BIO

Seattle’s soul-singer-songwriter Darrius Willrich drips a sensuous
interplay of soul, jazz, and inner city longings. Sure to engage your all your senses, with the look, sound and feel of yesterday’s soul-today. The spirit of Stevie Wonder, D’Angelo, and Herbie Hancock, season the musical stew that is Darrius...Sweet Urban Soul.

Being a trained jazz pianist, a soulful singer, and an intelligent songwriter, with love for hip-hop, Darrius Willrich delivers
feel good music drawn from a wide skill spectrum. The lyrics and message uplift and encourage you to live and love without constraint.

Darrius Willrich’s sound is sweet, melodic, harmonically rich, and infectious. Initially inspired by Stevie Wonder, Prince, and Babyface, Darrius has crafted a fun, colorful, and sexy style.  He is definitely top consideration as a soundtrack for love, sex, romance and living life fully.

With a degree in jazz piano, a voice full of tone, and songwriting rich in sensitivity, his songs take you back and propel you forward all at once. Darrius’ years of experience as an instrumentalist, sideman, leader, producer and recording artist, allow him to paint soul using a rich and diverse sonic palette of warm colors and textures. With the urban elements resonating in rich and thought provoking lyrics, Darrius mixes an array of genres delivering Sweet Urban Soul.
 

STATS

Darrius wrote and has full ownership rights to all his music.  He is not under any obligation or contract to a label, manager, producer or agent.

No percentage of his music is owed to any producer, co-writer, or investor.  25% of his album profits are pledged to PATH: A Catalyst For Global Health.

Darrius delivers an attractive, and elegant image.  His artistry, and appearance are sophisticated and appealing.

Darrius’ music does not include profanity, derogatory comments about women or references to violence.

Donating a percentage of profits from the sale of the album to PATH reflects a desire to participate in the making of a better world and makes him unique among his peers.

Darrius has a Bachelor of Music Degree in Jazz Piano from Cornish College of the Arts.  He is also a piano, jazz band and jazz history instructor at both the college and high school institutions.

Darrius owns his logo, tag line and basic branding making adjustments and future branding seamless.

Darrius has touring, stage set up and sound layouts in place and readily available.

With full ownership of music, all basic promotion, and branding items in place, as well as no contractual obligations, Darrius makes an easy transit to a label or large scale agency.

Having instrumental and acapella sets of tracks allow Darrius to perform television without remixes.  As well as make him international licensing, telelvision, movie and radio ready.