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27Speaks: Lawmaker Makes Music

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Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman and Grammy-nominated musician Matt White practice in Schneiderman's garage. DANA SHAW

Southampton Town Supervisor Jay Schneiderman and Grammy-nominated musician Matt White practice in Schneiderman's garage. DANA SHAW

27Speaks on Nov 24, 2022

Jay Schneiderman, the current Southampton Town supervisor and a former Suffolk County legislator and East Hampton supervisor, has long had a passion other than politics: music. Recently, a song that Schneiderman wrote in collaboration with Grammy nominee Matt White debuted on an episode of “The Bachelorette” and was heard by some 25 million viewers of the ABC reality show. Schneiderman and White join the editors and reporter Kitty Merrill on the podcast to discuss their musical careers and how they came to work together, and they share a few original songs as well.

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