Dreadlock Dave is spreading a positive vibration through his grooving, acoustic, folkedelicfunkpop melodies while exploring a myriad of textural soundscapes. His styles range from one voice with a guitar to elaborate orchestrations performed with everything from ancient gourd instruments to the latest electronics.
David has a long and varied musical background. David's love and interest of music spans almost all of his life from the beginning with a ukulele and piano lessons at age five to the high school band president excelling in both woodwind and brass instruments, through years at The University of Akron, Ohio and Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland studying jazz and electric bass as well as listening to his father play, sing and perform in Barbershop Quartets and Choruses for his first eighteen years and on. David has spent more than two decades devoting his time and energy to performing as many as 300 shows a year with a multitude of musical acts throughout the world, at the same time creating an original sound for himself. David's current projects in addition to a solo artist include being the bassist/vocalist for Big Ship, "Original Acoustifunk for kids of all ages", The Answer Generation, featuring guitarist Neil Zaza & composer Christina Dupre’, Stoned And Beautiful, “GarageFUnk", Live Bait, a classic/modern rock party band as well as other various musical collaborations, "Have Bass, Will Travel!". Although David is well versed as a multi-instrumentalist & vocalist his passion is the bass guitar. David spends a majority of his time playing as a freelance bassist, instructing students in the art of the bass guitar, coaching rock school for all ages & composing and recording his original music. Stay Tuned… @ DreadlockDave.com