Bringin' it Backwards: Interview with Corey Harper

We had the opportunity to interview Corey Harper. Every bit of inspiration counts for Corey Harper. The Los Angeles based troubadour uncovers an era-spanning style of his own at the crossroads of traditional folk songcraft, impressive guitar work, bluesy gusto, and 21st-century pop adventurousness. The singer and songwriter sifts through a lifetime of influences in order to assemble a vibrant, vivid, and vital vision. This poignant, passionate, and personal style resounds throughout his 2018 EP. “It’s a mixture of popular music that I respect and the classics I grew up on because they will always be a part of who I am,” he explains. “I started out by making a lot of Americana folk rock, but I really wanted to explore new sounds. For the first time, the new music reflects everything—from what inspired me to be a musician and a guitar player in the first place such as Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Jackson Browne to artists I’ve just discovered in recent years like Ed Sheeran. There are those songwriter elements as well as the modern nuances. I feel as if I’m moving with a new generation.” Since his emergence in 2015, he has quietly set the stage for such an evolution. At 19- years-old, Corey dropped out of college in Eugene, Oregon, grabbed his guitar, and relocated to an eternal haven for creatives of all kinds: Venice Beach, CA.

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“I’d love to inspire others to have a voice of their own and be themselves…Music did that for me. I feel like I have the opportunity to hopefully do the same thing for listeners. Stoke the inspiration fire inside you”
Corey Harper