Bridge The Atlantic

Today on the show, we're joined by Jesse Epstein aka Imaginary Future. Jesse is a singer/songwriter who has toured worldwide, and his album "Fire Escape" has won him an army of dedicated fans. On "Fire Escape" Jesse is joined by independent singer/songwriter, his high school sweetheart and now wife, Kina Grannis on vocals. We chat with Jesse about his experiences on the road, his awesome music videos, and to find out what's coming next.   Highlights: You can pronounce Jesse's surname any way you want and he'll tell you it's right Our first question is way too awkward for Jesse We talk about how Jesse had to change his performing name from Imaginary Friend to Imaginary Future for legal reasons Jesse tells us about the making of the videos for April and Nothing Alone and the directors he works with Ross and Marcio tell Jesse how his video for April actually made us feel something for a salt and pepper shaker We discuss how important music videos are in the role of branding and promoting music "Be nice to people, have fun and help the world" - Jesse Epstein, 2015 Jesse is a Twitter stalker We hear about the European and US tour that Jesse and Kina just completed Ross tells Jesse about catching his gig at Oran Mor in Glasgow We discuss the differences between touring in Europe vs North America Jesse tells us about his upcoming album Sunlight, and how it's much happier than his past releases Marcio always finds an excuse to bring up the fact that Ross has never watched Seinfeld... ...and Ross promises (again) that he will watch it   More: Full show notes at http://bridge-the-atlantic.com Follow us on Twitter: @bridge_atlantic