VOLUME 1 / ISSUE 1 WINTER 2024
SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
SQRRL! WITH DOUG SEGREE IS MUSIC FOR ALL AGES
BY LAURA PRICE An Interview with Laura Price, Director of Marketing & Ticketing for Rams Head On Stage, and Doug Segree, Local Musician and Founder of SQRRL! Doug Segree is an Annapolis-based singer-songwriter who’s been at it for more than 30 years. About seven years ago, he began writing what he refers to as “Family Music,” NOT children’s music, he’s quick to add: “I write songs that are fun and relatable to all ages, not just kids – pop music with a wholesome theme.” I chatted with Doug about the events that led up to the development of his latest project, SQRRL!
LP: How did you come up with the name SQRRL!?
DS: I remembered a silly character in the movie UP, Dug the Talking Dog, and it made me laugh when he would get distracted by a squirrel and excitedly say “SQUIRREL!”. Kind of random, but it stuck! LP: You have already released an astonishing five albums which is no small feat considering the short time since you’ve begun writing and performing SQRRL! songs. What was your first album, and how did that come into fruition? DS: SQRRL!’s first album (self-titled) was recorded in LA in 2016. I was introduced by a mutual friend to a music producer, Rich Jacques, who had experience recording the type of pop/family music I was writing. It was a big thrill for me to spend time in LA with him working on recording my music – he’d won a Grammy for his collaboration with Lisa Loeb on her Album ‘Feel What U Feel’ and he’d also worked with the likes of Colin Hay, Glen Phillips, Maya Rudolph, and Peter Katz. In fact, Lisa Loeb sang on one of the songs from my first album, “Zip It Lock It”!
LP: What inspired you to come up with the concept of the SQRRL! Band?
DS: I’ve been writing and playing pop music for many years. The kid in me is always very much alive, but the silly song ideas I’d come up with didn’t really fit my normal set when I’d play live shows. Then my wife and I had kids, and I got so many more goofy, heartfelt, fun song ideas. The songs just kept coming! I learned to pay close attention to the funny, sweet things my kids and their friends say and turn them into songs.
Did you catch the SQRRL! Holiday Concert at Rams Head (brought to you by Annapolis Moms Media) in December 2023? Photo courtesy of Rams Head.
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