A SHERO's Journey: Madison McFerrin

Imposter syndrome is super common amongst womxn and nonbinary
artists, especially when it comes to taking the reins in the
recording studio. What we will learn today is that even when you
grow up knowing that music is in your DNA and is a possible career
path for you and/or your innate talent and passion gets you into
one of the best music schools in the country, that doesn’t
necessarily spare you from struggles with self confidence, or
escaping the challenges of navigating music’s male dominated spaces
and industry. Madison McFerrin was born in 1992, the daughter of
Grammy-winning vocalist and songwriter Bobby McFerrin, and
granddaughter of Robert McFerrin, Sr., the first black man to sing
at the Metropolitan Opera. A graduate of Berklee College of Music,
this singer, songwriter and producer first put out a pair of
independently released, a-cappella-based EP’s called Finding
Foundations Vol. I in 2016, Vol II in 2018, and then began to flesh
out her sound on the 2019 EP You + I, a collaboration with her
brother, musician/producer Taylor McFerrin. In today’s
conversation, we’ll hear how Madison overcame her own imposter
syndrome, took the production reins, and made her most fully
realized album to date, I Hope You Can Forgive Me.