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Danielle Ponder

American singer and lawyer

R&B
soul
trip hop

Occupation(s)

Singer
songwriter
producer
lawyer

Years active2021–presentWebsitehttps://danielleponder.com/

Musical artist

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

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

Legal career

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

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]

Discography

Studio albums

Some of Us Are Brave (2022)

Singles

"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

^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b Kushner, Daniel (September 17, 2022). "Danielle Ponder — a singer who was once a lawyer — enjoys critical raves". NPR. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
^ 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.
^ ^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.
^ "Lollapalooza Day 3: Pusha T credits Chicago, Tomorrow x Together shows practice makes perfect". Chicago Sun-Times. 2023-08-06. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
^ Samuels, Keithan (2023-09-18). "Danielle Ponder Shares 'Some of Us Are Brave (Deluxe)' Album". Rated R&B. Retrieved 2023-09-19.