Nick: My goal is to be a touring artist. I also wouldn’t mind writing for a living. I continue to hang on to the promises that God has given me and it will all work out in His time. I am currently in the studio with David Myers at Risen Son Studios, working on a full length project and it’s sounding great! Songs have been flowing; it’s amazing how free you feel when you finally know what you want. I pray that the next time we speak I’ll be on the highways and byways sharing my music to everyone that will listen, with the backing of a record label of course! For more about Nick Fry, visit his website. Or read our Suite blog on his newest song, "Over and Over."
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