I had the good fortune to place with honors in the Great American Song Contest 2008...The song, "Better Angels", is listed above at the player or the video below is the same song live from the Bart Hawley Show with good friend and bass player Jeff Schott (although not the best version of the song, listen above instead)
I have the good fortune of many to thank and/or work with: Jodi Mcquade; vocals and harmonies, Jeff Schott; Bass and harmonies, Terry Mest; harmonies, co-recording partner and co-producer and the guy who say's "do the track again, that sucked!" The rest is just me....vocal, guitar, piano, mando, harmomies, and various other noises...
Influences
Traditional Country, Folk, Newgrass, pop from all era's. . . the list goes on. Everything from obscurity to drippy mundane top-40 pop. Key performer are John Denver, Dwight Yoakum, Hank Williams Sr., Willie Nelson, Lyle Lovett, Allison Krauss, REM, Jim Croce, James Taylor, CSNY, The Beatles, Mavericks, Derailers, Dan Tyminski, Annie and Rod Capps, The Milroy's, and my Mom (she played a lot of "tear-jerker" traditional country when I was a child.)
As for the content of my songs, I thank the people that have come in, and sometimes, painfully...out of my life. Thank you for sharing a part of you with me.
John writes songs that echo the path we all travel; faith, love, hurt, and our ties to those around us. His style is eclectic and original. With a musical background stemming from acoustic rock, bluegrass, traditional country, and pop, John has a keen sense of melody and words. In 2008, John was awarded Finalist/Honnors in the national Great American Song Contest for his song "Better Angels" He also received honorable mention in the Great Lakes Songwriting Contest for "Give up my Heart" in 2007, and in 2005. John's solo performances are intimate and rich, demonstrating his talented songwriting and diverse background.
“…everyone has something to say. I have always been moved by our connections with others and how they shape our lives and experiences."
"With a clear, rich voice, effortless guitar picking and lovely, heart-felt songs, John Dobat is a singer/songwriter to be noticed. Whether he performs solo, as a duo or backed up by a whole troup of players, his style is genuine and charming and he always makes me smile." -Annie Capps, performing songwriter
"Your music is amazing. It soothed my morning.
Thanks and hopefully we will cross paths someday soon. Take care and enjoy the journey." -Jill Jack
John has shared the stage with many of Michigan’s talented songwriters and performers; Dan Hazlett, Jimmy Deheno, Ron McPhail, Bob Marshall, Dennis Kingsbury, Maggie Ferguson, Judy Insley,Bobby Pennock, John Finan,Beverly Myers, Dean Barnett, Luti Eberznik, and Brian Woods. As well as performing within the Detroit and surrounding Michigan area, John also performs and works with special needs children in Marysville Michigan.
SELECT-PERFORMANCES
Trinity House Theatre, Livonia Mi.
Chamberlins Olde Forest Inn, Curtis Mi.
Harvest Coffee House, Frankenmuth Mi.
The Raven, Port Huron Mi.
Grass Lake Festival, Atlanta Mi.
Memphis Smoke, Lamb’s Showcase Royal Oak Mi.
Live From the Livingroom, Pontiac Mi.
Trixies Coffee, Roseville Mi.
Jackson Coffee Co., Jackson Mi.
Crazy Wisdom Tea Room, Ann Arbor Mi
The Bart Hawley Show, JTV Jackson Mi.
Royal Oak Farmers Mkt., Royal Oak Mi.
Huron Council for the Arts, Milford Mi.
Thumbfest, Lexington Mi.
Smackwater Jacks, Lexington Mi.
White Crow Conservatory, Saginaw Mi.
A3Radio, The Folk-It Series, Ann Arbor Mi.
Comfy Concert Series, Rochester Mi
Help us name this rag-tag trio...John Dobat and The ?????? Brian and I have some great original tunes with a retro-country sound!! Post your thoughts on a name for us!!
I’ve been a music journalist for more than 10 years. Over the years, many artists and managers have asked me what the best way to break into the European music market is.
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Sadly 5th Avenue Billiards is closed indefinitely but I'm starting a new acoustic open mic at Royal Kubo in Clawson this Monday July 20th and every Monday evening after. Please come out and play if you're a musician or just listen to the many talented musicians that come out to perform for you! Great atmosphere there at Kubo and even better Filipino food! YUMMY! Royal Kubo is located at 27 east 14 mile rd. Clawson, MI 48017 (near the corner of Livernois Road and 14 mile, parking is in back). Starts at 8 pm - ??
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Please submit your artist news and events to CountryHome Forum to help your artists to get well known better in Europe. If you do not have the time to submit your artist news and events by yourself, please send it me to: Ch.Lamitschka@t-online.de and I will submit them by myself to CountryHome Forum.
I know that many artists from North America don't have their music videos uploaded to German video websites. The most popular websites are MyVideo.de and ClipFish.de. That means your European audience does not have the chance to find them.
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John good to see you doing well! Have to catch one of your shows soon. Just finished up my new CD and put up some clips on my site. Let me know what ya think! Say Hi to Jeff for me if he is playing with ya.
Saturday June 20th at The Outer Limits we are playing one night only and will be shooting 3 camera angles for our upcoming video for "Whole Lotta Waitress".
Not only do we need to make sure this bar is wall to wall packed for the good of the video, but also to show the owners that we can pack their club.
Click the link above for directions to the bar via google maps. The Outer Limits is located at:
Hey John! Thanks, things are going pretty well. Having fun and that is the main thing! Glad to see your gig schedule filling up. We still gotta try to get together to play! Are you planning on going back to Lamb's in November?
John you did a great job tonight i am listening to you play right now and your music is so impressive i wish i had half of the talent that you did with that gutar i wish you all of the baest out there on the road i promise that i will keep in touch and i hope too see you play more often
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