Fresh Find - Derek Anthony
- Freshly Brewed Country
- Aug 19, 2015
- 4 min read
We are happy to announce Derek Anthony as our latest Fresh Find here at Freshly Brewed Country!
Derek has always had a passion for music: instrumentally and vocally. From the age of six, Derek was singing George Strait, Kenny Rogers, to Glen Campbell. In addition to vocals, Derek has played a wide range of instruments in all levels of the public school system in the St. Louis, Missouri metro area (trumpet, banjo, guitar, saxophone, harmonica, baritone, and piano). With the diversity of instrument experience, this gives Derek a wide range of styles and patterns to pull from while writing, performing, and composing songs.
Derek enjoys writing creative lyrics that have a simple cadence. Moreover, turning a negative quality or situation into a comical play on words is also a goal for Derek. The country music listener has always accepted this notion with open arms. Some of Derek’s influences: Garth Brooks, George Strait, Billy Joel, Randy Travis, Brad Paisley, Keith Whitley, Alabama, Eric Clapton, Eagles, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith, Frank Sinatra, 80’s rock.
Derek can best be described as a contemporary country style with some traditional taste of country music embedded into his sound and feel. Most comments from fans are a cross between Brad Paisley and Dierks Bentley style/sound, but of course, Derek prefers to have his unique sound to stand out from the rest of the pack.
Derek Anthony is eager to broaden his musical career into the mass market appeal and produce memorable music that embrace emotion, fun, and touches the hearts of millions of fans. Derek is a contemporary country artist and launching his sophomore album “Cowboy Way” under his own label B L U A N T Music Group in the fall of ’13. Derek puts his heart and soul into his label, his fans, and his music.
With Steve Mandile producing the album in Nashville, this album will be as strong as any artist in the business. The title track “Cowboy Way” is being released to radio in August 2013 and has been selected by the Dallas Cowboys to be played at all the home games in 2013 NFL season. All of Derek’s music can be found on all the major musical websites.
Derek is also very active on the web with social media, so be sure to follow the activity.
Be sure to download music from Derek Anthony on iTunes today.
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Want to know more about Derek Anthony? If so, then check out our interview with this talented country singer.
FBC: What made you want to get involved in the country music world?
DA: I have been singing since I was six and playing instruments since middle school. I needed to jump in with both feet and that is just what I did. For the past eight years, we have been performing across Texas.
FBC: What song of yours is your favorite and why?
DA: The newest song that I write. Something fresh and new is always my favorite. Not that the old ones aren’t as good. It’s just my thrill for something new (not just music, but life in general). It’s kinda like those folks that can watch the same movie over and over and over again. That’s just not me.
FBC: What has been your favorite memory of your music journey so far?
DA: Playing at Billy Bob’s. The largest honky tonk in the world in the heart of the Texas music scene (Fort Worth). It is a mini-Nashville and becoming very crowded with musicians and artists, some of the best in the world.
FBC: Who is your country music idol and why?
DA: That is always a hard one to answer. When I think of idol there are a lot of different ways someone can define that word. For me the word is bigger than most people on this earth. For me, we have scratched and clawed our way through the music business. It is a mess and very political and takes a lot of funding to try to break and make it a sustainable business. It seems it is almost like a drug, such an addiction. For me my country music idols are for the ones that can tour full time, have a bus, pay the bills, take care of the band and their families, and be able to live their dream each and every day.
In short, George Strait is one for sure. He cut his teeth in all the small bars in Texas and someone took a chance on him and he made the best of his opportunity that presented itself to him… and that is what I admire most. In today’s music environment, it’s every man for themselves it seems, and labels are more like banks than music labels.
FBC: What are three fun facts about you that you want your fans to know?
DA: 1) I have song turrets (someone speaks a phrase in normal conversation and it makes me blurt out a song of any genre or at least sing it in my head. I think there is a game show idea in there somewhere?)
2) I tried out for 5 major league baseball teams senior year in high school as a left handed pitcher.. Didn’t get called back. But thought I was going to be a pro ball player or a country music singer when I grew up.. The crazy thing is, I still haven’t grown up.
3) I work out 5 days a week, and I have been with the same gal since I was 16 years old, married with two beautiful darling daughters. Blessed with great parents, a brother and two wonderful sisters.
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