November 13, 2025 • 17 mins
DEK of Hearts is a Nashville-based trio of best friends - Dylan, Emily and Kollin - who first connected while traveling on a worship team at Trevecca Nazarene University. Their undeniable chemistry became clear after performing Lady A's "What If I Never Get Over You" at Kollin's senior recital, sparking a journey that quickly grew beyond the classroom. Named for the initials of their first names and the beloved "Hearts" street on campus, DEK of Hearts has been chasing their dream ever since. The trio has opened for Rhonda Vincent at the Cherry Blossom Festival, won Tennessee Songwriters Week with their original "Dear Ole Whiskey," made their debut at the Listening Room and the legendary Bluebird Café, and released their first single, "Taillights." With rich harmonies, heartfelt songwriting and unshakable friendship, Dylan, Emily and Kollin are ready to bring their sound to an even bigger stage on "The Voice."
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
I've always believed in one mantra, share your story or
someone will write it for you. And as we continue
to grow inside this podcast world, there's a lot of
stories we haven't dug into yet. Ero dot net, A
R R O E dot Net. Thank you so much
for supporting the vision as well as the path. You
guys are amazing me in the way that we need
(00:21):
this right now where people need to collaborate, they need
to be creative together as one and it's not such
an individual sport based on songs that are written about
personal lives, and you guys are showing that you know,
if you work together as one, you can go a
lot further than you expect.
Speaker 2 (00:37):
Well, thank you seriously.
Speaker 3 (00:38):
We feel so blessed, especially with just being together less
than two years, to have the platform of the Voice, and.
Speaker 2 (00:47):
I love that we have worked so hard.
Speaker 3 (00:49):
I feel like in the beginning of our first couple
of months we were doing.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
The four hour bar gigs.
Speaker 3 (00:54):
Yeah, and I feel like that kind of set us
up to be one voice because you've got such long
practice the four hour gigs three times a week.
Speaker 1 (01:02):
Got you know what's so really interesting the three of
you in Deck of Hearts is the fact that when
you talk about those four hour bar gigs and things,
the average listener and those that come to support, they
don't wake up the next morning and still smell the
cigarette smoke that's on your clothes. And I mean, and
that right, I mean, because it's one of those things
where it's like, well, I guess it's just part of
the story, the journey. I was there. I got proof now.
Speaker 4 (01:24):
Oh my goodness, that's so true.
Speaker 5 (01:26):
Yes, I remember thinking singing in those and those bars
late at night, like I wonder if I'm going to
have a voice yep for my next show because of
the smoke and all the other smells that we smelled.
Speaker 2 (01:36):
Donte, that's so funny.
Speaker 1 (01:37):
Bring that up because that's the reason why I can't
attend a Carolina Panthers game, and and I can't go
to a basketball game because the second that I go
in there and I get excited, Well, that's my radio
career that I'm messing around with weeks of not having
any work. Yeah, how do you guys deal with that?
Because I mean, in reality, I mean, you're using that
voice too. But the problem is, though, when you use
(01:59):
the voice the way you guys do that affects the arms,
the lungs, the whole bodies involved, because your your body
needs that as a musical instrument.
Speaker 4 (02:08):
Totally. No, that's a great question.
Speaker 5 (02:10):
I learned really really early on that my my voices
of full body instrument. And I learned that there there
has to be a full body give when it comes
to singing. It's not just a one part of your
body tool. And so I learned really early on that
like what I eat and how I work out or
(02:33):
exercise or move my body affects the way that my
voice functions as obviously, as well as how much water
I'm drinking and.
Speaker 4 (02:42):
Like the lozenges that I'm eating throughout the day. Things
like that.
Speaker 5 (02:46):
I've learned so much about just keeping my voice libricated,
and it doesn't work if it's not libricated. And so
I learned a lot through the show. I think we
all learned a lot from the show. We became water
snobs on the show of the Outline Water and yeah,
so we I mean, we love playing pickleball together, and
so I think just the more activity that you get
(03:07):
with full body, the better your voice functions.
Speaker 1 (03:09):
Oh my god, I would love to see your studio
right now because we all bring our own little go
to or our vices into the studio. If you could
see how I'm loaded up with liquid in here, because
I know the next three to four hours are going
to be all about taking this voice to a different level.
What did you guys bring that you know that you
had to have during this session?
Speaker 6 (03:28):
I mean when we were out there, we definitely bought
like a humid of fire for the room.
Speaker 7 (03:33):
I mean, those hotel rooms are.
Speaker 6 (03:34):
So dry, and then I think beyond that, like we
love to like drink tea, so we got a little
teamaker when we could. But it was funny trying to
make the hotel room like your home. Yeah, and you
just miss the essentials. And yeah, I think we really
try to prioritize taking care of our voices, sleeping in
and also like pitching in. Sometimes I think, like you
(03:54):
were saying, being in a group super important. I think
each of us can carry a little bit of an
extra weight times when the other is kind of lacking
and being able to support each other and not and
especially vocally and like sharing songs and stuff.
Speaker 7 (04:05):
I think that's super important.
Speaker 1 (04:08):
So how important is the eye to eye contact? Because
I know that being inside a radio station control room
when I can sit here and I can look up
from the notes and somebody's gonna read my eyes and
know exactly where I am. And you guys tend to
come across that way as well. I call that the
Stevie Nicks Lindsey Buckingham approach to music, and I see
it when you guys are on NBC's The Voice.
Speaker 2 (04:29):
Yeah, it helps that we all love each other. But yeah,
as we're.
Speaker 3 (04:32):
Out there on the stage to keep I think the
harmonies tied and are phrasing together.
Speaker 2 (04:38):
It's important that we're watching each other.
Speaker 3 (04:40):
But what's so nice is now, I know there are
three of us on there, but it does feel like one,
and we do feel like we are moving together.
Speaker 2 (04:48):
I feel like you can see.
Speaker 3 (04:51):
I feel like when we're taking our breaths together, when
we're stepping together, it feels like one, one unit, which
is really nice.
Speaker 1 (04:58):
So now I'm very guilty of one thing. And maybe
it's just because I'm a cancer and I'm a very
creative person. But I can be next to my dog
and look at her in the eyes and say I
miss you so much, and I swear to God, I
feel the same thing when I see you guys on
TV that before you go on throughout the day you go,
I know I'm here with you, but you have no
idea how much I miss you.
Speaker 3 (05:20):
Yeah, we're all really close and I can't believe, like,
I can't imagine having to walk through this process alone.
And so we got to spend all this time together.
And honestly, people have asked us, you know, hey, has
this hurt the friendship And it's honestly just strengthened it,
which is so refreshing.
Speaker 1 (05:38):
Now, you guys might be able to relate with this
because you hang out in Nashville, but last night we
had snow and Charlotte. That was the first time since
nineteen sixty eight that we did it in November. So
when you guys are in Nashville, which you guys get
the same weather patterns as we do, what do you
do when the temperature drops that quickly and you know
it's going to get inside those lungs?
Speaker 7 (05:58):
We grab a blanket and we go away.
Speaker 4 (06:01):
Yes, we bundle up and we stay inside.
Speaker 7 (06:04):
Yeah, we all grew up in different parts of the Midwest.
Speaker 6 (06:07):
I feel like we're used to it, but I mean,
our bodies are definitely acclimated now, like it's all different.
Speaker 5 (06:13):
But my dad thinks that I'm a wust now because
I think it's cold outside when it gets down to
forty and he makes fun of me even though I
was standing out for the bus when there's three inches so.
Speaker 4 (06:25):
On the ground in Indiana when I was little.
Speaker 1 (06:28):
Oh yeah, because I mean I grew up in Montana
where the coldest I ever was in was fifty two below.
And the thing is, I mean it can get to
be like like last night it got down to twenty nine.
It doesn't matter if I go outside. I'm making myself
available to take a risk. And because once you open
your mouth, all of that junk is going in that
throat totally.
Speaker 3 (06:48):
And we also swear by the they're called vocal zones.
If you don't have them, definitely get them, and we
love them.
Speaker 1 (06:54):
So do you like being awake and using your vocal tones,
because I mean, that's one of the reasons I'm also
up in the bathroom and starts singing at six o'clock
in the morning, because a I just love the reverb
of a bathroom. Where is your go to place where
you can sit there and you can do your vocal
warm ups and not feel like God people are listening
to me.
Speaker 2 (07:12):
We love stairwells.
Speaker 1 (07:15):
Of course, oh my god.
Speaker 4 (07:18):
We lot of our Instagram reels are and stairwells.
Speaker 6 (07:21):
I think, wow, they are I use like a I
guess singing extra too.
Speaker 7 (07:26):
I also think that helps to kind of.
Speaker 6 (07:27):
Like keep whatever area and you can be a little
bit more discreet with your practicing.
Speaker 1 (07:32):
Please do not move. There's more with Deck of Hearts
coming up next. They're on NBC's The Voice. We're talking
about Dylan, Emily and Colin Deck of Hearts coming up
with the band's name. What an original idea. And you know,
I mean until I dove into your story, which is
every reason why I wish we could convince more listeners
(07:52):
and more viewers to do that. Don't just listen to
the song. Get to know the three people of Deck
of Hearts. Get to know their journey, know them as people,
know them, what the experience was like to be with
Nile just and to me, that's part of the relationship
that you guys are bringing forward.
Speaker 2 (08:09):
Yeah.
Speaker 6 (08:09):
Absolutely, I mean our name Dek, Dylan, Emily and Colin,
it really just kind of reflects like coming together.
Speaker 7 (08:17):
We met at a school in Nashville.
Speaker 6 (08:19):
Wow.
Speaker 7 (08:20):
But yeah, I mean we got to travel on a
worship team a little bit. It was separate.
Speaker 6 (08:24):
Emily's husband is also an amazing singer, and I got
to travel with him. But we really got close when
Colin had a senior recital and we got to have
ron Vincent be a part of that. And she was
like a huge mentor in Colin's life, especially musically and
showing him how to run a business. And she's helped
us so much and sharing that knowledge. But yeah, it's
also kind of funny too. The school is super tiny,
(08:46):
and when we would have to load out, when we'd
go out for a weekend show, we would have to
load out on Heart Street. So I feel like our
are It's it's super important to kind of understand our
story because sometimes people someone told us last week, You're like,
I was looking at your guys name and you guys
spell it wrong. Yeah, we're like, actually it's not the
ec K, but yeah, yeah, we get it.
Speaker 1 (09:07):
Yeah, Well look at the name Arrow and try to
explain that to a radio station program director or consulting
where they're saying, well, they're really not gonna like it.
We're gonna need you to change your name to Bob. Well,
Bob's gonna leave, then Okay, Bob's not gonna hang out
with you, because Arrow needs to hang out with you guys.
So now you said my favorite word, which is worship
worship bands because I am a proud family member of
(09:29):
Elevation Church and worship bands are so huge in our lives.
So I think that's maybe one of the reasons why
I'm so drawn to you guys, because I want you
to experience what Elevation worship is. I want you to
grow beyond what we think is reality, and God is
using you as the tool that you need to be.
Speaker 4 (09:46):
That's so beautiful. We love Elevations so so much.
Speaker 5 (09:49):
We're all part of our church here in Andersonville, and
we all grew up in the church. And I grew
up my parents were traveling Southern gospel worship singers and
worship and Colin grew up and Dealing grew up singing
church music as well, and so it all has just
planted the seed in us. And I mean, one thing
that we say a lot about country music is you
(10:10):
can sing about absolutely anything in the country music world,
and we just get the honor of singing about Jesus
sometimes and we've done a hymn or two and the
bars downtown and that always is shocking to a lot
of people, but also touches a lot of people's hearts
and maybe for the first time in a long time
they've heard Jesus's name, or maybe for the first time ever.
And so we're so grateful to have the platform to
(10:32):
talk about Jesus and we hope people see Jesus through us,
and if they don't at first, I hope that they
do with how we treat them or actions or just
how we speak. So, yeah, thanks for bringing that up.
Speaker 1 (10:44):
Well, you guys are in such the right place because
if you do the research on what people remember most
about their moments on this planet, it's usually the lyrics
of a song. And if you guys are the four
leaders of those lyrics and it's you're inside their heart
and their thinking process, you're way ahead of the game.
Because everybody else wants to do that pop song that
repeats the same you know, the same chorus every thirty
five seconds.
Speaker 2 (11:05):
Yeah, well, and we totally agree with that.
Speaker 3 (11:08):
When we were writing, we're thinking about harmonies and we're
thinking about lyrics, and we love to tell stories that
mean something.
Speaker 2 (11:13):
If you got to tune into the voice.
Speaker 3 (11:16):
Last night, we got to sing our favorite song ever,
and it's the song that started us all off. It's
a cover of what If I Never Get Over You
by Lady A and you can just feel the lyrics
in the song.
Speaker 1 (11:28):
You know what's so interesting? Do you get the chance
to be a viewer or is that or those days gone?
Like a radio person, I can't listen to the radio
the same anymore because I'm part of it, because I
sat there and you you experienced the music and that's
all you say all the way through it. Oh my god,
Oh thank god, Oh that was so good. Oh you
hit me right. I feel I feel like that that
I'm in church and I should be raising my arms.
Speaker 6 (11:51):
Yeah. We got to sit and watch the episode last night,
and it was seriously so fun, like reliving that experience.
I just remember there were like certain parts that kind
of stuck out to me when we were out in
LA and then I rewatched it and I was like, oh,
you know what, that moment wasn't that bad, or that
moment was actually worse that I remember. But it's cool
getting to relive just encouragement from the coaches and even
(12:13):
just watching our partner Kaylee, she was amazing.
Speaker 1 (12:16):
How are you guys getting used to that stage? Because
you guys have been you said two years and more.
I mean, because when you walk into a room, every
stage is different, every reverb is different. There's always an
echo in a corner that's going to drive you nuts.
How do you get in there and find your calm
before the storm hits that stage?
Speaker 5 (12:35):
Well, there's I've told this to them multiple people, but
I feel like that stage isn't never going to be
one that I'm comfortable on.
Speaker 4 (12:43):
It's the scariest stage ever. And I mean the stage.
Speaker 5 (12:48):
Itself is scary, but also the four people sitting in
front of you bring a whole new level of just
fear and you just want to make them proud, you know.
But I mean, one thing that we do before we
all gone to that that specific stages, as we just
prayed every time, Lord, work through us and sink through
us and speak through us, and hopefully whatever you want for.
Speaker 4 (13:11):
Us will happen.
Speaker 5 (13:12):
And and we I mean, we prayed for one share
turn in the beginning, and we walked up and we
got four by the grace of God. And so we're Yeah,
that's our biggest way to come back fear is just
to pray with one another.
Speaker 3 (13:24):
I think something that's interesting about that stage also is
like the first three rounds, you're just working with one
monitor mix and so, and those monitors are underneath the stage,
which is awesome and really cool, but it is different when.
Speaker 2 (13:40):
You're a group and you need to hear different things.
Speaker 3 (13:43):
We only get one monitor mix, and I think people
are surprised by that in the beginning when they see
us on the show.
Speaker 1 (13:49):
Dude, I've been that guy that did that monitor mix
and I screwed up badly one night, I mean so
bad that they turned around and looked at me and
I said, look, it's what I hear, and they go,
you can't do what you hear. You have to do
what we're used to hearing, and that is I mean,
so kudos to your sound guy, because I mean that
one place where that monitor is in the hands of
(14:09):
who Oh, I better love that person.
Speaker 7 (14:12):
Oh absolutely.
Speaker 6 (14:14):
And I think just even also still like looking at
each other, that was also super important and being able
to communicate.
Speaker 7 (14:21):
I mean, we only.
Speaker 6 (14:22):
Got three passes during a sound check, so you better
know what you want, really quick, and if not, you
better be able to roll with it.
Speaker 1 (14:28):
Are you guys blown away by the superstar coaches that
come in and you find out that I mean, in
all honesty, we all think, oh my god, they're they're
they're really super cool and and and they've got they
have this lifestyle that we we think that we know,
and then when you get them, you're going, you're like
one of us. You're like, you go, my god, you're cool.
You're like you like eat jelly beans, You're neat.
Speaker 6 (14:49):
Yeah.
Speaker 7 (14:49):
I feel like Michael Bublade. We had a course on
interaction with him.
Speaker 6 (14:53):
He just came up to us after one of our
set days and I think we were key miking or something,
and he like shook Emily's hand and he's like.
Speaker 7 (15:01):
Yeah, I just I just just left the bathroom.
Speaker 6 (15:04):
Might have peede it on it. I was like, he's
such a prankster, you know, So that that was very
refreshing to be around, because I think it's it's super
intimidating and you're very excited and you have high expectations.
But I think just just him cracking and joke, I'm like, oh, like,
if you just feel like you're a relational normal person,
and I really appreciated that. Well.
Speaker 1 (15:20):
I want him to open up that dang hockey rink
in his house and take on Team Nile, and I
want to see that game on that ice. Everybody's patted
and everything. But I just I just think that that
would take the game to a whole completely different level.
Because sports and music they go hand in hand, but
there's a lot of creativity involved in both.
Speaker 3 (15:39):
Yeah, and Nile and Michael are the best of the friends,
so they would definitely love something like that.
Speaker 7 (15:45):
Hey, really, Ryn.
Speaker 1 (15:46):
So now when it comes to your harmonies, I remember
when Randy Owens of Alabama sat down with me and
he says, Arrow, it's about family. Harmony comes from family.
So when I look of deck look at Deck of Hearts,
I have to understand, how did you guys invest in
that source of what Randy Owen said? It's all about family.
Speaker 6 (16:07):
I mean, I think one it's important, even though we
do music together, to be able to just do something
else that is productive and that we can like push
each other to grow and be better. So like whether
that's through like working out together, or we love to
just come over to someone's house, Like we'll pick a place.
Speaker 7 (16:25):
And we'll make a meal together and watch watch a movie.
Speaker 6 (16:27):
And I just think it's important just to be involved
in each other's life, and it's not just music all
the time, because I think that can be I think
I can be taxing, and I think it's important that
we do that together and live life together outside of music.
Speaker 5 (16:41):
Also, all of our families were really challenging to us
when we were young, growing up to be the best
we could in music. And with Colin, he his family
had a bluegrass band and Dylan and played a lot
of music with his dad and uncle. And my parents
would play little games in the car with me to
learn how to harmonize better. And we're constantly harmon around
me and so we all heard it from when we
(17:02):
were little and little babies. And I think just having that,
like Reba says, that can harmony growing up.
Speaker 4 (17:10):
I think we were able to find it easier together.
Speaker 1 (17:13):
Wow, Where can people go to find out more about
Deck of Hearts Because I want them to know the
entire journey as well as support you along the way
and beyond.
Speaker 3 (17:22):
Yeah, everywhere on socials it's the ek of Hearts. Then
go to deck onhearts dot com and see a schedule
where we're playing. We have one single out right now
and more singles to come, so we're super excited.
Speaker 1 (17:32):
I can't wait to meet you guys when you come
to Charlotte, because I just know how you guys are
in the Nashville area. You guys love doing what I
call the Patsy Cline Tour. You will come to the stations,
you will meet us, and then we all start growing forward.
Speaker 2 (17:44):
Oh yeah, absolutely. We would love to thank you.
Speaker 4 (17:46):
We would love to hear thank you so much.
Speaker 1 (17:47):
Will you guys be brilliant today?
Speaker 2 (17:49):
Okay, we will try. Thank you.
Speaker 1 (17:52):
Thank you.
I've always believed in one mantra, share your story or
someone will write it for you. And as we continue
to grow inside this podcast world, there's a lot of
stories we haven't dug into yet. Ero dot net, A
R R O E dot Net. Thank you so much
for supporting the vision as well as the path. You
guys are amazing me in the way that we need
(00:21):
this right now where people need to collaborate, they need
to be creative together as one and it's not such
an individual sport based on songs that are written about
personal lives, and you guys are showing that you know,
if you work together as one, you can go a
lot further than you expect.
Speaker 2 (00:37):
Well, thank you seriously.
Speaker 3 (00:38):
We feel so blessed, especially with just being together less
than two years, to have the platform of the Voice, and.
Speaker 2 (00:47):
I love that we have worked so hard.
Speaker 3 (00:49):
I feel like in the beginning of our first couple
of months we were doing.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
The four hour bar gigs.
Speaker 3 (00:54):
Yeah, and I feel like that kind of set us
up to be one voice because you've got such long
practice the four hour gigs three times a week.
Speaker 1 (01:02):
Got you know what's so really interesting the three of
you in Deck of Hearts is the fact that when
you talk about those four hour bar gigs and things,
the average listener and those that come to support, they
don't wake up the next morning and still smell the
cigarette smoke that's on your clothes. And I mean, and
that right, I mean, because it's one of those things
where it's like, well, I guess it's just part of
the story, the journey. I was there. I got proof now.
Speaker 4 (01:24):
Oh my goodness, that's so true.
Speaker 5 (01:26):
Yes, I remember thinking singing in those and those bars
late at night, like I wonder if I'm going to
have a voice yep for my next show because of
the smoke and all the other smells that we smelled.
Speaker 2 (01:36):
Donte, that's so funny.
Speaker 1 (01:37):
Bring that up because that's the reason why I can't
attend a Carolina Panthers game, and and I can't go
to a basketball game because the second that I go
in there and I get excited, Well, that's my radio
career that I'm messing around with weeks of not having
any work. Yeah, how do you guys deal with that?
Because I mean, in reality, I mean, you're using that
voice too. But the problem is, though, when you use
(01:59):
the voice the way you guys do that affects the arms,
the lungs, the whole bodies involved, because your your body
needs that as a musical instrument.
Speaker 4 (02:08):
Totally. No, that's a great question.
Speaker 5 (02:10):
I learned really really early on that my my voices
of full body instrument. And I learned that there there
has to be a full body give when it comes
to singing. It's not just a one part of your
body tool. And so I learned really early on that
like what I eat and how I work out or
(02:33):
exercise or move my body affects the way that my
voice functions as obviously, as well as how much water
I'm drinking and.
Speaker 4 (02:42):
Like the lozenges that I'm eating throughout the day. Things
like that.
Speaker 5 (02:46):
I've learned so much about just keeping my voice libricated,
and it doesn't work if it's not libricated. And so
I learned a lot through the show. I think we
all learned a lot from the show. We became water
snobs on the show of the Outline Water and yeah,
so we I mean, we love playing pickleball together, and
so I think just the more activity that you get
(03:07):
with full body, the better your voice functions.
Speaker 1 (03:09):
Oh my god, I would love to see your studio
right now because we all bring our own little go
to or our vices into the studio. If you could
see how I'm loaded up with liquid in here, because
I know the next three to four hours are going
to be all about taking this voice to a different level.
What did you guys bring that you know that you
had to have during this session?
Speaker 6 (03:28):
I mean when we were out there, we definitely bought
like a humid of fire for the room.
Speaker 7 (03:33):
I mean, those hotel rooms are.
Speaker 6 (03:34):
So dry, and then I think beyond that, like we
love to like drink tea, so we got a little
teamaker when we could. But it was funny trying to
make the hotel room like your home. Yeah, and you
just miss the essentials. And yeah, I think we really
try to prioritize taking care of our voices, sleeping in
and also like pitching in. Sometimes I think, like you
(03:54):
were saying, being in a group super important. I think
each of us can carry a little bit of an
extra weight times when the other is kind of lacking
and being able to support each other and not and
especially vocally and like sharing songs and stuff.
Speaker 7 (04:05):
I think that's super important.
Speaker 1 (04:08):
So how important is the eye to eye contact? Because
I know that being inside a radio station control room
when I can sit here and I can look up
from the notes and somebody's gonna read my eyes and
know exactly where I am. And you guys tend to
come across that way as well. I call that the
Stevie Nicks Lindsey Buckingham approach to music, and I see
it when you guys are on NBC's The Voice.
Speaker 2 (04:29):
Yeah, it helps that we all love each other. But yeah,
as we're.
Speaker 3 (04:32):
Out there on the stage to keep I think the
harmonies tied and are phrasing together.
Speaker 2 (04:38):
It's important that we're watching each other.
Speaker 3 (04:40):
But what's so nice is now, I know there are
three of us on there, but it does feel like one,
and we do feel like we are moving together.
Speaker 2 (04:48):
I feel like you can see.
Speaker 3 (04:51):
I feel like when we're taking our breaths together, when
we're stepping together, it feels like one, one unit, which
is really nice.
Speaker 1 (04:58):
So now I'm very guilty of one thing. And maybe
it's just because I'm a cancer and I'm a very
creative person. But I can be next to my dog
and look at her in the eyes and say I
miss you so much, and I swear to God, I
feel the same thing when I see you guys on
TV that before you go on throughout the day you go,
I know I'm here with you, but you have no
idea how much I miss you.
Speaker 3 (05:20):
Yeah, we're all really close and I can't believe, like,
I can't imagine having to walk through this process alone.
And so we got to spend all this time together.
And honestly, people have asked us, you know, hey, has
this hurt the friendship And it's honestly just strengthened it,
which is so refreshing.
Speaker 1 (05:38):
Now, you guys might be able to relate with this
because you hang out in Nashville, but last night we
had snow and Charlotte. That was the first time since
nineteen sixty eight that we did it in November. So
when you guys are in Nashville, which you guys get
the same weather patterns as we do, what do you
do when the temperature drops that quickly and you know
it's going to get inside those lungs?
Speaker 7 (05:58):
We grab a blanket and we go away.
Speaker 4 (06:01):
Yes, we bundle up and we stay inside.
Speaker 7 (06:04):
Yeah, we all grew up in different parts of the Midwest.
Speaker 6 (06:07):
I feel like we're used to it, but I mean,
our bodies are definitely acclimated now, like it's all different.
Speaker 5 (06:13):
But my dad thinks that I'm a wust now because
I think it's cold outside when it gets down to
forty and he makes fun of me even though I
was standing out for the bus when there's three inches so.
Speaker 4 (06:25):
On the ground in Indiana when I was little.
Speaker 1 (06:28):
Oh yeah, because I mean I grew up in Montana
where the coldest I ever was in was fifty two below.
And the thing is, I mean it can get to
be like like last night it got down to twenty nine.
It doesn't matter if I go outside. I'm making myself
available to take a risk. And because once you open
your mouth, all of that junk is going in that
throat totally.
Speaker 3 (06:48):
And we also swear by the they're called vocal zones.
If you don't have them, definitely get them, and we
love them.
Speaker 1 (06:54):
So do you like being awake and using your vocal tones,
because I mean, that's one of the reasons I'm also
up in the bathroom and starts singing at six o'clock
in the morning, because a I just love the reverb
of a bathroom. Where is your go to place where
you can sit there and you can do your vocal
warm ups and not feel like God people are listening
to me.
Speaker 2 (07:12):
We love stairwells.
Speaker 1 (07:15):
Of course, oh my god.
Speaker 4 (07:18):
We lot of our Instagram reels are and stairwells.
Speaker 6 (07:21):
I think, wow, they are I use like a I
guess singing extra too.
Speaker 7 (07:26):
I also think that helps to kind of.
Speaker 6 (07:27):
Like keep whatever area and you can be a little
bit more discreet with your practicing.
Speaker 1 (07:32):
Please do not move. There's more with Deck of Hearts
coming up next. They're on NBC's The Voice. We're talking
about Dylan, Emily and Colin Deck of Hearts coming up
with the band's name. What an original idea. And you know,
I mean until I dove into your story, which is
every reason why I wish we could convince more listeners
(07:52):
and more viewers to do that. Don't just listen to
the song. Get to know the three people of Deck
of Hearts. Get to know their journey, know them as people,
know them, what the experience was like to be with
Nile just and to me, that's part of the relationship
that you guys are bringing forward.
Speaker 2 (08:09):
Yeah.
Speaker 6 (08:09):
Absolutely, I mean our name Dek, Dylan, Emily and Colin,
it really just kind of reflects like coming together.
Speaker 7 (08:17):
We met at a school in Nashville.
Speaker 6 (08:19):
Wow.
Speaker 7 (08:20):
But yeah, I mean we got to travel on a
worship team a little bit. It was separate.
Speaker 6 (08:24):
Emily's husband is also an amazing singer, and I got
to travel with him. But we really got close when
Colin had a senior recital and we got to have
ron Vincent be a part of that. And she was
like a huge mentor in Colin's life, especially musically and
showing him how to run a business. And she's helped
us so much and sharing that knowledge. But yeah, it's
also kind of funny too. The school is super tiny,
(08:46):
and when we would have to load out, when we'd
go out for a weekend show, we would have to
load out on Heart Street. So I feel like our
are It's it's super important to kind of understand our
story because sometimes people someone told us last week, You're like,
I was looking at your guys name and you guys
spell it wrong. Yeah, we're like, actually it's not the
ec K, but yeah, yeah, we get it.
Speaker 1 (09:07):
Yeah, Well look at the name Arrow and try to
explain that to a radio station program director or consulting
where they're saying, well, they're really not gonna like it.
We're gonna need you to change your name to Bob. Well,
Bob's gonna leave, then Okay, Bob's not gonna hang out
with you, because Arrow needs to hang out with you guys.
So now you said my favorite word, which is worship
worship bands because I am a proud family member of
(09:29):
Elevation Church and worship bands are so huge in our lives.
So I think that's maybe one of the reasons why
I'm so drawn to you guys, because I want you
to experience what Elevation worship is. I want you to
grow beyond what we think is reality, and God is
using you as the tool that you need to be.
Speaker 4 (09:46):
That's so beautiful. We love Elevations so so much.
Speaker 5 (09:49):
We're all part of our church here in Andersonville, and
we all grew up in the church. And I grew
up my parents were traveling Southern gospel worship singers and
worship and Colin grew up and Dealing grew up singing
church music as well, and so it all has just
planted the seed in us. And I mean, one thing
that we say a lot about country music is you
(10:10):
can sing about absolutely anything in the country music world,
and we just get the honor of singing about Jesus
sometimes and we've done a hymn or two and the
bars downtown and that always is shocking to a lot
of people, but also touches a lot of people's hearts
and maybe for the first time in a long time
they've heard Jesus's name, or maybe for the first time ever.
And so we're so grateful to have the platform to
(10:32):
talk about Jesus and we hope people see Jesus through us,
and if they don't at first, I hope that they
do with how we treat them or actions or just
how we speak. So, yeah, thanks for bringing that up.
Speaker 1 (10:44):
Well, you guys are in such the right place because
if you do the research on what people remember most
about their moments on this planet, it's usually the lyrics
of a song. And if you guys are the four
leaders of those lyrics and it's you're inside their heart
and their thinking process, you're way ahead of the game.
Because everybody else wants to do that pop song that
repeats the same you know, the same chorus every thirty
five seconds.
Speaker 2 (11:05):
Yeah, well, and we totally agree with that.
Speaker 3 (11:08):
When we were writing, we're thinking about harmonies and we're
thinking about lyrics, and we love to tell stories that
mean something.
Speaker 2 (11:13):
If you got to tune into the voice.
Speaker 3 (11:16):
Last night, we got to sing our favorite song ever,
and it's the song that started us all off. It's
a cover of what If I Never Get Over You
by Lady A and you can just feel the lyrics
in the song.
Speaker 1 (11:28):
You know what's so interesting? Do you get the chance
to be a viewer or is that or those days gone?
Like a radio person, I can't listen to the radio
the same anymore because I'm part of it, because I
sat there and you you experienced the music and that's
all you say all the way through it. Oh my god,
Oh thank god, Oh that was so good. Oh you
hit me right. I feel I feel like that that
I'm in church and I should be raising my arms.
Speaker 6 (11:51):
Yeah. We got to sit and watch the episode last night,
and it was seriously so fun, like reliving that experience.
I just remember there were like certain parts that kind
of stuck out to me when we were out in
LA and then I rewatched it and I was like, oh,
you know what, that moment wasn't that bad, or that
moment was actually worse that I remember. But it's cool
getting to relive just encouragement from the coaches and even
(12:13):
just watching our partner Kaylee, she was amazing.
Speaker 1 (12:16):
How are you guys getting used to that stage? Because
you guys have been you said two years and more.
I mean, because when you walk into a room, every
stage is different, every reverb is different. There's always an
echo in a corner that's going to drive you nuts.
How do you get in there and find your calm
before the storm hits that stage?
Speaker 5 (12:35):
Well, there's I've told this to them multiple people, but
I feel like that stage isn't never going to be
one that I'm comfortable on.
Speaker 4 (12:43):
It's the scariest stage ever. And I mean the stage.
Speaker 5 (12:48):
Itself is scary, but also the four people sitting in
front of you bring a whole new level of just
fear and you just want to make them proud, you know.
But I mean, one thing that we do before we
all gone to that that specific stages, as we just
prayed every time, Lord, work through us and sink through
us and speak through us, and hopefully whatever you want for.
Speaker 4 (13:11):
Us will happen.
Speaker 5 (13:12):
And and we I mean, we prayed for one share
turn in the beginning, and we walked up and we
got four by the grace of God. And so we're Yeah,
that's our biggest way to come back fear is just
to pray with one another.
Speaker 3 (13:24):
I think something that's interesting about that stage also is
like the first three rounds, you're just working with one
monitor mix and so, and those monitors are underneath the stage,
which is awesome and really cool, but it is different when.
Speaker 2 (13:40):
You're a group and you need to hear different things.
Speaker 3 (13:43):
We only get one monitor mix, and I think people
are surprised by that in the beginning when they see
us on the show.
Speaker 1 (13:49):
Dude, I've been that guy that did that monitor mix
and I screwed up badly one night, I mean so
bad that they turned around and looked at me and
I said, look, it's what I hear, and they go,
you can't do what you hear. You have to do
what we're used to hearing, and that is I mean,
so kudos to your sound guy, because I mean that
one place where that monitor is in the hands of
(14:09):
who Oh, I better love that person.
Speaker 7 (14:12):
Oh absolutely.
Speaker 6 (14:14):
And I think just even also still like looking at
each other, that was also super important and being able
to communicate.
Speaker 7 (14:21):
I mean, we only.
Speaker 6 (14:22):
Got three passes during a sound check, so you better
know what you want, really quick, and if not, you
better be able to roll with it.
Speaker 1 (14:28):
Are you guys blown away by the superstar coaches that
come in and you find out that I mean, in
all honesty, we all think, oh my god, they're they're
they're really super cool and and and they've got they
have this lifestyle that we we think that we know,
and then when you get them, you're going, you're like
one of us. You're like, you go, my god, you're cool.
You're like you like eat jelly beans, You're neat.
Speaker 6 (14:49):
Yeah.
Speaker 7 (14:49):
I feel like Michael Bublade. We had a course on
interaction with him.
Speaker 6 (14:53):
He just came up to us after one of our
set days and I think we were key miking or something,
and he like shook Emily's hand and he's like.
Speaker 7 (15:01):
Yeah, I just I just just left the bathroom.
Speaker 6 (15:04):
Might have peede it on it. I was like, he's
such a prankster, you know, So that that was very
refreshing to be around, because I think it's it's super
intimidating and you're very excited and you have high expectations.
But I think just just him cracking and joke, I'm like, oh, like,
if you just feel like you're a relational normal person,
and I really appreciated that. Well.
Speaker 1 (15:20):
I want him to open up that dang hockey rink
in his house and take on Team Nile, and I
want to see that game on that ice. Everybody's patted
and everything. But I just I just think that that
would take the game to a whole completely different level.
Because sports and music they go hand in hand, but
there's a lot of creativity involved in both.
Speaker 3 (15:39):
Yeah, and Nile and Michael are the best of the friends,
so they would definitely love something like that.
Speaker 7 (15:45):
Hey, really, Ryn.
Speaker 1 (15:46):
So now when it comes to your harmonies, I remember
when Randy Owens of Alabama sat down with me and
he says, Arrow, it's about family. Harmony comes from family.
So when I look of deck look at Deck of Hearts,
I have to understand, how did you guys invest in
that source of what Randy Owen said? It's all about family.
Speaker 6 (16:07):
I mean, I think one it's important, even though we
do music together, to be able to just do something
else that is productive and that we can like push
each other to grow and be better. So like whether
that's through like working out together, or we love to
just come over to someone's house, Like we'll pick a place.
Speaker 7 (16:25):
And we'll make a meal together and watch watch a movie.
Speaker 6 (16:27):
And I just think it's important just to be involved
in each other's life, and it's not just music all
the time, because I think that can be I think
I can be taxing, and I think it's important that
we do that together and live life together outside of music.
Speaker 5 (16:41):
Also, all of our families were really challenging to us
when we were young, growing up to be the best
we could in music. And with Colin, he his family
had a bluegrass band and Dylan and played a lot
of music with his dad and uncle. And my parents
would play little games in the car with me to
learn how to harmonize better. And we're constantly harmon around
me and so we all heard it from when we
(17:02):
were little and little babies. And I think just having that,
like Reba says, that can harmony growing up.
Speaker 4 (17:10):
I think we were able to find it easier together.
Speaker 1 (17:13):
Wow, Where can people go to find out more about
Deck of Hearts Because I want them to know the
entire journey as well as support you along the way
and beyond.
Speaker 3 (17:22):
Yeah, everywhere on socials it's the ek of Hearts. Then
go to deck onhearts dot com and see a schedule
where we're playing. We have one single out right now
and more singles to come, so we're super excited.
Speaker 1 (17:32):
I can't wait to meet you guys when you come
to Charlotte, because I just know how you guys are
in the Nashville area. You guys love doing what I
call the Patsy Cline Tour. You will come to the stations,
you will meet us, and then we all start growing forward.
Speaker 2 (17:44):
Oh yeah, absolutely. We would love to thank you.
Speaker 4 (17:46):
We would love to hear thank you so much.
Speaker 1 (17:47):
Will you guys be brilliant today?
Speaker 2 (17:49):
Okay, we will try. Thank you.
Speaker 1 (17:52):
Thank you.
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