While most kids are playing sports or participating in extracurricular actives, Daniel Desorcy was busy writing his first song at the ripe age of seven. Now, 16 years later, the young musician is forging his own path into country music.
The La Broquerie native found his love for song writing in an unconventional way—by watching wrestling. And the rest, as they say, is history.
“I’ve been watching wrestling since I was four years old and in wrestling they do what they call a promo… usually two wrestlers in the ring trash-talking each other,” says Desorcy, “So when I was seven I wrote my first song… a rap [which was] me doing a promo towards an imaginary guy. I started writing seriously when I was about 12, after I performed at a school concert.”
Since then, Desorcy has found music to be his full-time job, recording his newest song, “Mary-Anne,” at Arcade Studios in Niverville.
“I love every part of it so far, from not having any experience in writing or performing to writing a bunch of songs and performing as much as I can,” he says of his journey so far. “I love the stage, I love the instruments, and I love meeting new people. For me, my biggest highlight was recording a song and hearing it on the radio.”
His latest tune can be heard on local country station 107.7 FM.
Backed by a four-piece band, Desorcy usually enters the creative process alone, picking up his guitar and strumming some chords until he is happy with the progression.
“After I’ve done that, I will put it on a loop and then hum some melodies. Once I have a verse done, I will write lyrics for the verse and do the same process for the chorus [and] bridge.”
Even though he creates original music, he still wants to make sure everyone can get involved in his shows. He does this by bringing a new sound to old hits. Coming off a busy summer of festivals, including opening for Aaron Goodvin, the country star is hoping to keep his momentum and create more tunes.
He says that his next step will be releasing his upcoming EP.
“Unfortunately I don’t have the funding for a full album yet, so I’m focusing on getting an EP done one song at a time,” Desorcy says. “I just want to keep performing everywhere I can to get noticed and further my career.”
Desorcy recently opened for Jason Kirkness on Saturday, September 22, at Cowboys Roadhouse in Winnipeg. As a change from the outdoor festivals he’s been touring, he really enjoyed playing the venue.
