Daniel Kingsbury is a 21-year old singer/songwriter with over 175 songs to his credit. His catchy melodies have been considered uplifting, soothing, and haunting and his style can be described as folksy, contemporary acoustic pop. Daniel’s poetic lyrics are threaded with the ocean and mountains of the West Coast landscape and are both profound and thought-provoking. Daniel’s deep, smooth and soulful singing and precise guitar playing are signatures of his sound.
The songs are fresh and new, timely and well-crafted, written in a very “strong on the basics’ storytelling style, deeply rooted in the best of the folk music tradition. His gift is making the unfamiliar sound familiar as if the song you’re listening to is an old favorite, even though you’re hearing it for the first time. Each song has distinct characters and messages and each song has a unique voice.
Daniel has performed in San Francisco, Toronto, Australia, Thailand and at countless venues in southwestern British Columbia. He made his first demo CD in 2004 and released his debut album "Caravan of Time" in 2007. His latest work, "Where The Mountains Touch The Sea EP" was released in the summer of 2008.
Daniel’s musical talents and community involvement have been recognized in the form of numerous scholarships. In his last year of high school, Daniel was the inspiration behind a very special project where he encouraged and mentored Grade 12 musicians to participate in a recording for the label he spearheaded, Waking Life Records. Daniel produced a double-disc CD of original music, “Waking Life”, which was written, performed and recorded by the students. Within four months, $8000 was raised from album sales and promotional concerts. The money was donated to the Sunshine Coast Community Services Society to go towards music programming for youth.
In addition to his passion for music, Daniel is an accomplished filmmaker, having won the award for Best Film on Mountain Sports at the 2002 Banff Mountain Film Festival, for his film “The Essence of Adolescence.” He was 15 at the time and the youngest filmmaker ever, to have won an award at this international festival.
I'm hitting the road in a couple of weeks to raise money for War Child, Coast-to-coast – 50 cities – ALL PROCEEDS TO WARCHILD. Why? 66% of all war victims are CHILDREN. Shocked like me? War Child helps these children that have been affected by war. Check out the new blog – the whole story is up there. Love to have you be a part of it.
You’ll find a Blog, Tour page and a Bio page. I’ll be blogging daily from the road.
Hey DK, finally posted one of the osngs frm my EP - In Your Kitchen. Check it. Hope things are going great out there on the Island. Can't wait to see you guys live. take care. b.
Nice to hear your voice on the weekend. Sounds like things are going really well. Can't wait to hear the new band! Sounds awesome. Get yer dad to video one of your shows in Vic - he caught some amazing footage last summer at the CD release! Anyway it was very good to hear from you. Keep rockin' in the free world baby!. peace. b.
Hey Ya Little Skunk! You come back to The Coast for a break and don't call on your old Phat Daddy! That's cruel, baby, cruel. I'm feelin' that now. Mm mm mm. That's a'ight, I'm STILL sending you some love here.
damn I missed your comment, maybe I'll get one next time I'm in Vic. yeah we aren't playing any shows this second because we've blown all our money on a new record and we're prepping it for an indie release. soon though! later this year we will be back on the proverbial road for a few shows at least! let me know if you're ever coming to nanaimo or van for a show!
That's great news. I like the bass player on that track too - he's got a phat sound ;-) Good luck with it. MySpace records is releasing some stuff now too. Read what Kate Voegel has to say about them (she's one of my friends and is awesome).
Hope things are going well for you on "The Island" (there's only the one, hey?).
Haha.. I like it how you call Bonnar "Bon-Digity"... tres hilarious.. I think you should put the song "I couldn't understand on your myspace" I told mom and dad that if I die i want that song to be played at my funeral.. top 15 songs forsure for me
