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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Are you a songwriter? Are you looking to turn your
songwriting passion into a full time gigig? Whether you are
just at the start of your songwriting journey or a
seasoned industry professional, this show is made for you. You
we well. Welcome to the Songwriter Show, bringing together songwriting, news,
interviews and communitating. Now welcome your host, Sarantos.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
Thank you so much for tuning in tonight, and welcome
back to the Songwriter Show. I'm your humble host, Sarantos.
I'm a solo music artist who's been writing lyrics for
as long as I can remember. Words just mean the
world to me, and that's why I love hosting this
show for you every single Tuesday evening. I believe in
my heart that every song is a story. Tonight, I'm
(00:46):
so excited to have on the show Derek Ripple. It's
a rising jazz musician with a passion for creating soulful,
dynamic music that bridges classic jazz traditions with modern improvisation.
It sound blends expressive with rythmic drive, showcasing influences from
legends like Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and Herbie Hancock, while
(01:07):
adding his own fresh perspective.
Speaker 1 (01:09):
And now welcome this week's special guest. Special guests.
Speaker 2 (01:14):
Welcome to show. Derek, how are you?
Speaker 3 (01:16):
I'm good, how are you? Thank you for having me?
Speaker 2 (01:18):
You're welcome. I love talking to jazz musicians, right because
your music is so much more complex than pop radio sometimes,
And I don't want people to get annoyed with me
for saying that, but it's true.
Speaker 3 (01:28):
Yeah, yeah, definitely, I mean I think that, Yeah, definitely.
Speaker 4 (01:32):
It's very kind of different than the love of music
you hear today.
Speaker 3 (01:37):
Like, yeah, it's very different, like a lot of.
Speaker 4 (01:41):
It is from like thirties, forties, fifties, but it's definitely
an honor to do that kind of stuff.
Speaker 2 (01:49):
Tell us a little bit about when you got started
making jazz music. Howled were you?
Speaker 4 (01:54):
I was about eighteen, but I started singing at about
at around twelve. I started kind of practicing then and
have been writing songs since.
Speaker 3 (02:05):
I'm thirty three now, okay, and it's been twenty one years.
Speaker 4 (02:10):
I've been doing music and writing songs here and there
and just kind of building up that passion that I
have for music and now for jazz R and B
and soul music as well.
Speaker 3 (02:23):
So it's a lot of fun.
Speaker 2 (02:25):
And what is your main instrument? Is it your voice?
Do you play an instrument? Tell us about that.
Speaker 4 (02:30):
I'm mainly a singer, but I do have some I
have some piano experience as well as I mainly do
it electronically through DAW like DAW type of systems like
garage band, FL studio I do vocals on And it's
definitely something that is definitely very inspiring to kind of look.
Speaker 3 (02:56):
At that type of outlet.
Speaker 4 (02:59):
You know, look at that type of you know, trying
to that type of thing, you know, and get getting
that kind of sound out of it.
Speaker 2 (03:08):
You know, what do you think is the most challenging
thing for songwriters nowadays?
Speaker 4 (03:12):
The most challenging thing, I would say a lot of
it is getting the ideas together, just getting that sort
of kind of feel for what is right in certain
genres and what is you know.
Speaker 3 (03:30):
Getting the lyrics together, getting.
Speaker 4 (03:32):
In rhyming or not, you know, whatever you want to
do with the lyrics, and getting the right chord progressions.
It's it's all just such an art, that is Yeah,
It's it's all an art.
Speaker 3 (03:47):
It's all definitely very It's a fun, definitely a fun
avenue to go down.
Speaker 2 (03:54):
When you look at what you're going to release next year?
Do you have a minimum? Like, how do you try
to figure how many songs you're going to release an album?
How do you figure that out?
Speaker 1 (04:03):
Well?
Speaker 4 (04:04):
I usually do twelve songs. But this third album I'm
doing is going to be called The True Shades of
Derek Rippo, and it's kind of like a self titled album,
but like not, I'm not like it into self titled
albums per se, So I just I kind of do that.
(04:24):
But I'm gonna have ten tracks on this one, and
you know, the amount of tracks, I just I just
go by certain increments. I don't really and then you know,
a lot of times people just go by twelve ten,
you know.
Speaker 3 (04:43):
But it's it's a lot of I do a lot of.
Speaker 4 (04:47):
Track ordinance as well, so it depends on that, and
it depends on how much many tracks I have as well, Yeah,
that I want to put onto that particular album.
Speaker 2 (04:57):
Is there something you're excited about next year? Something you're
doing in terms of performances, or a weird music video,
or just something.
Speaker 3 (05:05):
Some achievements I've done.
Speaker 4 (05:06):
I've won a I've won the NATS National Association of
Teachers and Singing in my category, and I'm looking to
do that again this time around, and you know, just
kind of looking for what comes up, looking for not
looking for but like just seeing it as it goes
(05:29):
and just staying in the moment, but also thinking of
the future and what things can come of it.
Speaker 3 (05:36):
And I'm really excited for that.
Speaker 2 (05:39):
So tell us about this song that we're going to
hear in a minute. What inspired this one?
Speaker 4 (05:43):
So, this one's called Karma Harmony, which is very it
was inspired by just a lot of it was you know,
karma seems like it doesn't They say it goes around.
Speaker 3 (05:56):
What goes around comes around, but it doesn't seem like
it's been doing that sometimes.
Speaker 4 (06:02):
And this is kind of about when is it kind
of come around, Like when is it gonna rotate into
the final end of the path, onto the start, you know,
onto the start of the who it's coming from?
Speaker 2 (06:19):
And is there anything else you want us to know
about the song before we take a listen here?
Speaker 3 (06:24):
So, yeah, I do have a music video for it.
Speaker 4 (06:28):
It's coming out pretty soon, and it's very it's nice,
it's very kind of eerie, but like it kind of
has that eerie feeling to it, but it's definitely definitely
on point.
Speaker 2 (06:43):
Tell you what, Let's take a listen, then we'll come
back and talk tomorrow.
Speaker 3 (06:45):
Okay, sounds good.
Speaker 2 (06:47):
All right, everybody check this out.
Speaker 5 (06:48):
Here we go, Oh coma coma coma. She ain't coming
(07:20):
round home more. She walked right out that, So let's see. Oh, drama, drama, drama.
She knows us Wear. This world has been like calv too, Lord,
(07:40):
what didn't you make joint? No sentimental ner coming from
our hearts?
Speaker 6 (07:51):
Changingma comma coma comma?
Speaker 5 (07:57):
Hear me up over love twin minutes?
Speaker 7 (08:02):
Wear?
Speaker 5 (08:18):
Are you ready to kick out?
Speaker 4 (08:22):
Oh?
Speaker 8 (08:23):
Come? You don't get wood in? Who's a rat? Who's
a ratch?
Speaker 5 (08:44):
Who came a? Coma? Coma? You don't tell? Well?
Speaker 2 (08:49):
I want you.
Speaker 5 (08:53):
Since you skill laughing, notten nothing not gool OPI since
these disaster the world has? What does it tell? Tell
(09:26):
me you if you're true of it?
Speaker 6 (09:35):
Com comm comma doming to lois.
Speaker 5 (09:46):
Don't express? Are you ready to kick it?
Speaker 1 (09:59):
I come?
Speaker 5 (10:04):
You don't give wo.
Speaker 9 (10:10):
No?
Speaker 5 (10:15):
Who's around and goose around? Don't come around?
Speaker 2 (10:53):
Well, Derek, thank you for sharing that song with us, man,
thank you, thank you for having me and to share
with everyone.
Speaker 3 (11:00):
And this has been such a pleasure.
Speaker 2 (11:02):
You're welcome. So do you have any skills or personal
attributes you think are most important to being successful in
this business that you want to share with us.
Speaker 4 (11:11):
Yeah, so I think that you need to be sort
of you need that poise, you need that confidence. But
obviously I'm gaining that as we go. But I definitely
you definitely need skills in the music that you do,
(11:33):
which I mean, I've been working hard on that and
I think it hopefully shows.
Speaker 3 (11:41):
And yeah, it's been a real journey just to really
get that initiated and building it up as time goes on.
Speaker 4 (11:54):
And it's really a lot of definitely a lot of work,
but a lot of work that is just, yeah, a
lot of fun work to do.
Speaker 2 (12:05):
As long as it's not fun, man, That's that's the key, right,
absolutely fun. You just keep doing it. And I guess
sometimes even when it's not fun, you keep doing it.
But hopefully it's fun.
Speaker 3 (12:14):
It is so much.
Speaker 2 (12:16):
If you had to do this all over again, would
you still choose this career? Would you do anything differently?
Speaker 5 (12:21):
If you did?
Speaker 4 (12:23):
Yes, I well I would still choose this career, Yeah,
I would. I have some troubles with you know, I
have Tourette syndrome. I have all these you know, some
aspergers as well, like neurodivergent, so that's kind of where
I come from. But music really helps me get it out,
(12:46):
get those emotions that I feel from those things out,
and it's really really inspiring just to.
Speaker 3 (12:54):
Get it out that way.
Speaker 4 (12:55):
It's because it's you know, you could sing things that
are so profound, but like when you talk, it's like
you know, you're using fillers here and there.
Speaker 3 (13:08):
But you know, I it's definitely, it's definitely. Music is
definitely the thing.
Speaker 2 (13:15):
I'm good at.
Speaker 3 (13:17):
Good I hopefully, you know, working towards.
Speaker 2 (13:20):
Yeah, okay, yeah, all right, man, how do you people
take you seriously as a musician.
Speaker 4 (13:27):
That's a hard one because it's it's not always easy
being neurodivergent and kind of having that you know, poise
of like oh, I'm I'm here, I'm doing this and
I'm performing.
Speaker 3 (13:41):
But it's a lot of work that I that I
do to just get towards that. But you know, I
I do have the two or three albums on.
Speaker 4 (13:53):
Spotify, and I'm hoping, you know, hoping to build up
from there, and I'm definitely working hard on a lot
of aspects as well, So.
Speaker 3 (14:06):
It would mean the world two have everyone like just
so much.
Speaker 2 (14:12):
Support and everything. How do you measure success? I mean
you probably measured differently than other people.
Speaker 4 (14:19):
So I measure success by just, you know, being your
true self and being you're real, just being who you are.
I don't measure it by like how much money you
have or how much you know what you do in
your life.
Speaker 3 (14:35):
But I measure it by.
Speaker 4 (14:37):
Being a nice person and just being authentic, authentically you
you know. And it's that that means the most to
me when people can see it that way, and it's
definitely a plus when people see it that way.
Speaker 2 (14:54):
What's the most unexpected source of inspiration you've had for
a song?
Speaker 4 (14:58):
The most unexpect source of inspiration, I would have to
say there was there's this one on my third album
coming out, Don't you Know It's Over. It's called It's
really I can't say it on air, so but it's
it's a very cool song and I'm I'm hoping, you know,
(15:19):
people could definitely tune in to see what what I
haven't in sore for that because.
Speaker 3 (15:25):
It's it's a lot of funk soul music.
Speaker 4 (15:27):
That one, it's like has some jazz in it, but
it's more gear towards the true shades of Derek Grippo,
whatever that may be, you know, I mean.
Speaker 2 (15:40):
Yeah, all right, Is there like an underrated artist that
you would love to see get finally recognized?
Speaker 3 (15:47):
Yes, Just Stone. She's amazing.
Speaker 4 (15:50):
She has a voice that is like, is unbeeable, and
I feel like she definitely has the pipes and has
the style and and that's that's kind of what I'm
looking for in this third album, is that kind of
soulful vibe. She's very like, I would say, like Janis Joplin,
(16:14):
and she's a mix of Janis Joplin and like but
like jazzier like she's she has that soul R and
B type of style. And that's what I'm going for
for my third album, is the soulful, jazzy type of
the stuff.
Speaker 2 (16:30):
Last question, where can people find you in your music?
Stream it? Buy it, give us your information before we
let you go here.
Speaker 4 (16:37):
So it's Derek Grippo dot band camp dot com. That's
d E R E K G R I P p
O dot band camp dot com. That's where you could
purchase my music. I'm also on Spotify search Derek Grippo
and I'm on Apple Music and all streaming platforms as well, and.
Speaker 3 (16:58):
You could find me in Instagram at Derek Grippo.
Speaker 2 (17:03):
All right, man, I want to thank you so much
for being on The Songwriter Show tonight.
Speaker 3 (17:06):
Thank you so much for having me.
Speaker 2 (17:08):
You're very welcome. And to other listeners out there, thank
you for spending a little bit of your precious time
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(17:29):
me every single Tuesday evening as we continue to uncover
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I love you all, have a great night, and I'll
see you next week.
Speaker 10 (18:03):
I've hung all the lights, wrapped all the gifts, sung
all the carols, and deck the host, but in my
heart there's an empty space because every year I've waited
for the magic that never came to snow.
Speaker 9 (18:26):
Fast tonight and I shiver lust in the cold. All
those Christmas stories they tell the luster hold.
Speaker 6 (18:37):
I try so hard, but it's not meant to be
the Joya's sake is always a read. Christmas just doesn't.
Christmas just doesn't. Christmas just doesn't.
Speaker 5 (18:57):
Work out for me.
Speaker 10 (19:17):
I light the fire, but it's just not warm.
Speaker 5 (19:23):
I want to believe like I did before. I try
to smile.
Speaker 11 (19:31):
I play the part, but time can't heal.
Speaker 3 (19:35):
With winter snow and I can't warm this sake, and
hard snow.
Speaker 9 (19:40):
Falls tonight and I shiver lust in the cold. All
those Christmas stories they tell, the lust their hold.
Speaker 5 (19:51):
I try it so hard, but it's not meant to
be the joy I sake.
Speaker 9 (20:00):
A read.
Speaker 6 (20:03):
Christmas just doesn't.
Speaker 3 (20:07):
Christmas just doesn't.
Speaker 5 (20:09):
Christmas just doesn't work out for me.
Speaker 11 (20:15):
I see the stars, but they've lost their shine. No
matter how had a try, they're just not bad. Maybe
it's just me. Maybe it's just talk.
Speaker 12 (20:34):
To leave this man behind.
Speaker 13 (20:38):
A truck so hard, but it's just not meant to
be the joy I say. It's always out of reach.
Speaker 5 (20:51):
Christmas just doesn't. Chrismas just doesn't.
Speaker 12 (20:57):
Christmas just doesn't work out.
Speaker 5 (21:06):
This Christmas Day, it just doesn't work out.
Speaker 7 (21:10):
For me.
Speaker 5 (21:12):
What can I say? I'm sorry.
Speaker 1 (21:28):
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Speaker 12 (22:38):
Any anything, any, any.
Speaker 7 (22:58):
And no no no, no, no, no, no laming, hanging
(23:41):
all
Speaker 5 (23:55):
My name hang Hang
Are you a songwriter? Are you looking to turn your
songwriting passion into a full time gigig? Whether you are
just at the start of your songwriting journey or a
seasoned industry professional, this show is made for you. You
we well. Welcome to the Songwriter Show, bringing together songwriting, news,
interviews and communitating. Now welcome your host, Sarantos.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
Thank you so much for tuning in tonight, and welcome
back to the Songwriter Show. I'm your humble host, Sarantos.
I'm a solo music artist who's been writing lyrics for
as long as I can remember. Words just mean the
world to me, and that's why I love hosting this
show for you every single Tuesday evening. I believe in
my heart that every song is a story. Tonight, I'm
(00:46):
so excited to have on the show Derek Ripple. It's
a rising jazz musician with a passion for creating soulful,
dynamic music that bridges classic jazz traditions with modern improvisation.
It sound blends expressive with rythmic drive, showcasing influences from
legends like Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and Herbie Hancock, while
(01:07):
adding his own fresh perspective.
Speaker 1 (01:09):
And now welcome this week's special guest. Special guests.
Speaker 2 (01:14):
Welcome to show. Derek, how are you?
Speaker 3 (01:16):
I'm good, how are you? Thank you for having me?
Speaker 2 (01:18):
You're welcome. I love talking to jazz musicians, right because
your music is so much more complex than pop radio sometimes,
And I don't want people to get annoyed with me
for saying that, but it's true.
Speaker 3 (01:28):
Yeah, yeah, definitely, I mean I think that, Yeah, definitely.
Speaker 4 (01:32):
It's very kind of different than the love of music
you hear today.
Speaker 3 (01:37):
Like, yeah, it's very different, like a lot of.
Speaker 4 (01:41):
It is from like thirties, forties, fifties, but it's definitely
an honor to do that kind of stuff.
Speaker 2 (01:49):
Tell us a little bit about when you got started
making jazz music. Howled were you?
Speaker 4 (01:54):
I was about eighteen, but I started singing at about
at around twelve. I started kind of practicing then and
have been writing songs since.
Speaker 3 (02:05):
I'm thirty three now, okay, and it's been twenty one years.
Speaker 4 (02:10):
I've been doing music and writing songs here and there
and just kind of building up that passion that I
have for music and now for jazz R and B
and soul music as well.
Speaker 3 (02:23):
So it's a lot of fun.
Speaker 2 (02:25):
And what is your main instrument? Is it your voice?
Do you play an instrument? Tell us about that.
Speaker 4 (02:30):
I'm mainly a singer, but I do have some I
have some piano experience as well as I mainly do
it electronically through DAW like DAW type of systems like
garage band, FL studio I do vocals on And it's
definitely something that is definitely very inspiring to kind of look.
Speaker 3 (02:56):
At that type of outlet.
Speaker 4 (02:59):
You know, look at that type of you know, trying
to that type of thing, you know, and get getting
that kind of sound out of it.
Speaker 2 (03:08):
You know, what do you think is the most challenging
thing for songwriters nowadays?
Speaker 4 (03:12):
The most challenging thing, I would say a lot of
it is getting the ideas together, just getting that sort
of kind of feel for what is right in certain
genres and what is you know.
Speaker 3 (03:30):
Getting the lyrics together, getting.
Speaker 4 (03:32):
In rhyming or not, you know, whatever you want to
do with the lyrics, and getting the right chord progressions.
It's it's all just such an art, that is Yeah,
It's it's all an art.
Speaker 3 (03:47):
It's all definitely very It's a fun, definitely a fun
avenue to go down.
Speaker 2 (03:54):
When you look at what you're going to release next year?
Do you have a minimum? Like, how do you try
to figure how many songs you're going to release an album?
How do you figure that out?
Speaker 1 (04:03):
Well?
Speaker 4 (04:04):
I usually do twelve songs. But this third album I'm
doing is going to be called The True Shades of
Derek Rippo, and it's kind of like a self titled album,
but like not, I'm not like it into self titled
albums per se, So I just I kind of do that.
(04:24):
But I'm gonna have ten tracks on this one, and
you know, the amount of tracks, I just I just
go by certain increments. I don't really and then you know,
a lot of times people just go by twelve ten,
you know.
Speaker 3 (04:43):
But it's it's a lot of I do a lot of.
Speaker 4 (04:47):
Track ordinance as well, so it depends on that, and
it depends on how much many tracks I have as well, Yeah,
that I want to put onto that particular album.
Speaker 2 (04:57):
Is there something you're excited about next year? Something you're
doing in terms of performances, or a weird music video,
or just something.
Speaker 3 (05:05):
Some achievements I've done.
Speaker 4 (05:06):
I've won a I've won the NATS National Association of
Teachers and Singing in my category, and I'm looking to
do that again this time around, and you know, just
kind of looking for what comes up, looking for not
looking for but like just seeing it as it goes
(05:29):
and just staying in the moment, but also thinking of
the future and what things can come of it.
Speaker 3 (05:36):
And I'm really excited for that.
Speaker 2 (05:39):
So tell us about this song that we're going to
hear in a minute. What inspired this one?
Speaker 4 (05:43):
So, this one's called Karma Harmony, which is very it
was inspired by just a lot of it was you know,
karma seems like it doesn't They say it goes around.
Speaker 3 (05:56):
What goes around comes around, but it doesn't seem like
it's been doing that sometimes.
Speaker 4 (06:02):
And this is kind of about when is it kind
of come around, Like when is it gonna rotate into
the final end of the path, onto the start, you know,
onto the start of the who it's coming from?
Speaker 2 (06:19):
And is there anything else you want us to know
about the song before we take a listen here?
Speaker 3 (06:24):
So, yeah, I do have a music video for it.
Speaker 4 (06:28):
It's coming out pretty soon, and it's very it's nice,
it's very kind of eerie, but like it kind of
has that eerie feeling to it, but it's definitely definitely
on point.
Speaker 2 (06:43):
Tell you what, Let's take a listen, then we'll come
back and talk tomorrow.
Speaker 3 (06:45):
Okay, sounds good.
Speaker 2 (06:47):
All right, everybody check this out.
Speaker 5 (06:48):
Here we go, Oh coma coma coma. She ain't coming
(07:20):
round home more. She walked right out that, So let's see. Oh, drama, drama, drama.
She knows us Wear. This world has been like calv too, Lord,
(07:40):
what didn't you make joint? No sentimental ner coming from
our hearts?
Speaker 6 (07:51):
Changingma comma coma comma?
Speaker 5 (07:57):
Hear me up over love twin minutes?
Speaker 7 (08:02):
Wear?
Speaker 5 (08:18):
Are you ready to kick out?
Speaker 4 (08:22):
Oh?
Speaker 8 (08:23):
Come? You don't get wood in? Who's a rat? Who's
a ratch?
Speaker 5 (08:44):
Who came a? Coma? Coma? You don't tell? Well?
Speaker 2 (08:49):
I want you.
Speaker 5 (08:53):
Since you skill laughing, notten nothing not gool OPI since
these disaster the world has? What does it tell? Tell
(09:26):
me you if you're true of it?
Speaker 6 (09:35):
Com comm comma doming to lois.
Speaker 5 (09:46):
Don't express? Are you ready to kick it?
Speaker 1 (09:59):
I come?
Speaker 5 (10:04):
You don't give wo.
Speaker 9 (10:10):
No?
Speaker 5 (10:15):
Who's around and goose around? Don't come around?
Speaker 2 (10:53):
Well, Derek, thank you for sharing that song with us, man,
thank you, thank you for having me and to share
with everyone.
Speaker 3 (11:00):
And this has been such a pleasure.
Speaker 2 (11:02):
You're welcome. So do you have any skills or personal
attributes you think are most important to being successful in
this business that you want to share with us.
Speaker 4 (11:11):
Yeah, so I think that you need to be sort
of you need that poise, you need that confidence. But
obviously I'm gaining that as we go. But I definitely
you definitely need skills in the music that you do,
(11:33):
which I mean, I've been working hard on that and
I think it hopefully shows.
Speaker 3 (11:41):
And yeah, it's been a real journey just to really
get that initiated and building it up as time goes on.
Speaker 4 (11:54):
And it's really a lot of definitely a lot of work,
but a lot of work that is just, yeah, a
lot of fun work to do.
Speaker 2 (12:05):
As long as it's not fun, man, That's that's the key, right,
absolutely fun. You just keep doing it. And I guess
sometimes even when it's not fun, you keep doing it.
But hopefully it's fun.
Speaker 3 (12:14):
It is so much.
Speaker 2 (12:16):
If you had to do this all over again, would
you still choose this career? Would you do anything differently?
Speaker 5 (12:21):
If you did?
Speaker 4 (12:23):
Yes, I well I would still choose this career, Yeah,
I would. I have some troubles with you know, I
have Tourette syndrome. I have all these you know, some
aspergers as well, like neurodivergent, so that's kind of where
I come from. But music really helps me get it out,
(12:46):
get those emotions that I feel from those things out,
and it's really really inspiring just to.
Speaker 3 (12:54):
Get it out that way.
Speaker 4 (12:55):
It's because it's you know, you could sing things that
are so profound, but like when you talk, it's like
you know, you're using fillers here and there.
Speaker 3 (13:08):
But you know, I it's definitely, it's definitely. Music is
definitely the thing.
Speaker 2 (13:15):
I'm good at.
Speaker 3 (13:17):
Good I hopefully, you know, working towards.
Speaker 2 (13:20):
Yeah, okay, yeah, all right, man, how do you people
take you seriously as a musician.
Speaker 4 (13:27):
That's a hard one because it's it's not always easy
being neurodivergent and kind of having that you know, poise
of like oh, I'm I'm here, I'm doing this and
I'm performing.
Speaker 3 (13:41):
But it's a lot of work that I that I
do to just get towards that. But you know, I
I do have the two or three albums on.
Speaker 4 (13:53):
Spotify, and I'm hoping, you know, hoping to build up
from there, and I'm definitely working hard on a lot
of aspects as well, So.
Speaker 3 (14:06):
It would mean the world two have everyone like just
so much.
Speaker 2 (14:12):
Support and everything. How do you measure success? I mean
you probably measured differently than other people.
Speaker 4 (14:19):
So I measure success by just, you know, being your
true self and being you're real, just being who you are.
I don't measure it by like how much money you
have or how much you know what you do in
your life.
Speaker 3 (14:35):
But I measure it by.
Speaker 4 (14:37):
Being a nice person and just being authentic, authentically you
you know. And it's that that means the most to
me when people can see it that way, and it's
definitely a plus when people see it that way.
Speaker 2 (14:54):
What's the most unexpected source of inspiration you've had for
a song?
Speaker 4 (14:58):
The most unexpect source of inspiration, I would have to
say there was there's this one on my third album
coming out, Don't you Know It's Over. It's called It's
really I can't say it on air, so but it's
it's a very cool song and I'm I'm hoping, you know,
(15:19):
people could definitely tune in to see what what I
haven't in sore for that because.
Speaker 3 (15:25):
It's it's a lot of funk soul music.
Speaker 4 (15:27):
That one, it's like has some jazz in it, but
it's more gear towards the true shades of Derek Grippo,
whatever that may be, you know, I mean.
Speaker 2 (15:40):
Yeah, all right, Is there like an underrated artist that
you would love to see get finally recognized?
Speaker 3 (15:47):
Yes, Just Stone. She's amazing.
Speaker 4 (15:50):
She has a voice that is like, is unbeeable, and
I feel like she definitely has the pipes and has
the style and and that's that's kind of what I'm
looking for in this third album, is that kind of
soulful vibe. She's very like, I would say, like Janis Joplin,
(16:14):
and she's a mix of Janis Joplin and like but
like jazzier like she's she has that soul R and
B type of style. And that's what I'm going for
for my third album, is the soulful, jazzy type of
the stuff.
Speaker 2 (16:30):
Last question, where can people find you in your music?
Stream it? Buy it, give us your information before we
let you go here.
Speaker 4 (16:37):
So it's Derek Grippo dot band camp dot com. That's
d E R E K G R I P p
O dot band camp dot com. That's where you could
purchase my music. I'm also on Spotify search Derek Grippo
and I'm on Apple Music and all streaming platforms as well, and.
Speaker 3 (16:58):
You could find me in Instagram at Derek Grippo.
Speaker 2 (17:03):
All right, man, I want to thank you so much
for being on The Songwriter Show tonight.
Speaker 3 (17:06):
Thank you so much for having me.
Speaker 2 (17:08):
You're very welcome. And to other listeners out there, thank
you for spending a little bit of your precious time
with the two of us tonight. We know you have
options and we're so happy you shows us. If you're
an artist with a story to share, please we'd love
to hear from you. Please head over to Songwriter Show
dot com to fill out the interview request for him.
So to everyone else, I'm Sarrantos. I hope you'll join
(17:29):
me every single Tuesday evening as we continue to uncover
the inspiring journeys behind all of the world's music. Keep creating.
I love you all, have a great night, and I'll
see you next week.
Speaker 10 (18:03):
I've hung all the lights, wrapped all the gifts, sung
all the carols, and deck the host, but in my
heart there's an empty space because every year I've waited
for the magic that never came to snow.
Speaker 9 (18:26):
Fast tonight and I shiver lust in the cold. All
those Christmas stories they tell the luster hold.
Speaker 6 (18:37):
I try so hard, but it's not meant to be
the Joya's sake is always a read. Christmas just doesn't.
Christmas just doesn't. Christmas just doesn't.
Speaker 5 (18:57):
Work out for me.
Speaker 10 (19:17):
I light the fire, but it's just not warm.
Speaker 5 (19:23):
I want to believe like I did before. I try
to smile.
Speaker 11 (19:31):
I play the part, but time can't heal.
Speaker 3 (19:35):
With winter snow and I can't warm this sake, and
hard snow.
Speaker 9 (19:40):
Falls tonight and I shiver lust in the cold. All
those Christmas stories they tell, the lust their hold.
Speaker 5 (19:51):
I try it so hard, but it's not meant to
be the joy I sake.
Speaker 9 (20:00):
A read.
Speaker 6 (20:03):
Christmas just doesn't.
Speaker 3 (20:07):
Christmas just doesn't.
Speaker 5 (20:09):
Christmas just doesn't work out for me.
Speaker 11 (20:15):
I see the stars, but they've lost their shine. No
matter how had a try, they're just not bad. Maybe
it's just me. Maybe it's just talk.
Speaker 12 (20:34):
To leave this man behind.
Speaker 13 (20:38):
A truck so hard, but it's just not meant to
be the joy I say. It's always out of reach.
Speaker 5 (20:51):
Christmas just doesn't. Chrismas just doesn't.
Speaker 12 (20:57):
Christmas just doesn't work out.
Speaker 5 (21:06):
This Christmas Day, it just doesn't work out.
Speaker 7 (21:10):
For me.
Speaker 5 (21:12):
What can I say? I'm sorry.
Speaker 1 (21:28):
Thank you for listening to The Songwriter Show. To keep
the momental going, head over to www. Dot songwriter show
dot com and join our free music community of artists, songwriters,
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Speaker 12 (22:38):
Any anything, any, any.
Speaker 7 (22:58):
And no no no, no, no, no, no laming, hanging
(23:41):
all
Speaker 5 (23:55):
My name hang Hang
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