“All of my memories are connected to music,” Lindsay Dragan says. “I can remember the first times I heard songs that have become pivotal in my life.” This is what, to Dragan, music is about. Being pivotal. Born and raised in Pittsburgh before moving to Arizona, Lindsay Dragan, 23, has seen many pivotal moments in her short life. Playing open mic nights , coffeehouses, and songwriting contests by the age of 14, and garnering attention from A&R in New York by the age of 18, she chose to pur...
“All of my memories are connected to music,” Lindsay Dragan says. “I can remember the first times I heard songs that have become pivotal in my life.” This is what, to Dragan, music is about. Being pivotal. Born and raised in Pittsburgh before moving to Arizona, Lindsay Dragan, 23, has seen many pivotal moments in her short life. Playing open mic nights , coffeehouses, and songwriting contests by the age of 14, and garnering attention from A&R in New York by the age of 18, she chose to pursue a Writing and Religious Studies degree at Pitt, where she sharpened her writing skills through papers about religious heroines by day, and frequented poetry slams and open mics at night. But the underlying thread has always been music: from the catchy pop melodies she loved to write in her mid-teens, to the screaming Steel Town classic rock of her college rock band, The Meridians, to the lilting folk ballads inspired by Arizona mountain town, Flagstaff. Now, as a graduate student in Creative Writing at Flagstaff’s Northern Arizona University, Dragan seeks to blend not only the overtones of her influences, but also the direct influence of her musical past along with lush, thoughtful, and provoking lyrics.
Lindsay believes that music is the glue that holds everyone together. “Regardless of what someone does with their life, they have a soundtrack. They like this band or that song. They associate experiences with music. With music, I want people to just drop what they’re doing and listen. I want them to realize that underneath that exterior, we all have music running through us. We’re all crazy, musical creatures. I want to showcase that solidarity and make people realize that there's a place for all of them. That’s what my music is about.”
All inquiries may be emailed to: lindsay.dragan@gmail.com
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