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David Tughan

"THE EPITOME OF COOL." Dave Gelly - The Observer

About Me

"Builder's Brew", David's second album on OT Records features David with The Organ Trio; Jim Mullen (guitar) Mike Gorman, (Hammond organ), Matt Skelton (drums) plus Steve Kaldestad on tenor sax. The album is a swinging synergy of voice and instruments; innovative, incredibly stylish, yet as the title suggests Builder's Brew (aka: cup of tea) radiates a strong feel-good factor, it's as welcoming and heart-warming as it is accessible to all.Described as "the epitome of cool" David's light vocal touches, crisp diction and witty interpretations demonstrated on his critically acclaimed debut album, 'Just In Time' (released on OT Records in 2003) won a legion of fans and admirers including top UK jazz journalists and broadcasters.Born and raised in Ireland, David (33) moved to London in 1993 to study at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama where he graduated with BA (Hons). After recording "Just In Time" with fellow Guildhall graduates (Simon Colam, Tom Herbert, and Academy graduate, Chris Higginbottom) David went on to perform with The John Wilson Orchestra (the 16-piece big band, renowned for their musical contribution to actor Kevin Spacey's film, 'Beyond the Sea') In addition to his musical career David continues to combine his acting and musical versatility in theatre, radio and television throughout the UK and Europe. Currently David works with his own quintet in clubs and festivals in the UK and Ireland.

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Member Since: 5/4/2006
Band Website: davidtughan.co.uk
Band Members: Builders Brew and includes: David Tughan - Vocals. Jim Mullen - Guitar. Mike Gorman - Hammond Organ. Matt Skelton - Drums. Steve Kaldestad - Tenor Saxophone.Just In Time band includes David Tughan - Vocals Simon Colam - Piano Tom Herbert - Bass Chris Higginbottom - Drums Steve Kaldestad - Saxophone
Influences: Frank, Dean, Sammy, Matt, Kurt, Ella, Peggy, Sarah, Miles, Diz, Bird, Des, Mel, Vic, Bob, Duke, Earl, Queen, King Cole, Lord Buckley... Peter Sellers, Richard Burton, Robin Williams, The Yes Men, Noam Chomsky, S*T*U*F*F*, Einstein, Jim Rohn, boreme.com, Foy Vance, Shakespeare...
Sounds Like: "With Frank Sinatra's phrasing and a delivery all his own Tughan reaches out to a broad audience" Jim Santella - ALL ABOUT JAZZ
Record Label: OT records - www.otrecords.com
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Up and running... sort of

Just managed to load up some songs and photos into this thing. Looking forward to sharing my music with everyone and meeting new people!... Talk to you soon! Dx
Posted by David Tughan on Sun, 11 Jun 2006 01:47:00 PST