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.
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
Thanks man. You are an inspiration - you have so much stick-to-it-ive-ness!! (not to mention talent ;-)
I tried my hand at mastering a mix and replaced the file i had up. the new mastered copy is up now. It's a LOT heavier. It's not Butch Vig, but it's better than it was. I'm learning.
I just watched "Where the Mountains Touch The Sea". Brought back some awesome memories. Not bad video for a one camera shoot! (Keep that camera man! ;-)
Most of all I am still struck by what great songs they are.
Okay, so now where is that link to CD Baby? Get it on, baby, get it on! Ow!!!
daniel thanks for the add. you already know what i think, just let me add all the songs are fine, and i like your quiet positive message on all of them.
hi Daniel .how u doing? just stopped by 4 another listen . see u got old favourite Firefly back up here..love it!..i got some new grooves in town an kicking piano jam ..if ure interested
Thnx for your lovely comment! yes, I'm a vet and it's really a great job! I've been working with wild animals in a protected area in Brazil... hope see you playing here someday!! your music is awesome!!!
