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Excitement in Southold as local musician walks red carpet at Grammys

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After months of anticipation, tonight’s the night Southold local Brady Rymer could snag a Grammy — and friends and relatives are waiting eagerly to catch sight of the musician on television.

One year after launching a successful Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for a new album, Rymer has been nominated for a Grammy for the second time after the record’s successful release.

Rymer was nominated  for his current Kickstarter-funded CD “Just Say Hi!”; his second Grammy nomination in the children’s category.

The album was produced after over $20,000 was raised last year in a Kickstarter campaign.

Rymer, who performs with his band, The Little Band That Could, said it feels “incredible” to be be nominated. “And maybe even better the second time around. We appreciate the honor and recognition so much and we worked hard on this last album,” he said.

The Kickstarter campaign just adds to the significance of the nomination, Rymer said. “The Kickstarter campaign is one meaningful aspect. It was inspiring and overwhelming to have that kind of support from our fans, and that made us want to make the best album we could. Since they gave us the generous gift of their initial support, we wanted to give them something special. I think we did that,” Rymer said. “The nomination is the cherry on top.”

Having his lifelong mission of creating quality children’s music acknowledged with a second nomination, Rymer said, is “definitely affirming. It’s just nice to know that my music is bringing kids and families together. The recognition will hopefully get the music out to more people.”

Reflecting on his professional journey, Rymer said the best part has been making a connection with the audience. “Either during a live show or hearing about what the music means to them when they play it at home. That feels the best — to know that some song that I was having fun with has been created, gone out into the world, and has touched someone else’s life. Sharing that moment together is a wonderful feeling.”

The album “Just Say Hi!”, Rymer said, has an important message: “Be friendly, take a chance on saying ‘hi’, or approaching a situation — have your hand out and always give ‘em a great big a smile! ‘Cause you never know,” Rymer said.

Should he win the Grammy, Rymer said he’d like to thank the NARAS Academy voters, “my amazing band, The Little Band That Could, my producer/buddy, Dan Myers, and most important, my family — Dad, Mom, brother, Grandma Jody, Uncle Poops, my kids Gus and Daisy — and my wife Bridget, the chief optimist. She’s the wizard behind the curtain,” he said. “And of course I need to thank all of our wonderful Kickstarter supporters.”

The record was the seventh for Brady Rymer & the Little Band That Could, and was being created, Rymer said, for “families that rock.”

Looking ahead, Rymer said he has a few albums “percolating right now” and hopes to start recording something new in 2015, perhaps a lullaby album. “I recently discovered a batch of tunes that I wrote for my daughter when she was born in 1998. It could be perfect timing to record them now, as she’s in her last years in high school, heading towards college.”

 

 

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