Shawn Magill is the songwriter, producer and band leader for Dallas Texas’ Secrecies. Secrecies released its latest album, Perfect Bite earlier this year via Idol Records. Magill is also a collage artist and designer who works with bands, dance companies, theaters and nonprofit organizations on a variety of projects. In addition to her work with Secrecies, Magill is a former member of the band Home By Hovercraft.
In this conversation, she discusses her classical training, learning to improvise, and how song hooks reveal themselves to her.
Host/producer/editor: Jedd Beaudoin
Digital producers: Karlee Cooper, Beth Golay, Hugo Phan
Production assistance: Lu Anne Stephens
Theme music: Torin Andersen