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Derek Ellard & The Future Business Model

Ireland

As all good stories begin, this one started with a breakup, Dereks first serious musical project, Set on Black, a post-hardcore band based out of Tipperary town. Feeling dilapidated and having nothing to keep him in Ireland, he hoped to forge new ground with a fresh start in Barcelona, Spain. Although he continued to write and record on his trusty tascam 4 track, It just wasn't to be. Derek stumbled back to Ireland after almost 3 years... worse off than when he left but with a book full of songs. Derek then moved to Galway and found himself surrounded by like minded musicians and artists in a vibrant and engaging environment. Immediately getting to work, Derek began gigging his new songs relentlessly, one hundred gigs in the first year alone, somehow finding the time record and release an EP Called 'Candour' to critical acclaim as well as Guinness rising stars and Smithwick's stars of our bars nominee. It was here that Derek became infatuated with all things production and would later release another song called 'To each their own'. This was to be his creative tipping point. Growing weary of his previous releases, a decision had to be made. Alas, the artistic development of Derek had not run its course just yet. Returning to form, after completing his music degree (BIMM), and now accompanied by a full band called 'The Future Business Model'. When the pandemic hit the business model doubled down releasing 5 songs over the period. In 2023 the band would return with 'The future business model' EP again to critical acclaim For people who like artists such as Band of horses, Frightened rabbit, Frank Turner, The frames, Ben Howard and Pinegrove. Obsessed with the human condition, the bands songwriter, Derek, delves head first into the woes of our current climate with his emotionally charged rhetoric, reinforced by their distinct use of vocal harmonies and metrical sleight of hand. As deliberately challenging as it is intoxicating. Often hysterical, invariably restless but principally honest. Pushing folk rock in new and challenging directions. Blurring the lines of genre definition, stealing pages from math rock, jazz and electronica. Produced, recorded and self released

As all good stories begin, this one started with a breakup, Dereks first serious musical project, Set on Black, a post-hardcore band based out of Tipperary town.
Feeling dilapidated and having nothing to keep him in Ireland, he hoped to forge new ground with a fresh start in Barcelona, Spain. Although he continued to write and record on his trusty tascam 4 track, It just wasn't to be. Derek stumbled back to Ireland after almost 3 years... worse off than when he left but with a book full of songs.

Derek then moved to Galway and found himself surrounded by like minded musicians and artists in a vibrant and engaging environment. Immediately getting to work, Derek began gigging his new songs relentlessly, one hundred gigs in the first year alone, somehow finding the time record and release an EP
Called 'Candour' to critical acclaim as well as Guinness rising stars and Smithwick's stars of our bars nominee.
It was here that Derek became infatuated with all things production and would later release another song called 'To each their own'. This was to be his creative tipping point. Growing weary of his previous releases, a decision had to be made. Alas, the artistic development of Derek had not run its course just yet.

Returning to form, after completing his music degree (BIMM), and now accompanied by a full band called 'The Future Business Model'. When the pandemic hit the business model doubled down releasing 5 songs over the period.
In 2023 the band would return with 'The future business model' EP again to critical acclaim
For people who like artists such as Band of horses, Frightened rabbit, Frank Turner, The frames, Ben Howard and Pinegrove.

Obsessed with the human condition, the bands songwriter, Derek,
delves head first into the woes of our current climate with his emotionally charged rhetoric, reinforced by
their distinct use of vocal harmonies and metrical sleight of hand. As deliberately challenging as it is
intoxicating. Often hysterical, invariably restless but principally honest. Pushing folk rock in new and
challenging directions. Blurring the lines of genre definition, stealing pages from math rock, jazz and
electronica. Produced, recorded and self released

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