DEREK WAYNE + FLAWED HEARTS AND THE WAITING ROOM

Live Acts Canada & The Live Agency Present

Derek Wayne + Flawed Hearts and The Waiting Room

with

+ Salmon Friends

+ James Mitchell

Derek Wayne Martin (Vancouver) // www.derekwaynemartin.com

Derek Wayne Martin, of Atlanta, Georgia, recorded his first EP entitled A Million Miles in 2011 and quickly established a sound nestled somewhere in between Americana and indie rock. It's definitely a windows down, sun-shining, road trip EP. Joshua Pickard with nooga.com writes that Martin channels "the spirit of artists like Jeff Tweedy and Ryan Adams,” both of which are artists Martin looks up to. The tracks “Out of My Head” and “Prostitute” channel the guitar vibes from 90's Americana, and rounding out the end of the EP with the song “Too Much” takes things forward into Martin's next two EP's.

2013's "Hard Times," and 2015's "Ghost Town" take a departure from the rock and roll and delve into the more intimate side of things. “I realized that writing songs like “Too Much” came natural. It's very natural for me to write songs about hurt with a sense of poignancy that says 'yeah, this sucks, but maybe it won't be like this forever.’”

In 2018, Martin was able to flesh out his crowd favourite, “Too Much” in the studio. With tastefully reverb-saturated vocals and a melodic guitar hook courtesy of Daniel Nelson of the band Focus Fox, this reimagined single is likely to continue its streak as the most authentic song of Martin’s repertoire. 

Above all else, Derek Wayne Martin is damn sure to make you feel something. "I'm hoping that in some place, in some room, there is at least one person who can say, 'Man, I know exactly how that feels.'"

Flawed Hearts and The Waiting Room (Victoria)