Derek Graham

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I started music young. I had many bands through the years but found myself in a great one, when tragedy struck and during a heated debate a beer bottle was slammed down on the coffee table. the bottle exploded and cut 2 tendons on my hand...During the next 10 years i slowly reintroduced myself to guitar, and without knowing any kind of capabilities, i would have been lost and given up... a chance facebook exchange with my now current Drummer Butch Mann, was all i needed to get back onto the horse. We spent the next few months "dusting off the bottle' and i remembered why i started music in the very beginning. Now 2 years under our belt we are ready to take the world.

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What is music to you? What does it give you?

Music is life.

What is your music dream?

To be able to play music for the rest of my life.

If you could change the world - what would you start with?

Mandatory music.

Which is the most memorable song from your childhood?

Teddy Bear - Elvis Presley

Who are your favorite musical artists or bands?

Edwin McCain, Tori Amos, Paul Gilbert, Slash, Joe Satriani, Chicken foot.

What inspires you to make music?

During my life, i retired from music after an accident which sliced a tendon to my ring finger and my thumb on my fretting hand...at this point Dr's said i would never play music again so i quit....after 10 years of falling aimlessly into nothingness, my current Drummer coerced me out of retirement and after 2 years of Shows, my hands and wrists are stronger than they have ever been, i am currently playing upwards of 4 hours a day at home and we Practice 2 times a week...after coming out of Retirement and doing our first year of shows, i realized what was missing, Music provides me with Balance.

What is the message you want to send with your music?

We are all here, all the same, all one

How do you feel when you perform in front of an audience?

Amazed. carefree.

How do you see the musicians’ reality nowadays? What could be improved?

Music in Canada is hard as a way of life. Unless you have made it here, you get paid next to nothing or play for the door, not to mention week long gigs for Cover bands are non existent anymore. In Canada we make music for the love of making music.

What do you think of Drooble?

Good so far.

What frustrates you most as a musician?

People without open minds

Do you support your local scene as a fan? How?

Yes, We are at local shows, we open for other bands

What qualities should a musician nowadays have in order to get their music heard by a larger audience?

Consistency, passion.

Share some awesome artists that we’ve never heard of.

Five hundred pound furnace, Ash the arsonist, Wolf Mother, League of 1