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California based troubadour, Will Derryberry began showing up in local clubs, stunning listeners with a brand of blues that leaned heavily on the styles of Robert Johnson, Ray Charles, and Eric Clapton. “When I was 5 years old, I heard BB King’s The Thrill is Gone, something happened to me. It’s oxymoronic, but as he sang that song, I got extremely excited!” His fretwork and soulful voice gained a strong following, and several years of refining his talent, he was signed onto the Sacramento based label, Fair Oaks Music. Thus teaming up with bass player Ian Kilpatrick, and drummer Baron Miller. The Will Derryberry trio was set in 1999. The trio went on to record Live August 31, 1999, Demonstration, and toured the U.S. for a solid four years.
In 2003, Will’s focus was set on writing a solo folk/blues CD. That same year he released Roots. Will continued to travel and perform what many called his signature sound. Will even admits, ” After I recorded Roots, playing music got easier somehow, it was like I was able to be me.”
Along the way Will met up with artist manager/BMI published songwriter John Cordova (of Jc7 Productions), who caught Will performing in the San Francisco bay area, liked what he heard and suggested putting together a batch of musicians and songs for Will to record. Will was intrigued with the idea of collaborating and soon found himself recording tracks co-penned by Cordova and Lou Carlozo (of Blue Lit Souls fame). After months of writing and recording songs, Target of Your Favor was released.
“It was a new experiment for me, joining together with this team,” says Will of the collective that also included co-producer Danny Duncan (Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen, Jonny Lang) and a series of seasoned session musicians. “It caused me to really shift gears musically and I found myself going away from the deep and dirty blues and folk into more of a pop/alternative rock direction.”
A year later, Will was back to writing and recording. “My favorite aspect of what I do is writing and recording songs. I like songs that are organic sounding, and actually have something to say.”
With Will’s passion for song-writing, he began creating music and songs for TV, and movies, as well as other artists. Currently, Will is in the early stages of writing songs for a new CD. “I want to get back to writing those folksy, bluesy tunes… they just come more naturally to me.” Claiming the role of producer/engineer, he is recording other artists, and continuing his song-writing efforts in the film industry.
Will summarizes. “I just hope to keep finding opportunities to share my music with as many people as possible.
(from Will's myspace page) |
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