Things are getting worked out with Apple music and Spotify regarding the confusion with another Human Project from England. The bad news is this could take up to a month to resolve. (Some of their music is on my page confusing potential fans and people thinking about buying it.) Question 1 Why do you call yourself The Human Project? I got the nickname the Human in my 20's. Not sure how, except I loved music. Had it always playing. I knew all the lyrics to songs. If were around me, there was music and probably cold beer. When I decided to start writing and recording, the best name for this would be The Human Project. Question 2 When did you start listening to music? I would say by 6 or 7 years of age, I was starting to listen. I listened to Elvis and Buddy Holly a lot. Dug the rockabilly sound. I had a record player that played 45's. Also my dad's side was very musical. They all played something. Fiddle, mandolin, guitars. I was around that at a young age. Question 3 Who were your influences? Early Elvis. Buddy Holly. Then The Beatles kinda knocked my socks off. The Stones. I liked the Young Rascals with that Hammond Organ sound. The Animals. Really..too many to list. But you hear all my influences come out in my music. Question 4 When did you start playing? I started at about 15 years old. By 16, I was playing in a full blown rock band and actually going out and doing gigs. I played in bands all 4 years of high school. We were one of the better bands in the Central Valley of California, especially for our age. When I graduated from High School, that was it for me for performing with a band live and playing. Flash forward about 40 years and I got me a Fender Stratocaster and bought me a Boss BR 1600 digital recorder. I started writing and recording the tracks. I found it came pretty easy. I met some other musicians. In 2006, we went into the studio and recorded "The Real Stuff." It was well received, so in 2008, I did Human Project II, Humanized. As sales continued to be pretty good, I have keep going with it. Question 5 Do you play live? I played a few live gigs right after The Real Stuff. Stanford University Homecoming gig was the big one. But I never could catch on with the music scene here that is more geared to cover bands playing in bars type thing, so I finally gave up trying to play live. It is really this area's loss because of the kind of band I could put together. Absolutely killer players. What you hear on my CD's are the same guys that I would have taken out live. Now, I am not young anymore and I am content to just write and record. I also enjoy doing my Podcast, Human's Show on Podomatic. It has an international audience and helps me promote my music as well. Question 6 Final Thoughts? I am grateful to all the fans that have discovered my music and support it. I am grateful for my family supporting me as well. I hope to continue to write and record as long as I can. Loyd Vandergriff, aka The Human of The Human Project
October 2019
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