Doug West

Doug West, like many artists today writes songs that cross many genre lines. “I understand the need to put music into some kind of genre, but not artists. I think we should be free to write whatever kind of music we are inspired to write, without being limited to a genre” West explained. “This album will have tunes from Rock to reggae. I think you can tell it is all the same artist. Some of the songs mix up flavors from many styles of music. If you look at the Stones or other super groups, they have songs that are Country, Rock, Dance, Pop, you name it” stated West. He is working on the album titled “Damn The Genre – Full Speed Ahead”. West writes, performs, and is looking to do more with his music. “I was contacted by a music supervisor that was looking for a reggae version of the Elvis classic Love Me Tender. So, I recorded the tune and then they decided not to use any Elvis tunes in the movie. I still think it could be a great movie tune, and we get good response every time we play the song, so I think it would work for the right project. I have a copyright on the arrangement. We are pitching for film, artists, commercials etc...” West has several songs including his new release "Drug Affected Emotion" set to drop on November 20th, 2026. "We have been getting some great feedback from all kinds of people. I think this tune could cross over genre lines" West commented. West is set up to drop a new song every 4 or 5 weeks. "I've written hundreds of songs over the years, and we are set to release some of the best in 2027" he announced.