Danielle Ponder
2 upcoming shows across 2 regions.
Danielle Ponder is an American R&B/Soul singer‑songwriter and former public defender from Rochester, NY. She left her legal career in her 40s to pursue music full‑time, releasing her debut album Some of Us Are Brave in 2022. Ponder blends pop, R&B, blues, rock and trip‑hop, drawing on gospel and alternative influences. Her work has been noted for its powerful voice and socially conscious themes.
Reviews & press
- The Guardian ↗ — “Ponder’s rich, church‑reared voice and resonant music quickly lent themselves to cinematic moments: she wrote and performed the theme song for Apple TV+’s Manhunt and her trip‑hop‑infused track Roll t”
- Variety ↗ — “There have been many innovative R&B albums made over the past decade, but few have meshed futurism and tradition in quite the way that Danielle Ponder does on her second full‑length...”
- Rochester City Magazine ↗ — “It’s easy to make the case that R&B‑soul artist Danielle Ponder won 2022 — and not just because she won five “Best of Rochester” categories.”