There’s not a lot of information out about Garrett Adair, which is shocking because when one of his songs popped up on Tik Tok the other day I thought, “Wow!”  After trying to do some research on this up and comer, I’ve found he definitely wears his heart on his sleeve.

Garrett grew up in a small town in Northern California called Fairfield. He started writing music when he was 15 but didn’t really do anything with it until 2020. He went down the whole college path, started a business with his roommate, and had success within it! However, he realized he was chasing all the things he THOUGHT he should do, instead of what he wanted to do.

When 2020 came around and EVERYTHING changed, Garrett decided this was it, this is when his life changes, too. However, with everything shut down, he couldn’t find a place to play live. His buddy owned an Italian restaurant and gave him a shot. According to an interview with Garrett, “That first show was a complete train wreck. My voice was flat and my guitar took me back to chugging away on that $50 First Act acoustic I had as a kid.”

Finally playing in another venue outside of Dallas, Garrett got the performance bug.

2021 is when things started to take a turn. Garrett met a producer in Nashville, played his songs, and the producer loved them! So, Garrett had a decision to make: move and throw everything he has toward his dream or wait longer and maybe this dream dies. Garrett moved to Nashville so he could concentrate on writing and playing live. Enter, Tik Tok.

Uploading his songs to the social media platform, he just assumed his friends and family would see them. However, in 2022 when his sister got married, she used Garrett’s song, “See The World” for her and her husband’s first dance. Someone recorded Garrett’s reaction and uploaded it to Tik Tok. After 5 million views of this video, Garrett went viral.

Fast forward to this year. When I was trying to find info on Garrett, a headshot popped up and I thought it was a celebrity from the 50s. His look is that of 50s crooner, not your average country singer. If you haven’t heard his songs… the first one I listened to is called, “Sorry I Didn’t Call.” It’s pretty emotional. He has a few others on Spotify that are doing well; “Joyride,” “Compass,” and “Stars.” His latest song, MAMA, is taking off on Tik Tok.

Take a listen below.