sings and plays keys on the “Wild” remix
you did for the Hotel Sessions with Local
Sound. It looks like your connection goes
deeper than drums and bass. How did
you guys meet up, and is that the case?
[Garrett] Yeah, Tilman is incredible and plays/
MDs for a Country artist, Abbey Anderson.
We originally met through the Local Sound
team and he started playing bass with us live
for events. This sparked our relationship and
he has become a dear friend. The two of us
actually arranged and produced the Wild
Hotel Sessions together. He is one of those
people that brings endless amounts of quality
and value to anything he is apart of, so I am
extremely thankful for him.
[WM] Speaking of “Wild”, it’s probably my
favorite Local Sound song. You also did a
drum play video for that as well as the other
songs from the WWJD EP. Funny to say, but
seeing you play what is in fact a Worship song
was really entertaining. It is also great for other
drummers to be able to watch, listen, and learn
from what you’re doing. To me, it doesn’t look
like a performance, so I’m curious how you
view toggling between for hire work where
performing can be part of the gig vs. worship
where it’s about pointing people upward.
[Garrett] This is such a great question. Just to
be honest and candid, I love the contemporary
Worship community, but the majority of the
musicians aren’t trained professionals. A lot of
them came up playing in the Church and have
the naturally contemporary worship approach
to their playing. For me, developing my craft
as far as I can is always the most important,
[Garrett] So I honestly just love playing to [WM] In addition to playing bass and keys and I feel like is glorifying to God. I am taking
songs and after seeing other drummers on on some of your videos, Tilman Acker also the passion he has placed in me and I want to
“Wild” // Local Sound Hotel Sessions “Wild” // Local Sound Drum Video
YouTube, I thought, “Why not?” So, if there is a
song that is really inspiring me, I just drum to it
and just play what comes to mind. Sometimes
that is a simple groove and sometimes it is a
metric modulation or and unique sounding
beat. My only desire is to inspire other