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Gordy Garris / Blog

Nobody's There Blog

Ah, 2017! A brand new year and with it we bring you brand new music! Hard to believe that we are already 3 months into the new year, but we are making the most of it and we hope you are too! We are excited for what may be in store for us as a band with lots of great new opportunities in the works. Our newest single, "Nobody's There" was released to Spotify in February as a part of Volume 22 of the Mattrix Mixtape. You can stream the song for free there, here on our Reverb page or on our Soundcloud page too! The band and I have been hard at work in the recording studio for the past 9 months perfecting this record as much as we can to make this third album our best one yet! Proud to be able to work with the best producer we know at the best recording studio around; Andy Reed at Reed Recording Company. With 10 songs already under our belt, and only a few more left to go, the end is in sight! The release of our third album is getting closer everyday! The name and album artwork will be released in the coming months. We will be bringing you a brand new music video later this spring to promote the new album release and we will be announcing a list a tour dates for this summer as well! So stay tuned and thank you to those who continue to follow us through social media and rock out to our tunes :) Wishing you all the best - GGG

Down At The Disco Blog

Exciting news to share with everyone following the release of our newest single last week, "Down At The Disco." We are going back into the studio this summer to put out our third studio album in as many years! Reed Recording Company will be working with us for the second year in a row with the production. We feel this is our best one yet and are very excited for it's release this fall! The future is bright for us and there are many big things to come, with lots of great tracks on the way! We will be having a featured interview with Bandwidth Music Magazine coming out very soon to talk about our latest single and our work on our newest album! So stay tuned and look for us in this press release! http://www.bndwdth.media/featured-stories/

Runnin' Through the Streets Blog

This is to talk about the release of our lead single off our second studio album, "The Pulse!" The music video for this song is currently in the works and will be out soon on YouTube! We wrote this song for the violence occurring in our country right now with all of the rioting this year in Baltimore and Ferguson. We want to bring peace to the streets of this nation and hope this music sends out the positive message we are preaching; no violence is needed to make yourself heard! - Gordy & Truth

The Pulse Blog

Hey all! Big record is in the works for us this summer with Reed Recording Company!! We are very excited to be working with Andy Reed for our next project. We begin work on the new album July 2nd. Expect to hear our original rock sound from our previous work on this record, coupled with some new additions as well. We want to make this one our best yet.. hoping to make our fans proud! Look to hear more from us in the studio this July!! Album #2 will be released Fall of 2015!

Thanks again, GGG

Music Masquerade Blog

Hey friends!

Now less than three months until the debut studio album finally comes out! We have come a long way these past two years, haven't we? Sometimes I sit and think of that first time I sat down and picked up the pen and paper to write a song... I never knew the implications of what could possibly stem from it. I may ask myself why I wrote "Hater" or "Back To Me".. or the entire first album for that matter, and why I put it together the way I did. But I quickly realize that it is for the fans and for the purpose of helping people through music. I know often people will just listen to a song, just to hear what it sounds like. But that's not what I'm all about. I always use to ask myself, what good was a song to me if all it ever had was a catchy melody/beat? What if the lyrics weren't the best or maybe they weren't there at all? If I couldn't relate well to the words, then I wasn't gonna sing it and in turn probably wouldn't listen to it again! Yet here are the biggest chart topping singles on the planet nowadays that are lacking strength or purpose lyrically. I wonder what these songs mean and what the author was thinking writing these songs?

When I sit down to write a new song, although I want it to sound good musically, I'm never trying specifically to write the next chart topping million dollar seller. Honestly, I think the harder you try when it comes to writing music, the harder it becomes for you to get the creative juices flowing and get the song how you want it. I'm always trying to stay current with my music, but lyrically, I always write to my audience and write from the heart - from my personal experiences in life.

I love it when people can relate to my music and apply my songs/lyrics to their own lives! That moment when a friend says to me, "Gordy, I love your music. This is my favorite song. Your music helps me get through the day. It helps me get going in the morning every day!" There in lies my answer!! This is why I do music to this day! As great as critical acclaim for a song is (having your song play on the radio, writing a million dollar song that tops the billboard charts, signing that huge deal with a major record label, winning a Grammy award, playing the Super Bowl Halftime Show, getting millions of views on Youtube/millions of Facebook likes), knowing I helped a friend in need will always be more important to me than any and ALL of the aforementioned!!

Even with some of the Music Masquerade songs out there now, I'm still very anxious and excited to see the reception that this debut album gets come release day - August 31, 2014. As the days go by, I spend lots of time and money in the studio perfecting everything I can on it. But I continue to be patient. Even if it takes years to get any kind of critical acclaim, I'm gonna keep dreaming big, hoping that the right person hears the music and wants to help me get the album out to the mainstream in a hurry. But until that day comes, I'm gonna just keep doing what I do best - living to help others and livin' the dream here in good ol' Saginaw, Michigan - working full time hours at my two jobs and continually releasing my music to all of my fans, friends and family! Thanks again to everyone in my life (past and present), I hope that my music is able to benefit you as well!! Questions and comments are welcome! I am always open to hearing feedback and always willing to lend an ear if you just want to chat!

Thanks for reading - feel free to like/share this to help me spread the good word!

You can visit my band's website at gordygarrisgroup.webs.com or at https://reverbnation.com/gordygarrisgroup

Sending out peace, love & music to all, -Gordy Garris

Back To Me Blog

Back To Me, is a song that goes out to anyone who has ever lost someone or something very close to them. They may be all you want and may be all you need, but sadly, they are only in your dreams.

Hater Blog

Just a thought... This is a song I wrote about being bullied! Don't let the bullies bring you down, they are all just a bunch of haters. Hope you guys like it, and can help me turn this unknown song into something great that can help the people around us and put an end to bullying! Sending out peace, love and music. Take care, best of luck to all of you with everything that challenges you in life!! You can overcome anything when you believe in yourself!

http://www.reverbnation.com/gordygarrisgroup/song/20003382-hater