For some, a creative path appears early on in life. This was the case for Seattle’s Bobby Granfelt, known to his growing audience as Bobbyy, who started playing drums in his early teens. He quickly discovered that the collaborative spirit of playing in bands was his true calling. The garage band culture of the Northwest—a landscape defined by the raw, distorted energy of two guitars, a bass, and a drummer—provided the foundational backdrop for his development. However, Bobbyy’s musical identity was never limited to the local grunge legacy.
His early influences were eclectic, ranging from the radio-friendly hip-hop of his suburban upbringing to his first CD purchase, Usher’s 8701. This broad sonic palette eventually led him toward jazz, initially out of pure curiosity and later through the practical necessity of stepping in for a band director’s needs in college. That pivotal moment in the mid-2010s coincided with the rise of experimental producers like Daedelus and Flying Lotus, who opened his eyes to a new world of sound design and rhythmic complexity.
Today, Bobbyy channels these diverse experiences into his latest project, TACKYY. The album serves as a testament to his evolution, blending the technical precision of a trained drummer with the intuitive, genre-bending sensibilities of a modern producer. It is a project that feels both deeply personal and expansive, proving that when an artist trusts their instincts, the result is nothing short of remarkable.
