Dave Daniels
Singer/songwriter Dave Daniels sold
1,000 copies of his debut full length album, “The Tallahassee Twilight and the Morning after Suite”, while playing
college gigs in his native Florida. This feat earned him a spot as Tallahassee.com's “Artist of the Month” and
his band won Florida State University’s 2005 Battle of the Bands. Since departing from Florida, Daniels
has embarked on an average of 150 shows per year while recording two follow up independent records under his own record label,
Black Hills Music.
His
latest, 2009’s “Just Like Ghosts”, was produced by Daniels himself and well known producer/engineer Ben
Holst, whose credits include working with Brendan O’Brien at Atlanta’s Southside Tracks Studios during
studio projects with Bruce Springsteen, Pearl Jam, and R.E.M.
His voice spans
from a tone of darkness to one of encouraged, cautious optimism in a matter of moments. It’s a sign of nuance; a sign
of maturation and evolution. One that gives Daniels a broader vision, making him quick to back off being too political in
his music. It’s poignant, then, that he describes Natalie Merchant’s “Motherland” (a cover song on
“Just Like Ghosts”) in a bigger context.
Daniels band is currently
touring the Southeast, and includes previous members of Sugarland, Colonel Bruce Hampton and the Codetalkers,
Corey Smith, It’s Elephant’s, and the Soulphonics, all genre bending bands that have a buzz off their own.
“Just Like Ghosts” released officially on September 1, 2009.
See him at the legendary Tobacco Road Friday March 19th.
www.myspace.com/davedanielsmusic - for free music samples and downloads
