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Dave

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www.smokehousethemusical.com
www.betarecords.com
www.tafse.com/thehouse


www.betarecords.com

My friends call me Diz.
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We have a 23 song, Rockin' Blues & Country Musical cowritten by Broadway's Brent Moyer and London's Stan Stanley, a new band of super talents called Jacked Up, and a reality/sitcom network show and film script called 'The House'. Even more important than that is the great people we meet, and our love for them all. What a ride this life is. Always jammin', meetin' fellow musicians, singers, writers and actors, creative folks. Our costumer designers Jennifer Blanchard & Lynne Bugai; Terri, Rene, Soozz, Sherry & Tod, Hugo, Aidan, James, Gerry, Timmy, Andy, JD, Johnny, Kirk, and Wendi Sue. Thanks for sharing a moment of your lives with us. Van Preston, Dan Birdwhissle- www.nashtown.com, Tommy Roeyset, Lindsay Clark, Justin Wright, Eric Brock, Derek Zelenkas, Jimmy Butler, Allen Goodson, Jason Hoffman, Gary Somers, Jed Smith, Ken Renales, Melissa Sigler, Skye Moore & Mica Roberts, Ben Stacy, Aubrey Haynes Photography, & Tom, Tony, Harold, & Curtis Alan, Valentine Zehel, all in Nashville, and ARM in Atlanta. Great artists, committed, with amazing talents. We finished up with 6 weeks on the road with John Legend. Then went on tour with Marshall Tucker through last Christmas. 10/24 Charleston WV 10/25 Albany NY 10/26 NYC 10/27 Atlantic City NJ 10/28 Philadelphia PA 10/30 NYC 10/31 Baltiimore MD 11/4 Boston, MA 11/5 Washington DC 11/6 Cleveland OH 11/8 Detroit MI 11/9 Chicago IL 11/10 St Paul Mn 11/13 Boulder CO 11/14 Park City UT 11/16 Los Angeles 11/17 Santa Barbara 11/18 San Francisco 11/20 San Diego CA 11/21 Anaheim, CA 11/22 Pheonix AZ 11/24 Dallas TX 11/25 Houston tX 11/27 Orlando Fl 11/28 Ft Lauderdale FL 11/30 Miami FL 12/1 Tampa FL 12/2 Norfolk VA 12/3 NYCWriting a story, from my own heart and life experiences, for a song, for a screen, or for a breathing audience. Enlightening my own-self about my own-self. Even though it's a huge thrill, and greatly appreciated, when anybody enjoys and relates, and takes the intended meaning of my work to heart. GO THERE- *************www.smokehousethemusical.com***************** ***************www.tafse.com/thehouse********************* and**Aubrey Haynes Photography, Nashville 615-427-1187 or ***************[email protected]********************* **********Email: [email protected]**************************Bassist / Singer / Writer / Actor****************Bass Guitarist with "Whisper" and "Snapp"First Place Winner- San Francisco Battle of the Bands- "Whisper"Second Place winner- San Francisco Battle of the Bands- "Snapp"Opening act for Queen, Grand Funk Railroad, Heart, Santana, Journey, REO Speedwagon, Kansas, Blue Oyster Cult, Yesterday & Today, Debra Harry, The Street Punks, many more...Associations and AwardsSilver Award, The Houston International Film Festival,"Eyes of Argus"Bronze Award, The Houston International Film Festival,"Derik; That Boy From The River"Bronze Award, Worldfest Flagstaff"Go East Young Man"*************************************Acting and Singing awards, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005****************************Speaking Roles- TELEVISION********************************"I-40 Paradise", TNN Sitcom, NationalSanford / Hodges Campaign CommercialMr. Transmission- with George Gobel, Regional SoutheasternDuncan Hines- "This cake won't fall", NationalPapa's Pizza- Regional SoutheasternSeaport Lines- "NY frame of mind", Regional NortheasternMany, many moreActing Experience TheatreHoss - "Hank Williams, Lost Highway"Whiteside - "The Man Who Came To Dinner"Jud - "Oklahoma"Charlie Davenport - "Annie Get Your Gun"Max - "The Sound of Music"Sancho Panza - "Man of La Mancha"Jigger - "Carousel"Bill Sykes - "Oliver"Mr. DePina - "You Can't Take It With You"Dr. Chausable - "The Importance of Being Ernest"Charlie Brown - "You're A Good Man Charlie Brown"Many, many more******************************************Theatres****** *******************************************"Abbeville Opera House""South of Broadway Dinner Theatre""Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre""Nashville Academy Theatre""Tennessee Performing Art Center""The Peace Center""Lesene Auditorium","Circle Star Theatre""Winterland""Oakland Auditorium"The Orpyum Theatre"A.C.T." San FranciscoRyman Auditorium ... Many, many more********************A little more about Dave, Born in Virginia, into a family that didn't stay anywhere long, I attended 13 different schools, and lived in 26 different houses by the time I hit the 8th grade. Settling down in San Francisco was great. That's when I picked up my first Bass. After learning Santana, and Allman Brothers tunes, I was knew I had a home in music. I Went through a few progressive garage bands in High School, and started jamming with Troy(Tesla)Luccketta. We hit it off, and loved laying down those tight bass & drum chops. We formed a band called "Whisper" and took first place in H.A.R.D.'s SF Bay Battle of the Bands. Ha ha, I thought I was real experienced by then. I had come in 2nd Place with my band, Snapp, the year before. "Yesterday & Today", "Eric Martin", we all were tight and shared rehearsal spaces and jammed together frequently. Music saved me from the horrors of home life. My dad disappeared, after the police came looking for him, when I was 12, and my cousin had been sexually abusing me since I was six. By the time I was 14, I was already writing anger/vent based tunes with titles like, "Take It Like A Man", "Ice Creams' Got No Bones", "Heal This". Musicially, I developed a love for Jazz and Country, which didn't sit well with my Rockin' bandmates. I started performing at A.C.T. as an Actor, and Orchestral Bassist, which taught me plenty, and landed me my first tours, which landed me in Nashville (TPAC, Nashville Academy Theatre) and almost every major city in the U S of A. But, I missed the audience feedback/rush that happens during concerts. "Hank Williams, Lost Highway", has been a gift from God. Performing, and turning todays younger audiences onto Hank Sr.'s music, in a concert style, was a thrill. Now, I'm ready to back you up 100 percent, continue writing music, and stage my Musical "Smokehouse". check out: www.smokehousethemusical.com my current tour schedule:

My Interests

World peace, obliterating hunger, obliterating sexual abuse, and making a positive difference in the world

I'd like to meet:

We've written a musical that needs a producer. It's an important, quality, entertaining work that will be successfully produced someday. So, of course, we'd like to meet producers, and David Bryan, of Bon Jovi, who has had success with his own large musical "Memphis". Ironically enough, we did meet in 1985, in Nashville, backstage, while I was there supporting my friends Y & T, who shared the tour as JBJ's opening band. Leonard Haze and me got into alot of mischief. Damn, we were young, and damn again, I've already met someone I'd really like to meet !! 4/18/07- THANKS FOR THE TIME WITH YOU AT THE CMT AWARDS DAVID, JON, AND TICO- OUR LOVE GOES OUT TO RICHIE AND FAMILY, AND SEE Y'ALL SOON.

Music:

Jazz, Rock, Folk, Old Country, Gospel, Blues. Anything with a heart. Inspirations: Jack Bruce, Stanley Clarke, Paul, Les, John Entwhistle, John Paul Jones, melodic bassists who create music and percussion charts within the charts.

Movies:

Waking Ned Devine, A Clockwork Orange, To Kill A Mockingbird, The Wizard of Oz, Citizen Kane, Ocean's Eleven & Twelve, The Italian Job, Rock Star, Contact, Lady Sings the Blues, Men in Black 1 & 2, Evolution, Chocolat

Television:

Lost, Rome, Deadwood, Curb Your Enthusiazum, PBS Live Concerts

Books:

Anything by Dan Brown, Dean Koontz, James Patterson, John Irving, JK Rowling

Heroes:

All men and women serving our country in times of peace and during conflict, at home and abroad.

My Blog

Professional Blog

Dave  http://www.smokehousethemusical.com/ Email:  [email protected] Bassist / Singer / Writer / Actor Bass Guitarist with "Whisper" and "Snapp" First Place Winner- San Francisco B...
Posted by Dave on Wed, 15 Feb 2006 10:00:00 PST