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Douglas Charles Showalter

About Me

Born and raised in Kokomo, IN from 1982-2005. Moved to Los Angeles, CA in September 2005, where I currently write, record, and perform my own music. I also work as a gigging/touring guitarist for other artists, produce tracks for artists, do session work, and work as a guitar instructor. My current original projects include:
Classics
Elemay
The Neighborhood Watch
I also work with several talented and forward thinking artists with whom I tour with and work as a guitarist and back/up vocalist for. Those artists include among others:
Van Hunt
Anjulie
Gavin Castleton
Cameron Rafati
My session and performance credits include working and performing with artists such as LMFAO and Meiko; along with opening up for the likes of The Roots, RX Bandits, Lilly Allen, and O.A.R among others along with performing and recording for many up and coming acts in North America and Europe. Television, touring, and radio performances include MTV LA, KCRW's "Morning Becomes Eclectic", SXSW (Austin,TX),The Winter Music Conference (Miami,FL.), Virgin Radio (Toronto), MTV-U, Yoshi's Oakland (Oakland, CA) among many others. I hope you enjoy the music on the page and check back frequently for updated music and touring dates. Feel free to contact me anytime as I am always seeking new talent and interesting musical projects. Check out all the artists in my top friends; as all are partners in audio crime and of much inspiration.
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webpage with links to audio and visual awareness.

Classics new EP "2 in 4" available for free at the following link.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 26/06/2007
Band Website: douglasshowalter.com
Band Members: various artists, musicians, and colleagues: all songs THE GENERAL PUBLIC (ASCAP)
Influences: Guitarists
- Bill Frisell, Tommy Emmanuel, John Mayer, Michael Hedges, Andy McKee, Steve Kimock, Derek Trucks, Tre Anastasio, John Scofield, Adrien Belew, Eric Krasno, Jake Cinniger, Jeff Parker, Nels Cline, Kaki King, Tim Young, Steve Geuting, Pat Metheny

Artists/Composers/Producers
- Gavin Castleton, Herbie Hancock, Bibio, Bilal, Van Hunt, J-Dilla, Bjork, Brad Mehldau, Steve Reich, D'Angelo, Erykah Badu, Jamie Lidell, Iron and Wine, Bibio, Aphex Twin, Squarepusher, Nate Morrow, justplainpaul, Venetian Snares, John McIntire, Jason Schwartzmen, Pharell, Questlove, Frank Zappa, Miles Davis, my collective group of friends and musical cohorts

Bands/Musical Collectives
- Chicago Music (including Tortoise, Exploding Star Orchestra, Isotope 217, Chicago Underground Quartet, Powerhouse Sound, and more!), Minus the Bear, Wilco, The Roots, Sigur Ros, Battles, King Crimson, Radiohead, Ratatat, Sly and The Family Stone, Maps and Atlases, Killswitch Engage, The Mars Volta, The Scuba Cult, The Bad Plus, Umphrey's McGee, Deerhoof, Telefon Tel Aviv, Gruvis Malt, Steely Dan, The Beatles, Mastodon, Dillinger Escape Plan, Soulive, The Cinematic Orchestra, RX Bandits, Parliament Funkadelic, Matmos, Between the Buried and Me, Portishead

Sounds Like:
Record Label: Blue Living Room Entertainment
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Anjulie live @ MTV-U Full Video!

Check out this live video from my performance with Anjulie in Toronto, ON this past June for MTVU.  Full live set and so forth. ..
Posted by on Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:25:00 GMT

Van Hunt Pics from Yoshi's Oakland.

http://www.nbcbayarea.com/enjoy-this/Van-Hunt-Take... Peep out this slideshow from my recent gig with the amazing Van Hunt @ Yoshi's Oakland. Take note of the sex appeal the lies within the bow tie a...
Posted by on Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:44:00 GMT

Guitar Playing Featured on iShares Commercial. Check it!

Below is a commercial for the company iSHARE. The music was composed by my good friends from lazyhooks, and features my guitar playing in a swell of delays and exoticism. Enjoy! ..
Posted by on Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:37:00 GMT

Classics "2 in 4" Release Party Videos. Click Here!

Below is the entire set list from our EP Release Party this part March.  Much thanks to everyone who supported and more over the other musicians that joined us for the performance.  Much fun...
Posted by on Sat, 09 May 2009 16:03:00 GMT

Gavin Castleton on "Morning Becomes Eclectic." Live Video!

I played guitar for Portland, OR artist Gavin Castleton on KCRW on Tuesday, 4/14. The show was broadcasted live on the stations famous "Morning Becomes Eclectic." Click below to watch the performanc...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:42:00 GMT