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About Me

Multi-tasking has proved to be the key ingredient in the career of music industry veteran David Wills. Growing up near Seattle in the 60's, he was introduced to pop radio at an early age, becoming infatuated by artists that incorporated soul, hillbilly and blues sounds in their music.Starting at age 14 he began gigging in local bands, playing teen dances and later nightclubs throughout the Northwest. In the mid 70's he moved to Vancouver, Canada to join the group Stonebolt. After a couple of years of dues paying, the group landed a major record deal. Over the next several years, Stonebolt went on to record four albums for Polygram/Parachute and RCA/BMG. The group had an international hit with 'I Will Still Love You', and Canadian hits with 'Don't Ya Hide It', 'Lovestruck', 'Queen Of The Night', and others.After the group disbanded, David expanded into the business end of the industry, doing marketing, writing and production for several commercial recording studios. He has been recognized with two gold record awards, a SOCAN Airplay Award, and several Ad industry awards. His career has included everything from programming college radio to being a cast member for 2 seasons on the GI Joe cartoon series. He remains active as a session singer, voice actor, songwriter and scriptwriter.In recent years he has become involved with artist management, helping develop the careers of new artists such as country group The Higgins. David is affiliated with The Sound Kitchen Studios in Vancouver, Canada, and currently sings with retro-soul revival band The Dynamics.

My Interests

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Member Since: 11/3/2006
Band Website: the-dynamics.com
Influences: Otis Redding, Van Morrison, Marvin Gaye, Everly Brothers, Joe Cocker, Delbert McClinton, Mitch Ryder, Janis Joplin, Gladys Knight, Patty Loveless, Solomon Burke, Gram Parsons, Mick Jagger, Lennon/McCartney, Motown and Nashville Cats.
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Record Label: Vortex
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

The Higgins Get Signed

After a lot of (road) work and many late nights in the studio, I'm pleased to pass along word that The Higgins have signed with Open Road Recordings (Universal) for Canada!Their official debut video '...
Posted by DavidWillsMusic on Fri, 22 Feb 2008 02:01:00 PST

Who should we be listening to? Plus, here are some acts you should check out!

Tell me what's currently tops on your playlists--spread it around. ALSO- Two artists you need to hear are- Robin English-country/blues (www.robinenglish.com) She's not Nashville Barbie, just a down ho...
Posted by DavidWillsMusic on Sun, 05 Nov 2006 09:20:00 PST

Stonebolt remastered CD's still available!

For anyone looking to buy Stonebolt stuff--including the "Regeneration-Best Of" CD--this is the place. Our distributor went banko a while back, and the website is down for remodeling. But never fear-y...
Posted by DavidWillsMusic on Wed, 29 Nov 2006 11:26:00 PST

Sound Off!!

Here's your chance to rant and rave about the state of the music industry, slimy politicians, or what's burning you in general........
Posted by DavidWillsMusic on Sun, 05 Nov 2006 09:22:00 PST

Road Stories!

O.K., boys n' girls, now comes the fun part! I'll tell you my road stories if you tell me yours--who wants to start??
Posted by DavidWillsMusic on Sun, 05 Nov 2006 09:17:00 PST