"guitARTist": (N) a person who plays the guitar in such a manner as to attempt to create music beyond the usual creation of harmony and melody with the goal of using the guitar as a painter would use paint, i.e. to create soundscapes that speak without words.
When David was two years old he began to take an interest in music when his grandfather made him a banjo. The guitar came into focus later when at age eleven David switched to six strings from cello due to the influence of two
guitar playing uncles and the Beatles. In the course of the years that followed
David has explored various musical genres including rock, blues, jazz, classical and “experimental expressionism.”
Having lived in Vienna, Austria for
twelve years and performed in about
twenty-five nations, David now
resides in Colorado and is active as
a solo musician singing and playing
original music, as leader of the
blues-based band, Davey and the Blu
Dog, and as a Christian worship
facilitator.
David can present a range of music including a full length show that features eight guitars, each of which has a name and personal story. House concerts, coffee houses, churches, and theaters are favorite venues for the mix of humor, virtuso performance and artistic experimentation that are always part of David's shows.
A foundation for all that David does is the understanding that the goal of art is to create sacred space where an encounter with God may take place through art, which is a language that can speak without words. As a believer in Jesus Christ, David's conviction is that all of this music needs to reflect a worldview with God at the center.
David has a vision for the blending of various art forms in creating this sacred space and for inviting artists of multiple disciplines to be released in their creativity.
We're a modern blues - based band presenting a range of music that includes traditional blues, swing, and blues/rock but features original music that takes all of this into fresh territory. The roster:
David Michael Boyd: guitars and vocals
Kirk Hutchinson: keyboards
Gary Hamor: bass and vocals
Doug Murphy: drums and vocals
Steve Stumbo: saxophones and blues harp
David has played, produced and sung on numerous studio recordings in a wide range of musical styles. The internet makes possible the worldwide sharing of music and since David has a ProTools studio at home he is able to record high quality guitar and vocal parts and send them out for mixdown. If you are looking for a versatile and creative guitarist and vocalist for your recording project contact David at davidmichaelboyd_gmail.com
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Contemplate: Meditations on Hang and Guitar
This latest recording was done in November in Fort Collins featuring the Hang - a new instrument invented in Switzerland in 2000. The collection of improvisations played by Gunter Friedrich from Austria along with David are meditative in nature, well suited for relaxation and prayer. Available by download at CDbaby
21 February 7PM Hosting a blues jam at Full
Throttle Coffee House, 3761 S
Mason, (above Boomer Music)
Fort Collins, CO
24 February 7PM Wait and Create _ C4, 2700 S
Lemay, Fort Collins, CO
25 February 7PM Solo concert _ Full Throttle
Coffee House 3761 S Mason
(above Boomer Music)
26 February 2012 6PM Wait and Create _
Loveland Vineyard Church
900 Josephine Court, Loveland
3 March 12 -3 PM Art in Bloom at Bath Nursery
2000 E. Prospect, Fort Collins
11 March 3 - 5 PM BBQ in Ward, Colorado
16 March 2012 8 PM Davey and the Blu Dog _
Buffalo Rose, Golden, CO
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