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About Me

LW is currently a studio project with Daniel Watkins doing the writing, vocals and all instruments. Various friends have given assistance with their excellent drumming skills to help complete the various demos, including Mike Maney, David DiPietro and Justin Wallace.

These LW demos have received some excellent critical reviews, radio play on various regional college radio stations, and comparisons by online listeners to bands and artists such as: Interpol, The Church, David Bowie, early U2, Japan, The Doves, Neil Diamond, Verve, Iggy Pop, The Magnetic Fields, The Go-Betweens, etc. etc.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/28/2004
Band Website: thelightningwaltz.com
Band Members: Daniel Watkins: vocals, guitars & bass.
Special thanks to the following musicians:
Justin Wallace: drums (Luminescent Night, My Reward, Let You Know, In Balance Again, etc)
Mike Maney: drums (Not Enough, Orbit, Swan Song, Fuse, Happy Song, etc)
David DiPietro: drums (Favorite Times)
St. Paul: drums (So Far Gone, All I Know, Feel Something, Anytime, We Are The New Wine, Between The Lines)
David Simmons: guitar 'solo' on In Balance Again
Influences: Minus The Bear, The Church, Trail Of Dead, Brian Eno, Go Betweens, Social Distortion, U2, Interpol, Big Country, The Alarm, Echo and The Bunnymen, Doves, Pink Floyd, Bright Eyes, Guided By Voices, Miles Davis, Magnetic Fields, Sunny Day Real Estate, Course Of Empire, Waterboys, The Skids, The Pogues, Hoodoo Gurus, Lloyd Cole, Aimee Mann, Elvis Costello, The Police, Daniel Lanois, Madrugada, Joseph Arthur, Justin Sullivan, Remy Zero, BRMC, Lightning Waltz, The Clash, Stereophonics, Manic Street Preachers, Paul Simon, Jack Frost, Neil Diamond, The Monkees, Frank Black, Crowded House, Van Morrison, The Doors, Love and Rockets
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

LW on new Heyday Records compilation CD...

Some cool music news came my way yesterday, via US mail! My song "So Far Gone" is included on the new various artists compilation CD out from HEYDAY RECORDS (Temecula, CA). It is couched b...
Posted by Lightning Waltz on Sun, 13 Apr 2008 06:43:00 PST

New song recorded & posted: "Partisan"

News: I’ve just finished recording a new song and it’s up on my page’s player! "Partisan" was begun a while back and left sitting as an acoustic/voice demo, and it’s just been ...
Posted by Lightning Waltz on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:42:00 PST

New songs brewing, and reunion with old bandmates

I never update the blogs here, so I'll break precedent! The last full & complete recording I did was "So Far Gone" back in Feb/Mar of 2006. It's been just over a year with no material, which is un...
Posted by Lightning Waltz on Sat, 02 Jun 2007 09:29:00 PST

DFW anyone want to play on my demos? Violin, trumpet, bagpipes, steel guitar, or ANYTHING else?

I'd like to record some new stuff - a full album's worth of songs. Instead of doing it all solo like my previous work, I'd like to know if there are other Dallas area musicians who might like to add t...
Posted by Lightning Waltz on Thu, 29 Jun 2006 12:15:00 PST

band / musician invites [read this or don't send one]

Don't send me a friend invite from your band if you haven't checked out my music or influences and found something you like in it, and emailed me to let me know why you're inviting me. I've spent a n...
Posted by Lightning Waltz on Fri, 21 Apr 2006 09:54:00 PST

New song, give it a listen!

http://thelightningwaltz.com/sofargone.htm Brand new song - please give it a listen and let me know what you think. This one will appear on the upcoming HEYDAY RECORDS various artist sampler, to be re...
Posted by Lightning Waltz on Wed, 01 Feb 2006 08:36:00 PST