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Danielle Ponder
Ponder at The Troubador in May 2023
Ponder at The Troubador in May 2023
Background information
BornJanuary 5, 1982
Rochester, New York, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • producer
  • lawyer
Years active2021–present
Websitehttps://danielleponder.com/

Danielle Ponder is an American musician and lawyer. Before becoming a musician, she worked as a public defender. She released her debut album, Some of Us are Brave, in 2022.

Early life

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Ponder is from Rochester, New York and was born in 1982.[1] At home, her father often played an instrument or sang. As a teenager, she received her first music equipment, a guitar, from her father.[2]

Career

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After college, Ponder attended law school at the Northeastern University School of Law, graduating with a Juris Doctor in 2011.[3] Following this, she worked as a public defender in the Monroe County Public Defender's Office.[2] In 2018, she pursued music but eventually returned to the legal field.[1]

Music career

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In December 2021, she left her public defender position to pursue a career in music.[1] In 2022, she performed on Late Night with Seth Meyers.[4] In the fall of 2022, she released her debut album, Some of Us are Brave.,[1] which featured 8 songs characterized as a mix of soul, R&B, and trip hop.[1] In April 2023, she performed on General Hospital.[4] In August 2023, she performed at Lollapalooza.[5] In September 2023, the deluxe edition of Some of Us are Brave was released, featuring one new song, a demo, three live recordings and a remix by Georgia Anne Muldrow.[6] That new song, Roll the Credits, was later used by Apple in their iPhone 16 advertising campaign in October 2024.[7]

Discography

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Studio albums

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  • Some of Us Are Brave (2022)

Singles

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  • "Holding Me Down" (2019)
  • "Creep (Live)" (2020)
  • "Poor Man's Pain" (2020)
  • "Be Gentle" (2020)
  • "Look Around" // "Little Bit" (with Karate Boogaloo) (2020)
  • "So Long" (2022)
  • "The Only Way Out" (2022)
  • "The Difficult Kind" (with Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad) (from Reasonable Doubt) (2022)
  • "Spiraling" (2023)
  • "Roll the Credits" (2023)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Karimi, Faith (2023-08-13). "At 40, she quit her job as an attorney to try a career as a singer. She just played Lollapalooza". CNN. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  2. ^ a b Kushner, Daniel (September 17, 2022). "Danielle Ponder — a singer who was once a lawyer — enjoys critical raves". NPR. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  3. ^ Thomsen, Ian (2019-06-14). "Northeastern University law graduate Danielle Ponder ended her career as an attorney to become a professional singer". Northeastern Global News. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
  4. ^ a b Greenwood, Marcia (April 6, 2023). "Rochester singer-songwriter Danielle Ponder to make acting debut on ABC's 'General Hospital'". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  5. ^ "Lollapalooza Day 3: Pusha T credits Chicago, Tomorrow x Together shows practice makes perfect". Chicago Sun-Times. 2023-08-06. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  6. ^ Samuels, Keithan (2023-09-18). "Danielle Ponder Shares 'Some of Us Are Brave (Deluxe)' Album". Rated R&B. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  7. ^ Shields, Genae (October 10, 2024). "Rochester's Danielle Ponder is featured in a new iPhone ad". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
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