Hey, I'm Dave

[Five Years Solitary]

Hey everyone, I'm Dave and I'm new here.  I've been playing music since I was 12 years old.  Started out on violin, then moved to bass guitar, then electric, then drums and singing.  I have no formal music education outside of the two years I played the violin in school.  Everything else is self-taught.  I play mainly hard rock and heavy metal, but I really enjoy the acoustic guitar a lot, and have a few songs written in that area as well.  I hope to become a more well rounded musician, as well as gathering some tips on how to make my recordings sound better, as all of the knowledge I have in that arena is also self taught.  I played in a heavy metal band as a teenager, but have been on my own since I joined the Army 15 years ago.  I hope to play in a band again when I retire.  I'm currently in Raeford, NC, in case anyone is close enough to jam sometime.  I look forward to meeting you all and learning what there is to learn.

[Snowman]

Howdy Dave: Welcome. I just have to say what caught my attention was two things (I wear reading glasses) I thought you wrote a song "Hey I'm Dave" by Five Years Sober. 

[Peggy]

Hi Dave,

 

Welcome to Songstuff! Nice introduction!  It's a fun music community around here. We're all at different levels of experience, creative development and presentation, working together to achieve our goals, whatever they may be.

 

If you have any questions just ask. See you around the boards.

Peggy

[john]

Hey Dave, welcome to the Songstuff family! Have you done much recording?

[John W Selleck]

Hi Dave,

Welcome. And just to ad my 2 cents, you will do best here if you help us by filling in a bit more of your profile, comment on other's works, and then post some of your own. Share. That  way all of us get to know each other better. And just curious, You doing time in Hoke County? Because of the name, I had to ask.

Edited January 18, 2020 by John W Selleck

[Five Years Solitary]

Sorry it took me so long to reply, went out of town and all I have with me is my phone.  I took your advice and filled in my profile.  Didn't realize I left it so blank. To answer your question, yes, I'm in Hoke County, but not like you think.  I'm stationed at Fort Bragg.  The Band name is a reference to how long it took me to become good enough to play all the instruments well enough to record my own songs after I left my first band to join the Army.

Edited January 22, 2020 by Five Years Solitary

[John W Selleck]

Hi Again,

Good to know all that, and see a better profile. It was the Raeford that got me thinking, and the name. LOL