DANIELLE APICELLA | SheHH PODCAST S2E2 - CHRISTIAN SINGER-SONGWRITER, RMG, NEW MUSIC STYLE

The SheHH podcast is a podcast series all about Christian women in the front and behind the scenes of Christian music all over the world. The name is a play on the phrase CHH, which stands for Christian Hip Hop, but SheHH is for all genres (and all women!) within Christian music.

Welcome to Series two, which is themed the Gritty Truths. We're speaking to amazing women and learning more about the realities of being called into music ministry, especially as a woman.   

In this episode of the pod, Paula speaks to Danielle Apicella. A young singer-songwriter from New York signed to Derek Minor and Doc Watson's Reflection Music Group (RMG) Christian music label. It was such a blessing to hear Danielle's passion and love of what she does!  

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Female Christian Music playlist (Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0EZj0YjdMEnNk0DXJOsND6  

Female Christian Music playlist (Apple Music): https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/female-christian-music-by-shehh-podcast/pl.u-zPyLl4YsZM3vgJa 

Founder & Producer: Paula Melissa - https://paulamelissa.com/

Executive Producer: Bolu Bello  

Content Co-ordinator(s): Pamela and Zoe Yovela 

Research Co-ordinator: Ikeoluwa Lawson  

Question time codes: 

00:47 - 'The singer no one saw coming!' 

02:50 - Danielle's single and music video for Higher  

06:39 - Being signed Derek Minor's label Reflection Music Group (RMG)  

09:20 - Being the only woman on the label 

11:50 - Some of Danielle's favourite collaborations  

17:12 - Danielle's music journey - starting in church 

19:48 - Danielle's opinion on the role of churches in developing Christian music artists 

21:52 - Practicalities of what the church can do 

24:48 - More about Danielle's music - How she creates music that effectively conveys the Christian message 

26:51 - The role social media has played in Danielle's career 

32:02 - Danielle's songwriting process 

35:40 - How Danielle got signed to RMG 

38:42 - Danielle in 10 years time... 

42:23 - Advice for up and coming artists 

44:57 - Danielle's 'Gritty Truth' 

50:11 - What can we soon expect to see from Danielle?  

Follow Danielle - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danielleapicella/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/apicellamusic  

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/53l3aH0gXYBLyTVM87aYw5?si=SOPR6DhyQU6WC9_ldNHzwA&nd=1

Website: https://www.danielleapicella.com/ 

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