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Dawni McCray

About Me



Born and raised in Austin, Texas, Dawni began playing piano at an early age and has recently adapted the acoustic guitar into many elements of her songs. As a singer/songerwriter she takes advantage of Austin's diverse music scene to incorporate select styles into a dynamic array of emotions that portray her life song.A major inspiration for her performing repertoire includes influences from soul and jazz artist such as Billie Holiday and Norah Jones to current R&B and Hip- Hop Artist like India. Arie and Alicia Keys. Now at the age of twenty five she is becoming a seasoned performer around local restaurants and coffee venues in hopes to persue her career in the music industry.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/09/2007
Band Website: check out: www.amtrakproductions.com
Band Members: Dawni- piano/guitar/vox
Influences: Norah Jones/ Natalie Cole/ Gavin Degraw/ India. Arie/ Ella Fitzgerald/ Diana Krall/ Alicia Keys/ Billie Holiday/ Amy Winehouse/ Ottis Redding/ Ray LaMontagne/ Jason Mraz/Duffie/ John Mayer/ Natasha Bettingfield/ Joss Stone/Yael Naim/
Sounds Like: Neo- jazz-funk/ Acoustic Pop/
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Get It Yourself!!

So last night was Valentines... I had loads and truck loads of fun all around. I played a show and I was so happy that a lot of unexpected friends came out (to name a few: MEL, NIKOL, VELENCIA) and m...
Posted by on Sun, 15 Feb 2009 13:03:00 GMT