Nassau Royal profile picture

Nassau Royal

About Me


Alreet!?!? Where do I start? Basically I was born in the Bahamas to British parents. We lived there for 6 years but decided to move back to the UK (don't know what the folks were thinking!?). I still have family out there and visit when I can (free holiday!) Growing up I didnt really know what I wanted to do but it was always an ambition of mine to travel the world but also music was a passion of mine from a young age as I found it very therapeutic. I started having guitar lessons when I was 11. After 5 lessons I hated playing (didnt help that my teacher was a wanker!!!) so I gave up, put the guitar in the loft and never wanted to pick it up again. However when I got in to Nirvana 3 years later I picked it up again and decided to teach myself so the rest is history!
I went to Brighton Uni and completed my Certificate in Education which meant I could teach. I did that for a while, taught some amazing people but often found that teachers are underpaid and undervalued (by the institution!!) I then decided to embark on a trip of a lifetime and went round the world for a year and a half. I only started singing when I went travelling, all those nights on the beach by the camp fire I would play guitar and get talked into singing. I only started to take my writing seriously when I got back. After 7 months of being home I got itchy feet again and went travelling around Europe. When I came back I enrolled at the Brighton Institute of Modern Music and realised how music would be what would end my wanderlust ……… ; )
November last year I played my 3rd major concert to promote a compilation album called “Sanctuary” this time at the Millennium Forum Theatre, Derry. It includes “Stars Are Made For The Sky” featuring Moya Brennan from Grammy award winning group Clannad. This Album has various artists both established and unestablished with a wide range of genres such as: Folk, Contemporary Popular and Classical, 8 piece Harp Ensemble, Uilleann Pipes, Gregorian Chant, a Soprano Operatic piece, plus many more. In my humble opinion it is an incredible body of work and for me it was an honour and a privilege working with such talented artists.
I have just finished recording my debut studio album with James Corballis (Radiohead). I plan to release it in various countries this summer!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/19/2006
Band Website: www.nassauroyal.com
Band Members: David Ross: Composition, Vocals, Guitars and Keys

(Adam Sesemann: Production/Arranger, Keys and Percussion)
Influences: Parental Influences: James Taylor, Simon & Garfunkel, The Beach Boys, Stevie Wonder, The Beatles, Travelling Wilburys, Fleetwood Mac, The Eagles.

Early Influences: Guns n' Roses, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Rage, Stone Temple Pilots, Dave Grohl(only in lower vocal register), REM, Faith No More, The Verve, Live.

More Recent: Pete Murray, Air, Zero 7, Oscar Wilde, W.B. Yeats, Zeppelin, David Gray, Gomez.
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Album&.. the latest!

Im learning exactly how difficult it is to complete a full studio album without the wealth, power and influence of a record label! All the recording is now finished but the brakes have been put on sl...
Posted by on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 05:03:00 GMT

Yekshamesh = Jak si masz!

My most recent tour started where it usually does - Ireland. One of the highlights was playing at a venue in Clonakilty called De Barras, a spot for many a wandering Minstrel. A grand old rustic buil...
Posted by on Wed, 25 Feb 2009 06:21:00 GMT

Recording!!!

After coming back from the Med my feet hardly touched the ground and I was off again&&to Ireland to start recording my first album. To be honest I was a bit apprehensive about the whole thing but what...
Posted by on Thu, 06 Nov 2008 02:44:00 GMT

France & Italy

Only meeee! I have just come back from travelling and performing in France and Italy.  At first I was due to have a mini tour of Italy but then it was called off. Then it was on again and then of...
Posted by on Sun, 14 Sep 2008 03:53:00 GMT

I had a dream&..

I was deep in the land of the unconscious where I saw John Lennon in a room standing by a window wearing a long white robe, his hair bellow his shoulders and the same circular glasses he always wore.&...
Posted by on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:19:00 GMT

Its been a while : )

Ello&..apologies for my slack blogging of late! I have been working hard and of course&.playing hard too ; ) Also I have been performing and writing loads in preparation for my debut album that I...
Posted by on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:55:00 GMT

Spain, Gibraltar and Morocco.

I arrived at Stanstead Airport all set for Spain but I suppose it wouldn't have been right unless I had some kind of a small world experience. I was about to go through passport control and I saw a fa...
Posted by on Sun, 28 Oct 2007 16:09:00 GMT

6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon

1st: The amazing experience of recording with Moya Brennan from Clannad.2nd: At the Oxygen Festival walking towards the beer tent and bumping into a guy called Patrick I first met at a hostel in Sydne...
Posted by on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 13:50:00 GMT

Oxygen&.more like H20!!

I was lucky enough to be given a ticket to go to the Oxygen festival in Kildare. I have never seen that much rain and therefore mud in my life!!! An amazing experience none the less! On the way in I j...
Posted by on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 13:49:00 GMT

Sanctuary!

Just finished recording for the Sanctuary C.D In Ireland which is due for release in the New Year. It was an amazing experience to work with Moya Brennan (Clannad) and a real privilege to have her sin...
Posted by on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 13:30:00 GMT