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Dave Boyes

About Me

OUTSIDE TO BE RELEASED ON TOUR DE FORCE VOLUME 2 BY MATCHBOX RECORDINGS. A COMPILATION OF THE BEST NEW INDEPENDENT MUSIC, OUT ON APRIL 20TH! Dave Boyes is a British born/Madrid based singer/songwriter, who writes & records his own compositions in his home studio(well it..s actually a corner of his lounge) as well as gigging on the Madrid scene. Dave has been writing his own tunes, since he first went off travelling with his guitar & harmonica. Although he first learned to play guitar growing up from his parents who both loved to sing & play Bob Dylan & Beatles numbers among many others. While travelling Dave had a lot of time to play & the chance to meet, play and share ideas with people from all over the globe. This was a defining period in his musical development. The songs you can here on this page are taken from his 2007 debut E.P. "Outside" which was recently voted nº4 in "Top Demos" by the music magazine "Mondosonoro". He listens to & is influenced by many musical styles ranging from indie, rock, folk, psychedelic & blues to bossa nova, funk, jazz, electronic & world music. From a singer/songwriter perspective, Bob Dylan, Nick Drake, Neil Young and Elliott Smith are a constant source of inspiration. He is concerned about the state of this planet & is therefore a member of Greenpeace & tries to give his support to other organisations that help the underprivileged & protect mother earth. ESPAÑOL; Británico, residente en Madrid desde el año 2000. Compone, toca y graba sus propios temas en su “home studio” (en realidad en un rincón del salón) además de actuar sobre los escenarios madrileños. Lleva componiendo canciones desde que empezó a viajar por el mundo con su guitarra y harmónica. Aunque aprendió a tocar con sus padres temas de Bob Dylan, The Beatles y muchos grupos mas. Viajando, Dave tuvo tiempo de componer y la oportunidad de tocar con gente de muchos lugares diferentes. Fue un periodo definitivo en su desarrollo musical. Le han influido muchos estilos distintos de música desde indie, rock, psychedelic, pop, folk y blues hasta bossa nova, funk, jazz, electrónica y world music. Desde el punto de vista de un cantautor, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Nick Drake & Elliott Smith son una fuente constante de inspiración. Su E.P. de debut "Outside" fue votado nº4 en "Top Demos" por la revista "Mondosonoro".

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Music:

Member Since: 6/2/2007
Band Website: reverbnation.com/daveboyes
Band Members: Dave Boyes; songwriting, vocals, guitars, harmonica and sound recording. Info/booking; [email protected]
Influences: Many musical influences; Bob Dylan, Elliott Smith, Neil Young, The Smiths, Jack Kerouac, The Grateful Dead, Nick Drake, Joni Mitchel, Radiohead, Mercury Rev, The Doors, The Beatles, Beck, Jeff Buckley, David Bowie, Syd Barrett, Woody Guthrie, Pink Floyd, Portishead, Massive Attack, Air, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Gil Scott-Heron, The Velvet Underground, Nirvana, Sergio Leone, Ennio Morricone, Lalo Schifrin, The Stooges, Hendrix, Zeppelin, The Cure, Curtis Mayfield, Talking Heads, Janes Addiction, Sex Pistols, The Clash, New Model Army, Brian Wilson to name but a few.
Sounds Like:

Record Label: "Outside Records" (myself)
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Outside reviews/popmyradio/vote/latest news/links.

Hello there folks, As I mentioned in the last blog entry, my single "Outside" has been included on Tour de Force 2 by Matchbox Recordings, a compilation of new independent music. There are now reviews...
Posted by on Sun, 17 May 2009 10:06:00 GMT

Outside single out now on Tour de Force 2/Buy it here/Links!

Hey Folks, Great news the TDF2 album is starting to appear all over the world on many different sites. You can buy it on any of the sites below & there will be more sites coming! The album costs $6.99...
Posted by on Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:20:00 GMT

"Outside" on matchbox radio; link here/vote in charts.

My song "Outside" will be featured on "Tour De Force 2", a compilation album of new independent music that is coming out through Matchbox Recordings on the 20 April 2009."Tour De Force 2" will be avai...
Posted by on Fri, 20 Mar 2009 04:32:00 GMT

Outside to be released on Matchbox Recordings.

Outside is going to be released on Tour de Force 2, a compliation by Matchbox Recordings of new independent music. "Tour De Force 2" will be released on 20th April 2009 and available to buy physically...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Feb 2009 08:23:00 GMT

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Posted by on Mon, 29 Dec 2008 02:30:00 GMT

New songs/downloads/links/mailing list! Click here!

I have three new links with new songs/photos and info!Firstly Reverb Nation, which has 27 songs up to listen to & download + mailing list and info;http://www.reverbnation.com/daveboyesThis link below ...
Posted by on Tue, 16 Dec 2008 07:59:00 GMT

Actuación en ContraClub + Fotos.

Me han selecionado para participar en el concurso Contraindicanciones en el ContraClub. 32 propuestas musicales acusticas fueron eligidas y tocarán dos grupos o solistas cada noche del concu...
Posted by on Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:12:00 GMT

"Illogical E.P." New Songs!

I..ve spent the last week or so recording new songs at home, this burst of energy has given birth to the "Illogical E.P." So far I..ve actually recorded 9 songs, 5 of which make up the new E.P. T...
Posted by on Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:58:00 GMT

Outside E.P. nº4 en Mondosonoro Top Demos! Link aqui!!

La revista de musica Mondosonoro ha votado mi maqueta "Outside" nº4 en los "Top Demos" en la "Zona Demoscópica" de su pagina web. Aqui teneis el link; http://www.mondosonoro.com The "Outside E.P." has...
Posted by on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:07:00 GMT

Concert in LaMoe 14/05/08 + Photos!

Well I finally got around to taking this project out to the general public after a year or so of writing & recording songs at home. The event was on the 14th of May in LaMoe in Madrid.  It to...
Posted by on Wed, 21 May 2008 09:35:00 GMT