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The
most formal musical training in Dave's past consists of listening
to Bob Dylan, Neil Young, and Paul Simon
records while playing along on an ancient rusty guitar and
harmonica. His high school friendship with Drake Descant (composer
and freak) hurled him into a world of musical experimentation,
cross genre playing, and most of all, improvisation.
Dave
had played original funk/folk throughout the Northeast for
a few years while writing music. He was simultaneously in
school for Art, Theater, and Social Science. His music found
it's way into all kinds of clubs, festivals, college radio,
and even theatrical productions. He, at one point was the
musical director and actor in Marat/Sade which toured through
NYC and London.
In
the summer of 2000, he responded to a job opening for Six
Flags New England, "Banjo Player Needed". He quickly
learned a handful of Dixieland tunes on a borrowed banjo for
no other reason than to have a summer job. At this time, he
was studying Fine Art and Design at Montserrat College
of Art (Boston) and playing with the band over the summers.
The music grew on him and he soon felt the need to bring this
style up to date for today's venues and today's people.
While
in Arizona for other business reasons, he finally visited
ASU to find Jay and Steve which gave birth to the fiasco.
Dave uses a Gold Tone Tenor Special 4 string
with SMP Pickups, a Gold Tone CC
Tenor 4 string, and a Maple Classic 5 string.
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