From the first time he got his
hands on a guitar aged 7, David realized this was
his instrument. At 13, he was invited into his
first working band, Storm
Orphan (hey, it was the 70's!), which
introduced the previously "bedroom only" guitarist
to the wonderful world of live gigs. Instant
addiction...and it hasn't faded a bit.
David has immersed himself in a
number of styles over the years, from his hard rock
beginnings to jazz, but various mutations of
darkwave have been his stylistic home for a long
time now. A founding member of the long-running
Portland gothic rock ensemble Written in
Ashes, David developed his own signature
approach to the guitar in "spooky music"
situations. Melding classic goth-rock chorused
shimmer with heavier, near-metal influences (and
the occasional legato jazz-style passage), his
sound and tone are readily identifiable.
Initially invited to contribute
guitar work to Temple of the
Machine, he has since become a
full-fledged member of Among the
Weeds... another one down the rabbit
hole!
Also the founder of Luna's
Ceiling, a synthpop/wizardtronic project
with two full-length releases and numerous singles
to its credit. Previosuly playing shows in the
Northwest as a trio, Luna's
Ceiling has recently returned to its roots
as a solo recording project, a way for David to
indulge his programming jones. "I really enjoy
making electronic music, but there is no point in
me doing that with Among the
Weeds... Moose is a lot better at
it!"
David plays a G&L SC2 guitar on
stage, through an Egnater Tweaker amp. Although he
is at heart a boutique effects pedal junkie (you
can have his Devi Ever Bit when you pry it from his
cold, dead fingers!), for live work he uses a Line6
M-13 stompbox modeler unit. "It sounds amazing, and
there's no comparison in terms of reduced
pain-in-the-ass factor for gigs and
touring."
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