Moriah Formica is a singer, songwriter and guitarist. She appeared on The Voice in 2016 and got 4 chair turns (this is really good). She released a solo record and would later go on to form the band PLUSH, who’s debut is available now. The band has opened for Evanesence, Sevendust, Slash, Halestormღ, & MammothWVH. They have some big festivals lined up, as well as shows with the Alice In Chains/ Bush/ Breaking Benjamin tour. We cover this all in the episode along with good/bad advice she’s gotten, dealing with trolls, fishing and more! 🤘🏻
0:00:00 - Intro
0:00:48 - Last Name
0:01:26 - Early Musical Beginnings
0:03:22 - Discovering Voice Talent & Music Lessons
0:05:45 - First Live Performance
0:07:07 - Rock Vs. Pop Music
0:10:06 - The Voice Experience
0:15:05 - Miley Cyrus Advice
0:19:40 - Michael Sweet of Stryper
0:24:00 - Singing Steelheart's "I'll Never Let You Go"
0:25:30 - Keeping Voice in Shape
0:29:45 - Lizzy Hale from Halestorm
0:31:53 - Clearing Band Name Confusion
0:33:06 - Song Meanings & Guidance Counselors
0:37:30 - Introvert, Time Alone
0:40:15 - Tony Harnell from TNT & Support
0:42:58 - Chickelback & Trolls
0:49:05 - Age Difference
0:50:55 - Tours, Management & Festivals
0:56:26 - Fishing
0:58:42 - Snakes & Slash
1:03:09 - Animals & Veterans
1:03:55 - Outro
Plush website:
https://plushrocks.net
Animal Charity website:
https://www.humanesociety.org
Veteran Charity website:
https://www.woundedwarriorproject.org
Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com
Thanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!