Dave Porter - vocals, guitars, bass, programming, songwriter, producer

 

At the age of ten, Dave could be found on the floor of his bedroom, strumming an acoustic guitar to his brothers’ hand-me-down Beatles albums. He drummed in the school band, and by high school, he'd discovered jazz and adopted the upright bass. 
Soon after high school, Dave left Virginia to tour with the southern rock band Rajun with Eddie Stone from Doc Holliday fame. After years on the road, home called, and returning to Southwest Virginia, he lent his musical talents to leading local bands such as The Worx, The Kings and Burning Bridges as well as logging hundreds of hours as first-call recording session bassist on dozens of CDs. 
On "Desire", his debut album, Dave paints sonic landscapes, reflecting the turbulent times in which he wrote the songs, they weave among genres, from alt rock to power pop, revealing a surprising range of emotions, influences, and musical talents. 
Dave wrote, performed, produced and recorded all the instruments and vocals, on his latest CD "Fallen Angel". Modern rock with a pop sensibility, this album weaves through genres like a laser-guided missile taking the listener on a hypersonic journey through heavy riffs, eastern-influenced instrumentals and quirky jazz standards.

At the age of ten, Dave could be found on the floor of his bedroom, strumming an acoustic guitar to his brothers’ hand-me-down Beatles albums. He drummed in the school band, and by high school, he'd discovered jazz and adopted the upright bass. 


Soon after high school, Dave left Virginia to tour with the southern rock band Rajun with Eddie Stone from Doc Holliday fame. After years on the road, home called, and returning to southwest Virginia, he lent his musical talents to local bands such as The Worx, The Kings and Burning Bridges as well as logging hundreds of hours as first-call recording session bassist on dozens of CDs. 


On "Desire", his debut album, Dave paints sonic landscapes that span across musical genres, revealing a wide range of emotions, influences, and musical talents. 


Dave wrote, performed, produced and recorded all the instruments and vocals, on his latest CD "Fallen Angel". Modern rock with a pop sensibility, this album weaves through genres like a laser-guided missile taking the listener on a hypersonic journey through odd-metered heavy riffs, eastern-influenced instrumentals, ballads and pop songs.

Additional Musicians

Jody Ensor - Lead Guitar (Desire & Fallen Angel)

Dave McDonald - Co-producer, Engineer & Marimbas (Desire)

Todd Cooper - Drums (Desire)

Rob Campbell - Lead Guitar (Desire)

Josh Shilling - Keyboards (Desire)

Isaiah Osborne - Keyboards (Fallen Angel)

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