Today we’d like to introduce you to Garrett Kirk
Hi Garrett, please kick things off for us with an introduction to yourself and your story.
I can honestly say all I had when I became a full time musician was a beat up acoustic guitar and a drinking problem.
Througout the years, I have met and accumulated hundreds of couches to saftely land on in a time of crisis, and I was supprisingly good at getting by with little or no money.
After I decided to put the bottle down, I figured it would be a good idea to quit smoking as well… so I did.
Here we are now, I have a big p.a. system, coming up on two years of sobriety and I am now on a label backed by Sony, I feel great, my music is sounding better than ever and I have just now started releasing some really good quality music videos that will be dropping througout the year…so that is super cool.
With that said, I feel like I am getting the recognition that most of us deserve. We spend countless hours on all of this and its hard work. I cant wait to see whats in store next, I have some good ideas and I have been talking to some pretty successful peope in the industry. It truly is a blessing to be able to play guitar for a living. I really diddnt think all of this was possible as a kid.
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
This has been rough especially due to lack of fundng. We live in a time wether you like it or not, where videos are everything.
Daily, I am creating, uploading, and sending off videos to individuals, buisenesses ect. to showcase my trade in exchange of money. The bad news is, I diddnt have any money when I started, so I kind of looked like I diddnt know what I was doing… Well thats because I diddnt.
Improvising has been the key all the way. There is no way I could afford to have someone do all of this for me, so it basically took me about two years of learning this stuff kindof trial by fire.
Some of my early releases were just bad. After I learned what the heck I was doing and got over people making fun of my “work”, I got better. Someone once told me that making music videos would make you “better at your craft”…. He was right!
I am constantly working on what I have to make to draw a more satisfied and interactive fan base and its starting to show.
That is the very tip of the iceberg in the “Struggles” section.
Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
When I was a child, I had always dreamed of being a guitarist in a big rock n roll band like Boston or AC/DC. As time quickly flew by, as it does, I realized that it would be easier for me to be a singer in my own band due to the dificulties of butting heads and clashing ideas .
In my oppinion caring about the music side and the buiseness side is one thing has made this dream acheivable.. not to mention my ability to perform. Im really excited about my performance turnouts so far. Im just thakful no one has thrown any bottles at me yet.
Others might say its my “Vintage Sound” that sets me apart from others, I just think its passion.. persistence… being kind… all the above.
Is there anyone you’d like to thank or give credit to?
My dad.
My dad has seen me act like a real piece of work and he continued to show me love and all of that when I really diddnt deserve it. He just retired this year and its pretty cool that he diddnt lose his job as a high ranking government official due to my childhood shenannagans.
I would love to be like him one day for my son if the times let it happen.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.garrettkirk.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialgarrettkirkmusic?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0xdZCqU2-9HGvXd270lVa90IM4J0hlwYNV6HBBpyYKD3x27rfwd7byq78_aem_fFz_JsyQ6-CJAb_TNG8Zzg
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100079918861986
- Twitter: @garrettkirk13
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@garrettkirkmusic
- Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/garrettkirk?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
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