Here’s Brittany Bexton, and you can trace her musical roots to growing up with Aretha Franklin, Motown, and rock and roll as the soundtracks that influenced her musical palate.
You learn that she began her career as a youngster performing in hometown choirs and the theater, studied music intently in high school, and took vocal lessons with four master teachers. You see that she attended Pacific Conservatory Theater (PCPA), where she studied acting, singing, and dancing and worked in professional musical theater.
In 2011, you discovered that the determined Northern California native moved to Nashville to dedicate her concentrations toward her music as a full-time endeavor. Since her relocation to Music City, you can follow her releases of two CDs (a self-titled album and an EP titled FREE FALL) as well as her tours, which include performances at fairs and festivals in 19 states, such as the Fiddler’s & Fiddleheads Festival, Oconto County Fair, Gogebic County Fair, Sonoma County Fair, and Wyoming West Festival. You may note she has shared the spotlight with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Craig Wayne Boyd, Jason Sellers, and Sarah Buxton, and in Nashville she has played at special events and venues including 12th & Porter, The Rutledge, and The Amethyst Affair.
You discover that as an active advocate against domestic abuse, Brittany works closely with various charities and affiliated organizations, dedicating her time to assist in awareness campaigns throughout the year. You will see that she believes her music and writing have a greater purpose: to bring joy, laughter, connection, and hope to her listeners, sharing personal insight, testimonies, and her belief in God. You can read her inspiring book, titled “Learning to Believe Again: 30 Days to Finding Hope, Faith, and Comfort in God’s Truth,” released in February 2020, which complements the hopeful and inspiring message of her single, “Believe Again,” released on February 28, 2020, with the official music video released on June 3, 2022.
What do you enjoy most about being an artist?
I love the way I get to touch and encourage people’s lives! Music can cut through things that nothing else can. Someone can be going through the most difficult of times and hear a song that speaks straight to their heart, or hear a song that brings them out of the pit for a moment and makes them want to dance, or hear a song that makes them feel empowered and gives them their strength back! I love that I get to do this with my music. There’s so much negativity out there, and I love that I get to bring something that brings hope and joy to people.
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What about your music is rebellious, unconventional, or unusual?
My music doesn’t quite fit in one genre; it grazes the lines of a few different ones. I describe it as roots rock or soul rock with a positive message. I would say what is most unconventional about it is that I’m writing with a mainstream sound and audience in mind, because I’m writing what I love melodically and promoting it mainstream, but in my songs there is a deep line of faith that ties it all together. I have had people describe me as a Christian artist, and I am. I am a Christian, I love Jesus, and I love loving on people, but I also feel like I’m called to reach a lot more than just the Christian market or people in the church. I feel like my job as an artist is to speak to the human condition and to point people to the hope that they need to pull them out of difficult places. Point them to the One who brings the healing, the encouragement, the hope, the breakthrough, and the peace. I wouldn’t say my lyrics slap anyone in the face with religion; my lyrics are more subtle, and they can speak to anyone where they are right now. My music speaks more to the hope I have in my faith. And I hope that what I carry, and the messages of healing and restoration that my songs carry, will touch a lot of people and help encourage them in their faith as well.
Have you got a ritual of sorts when writing and thinking about your music?
My creative process when creating and writing music varies a bit depending on how the inspiration hits me. Most of the time, I will get a subject or title idea, and then inspiration flows from that. Other times I’ll get a full hook for a song with the melody, and inspiration flows from that. Still, other times I’ll get a melody first and let that inspire the lyrics. It varies a lot based on how I receive the inspiration to write. However, that said, I do typically have a way I approach writing and the creative process. I will usually come up with the subject matter of the song, based on the inspiration I’ve received. Then from that subject matter, I will do a free-write of the idea/subject. When I do a free-write, I let every thought I have on the subject flow freely. I don’t think too hard or correct myself as I go, I just write. It doesn’t have to rhyme; it doesn’t even have to make sense as I write. I just keep writing everything that comes to mind about the subject or theme of the song for about 10 minutes. Then, as I write the actual song, I will pull ideas from the free write. I often end up with solid ideas for the song or with great golden lines for the song I wouldn’t have had if I didn’t let myself just flow while writing. Once I actually wrote an entire song in a free write. The free-write ended up being in song structure already. That was not the usual, but it was pretty awesome.
Who would you most like to collaborate with?
I would love to collaborate with or open up for Jelly Roll. I have seen his journey with the Lord, and I absolutely love that he incorporates his faith into his music and isn’t afraid to bring it to the mainstream market. I have a lot of respect for him for the way he chose to do his recent album, and I love that he has been very vocal about his faith. I also really appreciate the depth of the songs he wrote for the album. It’s very much in the same vein as what I do with my music. Sharing mainstream music that still speaks to deeper issues and faith.
Are you finding the isolation of the pandemic conducive to your writing, or is it hindering the experiences about which you can write?
When I started as an artist and writer, I pretty much entirely wrote songs solo. In California, co-writes are not very common. But since I moved to Nashville in 2011, I have grown to absolutely LOVE co-writing. Co-writing brings two or more people’s perspectives together, and I find that when I co-write, I’m inspired in totally different ways, which I appreciate so much. One of the things that’s been hardest for me post covid lockdowns is the isolation that came with it, and with that, the lack of co-writing. A lot of my favorite co-writers went a bit into cave mode during 2020 and haven’t fully re-emerged, and I’ve really been missing the community aspect of writing. I have also definitely missed the experiences that go with that, that bring inspiration. However, I have definitely grown even more in my faith during this time period and can see how my music has deepened and shifted in some ways as well. But I’m also really excited to start doing more co-writing again and grateful that life and touring are starting to get back to normal again.
Which famous musicians do you admire?
I have always really admired Reba McEntire and Dolly Parton, not just for their artistry but also for their business acumen and the way they crossed over the lines in the industry between music, acting, and even other business endeavors. I also appreciate that both of them have walked out their careers in such a way that shows their faith and a consistency in their sound and values.
What can we expect from you within the next 6 months? Any releases planned? Future gigs?
I have two new songs coming out soon. My next single release is actually brand new! I just wrote it and recorded it with my friend Tommy Collier, who is not only a co-writer on the song but also engineered it for me, played the instruments, and co-produced the song with me. It’s called “Crushing Snakes.” It was an idea I had back in January, and I knew I wanted to write it with Tommy, cause we’ve worked together a lot in the past, and we rock the bluesy, swampy sound that I knew this song needed. So we got together in April and wrote it, then recorded it in May, and I am currently going over new mixes. We hope to release the song in July! I’m super excited to share it! We will likely have a music video for it as well, and a dance that goes with the song. I also have another song called “Chasing the Rain” set to come out after that one, likely in the fall. It is the last song to be released from my upcoming album, “Metamorphosis.” My album will be released in album format shortly after that as well. I am also currently working on show bookings for the rest of 2025 and into 2026 and am excited to be playing out more again and back on the road a bit as well. If there are any folks out there who want to see me play at a venue in their town, shoot me a message through my website, www.BrittanyBexton.com, and let me know where! I’d love to come and see you in a town near you.
What is your current music project about?
I wrote “I Remember You” because a friend was going through a really rough time, and I wanted them to know that not only were they not alone, but even if they were struggling to remember who they truly are, I still remembered them, and I was here to remind them. When I planned my music video, I wanted it to make the point that everyone goes through things, even the people who look like they have it all together. I purposefully chose an actor for the video who looked like a solid guy, who men would respect and potentially look up to, and women would be attracted to. I wanted to make the point that it doesn’t matter what you look like, what you’ve got going on, what sex you are, or where you are from; everyone goes through difficulty. You are not alone. That’s a reality. We all go through things, and our circumstances and difficulties are not our identity. I hope this music video and song reach the people who need that reminder, and that it encourages them right where they are.
Stream I Remember You here: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/brittanybexton/i-remember-you?
If you were a tree, what kind would you be, and why?
I would be a weeping willow tree! Because they grow by the water, they are graceful, and they dance in the breeze. Even in storms their branches dance because of the way they hang.
If you had a time machine, would you travel to the future or back to the past?
I would travel to the past. I wouldn’t want to change anything; I would just want to experience what it was like to be in the 40s and 50’s. I am an avid swing dancer, and I totally love the swing era of the 40’s and 50’s. I would love to go to community dances and have a blast dancing in the actual time period.
If you were to write an autobiography, what would the title be?
If I were to write an autobiography, I would title it “He Turned It All For My Good.” Because though my life has been a wild, wild ride at times, God has definitely used everything I’ve walked through and turned it for my good.
What makes you nostalgic?
One thing I miss about childhood is the intentionality that people had to have then. Texting wasn’t a thing yet, and people still went to each other’s doors to check in. Everything we did had to be more intentional. Postcards are something that make me feel nostalgic. Postcards remind me of the intentionality that we had to have back then. I remember writing postcards to my friends on trips, just to keep in touch and share it with them. I also love the smell of water on the pavement. It reminds me of running through sprinklers on hot summer days when I was a kid.
As a kid were you ever frightened of a monster under the bed or in the cupboard?
I totally was. I had night terrors as a kid and would sometimes walk and talk in my sleep. Legend has it I actually fell down the stairs screaming one time and didn’t wake up. Along with the night terrors I had as a kid came the fear upon waking of what was in my room. So, I definitely had concerns about monsters under the bed.
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