Grant Perez: From Youtube Covers to International Tours

    Grant Perez is a Filipino-Australian singer, songwriter, and musician who is widely known for his blend of an energetic yet smooth mix of pop, indie, and jazz sounds. The songwriter’s most notable song being “Cherry Wine”, which has over 200K listens on Spotify alone, is one of Grant’s first singles off his first album “Conversations With The Moon” which was released in September of 2021. As of lately, he has been touring around the United States, Australia, and Europe. 

    Grant got his first exposure sharing song covers on Youtube from his home. From his bedroom, he began to grow his fanbase and supporters and from there, he slowly began writing on his own singles and eventually began releasing albums. With the rise in popularity in his works he got to open for the band Rex Orange Country’s tour and even landed an interview with Teen Vogue. Grant dives into how he creates music and what is generally the process and what his inspirations are. He describes how his Filipino roots inspire a lot of his sound as it “is all smooth and it’s all about love”. He believes that his sound comes from soft rock, from bands such as The Eagles and Bread mixed with sounds like Usher’s and Musiq SoulChild. Grant dedicates a lot of his inspiration and success to his family as they were the ones who helped initially push him to create and share his music and sound to the world. 

    For Grant, he attributes much of his rise to popularity to his single, Cherry Wine, which is by far his most popular song. Not only that, but it is also his most notable worldwide successful song. In addition to this, he is thankful for how this song has helped bridge a connection between him and his community. Similarly, In Makato Fujimura’s “Culture Care”, he insists on how art can act as the bridge between communities. In this case, between Grant Perez and whomever listens to his work. But in addition, a bridge between people’s emotions and an outlet for others to seek strength, comfort, and confidence in. Grant Perez’s mix of creations of love and heartbreak songs alongside his musical inspiration from soft rock, Filipino, pop, indie, and jazz roots create an outlet for him to share his love of music and be a safe haven for others to share and partake in. 

Listen to Grant Perez's Most Listened to Single: Cherry Wine !