2008 Woodie Awards
Emerson grad to headline show
Amy Farnsworth
Issue date: 4/13/06 Section: Arts and Entertainment
- Page 1 of 2 next >
Danielle Miraglia always imagined herself writing novels after she graduated from Emerson College in 1998 with a creative writing degree.
Her life ambition changed, however, when she began to play open mic nights in Boston just months after graduation.
Although she had no prior music lessons or training, Miraglia knew she wanted to be a part of Boston's live music scene.
"When I was in school, I would go out and hear bands play and I would be envious," Miraglia said. "I was like, 'I want to be doing that. Why can't I do that?'"
It was her desire to learn and her love for poetry that propelled her career forward. Months after graduation, she grabbed an acoustic guitar, wrote a few songs and headed to her first open mic in Cambridge, a show that sparked her future career as a fulltime singer/songwriter.
"It just seemed to happen from there. I met all these people I could relate to," Miraglia said. "I don't even know how it happened. I went to an open mic and just little by little I got the bug for it. I just learned more and more every time I went back."
Starting out wasn't easy, but Miraglia was persistent. She continued to play open mics and bar gigs in Cambridge and Boston, attracting musicians and fans within the local music scene.
Despite her lack of experience, she said her first open mic encouraged her to keep writing music.
"[At] most open mics in town, the people are very supportive. The first open mic I ever did, I know for a fact my guitar was way out of tune and I know those songs weren't that great," Miraglia said. "If I hadn't had that encouragement, I don't know if I would've kept doing it."
Miraglia attributes her songwriting skills to the creative writing classes she took at Emerson. During her four years, she also contributed to Emerson's literary magazine Gangsters in Concrete.
"It was just such a creative environment to be in and some of the classes were different than any other classes that you would [take] at any other school," Miraglia said, recalling her years as a student at Emerson.
Her life ambition changed, however, when she began to play open mic nights in Boston just months after graduation.
Although she had no prior music lessons or training, Miraglia knew she wanted to be a part of Boston's live music scene.
"When I was in school, I would go out and hear bands play and I would be envious," Miraglia said. "I was like, 'I want to be doing that. Why can't I do that?'"
It was her desire to learn and her love for poetry that propelled her career forward. Months after graduation, she grabbed an acoustic guitar, wrote a few songs and headed to her first open mic in Cambridge, a show that sparked her future career as a fulltime singer/songwriter.
"It just seemed to happen from there. I met all these people I could relate to," Miraglia said. "I don't even know how it happened. I went to an open mic and just little by little I got the bug for it. I just learned more and more every time I went back."
Starting out wasn't easy, but Miraglia was persistent. She continued to play open mics and bar gigs in Cambridge and Boston, attracting musicians and fans within the local music scene.
Despite her lack of experience, she said her first open mic encouraged her to keep writing music.
"[At] most open mics in town, the people are very supportive. The first open mic I ever did, I know for a fact my guitar was way out of tune and I know those songs weren't that great," Miraglia said. "If I hadn't had that encouragement, I don't know if I would've kept doing it."
Miraglia attributes her songwriting skills to the creative writing classes she took at Emerson. During her four years, she also contributed to Emerson's literary magazine Gangsters in Concrete.
"It was just such a creative environment to be in and some of the classes were different than any other classes that you would [take] at any other school," Miraglia said, recalling her years as a student at Emerson.
Be the first to comment on this story