Why Kevin Garrett Is Your Next Favorite Artist

August 26, 2019 Ivy Sandoval

Wrapping up a US tour in honor of his debut album Hoax, Kevin Garrett talks about his music, future plans and reminisces on moments throughout tour.

This 28-year-old singer-songwriter has been in the industry for quite a while and has had the pleasure of working with many incredible songwriters over the years, even earning a Grammy-nomination for his writing contribution on a track from Beyonce’s Lemonade. Being around music his whole life, and starting to write songs at 13, the Pittsburgh native found his interest in actually pursuing music after his move to New York. He played his first show at Rockwood Music Hall – a small NYC venue, where after his performance, he was invited by the owner to play again.

“The owner asked me to come back and play a second show, which was opening for Nora Jones. So, it was then where I was kind of like, ‘Maybe I could hang and really give it a shot.’ Through that community at Rockwood and playing throughout New York, I just started to teach myself some things about managing time and managing this kind of world. After that, I started putting songs out. I’d put some songs out here and there under different streaming services and now people keep listening, which is cool.”

This unceasingly talented artist is one to watch as he has amassed quite a following selling out both US and UK headlining tours, garnering millions of streams and gaining the support from fellow artists such as Mumford & Sons, James Vincent McMarrow and Alessia Cara.

Read the rest of our interview with Kevin Garrett in the July 2019 issue of Beyond The Stage Magazine here.

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Ivy Sandoval

Contributing Writer at Beyond The Stage Magazine

Ivy Sandoval is one of Beyond the Stage's Contributing Writers and has been with the publication since April 2019. She is currently a senior majoring in Journalism at Texas State University. She is also a Life and Arts Reporter for her university newspaper, as well as a Contributing Writer for a popular culture and music content based publication. When she isn't busy with school or writing, you can find her at concerts, traveling or just watching Netflix. Her favorite bands and artists include Shawn Mendes, Harry Styles, Bazzi and Why Don't We