The Beat ‘N Track takes its last spin of the semester with commercial voice major Cyrena Wages. From Memphis to New York City to Nashville, Wages, along with her brother Houston Wages and her boyfriend Gabe Rabben, have come together to form a new project known as, Friends of Lola – a humanistic band which stemmed from a canine encounter. Belmont Vision: So, tell me a little bit about yourself and your band. Cyrena Wages: I’m a senior, graduating in August, actually. I’m from

The Beat ‘n’ Track plays on this month with senior Logan Brill. Although a native of Knoxville, Tenn., Brill might tell you her experiences at Belmont and in Nashville have been “très bon.” A French major and music minor, Brill’s style rounds out the country music vibe of Nashville with her own infusion of blues, jazz, and R&B. Belmont Vision: Tell me a little bit about yourself. Logan Brill: I grew up in Knoxville, but I also have taken trips back and forth to Nashville my e

David Smith is not your typical college senior. The 24-year-old had a slew of other experiences and possible career paths before he decided to come to Belmont. After obtaining skills in construction work, plumbing, and pool table and dartboard installation, Smith found possibilities at Belmont during his downtime from selling television sets. Belmont Vision: Tell me a little bit about where you’re from, Davenport, Iowa. David Smith: It’s on the Mississippi River. It’s a small

A history of sports led to a future in music for senior Judah Akers, who is now the lead singer and guitarist of the Christian band Judah & the Lion. Although the trio of Akers, Nate Zuercher, and Brian MacDonald have spent less than a year together, they have already made their mark on the Belmont community after winning the 2012 Christian Showcase. That performance may have been their first as a group, but it certainly is not their last. Belmont Vision: What sparked your in

The Beat ‘N’ Track takes its first spin of the semester with senior commercial music major Dez Davis. Emerging from his home town of Wheaton, Ill., Davis came to Belmont wanting to inspire social change and share what he believes is a powerful connection between people and music. Multimedia Editor Annalise Kraus sat down with Davis this month to learn more about his journey to Music City and how the summer months back in Chicago have created a new chapter in his musical caree

For the newest installment of the Beat ‘N’ Track, Dustin Stout sat down with frontman Stone Meyer of indie rock Christian band, The Weight of Glory. The group – made up of Mitchell Blom on guitar, Stephen Palmer on drums, Becca Bradley on cello, Drew Smyser on bass and Meyer on lead vocals and ukulele – came together just in time for the Christian Showcase last year at Belmont. Several months of incomparable opportunities like opening for major Christian acts like Jars of Cla

Dustin Stout, fresh off a summer internship with CMT, sat down with sophomore commercial voice major Charles Rogers this week for the semester’s first installment of the Beat ‘N Track. Hailing from Stilwell, Kan., Rogers hit the ground running last year as a freshman with the coveted opening slot at the Country Music Showcase. At that point, he was just the new guy with the boldness to step out and sing country music unapologetically. But since then, he’s begun to reach beyon

Jordan Hull has the sound of a musician years older than he is, and he has a taste in music to match. From early blues legends like Son House and Blind Willie McTell to the more modern legend that is Bob Dylan, Hull doesn’t mess around with musical influences. He’s just back from a short spring tour and looking to release a solo album this summer. When he’s not playing, he’s painting, and lately that’s been a lot of monkeys. How did you get started in music? I was a rebelliou

When Future the Artist (né Harold Simmons) gets up on stage, he says he’s the good guy of rap. He doesn’t cuss and he has business savvy that goes far beyond making a Facebook fanpage. These days, he’s wrapping up things at Belmont. With graduation looming in May, Future can say he’s packed in a lot in the time he’s been here. From the release of his 2009 EP Sci Fly, to the six-volume Overnight Mixtape project, to just networking and wrangling the beast that is social media,

This month, Vision editor Erin Carson sat down with Robert Gay, a longtime Nashville native who released his debut solo album, “When This Goes Bad,” in January. Gay, formerly of the Nashville band Nova Ray, set out to make the kind of album you could “carry on an acoustic guitar.” It’s an album of original songs, a few of which, Gay says, just “fell out of the sky.” What made you decide to do a solo album? Nova Ray had been going for about two years, and the time came where w

This month the Vision sat down with Lindley Wolfgram from Lindley Ruth and Her Tipsy String Band to talk about how she went from singing about a 6th-grade crush to soaking in the vibes at RCA Studio B here in Nashville with bandmates Ben Jones, Nick Floyd and Casey Driscoll. Wolfgram is mostly into Americana, folk and some rock thanks to her parents’ record collections. Also, by her own admission, she will never escape John Denver. So how did Lindley Ruth meet up with a Tipsy

It’s only an accomplished musician who knows how to comfort a bar patron still carting around the ashes of his departed dog. Senior Brinley Addington has had a bead on a career as a singer since as far back as he can remember. His December graduation is near and he is ready to turn his attention to his music. A veteran of venues like Exit/In and even downtown dive Tootsie’s, Addington knows a thing or two about keeping things simple—and how to handle being the opening act for