Profile of: Dave Daniels

To view Dave's EPK please click here:

View the RockSolidMusic EPK

Watch Dave live here:

Busking:

City Centre Pedway/Churchill LRT Station 99st. & 102 a ave. Edmonton Alberta Canada
Fridays at 1:45PM - 6:30PM give or take, sometimes till later.
**Occasionally** Sundays at 2PM - 6PM give or take.

On the stage:

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Bio:

Born: July 17 1980.
City: Edmonton Ab. Can.

Started Playing What/When:                                                                    Total Experience:

Drums                          1983                                                             Drums:                7 years
Recorder                      1985                                                             Recorder:            6 yrs.
Piano                            1987                                                             Piano:                  3 yrs.
Acoustic Guitar             1987                                                             Acoustic Guitar: 19 yrs.
Alto Sax                       1990                                                             Alto Sax:            1 year
Electric Guitar               1990                                                             Electric Guitar:   19 yrs.
Bass Guitar                   1996                                                             Bass Guitar:         8 yrs.

And of course Dave has been singing since he was old enough to speak. 28 years exp.

Dave has been helping others learn to play their instruments better since he started playing guitar. He has been a guitar instructor in title since 2002 when he worked at the Heritage School of Music for 6 months. In total he has instructed over 50 students one on one. Over the course of time Dave has instructed the following instruments: Guitar (6 - string and 12 - string) electric and acoustic, bass guitar, drums and percussion. Dave has even helped out others find the right pitch in their vocal range. Dave's 1st lesson is free: LOVE YOUR INSTRUMENT!!!

Live Performances:

Parkland honour choir: 1991
D.S. Mackenzie talent show: 1995
Wedding at Devonian Botanical Gardens: July 16 2004
Pioneer Ranch Camp Worship Team: Summer of 2005
Busking at Edmonton’s Fringe Festival: Summer of 2006 - 2008
Banquet at Bogani Café: Oct. 30 2006
Wedding at the Edmonton Legislative grounds: Aug. 1 2009
Busking the streets of Edmonton: Summer of 2007, 2008, and 2009
Busking the Edmonton City LRT stations: Sept. 08 - present

To see full gig calendar view the RockSolidMusic EPK at top of screen. Click on link, go to Calendar, then click past dates.

Recording History:

Dave has worked at his art since 1993 on tape decks and an 8 – track analog recorder. He gained access to a Roland – VS1824 digital recorder in the year 2000. The recording of tracks which ended up being finished as RockSolidMusicVol.1 ensued. There were enough songs to make at least two full length CD's; but working alone and learning as you go can be a daunting task. It was decided to release a 6 song demo out of the first CD for the critics. At the end of 2004 the work was finally done. This included the monster 17 minute track "Lost in Transition". Over 100 copies of this disc were sold. To meet the desires of the listeners (not all wanted to listen to a 17 minute guitar solo), the order of the songs was changed. The rest of the CD was completed by the end of the next year 2005. Only 25 copies of this were printed (and sold) with CD liners and stickers.

With what was already recorded in the RSMV.1 sessions, and until 2007 Dave worked on the rest of the tracks to RockSolidMusicVol.2. It is an 8 song CD which he feels holds some of his better tracks. The music was released in early 2008.