Dave Eichenberger has been exploring the sounds of the guitar for over 29 years. One of the things that makes Dave unique as a live performer is that he augments his sound with real-time looping. Looping is digitally recording sound as it is played, and either playing on top of, or adding to the loop. This is done all in real-time, and all live.
Somehow, he also has time to perform and record with international singer/songwriter/blues diva Julie Black- you may have heard her on XM/Sirius radio.
Dave performs live on either electric guitar and guitar synthesizer or acoustic steel string guitar, creating completely unique styles with each. Guitar synthesizer uses a special guitar to trigger a synthesizer, making sounds come out of the guitar that were previously available only to keyboardists. His advancement and control of these sounds make it hard to believe they all come from one person.
Combining looping with acoustic guitar makes a sound Dave calls contemporary chamber music. Sounding like a cross between a harpsichord and a harp, it lies outside the traditional definitions of classical music and jazz.
His music, along with its connection to visual art, was profiled in the book Music Inspired by Art by Gary Evans.
Besides performing and recording, Dave maintains a roster of guitar students. He chaired the Cultural Affairs Advisory Committee in New Port Richey in 2005-2006. and still has time to plan and promote art events in the city of New Port Richey.
Currently, Dave is a Gibson Guitar Artist and is an endorsee with Brian Moore Custom Guitars and Graph Tech graphite-based guitar parts. He has appeared on several compilation recordings showcasing various musical gear manufacturers, including Gibson, Seymour Duncan, and Ernie Ball.
He was featured in the August 2006 and July 2008 edition of Guitar Player magazine and received a grant from the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts for his unique 50 CD set, Collectives.
He has appeared on Daytime NBC-TV, Studio 10 CBS-TV,
Saturday Soundcheck 10 CBS-TV, WMNF 88.5FM, WTAN 1340AM, and WEDU-TV Channel 3 Tampa.
