I'm a singer/songwriter/guitarist. I've been singing since the age of six, in school chorus programs as well as on my own free time. I have a vocal style in vein of Aron Lewis (Staind), Jon Bon Jovi, and Zakk Wylde - with strong dynamics and clarity. I've also been playing guitar for many years; I'm self taught by training my ears to pick out chords and riffs. My main influences are Staind, Knickleback, Metallica, and Zakk Wylde, and Jon Bon Jovi. I've been writing my own music for close to 12 years now. I have plenty of songs completed and copyrighted, and there are always new ones in the works. I'm currently a solo ACOUSTIC-ROCK artist, and the lead singer/guitarist and songwriter for "MELODIC-ROCK" band "A.U"
I'm now the proud owner of "GDA Multi-Media Services" - specializing in helping individual artists/bands/businesses with all aspects of marketing & promotions:
Radio
TV
Print
CD/DVD/Video Productions
Merchandising
and more...
Check out our services on:
www.myspace.com/GDAgroup
I've already met and/or toured/shared a stage with:
Randy Jackson (Zebra)
Paul Shortino (Rough Cutt/Quiet Riot)
Terry Ilous (XYZ)
Chris Slade (AC/DC, Asia)
Patrick Johannson (Yngwie Malmsteen)
Ira Black (Doom/Viscious Rumors/Lizzy Borden)
Greg Douglass (Steve Miller Band)
Joey Molland (Badfinger)
Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge/Ozzy/Rod Stewart)
Ritchie Scarlet (Mountain)
Mike Viscera (Yngwie Malmsteen/Loudness)
Sam McCaslin (Michael Shenker Group)
Danger-Danger
Gravity
Joey Belladonna (Belladonna/Anthrax)
Ronnie Keel (Keel)
Erin Fyfe (Doom)
John Ford (Strawbs)
Gary Moon (Night Ranger/Three Dog Night)
Dr. John
Spyro-Gyra
Johny Winter
Steve Morse (Dixie Dregs/Kansas)
Rod Morgensteen (Rudis-Morgensteen)
Jordan Rudis (Dixie Dregs/Rudis-Morgansteen)
Marshall Tucker Band
Hot Tuna
Arlo & Woody Guthrie
Livingston Taylor
Adrian Legg
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown (RIP)
Charlie Musselwhite
Jimmy Bain (DIO)
Tony Montanna (Great White)
Larry Hopen (Orleans)
Buckwheat Zydeco
Victor Wooten & Future-Man (Bela Fleck & The Flectones
Bobby Rondinelli (Blue Oyster Cult/Pyramid)
Jack Starr
"Dimebag" from Pantera (RIP)
Dan "Lawman" Lawson
I'll have to look up my journals to see if I missed anyone.
I've also met/hung-out with many professional wrestlers from WWE, ECW, and WCW
(my all time favorite was doing shots of Jager with "Mean" Gene Okerland and his girlfriend at the Marriot in Uniondale, Long Island back in 1999 - that man can tie one on!!)
professional football players from both the Jets & Giants
Telly Savalas (the ORIGINAL "KOJAK", the very 1st famous person I'd ever met) when I was around 12 -I went to school with his nephew Nick for a year
Opie & Anthony (Radio Personalities)
Steven Lynch
some professional bodybuilders - most notably:
SIX TIME MR.OLYMPIA DORIAN YATES
Johnny Moya
Dave Palumbo
Shawn Ray
and last but definately not least...
"THE DICE-MAN" Andrew "DICE" Clay... OH!
Life really hasn't been all that bad now that I think about it.
I STILL WANT TO MEET JON BON JOVI AND ZAKK WYLDE - LIFE WIL NOT BE COMPLETE UNTIL I DO!! I OWE THIS ALL TO THEIR INFLUENCES!!
-DA
