Bravery can take many forms. For Danielle Ponder it took the shape of a leap of faith: leaving her successful day job working in the public defender’s office in her hometown of Rochester, NY to devote herself full-time to sharing her powerful voice with the world. The singer-songwriter’s mesmerizing eight-song debut Some of Us Are Brave reinforces that her faith was not misplaced, and her leap has been rewarded with a safe landing. Written and recorded over three years, the album is a refreshingly original, shiver-inducing mix of pop, R&B, blues, rock, and moody trip-hop topped by Ponder’s celestial voice— an instrument that can plumb melancholy depths with a heartsick murmur and scrape the sky with hurricane force wails.


Danielle Ponder

I'm just...🥹. An Apple commercial has been on my bucket list for years and it has happened!! "Roll The Credits” is featured in the Apple iPhone 16 campaign, and is broadcasting worldwide. I’m so excited to see the song come to life in this spot 🥰. Shout out to my boy @bienetoi who produced this track!

1 year ago | [YT] | 21

Danielle Ponder

The music video for my new single "Roll The Credits" is out now! We took a spontaneous trip to Puerto Rico to film this video, I can't wait for you all to see it ❤️ https://youtu.be/FPKATubFAKg

2 years ago | [YT] | 45

Danielle Ponder

Wednesday!!

2 years ago | [YT] | 63

Danielle Ponder

Album drops tonight at midnight 🥲!! I'm going live on my channel tomorrow at 8:45a PT / 11:45a ET to talk about the album, right before premiering the live session we shot for 'Someone Like You'.

Set your reminder and come hang out with me! ⬇️

3 years ago | [YT] | 8

Danielle Ponder

I just performed at the Kennedy Center 😱 Check out some behind-the-scenes footage from an amazing night!

P.S. My debut album is dropping in 3 days! You can still pre-order vinyl here: ffm.to/soub_pre

3 years ago | [YT] | 12

Danielle Ponder

Breaking up, ooof let’s talk about it. Only The Lonely, the last single from my debut album drops at midnight. A song for those who have stayed in a relationship that has become unhealthy, toxic or just unfulfilling. If you’re in it I hope this song helps, if you’re just getting out of it I hope it helps. ffm.to/onlythelonely

Immense thank you to Create A Space NOW for producing this video. You perfected the vision. Shout out to Avenue Black Box Theatre for providing us participants and space. And huge thank you to everyone who shared their stories on camera. ♥️♥️

3 years ago (edited) | [YT] | 1

Danielle Ponder

Premiering now! Get a glimpse into my life growing up in Rochester, New York: https://youtu.be/h4N7gK_vwas

3 years ago | [YT] | 18

Danielle Ponder

Yes! So excited to be apart of YouTube’s Foundry Class of 2022! Can’t wait to show you what I have in store for you. Subscribe to my channel & stay tuned! yt.be/music/Foundry2022

3 years ago | [YT] | 12