Ginger Root (music project)

Ginger Root
Ginger Root
	Ginger Root performing in Los Angeles in 2023. From left to right - Lew, Carney, Hovis.
Background information
Origin	Huntington Beach, California
Genres	Soul; indie pop; elevator music; city pop;
Years active	2017–present
Labels	Ghostly International
Members	Cameron Lew; Matt Carney (touring); Dylan Hovis (touring);
Past members	Anthony Grisham (touring)
Website	gingerrootmusic.com

Ginger Root (姜根) is an American indie soul music project from Huntington Beach, California, led by singer-songwriter and instrumentalist Cameron Lew. Lew has described the project's musical sound as "aggressive elevator soul", also citing inspiration as coming from groups such as Vulfpeck, Toro y Moi, White Denim, Yellow Magic Orchestra, and Feist.^[1]^[2] On tour, Ginger Root has supported bands such as Khruangbin, Hippo Campus, Omar Apollo and Last Dinosaurs, as well as headlining their own tour in Fall of 2022, with supporting artists King Pari, Vicky Farewell, and Amaiwana.

In the studio, Ginger Root consists of solely Lew.^[3] On tour, Ginger Root also currently includes Lew's high school friends Matt Carney (drums) and Dylan Hovis (bass).

The music of Ginger Root was released under Acrophase Records, with the exception of the forthcoming album SHINBANGUMI which will be released under Ghostly International.^[4]^[5]

^ Arunarsirakul, Alissa (4 July 2019). "Ginger Root's Aggressive Elevator Soul Makes for Great "Weather" [PREMIERE + Q&A]". Ones to Watch.
^ "RedGorilla Music Fest Artist of the Day: "Ginger Root"". RedGorilla. 14 February 2018. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
^ Moran, Pat. "Ginger Root adds Spice to Indie Pop". Soundsplice. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
^ "Ginger Root Is Calling It Home". Merry-Go-Round Magazine. November 16, 2018.
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[1] Arunarsirakul, Alissa (4 July 2019). "Ginger Root's Aggressive Elevator Soul Makes for Great "Weather" [PREMIERE + Q&A]". Ones to Watch.

[2] "RedGorilla Music Fest Artist of the Day: "Ginger Root"". RedGorilla. 14 February 2018. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

[3] Moran, Pat. "Ginger Root adds Spice to Indie Pop". Soundsplice. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

[4] "Ginger Root Is Calling It Home". Merry-Go-Round Magazine. November 16, 2018.

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