He records and releases under the artist name GRW (pronounced GROW) and is a songwriter, performer, and producer who has just completed his twelfth album, due to be released later this year, although the first single from it was released on June 20th. His musical journey has taken him from New York to San Francisco and now to Music City, along the way working with a variety of artists, including Jane Wiedlen from The Go-Go’s, among many others. He has performed at the famous Bluebird Café in Nashville and has his own studio there.
"I came to Nashville hoping to collaborate with many, many people and really getting into, like, combining genres and creating, kind of, new song forms."
"That was my approach; it's like, I'd just write a song whether it fits with the last song or the next song. And, so, really, I just, I wanted to have, like, a lot of kind of variety even within the songs."
"The fact of the matter is, is that the wildfire situation there in California is outrageous and is way worse than it used to be. And we were just worried that we were going to lose everything that we'd worked so hard to build."
"I find when I'm out tilling a field or shoveling poop or doing any sort of thing that you would do on a farm, that's when my creative moments really come into focus for me. I can't tell you how many songs I've written just shoveling dirt or mucking out a stall. It really, like, clears your head."
"He bought a motel and wired it for sound and put a recording studio in it."
"Basically it was like summer camp, but for, like, middle-aged songwriters."
"I've been getting a lot of offers to work with reggae artists... It's funny because, like, the release of this music is leading to more offers to collaborate with various people."
"The pandemic hit and, you know, like a lot of other musicians, I had to put a lot of plans on hold."
"I've written hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of songs over the years, and so, like, putting only 19 songs on an album is actually very little for me."
"Green Lights"
"Angry God"
** Bonus audio with Gary Wertz **