“I started with YouTube when I was 13 and that’s what basically started my whole career…I just wanted to share my passion with music with people out there.”

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George Dionne interviews DERAPS frontman JACOB DERAPS about their first-ever U.S. Tour for KNAC.COM.  The VAN HALEN inspired act kicks off their tour on February 4, 2026 in Pawling, NY and is in support of their latest album ‘Viva Rock N’ Roll’ (2025).

Highlights include:

• Discussion of the upcoming tour
• Warming up with some local shows
• Co-Collaborator Josh Gallagher not making the trek
• What to expect in the set list
• Other acts on the bill
• Possible meet and greets
• Social media’s impact on his career
• Extending the tour beyond the first leg
• Opening for SWORD in 2023
• His work with RICK HUGHES
• Closeness of Canadian bands
• Being on stand-by for TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA
• The reception to ‘Viva Rock N’ Roll’
• New music in the works
• And much, much more!

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