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Fil-Aussie grentperez’s debut 'Cherry Wine' combines pop music, rom-com magic

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Rick Olivares

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Fil-Aussie grentperez" src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/tvpatrol/10/04/grentperez.jpg"/><figcaption>Fil-Aussie grentperez</figcaption></figure></div><p>“I want to flip the switch in this pandemic,” says Filipino-Australian singer-songwriter grentperez who just released his debut single, “Cherry Wine” on all streaming platforms. “Just come up with good songs that make you think and tickle your romantic-comedy fancy.”</p><p>“Cherry Wine” released late September has been favorite among music fans across the globe with its easy-going and sultry vibe that reminds one of Jack Johnson or even Boy Pablo.</p><p>However, grentperez (aka Grant Perez) reveals that his influences are a mix of his parents’ music in Bread and Don McLean (“I think the way Don articulates Vincent’s story in &#x27;Vincent&#x27; is incredible”) to more contemporary Frank Ocean, Brian McKnight, and Boyz II Me to name a few and his love for romantic comedies.</p><p>In fact, “Cherry Wine” would fit along the reggae-fied New Wave songs from the &quot;50 First Dates&quot; soundtrack from the film starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore.</p><p>“Romantic comedies make you smile, laugh some, and give you hope,” adds grentperez. “If I were to talk about love it would be in that direction of rom-coms which is a bit of a fantasy but realistic in a way. It is what I want to encapsulate in my music. I want them to get that feeling of falling in love when they listen to my music.”</p><p>“When I do write a song, it is definitely something I want to portray to someone else’s experience. It has that cinematic aspect.”</p><p>In the weeks since the song’s release, “Cherry Wine” with its plucky beat is making people lists as a favorite this early.</p><p>“The response in Australia and in Southeast Asia has been overwhelmingly positive,” elucidates grentperez. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1o00J04ThXQ?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>On both YouTube and Spotify, the track has over 110,000 views and streams and climbing in a few short weeks. “Some say it is their favorite song of 2021 and I am honored to be in spot. It is surreal.”</p><p>And it is both pleasing and encouraging because grentperez left his school where he was taking up Industrial Design to go into music-making full time.</p><p>“My parents – who hail from Mandaluyong City in Metro Manila -- would love for me to go into medicine or some other professional job, but they are just as supportive of my decision to make music-making my life and career,” grentperez says.</p><p>“And hopefully, this will be my introduction to Filipino audiences. When this pandemic is over, I’d love to go to the land of my parents’ birth and perform there.”</p><p>Grentperez hears that Filipinos, after all, are hopeless romantics.</p><p>“Cherry Wine” and grentperez’ other music can be heard on YouTube, Spotify and other streaming devices. He is also working on a full-length album release.</p>

“Cherry Wine” by Filipino-Australian singer-songwriter grentperez has been favorite among music fans across the globe with its easy-going and sultry vibe that reminds one of Jack Johnson or even Boy Pablo.