We had the good fortune of connecting with Darryl Markette and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Darryl, what’s something about your industry that outsiders are probably unaware of?

By day I work in the health and fitness industry at Life Time in Lake Zurich Illinois.

What most don’t know is that by night I am a BMI Nashville registered singer-songwriter and Breedlove Guitar Sponsored Artist.

I have been a part of the Chicago live music scene for more than a decade. I have been fortunate enough to have performed multiple times on live television to audiences of upwards of 15 million people on WGN-TV & WPWR-TV-50 The Mancow Show Chicago. I have headlined some of Chicago’s premier live music venues, The House Of Blues & Joe’s Weed St. I perform professional singer-songwriter rounds in Nashville TN & 2019 an all-original set at the infamous Whisky A GoGo in West Hollywood CA.

I’ve had 4 singles on BIG 95.5 FM Chicago’s Country as well as AirPlay on 95.1 WIIL ROCK

Alright, so let’s move onto what keeps you busy professionally?

I am excited to announce my second Nashville studio album “One Foot In The Grave.” released in March of 2024.

Darryl Markette Music is available via iTunes, Spotify, Pandora or anywhere in the universe music is streamed or sold.

 

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
When visiting Chicago, you must go to Wrigley Field for baseball, Joe’s Weed St. for live country music and Lou Malnati’s for deep dish pizza.

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?

My shoutout has to go to my musical inspiration / muse, my girlfriend. Half the songs I have written over the years have either been about her or our love story.

If you have a dream, it’s only a dream until you write it down on paper…then it becomes a goal that you will achieve.

Website: http://dmarkette.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darrylmarkettemusic/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DarrylMarketteMusic/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/darrylmarkettemusic

Other: Darryl Markette Music on iTunes https://music.apple.com/us/album/so-you-wanna-be-a-rockstar/1161154896 Darryl Markette Music on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/album/0Q4CQeSEDTd0I3mBK1xeYs Breedlove Guitars Sponsored Artist Darryl Markette https://breedlovemusic.com/acoustic-guitar-artist/darryl-markette

Image Credits
Image Credits Steve Neilson Eminjayin Productions Roger Ulman Digital Proof Media WGN-TV

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