Austin Ellis
- Nashville, TN
- Singing Guitarist
- 260 Verified Bookings
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Acoustic Singer/Songwriter style, performing original songs and covers by timeless artists.
Providing an ambient solo acoustic and vocal performance for 1- 4 sets, playing original recorded material, and covering artists complimentary to original sound, in the tradition of classic artists, such as; Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, Suzanne Vega, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Zeppelin, Bowie, etc., as well as more modern performers-from the 1960's to today.
All appropriate equipment provided for a small venue, unless otherwise provided. Original music has positive feel and message about the joys of being alive and intended to help remind listeners of our potential for kindness.
David Neil actually played acoustic guitar guitar AND sang at Grand Lakes Presbyterian Church on Christmas Eve circa 2005-2006.
David Neil sang for our Church one Christmas Eve with just one day’s notice. He played Away in the Manger and Little Town of Bethlehem as the children marched down the aisle to present gifts to the Christ Child. He didn’t have an opportunity to rehearse with the boys and girls but played perfect accompaniment.
Price Range: Contact for rates
Gig Length: 45 - 180 minutes
David Neil
(Kneeling Dragonfly)
BORN: Under a Bad sign
RESIDES: Albuquerque
PLAYING SINCE: 1977 *1969-if toy xylophone counts*
SCRATCHES, OTHER DIMENSIONS, AND HOME (the follow up to the 2015 release FOOLz PATH) recording process to begin soon featuring guest artists around the Albuquerque NM area
Bio
DAVID NEIL (Dragonfly)
Songwriter/Recording Artist/Guitarist/Singer/Producer:
David Neil (Dragonfly) was born near Dallas,Texas, spent his school
“daze” in Spring,TX., and began playing music as a toddler and paid performance by age 16. His major influences then and still are Neil Young, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix,TheBeatles,Yes, TomPetty, AC/DC The Doors,Rush, and of coarse Bob Dylan, almost all female and male feminist movement artists, EVERY INE OF THE ORIGINAL AND FIRST AMERICAN BLUES ARTISTS he's ever heard from Elmore Kames to BB KING.
World music and spirit dance and pagan culture jams 🙂
David began writing songs at an early age as well, always with an interest in music that brought about peace and encouragement of love and celebratory happiness with an emphasis on the living experience. He plays multiple instruments; Drums, Bass, Keyboards and Guitar, and prefers to play lead guitar as well as sing his original songs. David's music career spans as far back as the mid 80's continuing through the present day. In the 1990's Dave developed an interest in the music that was emerging from the emerging 90s Alternative sound and beginning to understand the importance of it and the impact it was having on the world, just as it was starting to become mainstream, such as etc... From 1990 to 1994, David was the singer/songwriter/guitarist for the Houston-Based BLIND RHAPSODY: a hard-edged 3-Piece band with Kelly White on Bass Guitar and Lee Hamilton on Drums and Backing Vocals.
SCRATCHES and SOME OTHER DIMENSIONS:
Unfortunately, like many other "latch key brats", the social impact and personal attempts of learning more about his life, he found himself on a musical "hiatus" for a period of time, that would last for a while, in the midst of many personal losses, and a goodbye to his first wife and much respected , still today, as well as the ability to play music for about 5 years or so…
After bouncing back from circumstances, David began a course in audio recording in 1998 for a semester, before finally managing to find a way to get beyond "Space City" in Houston,Texas. Although it was only one completed semester, it was his first 4.0 in any form off educational system.
HOME some more SCRATCHES and even more of the OTHER DIMENSIONS:
In 1999 David moved to Albuquerque with Rebecca Clark and played in multiple Bands such as The Side Effects, Jane, Dragonfly, Full Tilt, Chasing Disaster, Plastic Lotus, and IN HER EYES: a 4-piece band idea of Dave’s, featuring David as singer/songwriter/guitarist, Eddie Two-Moons Chavez on Bass and backing vocals,Jaime Yellowhorse Bird on Guitar and backing vocals, and Patrick Callahan on Drums and Backing vocals.
David began a solo career in 2007. After appearing on the FYF RECORDS compilation CD (an independent Nashville label)He was then asked to release 2 singles for the label. The single, titled "YOU ARE HOME", speaks to David's realization that living, really only happens where you are, in that moment, and a good definition of our true home. Inspired by teachings of Meditation Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, and taught by monks of the same tradition. The title itself was conceived and again realized from a line in the movie "ALMOST FAMOUS" that Ms. Penny Lane says to William after he says to her "...I have to get home..." and her response, as she kisses him with her eyes, is "You ARE home". The "B side" part of the single, titled "I'LL DO THE SAME", acknowledges an understanding of unconditional love ,and the joy of just being completely present with a lover or friend in that moment. Both singles are available on Amazon, Itunes and CD Baby music sites as well as (link hidden). Both songs feature Rebecca Clark on Backing Vocals and Mandolin and both songs
were produced by Rick Hale (an award winning producer at RICK HALE STUDIOS in Albuquerque, NM) , and David Neil Kinkead.
David's 2012 "WAKING TO THE MOMENT” DEMO contains 13 songs all written and performed completely by David himself. This album is a reflection on Dave's own experience as a meditation practitioner and lover of living moment to moment.. The recording was done in the tradition of AOR (Album Oriented Rock), however , these songs were later removed from download sites due to David's feelings that they were only demos, in todays demand for high quality modern digital industry, and he says:
(they)...“had no business being released on the internet for purchase, but I needed a follow up to my single ,and had all these songs i was recording all the time. many of these i was recording ,so i put them out there” a lot of the songs from that particular demo, have become re-writes and will appear on his next release- SCRATCHES , OTHER DIMENSIONS , AND HOME album as well as other songs from IN HER EYES. About what was left over from that demo, plus a seemingly endless library of original songs and others still being written Dave said , “On my last album FOOLz PATH, I sang… ‘wanna sing my song, before I’m dead’ …but i don't perform it that way anymore. I usually sing ‘Gonna sing some songs, UNTIL I’m dead’ , so basically i aint going away “
David's last release in 2015, FOOLz PATH was written, recorded, and mastered in the mountains, where he lived for 9 years, before taking up residence once again in the city. Every lyric, instrumentation, and mixing layer, was created in his previous home studio, and performed by him alone. He required only a few backing vocals, by his former companion-Rebecca Clark. Currentlywhat he calls a follow album ***SCRATCHES, OTHER DIMENSIONS, AND HOME*** is in the production process already and is coinciding with his continued education in audio arts and production management at (in his words) - “A really cool university...if I could just get past the revisiting part of how cut throat and back ‘stabby' the music industry really is still”
Plans are to release this album within the 2017 time period and though balancing as a DIY artist in the world of
making and performing music, recording it, keeping up with social media markets, playing out when possible, finding work to finance things, eat, maintain an education, and in his words “remain immune to the lonely world of being single in a kind of a mean,(i do it too), social media based environment thats worse than any high school nightmare type experience i ever had”, David some how keeps managing to “roll with the punches, we receive from day to day…” (from his song -“TIME HAS TAKEN TOLL”), when knocked down , Dave still some how manages to keep getting back up. “I’m like a really wimpy version of Rocky that way.”
David’s voice has changed over the past few years , from his Neil Young esque and Bon Scott approach to singing. Though those are very much still major elements of his vocal sound, he has taken another step beyond , and has learned to utilize a voice that has matured , with more control and enthusiasm, as it lends itself more to that of a Rod Stewart or a: “some times when I'm lucky -Steve Marriot whisky soaked sound".
David will be joined on this next album with Jazz drummer Bill Pommy from New York City, and bassist and business entrepreneur Jasper Blake from London, England, and the 3 will soon to be performing in Albuquerque, NM , and around. David is still planning an acoustic tour , but due to recent enrollment in the audio recording and production based -University, that may be unfortunately delayed or possibly limited to closer and around the New Mexico region, until completion of both the classes and his 2017 album.
***DAVID NEIL KINKEAD****
is a Guitarist/ Singer-Songwriter/Recording Artist/Player of various other instruments/Guitar teacher/and Producer.
...AND YET MORE SCRATCHES &OTHER DIMENSIONS;
After saying goodbye to a marriage, David and Rebecca who were the founding members of FOOLz PATH before it became an album title, both managed to take what was left in ashes, and separately turn that into a fertile soil for themselves ,as well as a great timeless, and even a trusting friendship in 2016, and on. Unfortunately, in addition to going through that last year, this year, David has faced yet another very painful goodbye, to his feline friend and BEST BUDDY- "Hagrid-the cat”, who passed away, “after many many years of whichever number this life was for him” “I WILL be keeping good on a promise I made to Hagrid... -to not give up, NEVER forget ALL that was seen and heard, and to make the dream to play music, all around the world, manifest for MYSELF for HAGRID and other feline friends , and ...FOR A WORLD THAT WAS, IS, AND WILL BE...SOMEDAY SHARED, RESPECTED AND ALL INCLUSIVE OF EVERYONE - OUR ... HOME."
David currently lives in Albuquerque,New Mexico
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