Donovan Five Piece

I have been playing guitar since 1996; however, I didn't start getting serious about playing until 2004, when my guitar became my sanctuary after a life-altering break-up with my girlfriend of four years.I started singing when I was a kid. I still remember belting out harmonies with my dad and brother in church. I started organized singing in 1996 at Northview High School. During high school, I sang in every group that I could, including the Harmony Road Show vocal jazz choir, Chamber Renaissance choir, A Cappella choir, Men's choir, Ritz Bitz Barbershop Quartet, St. Joes church choir, and musicals (including The Music Man, Anything Goes, and Hello Dolly). My first guitar and singing stage performance occurred during my high school talent show in 1998.In college, I sang in a barbershop quartet named PowerHouse. I also played guitar and sang in the Corpus Christi University Parish church choir and the musical, Godspell.My possible part-time career as a singer/songwriter has become a reality when I auditioned and performed as a headlining act for the first time at UT's Rock the Mic on Oct. 22, 2005. Due to this performance, Club Bijou selected me to play at the Regional Superstar Competition on November 4, 2005. Who knows where my music journey will go from here, but this is just fun for me!My Accomplishments: - Singing vocal jazz with the Gold Company in 1998.- Singing with world-renown composer, Moses Hogan, in 1998.- Singing the solo in James Taylor's "Lonesome Road" for world-renown jazz vocalists, Manhattan Transfer, in 1999.- Singing as the mic testers at the International Collegiate Barbershop Competition in 1999 in Anaheim, CA as a high school senior with my quartet, Ritz Bitz (including Milton Sutton, Justin Orlow, and International Collegiate Gold Medalist Armando Lineras).- Playing/singing as a street performer in Prague, Czech Republic on the Charles Bridge in summer 2005.