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About Me

Dave Herrero began playing music professionally at the age of 20 years old in Jacksonville, FL. Initially, he was largely influenced by Muddy Waters, Albert King and the Fabulous Thunderbirds, which (with the help of friend Seth Walker) prompted his move to Austin, TX.

Dave cut his teeth in Austin, playing with the who's who of the Austin blues community (Marcia Ball, Charlie Sexton, Seth Walker, Gary Clark Jr, Matt Powell, The Keller Bros., Nick Curran, Lazy Lester etc.), and was the guitarist and opening act for Houston legends Archie Bell and the Drells. With Archie, Dave completed his first USO tour of Hungary,Bosnia and Macedonia in support of our troops overseas. While in Austin, Dave began touring Scandinavia, selling anywhere from 250 to 500 tickets per show. In Austin, he opened for 'Blue Monday' at the world famous Antone's Nightclub with Mark Goodwin and Rob Roy Parnell for a year and a half.When he would play the legendary 6th Street club, Joe's Generic Bar,the club would quite often be above fire marshal capacity, and on more than one occasion, the fire marshal would come to clear the club from being over the 150 person limit. During this time, Dave sold 3,000 copies of his freshman release, 'Hard Life Blues'. Before relocating to Chicago, with the help of Mark 'Kaz' Kazanoff, Nicole Shiro and Nancy Coplin, Dave founded a 501 (C) 3 non-profit organization called "The Blues Society of Austin", now "The Austin Blues Society". www.austinbluessociety.org

In 2004, Dave moved to Chicago to team up with his brother to form TrackForce Productions, L.L.C. Since then, Dave and his brother, known to the Chicago community as 'The Hero Brothers', are producing music for Harpo Productions, www.oprah.com, Telepictures (Tyra Banks, TMZ andExtra), www.telepictures.com and MTV's 'Rob and Big', as well as the infamous rap group Psycho Drama.

The Hero Brothers have teamed up with old friend and Dallas native, now in Chicago, Felix Reyes, and have been working on a few different projects. A new blues record entitled "Austin to Chicago" will be officially released in early October.

Dave just completed a very successful tour of Sweden and plans another tour of Scandinavia, Russia and Latvia in the Spring of 2009.

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Member Since: 1/1/2006
Band Website: daveherrero.com
Band Members: Yours truly, Uncle Felix and Mike Hero.
Create Your Own!
Influences: Everything good.
Sounds Like: Love.

"Next To You" written by Seth Walker

Felix Reyes and Dave Herrero
"Leave Me Be" featuring Arthur Williams and Los Carnales in St Louis

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Record Label: Hero Music Group
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

"Halo" picked up by Blues Deluxe Radio Show - 105 Stations

OCTOBER 2008 BLUES DELUXE STATION ROSTER 105 STATIONS Page 1 of 2STATION FREQUENCY LOCATION ...
Posted by Dave Herrero on Fri, 03 Oct 2008 04:22:00 PST

Spring / Summer 09 BLUESFESTS!!!! : ) Sweden, Norway, Russia, Latvia and Lithunia?!?!?1

Looks like we're going to have a busy Spring / Summer 09. We've starting booking for various bluesfests in the US. This late spring / summer looks like there will be an extensive European tour of Swed...
Posted by Dave Herrero on Thu, 25 Sep 2008 07:21:00 PST

Illinoisblues.com Review of Austin to Chicago

Dave Herrero - Austin to Chicagowww.myspace.com/daveherreroWhat a joy it is when you hear something fresh and done a little different. Right off I want to tell you that I think this is one of the best...
Posted by Dave Herrero on Mon, 25 Aug 2008 02:52:00 PST

The Blues Hounds’ Review of "Austin to Chicago" 90.1 FM Houston

"Dave Herrero's latest release, "Austin To Chicago," showcases a rising talent that the Lone Star state has long since known about. Ten diverse blues tracks featuring some of the greasiest guitar work...
Posted by Dave Herrero on Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:59:00 PST

Hambone's Review for "Austin to Chicago" www.wdcb.org

"This can be found at www.chicagobluesguide.comDave HerreroAustin to Chicago, Ferey Records/ Hero Music GroupDave Herrero joins forces with Felix Reyes to produce an exciting new CD. Dave's guitar wo...
Posted by Dave Herrero on Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:18:00 PST

Fleetwood Mac?!?! At my house?!?!? Cool. : )

I just got a call from a good friend of mine in Norway who is playing with Jeremy Spencer, of Fleetwood Mac, when they come to Chicago in early july. Check www.jeremyspencer.comAnywhoo... They need a ...
Posted by Dave Herrero on Wed, 18 Jun 2008 05:16:00 PST

"Hard Life Blues"

hi kids,Hope all is well in your worlds... Just dropping you all a line to let you know that my very hard to find first record, "Hard Life Blues" is now available through CDBaby. comThe link is www. c...
Posted by Dave Herrero on Wed, 18 Jun 2008 05:09:00 PST

CD RELEASE PARTY JUNE 28th!!!!

Hey folks,Just wanted to drop you a line and let you know that we are having a CD release party at Fitzgerald's Nightclub, in Berwyn, IL, on June 28th. Mark it on your calendars. Its gonna be a great ...
Posted by Dave Herrero on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 04:29:00 PST

New Album, "Austin to Chicago" now available on CDbaby.com!

: )Thank you so much for your support....
Posted by Dave Herrero on Sun, 11 May 2008 11:26:00 PST

Sean.

Uncle Felix called me yesterday afternoon with some horrible news. The passing of Sean Costello. Felix has known and nurtured Sean in Atlanta since the age of 13 years old. Felix has been a god sent i...
Posted by Dave Herrero on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 05:48:00 PST