Indie, Surf Punk, Rock n' Roll, Garage music from Greenville SC

Derek’s music has always been a way to process his own personal battles with PTSD and anxiety. He started out as an introspective punk but moved onto more traditional rock ‘n’ roll after being inspired by blues artists like Johnny Cash and Ray Charles. He moved to Norway for love, and the country inspired Derek’s music and lyrics with an acoustic sound influenced by blues & rockabilly that won him gigs at bars and festivals across Norway. Derek writes about his battle with PTSD and panic attacks that would not let go of him for too many years. Finally, this broken man sought the support he needed to find himself again, and his love for blues & roots music helped carry him through. This struggle has fanned the flames of his latest, fifth solo album ‘The Love.’ Influenced by blues, rockabilly roots and traditional country music with an emphasis placed upon those genres and how they are all mixed together seamlessly throughout ‘The Love.’ Derek’s howling vocals and finger-picked songs of love, loss and hope will inspire your heart and make you tap your feet to his original roots-rock songs.

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