Fresh from his success, Sawyer Fredericks is setting his sights into his first ever post-Voice album. Already, the 16-year old farmhand who just can't get enough of the farm, is off to a good start being given an original composition "Please" penned by his very own musical idol Ray LaMontagne who incidentally is also a self-confessed farm-centric musician.
Even this early, the guitar-strumming crooner has rattled the airwaves with his The Voice album which has sold over 10,000 copies in the weeks following his big win. Not bad for the youngest singer ever in the franchise.
Certainly, the big Ray LaMontagne fan in Fredericks is excited over his album-in-the-making with a cutting-edge song from someone who might prove to be his greatest influence in music. Although he cites numerous artists as directly affecting his musical tastes - namely Langhorne Slim, Damien Rice, the Black Keys, David Gray, and even Tool - the 41-year old Grammy-winner from Massachusetts maybe his most cherished musical input.
Fredericks admits his deep admiration of LaMontagne saying: "I've been a fan of Ray LaMontagne for a while now. I got into his music because my dad did... I have a memory of my dad working on the house while he was listening to Ray LaMontagne. I remember the first time hearing LaMontagne's voice. I just loved it. I always liked his style of music, the way he writes his lyrics and how much emotion he puts into it. Yeah, I'm a big fan of his."
However, in a stunning reveal, The Voice eighth season winner expresses his desire to let his creative sprit out, an act he definitely missed since he had his independently released first full-length album, Out My Window, in 2013.
"I definitely want a lot of creative control in it. I mean, I have so much original work I want to get out there, " the Connecticut-born blondie adds.
Further, Sawyer recalls the best memory he had with his The Voice coach Pharrell was "the first time I really got to sit down off-camera with him, and I actually got to play some of my original work for the first time. That was really fun."
With all the quality creative energy being given to it, it's no wonder the first post-Voice album from the naturally shy, incredibly simple Sawyer Fredericks would hit big.
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