Biography
Derek Galarza, whose surname is pronounced Guh-lar-zuh, creates music as a singer-songwriter whose rhythmic sensibility incorporates percussive, beat-driven elements drawn from pop, rock, and folk artists across the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. He seeks to restore harmonies and major-minor chord progressions by fusing guitar and piano-led syncopation into territory still uncharted in contemporary music. His lyrics channel the energy of natural instinct and opulent narrative. On stage and screen he has taken on the characters of Jesus Christ and Captain Jack Sparrow. A deep engagement with theater and film leads him to animate his performances through historical and metaphorical allusions that fill the mind with optimism and illumination. Derek Galarza has composed hundreds of songs, and many more remain in progress.
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