Brooke White Blogs it Out – Songwriting in Nashville!

By On 11/13/2008 · 26 Comments · In Uncategorized

I still can’t help thinking that 19 blew it when they didn’t sign Brooke White. They signed Kristy Lee Cook, thereby acquiring Simon Fuller’s third country blond, but she hasn’t got Carrie Underwood’s pipes, nor Kellie Pickler’s charm. Not surprisingly, she’ not exactly setting Music City on fire with her hastily assembled album, “Why Wait.”

Brooke White, on the other hand, has got that folk/singer/songwriter chick vibe that’s so hot these days in the form of your Colbie Callaits and Ingrid Michaelsons and Sara Bareilleses. For my money, other than the Davids, Brooke is the most marketable Idol out of this bunch.

In her latest My Space blog, Brooke writes about her adventures in Nashville, where she engaged in some heavy-duty songwriting sessions. She came back to LA with almost 5 songs under her belt. She assures her fans that she hasn’t “gone country”, but merely hooked up with some very talented songwriters who just happen to live in Nashville.

So a few weeks back I found myself in Nashville, Tennessee for the first time, a place that is also referred to as “Music City” and now I know why! I don’t know if many of you have been to Nashville, maybe there are some of you lucky folks live there, all I have to say is that it is both charming and beautiful. I drove around all week in a little PT cruiser that I rented (btw, this was the first time I personally rented a car…woohoo, what a significant milestone) and a confusing GPS system, and got lost and fell in love with this place, covered in trees, all you can see is green, the air is different…pure, and if their was an ocean I wouldn’t think twice about relocating. And my reasoning for being in Nashville you might be wondering… was to WRITE MUSIC! Now hold up…I am sure you are thinking, wait a second, is Brooke going country? And the answer is, NOPE. As I said, Nashville is “music city” and yes, there is a whole lotta country going on in this town, there is just an over-all abundance of all kinds of music makers hanging around! And there is nothing wrong with country music, I love it, it’s just not my focus at the moment.

The blog, written in Brooke’s endearingly loopy style, is worth the read, if you can fight the white-against-blue background Seriously Brooke, you HAVE to change that color scheme!

 
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  • psyche

    I love Brooke! I’m glad she’s keeping so busy, even if she is out of the limelight. I have a feeling she’s going to do very well. Much better than Kristy, that’s for sure.

  • tinawina

    Oh Brooke! She needs to get me a record, now. I love that girl, and I agree wholeheartedly mj… she should have been signed. I don’t know what they were thinking. But anyway, glad to hear from Brooke!

  • Suzanne

    I love seeing that she’s eating pancakes.

  • sma11ie

    For my money, other than the Davids, Brooke is the most marketable Idol out of this bunch.

    Couldn’t agree more. I can’t wait to hear her new stuff, and hope she got to work with some great people. I really hope Season 8 has more contestants like her, or it’d be a regression IMO.

  • blissful

    Who knows 19′s reasoning in not signing Brooke. But I’m *thinking* maybe it’s her apparent fragility through the Idol process and their perception of her handling a “quickie” album. I don’t think she would have been happy with recording an album in 5 days. Her music seems so personal and she needs more time…time which 19 has no interest in giving.

    Was Melinda signed right away and her album just took a long time or was she signed later? Maybe Brooke will find a label in the future.

  • leome

    For my money, other than the Davids, Brooke is the most marketable Idol out of this bunch.

    I will third this.
    I want her to release something. I’m buying.

    And does she write long blogs…

  • itsalleternal

    Who knows 19à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s reasoning in not signing Brooke. But Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m *thinking* maybe ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s her apparent fragility through the Idol process and their perception of her handling a à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“quickieà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  album. I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think she would have been happy with recording an album in 5 days. Her music seems so personal and she needs more timeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦time which 19 has no interest in giving.

    That sounds right. They probably knew that Brooke would be a considerable investment and didn’t want to have to put so many resources behind 3 big projects. Kristy Lee was probably signed since they knew she could do things fast and (relatively) cheap.

  • houstonrufus

    Love Brooke and completely agree. Her Love is a Battlefield was one of my faves from the season. Another stellar person who deserves great success. Wishing her all the best.

  • Ladybug

    Oh Brooke! She needs to get me a record, now. I love that girl, and I agree wholeheartedly mjà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦ she should have been signed. I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know what they were thinking. But anyway, glad to hear from Brooke!

    What tinawina said! I love her indie album and cannot wait to hear new music from her. She has an originality about her that I love and want to hear more.

  • Grammie Kari

    I also loved Brooke and hope she gets the success she deserves. There is a gentleness about her which sends a lovely message in her music. Although, Love is a Battlefield isn’t exactly gentle.

  • hardkandy

    For my money, other than the Davids, Brooke is the most marketable Idol out of this bunch.

    Hear, hear!

    Seriously Brooke, you HAVE to change that color scheme!

    This too. LOL. I have to copy it to a notepad file or highlight it to read it.

    But Ià ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢m *thinking* maybe ità ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s her apparent fragility through the Idol process and their perception of her handling a à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“quickieà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  album. I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think she would have been happy with recording an album in 5 days. Her music seems so personal and she needs more timeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ ¦time which 19 has no interest in giving.

    I agree with this.

  • marco5ny

    I didn’t care for Brooke on the show but after it was all over, I went back and downloaded several of her tunes — largely on the basis of the comments on this blog (thanks MJ!). I may be a johnny-come-lately to the Brooke bandwagon but I’m aboard. LIke Yamin, I’m predisposed to liking her so I hope her ultimate album lives up to her promise.

  • aly

    I didn’t care for Brooke on the show either marco. Except
    my opinion of her has not changed. It may have even dropped
    more since I met her. I couldn’t disagree more about her
    being extremely marketable. I think she lacks the talent
    and stamina to make it very far in the music biz. But you
    never know.

  • RV65

    Would definitely buy her CD once released…good luck brooke….in the meantime, Im listening to her songs from the attic CD

  • wjmtv

    She made me almost as much a wreck as she was on the show, but during the concerts her true light shone through, and I second mj’s comment about her being most the bankable after D-squared.

    Who do we need to write/picket/throw panties at to get this chick a contract?

  • s3rious

    I really like Brooke’s rendition of “Yellow”. I completely agree with you mj, Brooke should have been signed.

  • hardkandy

    I really like Brookeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s rendition of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Yellowà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ .

    Yeah it’s a shame she wasn’t able to perform it on the show like she wanted to. I think it could’ve been a moment for her :)

  • canadiandcfan

    i love her, and i think my love and appreciation for her really grew from seeing her (through the endless videos, pics and encounters) post-idol.

    i cant wait to hear what she brings out for us!

  • batgirl478

    I really like Brookeà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢s rendition of à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“Yellowà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬ . I completely agree with you mj, Brooke should have been signed.

    I agree. Her rendition at the Tulsa concert just gave me chills and so I found a vid of it on youtube and converted it to mp3 to put on my ipod. I swear I never get tired of it.

    And aly, I’m surprised you got a negative impression of Brooke. I met her this summer too and she was nothing but sweet and personable and seemed like a very genuine, down to earth person.

  • idolfan86

    why they didnt sign her over kristy lee is a mystery to me. id buy brookes cd if she puts one out.

  • bjames

    oh man…that picture was taken at the pancake pantry in nashville. seriously, the best breakfast food i have ever, ever had. apparently lots of famous people go there. when i was there, i sat next to switchfoot and some of the tennessee titans.

  • frogcooke

    Brooke posted another blog

  • poporange

    Thank-you Frogcooke for the blog…………..Brooke like her music or not she she makes a good point.

  • hardkandy

    Brooke posted another blog

    Hey, she finally used black color instead of white! I love her blogs… she’s just so real all the time. And she’s currently listening to David Archuleta’s cd, how cute is that?

  • BruceW

    I loved Brook as well. I also loved Kristy, and who eever says she don’t have the pipes is not much on music. You should stick to something you know. Brook doesn’t have near the pipes (as you like to call them) as Kristy Lee Cook.

    I think Brook is very marketable however. She can pick songs that she can handle. Kristy needs to show the Pipes she has. She has a belt voice like no one out there in country. Her problem is the cheap makreting she has.

    As far as real country, Pickler, or the 18 year old are nothing close.

    If 19 and Arista are gonna sign someone, do it right. Kristy I think is every bit as anyone out there.

  • tinydcfan

    batgirl478, I would absolutely love access to that mp3 you made of “Yellow”!! I’ve been searching for it and haven’t been able to find one. How can I persuade you to “hook me up”? :)

    I was surprised, too, that anyone could get anything but a positive impression of Brooke. I was around her more than once during the tour and always thought she was sweet, funny, gentle, kind – nothing but the good stuff! I would be interested in knowing the reason behind the negative opinion.

    Like everyone else here, can’t wait for Brooke to get signed and get an album out there.