Shawn Mullins, Lifehouse, Switchfoot, Jim and AJ Croce, Goo Goo Dolls, Gavin DeGraw, Steve Earle, The Spin Doctors, Hinder, Third Eye Blind, Jason Mraz, Greg Laswell, Yo Mama, Andyo Daddy, All Star United, Billy Bushwalla, Walt Disney, Brittany Spears, Big & Rich, The Beatles, The Beachboys, Aaron Bowen, 98degree, the Backstreet Boys, Justin Timberlake, Seven Day Jesus, Needtobreathe, Mat Kearney, Maroon 5, Jonathon Foreman, Brad Paisley, Keith Urban, Kenny Chesney, and Charlotte Haley.
Sounds Like
Gavin Degraw without the keyboard, Jason Mraz without the wordplay, and John Mayer without the talent... and someone said Ryan Cabrera, but bitter...
(CLIP FROM KUSI NEWS)
Musician Josh Damigo: Today we listened to the acoustic sounds of Josh Damigo, a local musician who has been said to be the next John Mayer...
2008 BEST VOCALIST IN SAN DIEGO!!! BEST MALE VOCALIST(2006 & 2008) BEST MALE SINGER/SONGWRITER(2006) BEST MALE PERFORMER(2006) BEST NEW ACOUSTIC ARTIST(2006)
(JOSH AND HIS MAC WEEK 12 "Shooting for the Sun")
Bio
The history of popular music is full of stars who began their careers in the church only to find success in the secular world. Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin and Sam Cooke all began their careers as gospel singers before bursting out from the choir into mainstream success. Amy Grant began her career in the Christian music genre before finding pop stardom. If Josh Damigo has his way, he'll add a different kind of chapter to the annals of church-bred musicians who find success in the secular world. While the above legends all found success in R&B and pop after learning about music in the church, Damigo is in the singer-songwriter mold. Born and raised in San Jose, Calif., Damigo grew up in a very strict household. Only allowed to listen to the KFRC, the local oldies station in the Bay Area, he found himself influenced by bands like the Beatles, The Beach Boys, and much of the old-time, lyrically driven style of music.
Damigo's initial introduction to music was fairly ordinary: In first grade, his mother signed him up for piano lessons. "I absolutely hated piano because my teacher kept giving me classical pieces," Damigo said. "I quit when I was in sixth grade." He only quit piano, not music. "At 16, I taught myself to play guitar... Two weeks after that, I had my first show. I was playing at churches. I was mostly singing - I was a much better singer than a guitar player." It was also at this time that he wrote his first song.
Seven years, 5 awards (Best Male Performer (2006), Best New Artist (2006), Best Male Singer-Songwriter(2006), and Best Male Vocalist(2006 & 2008), and over 300 shows later, Damigo has made a strong following for himself and is known as one of the hardest working musicians in Southern California.
With the release of his new Album, "Raw" (Released May 2009) Josh Damigo hopes to gain national attention, building on his already-strong resume. His shows includes performances with The Jonas Brothers Trio, Jason Mraz, Joss Stone, Jackie Green, Kate Voegel, Matt Nathanson, The Zac Brown Band, Jon Foreman(Switchfoot), Carolina Liar, Josh Gracin, Daphne Loves Derby, The Format, Ari Hest, Sara Haze, Ernie Halter, Curtis Peoples and John West. He has been featured in The San Diego Union-Tribune, The San Diego Reader, The San Diego Citybeat, The Modesto Bee, the Fresno Bee, and North County Times, and was named one of San Diego's Up and Coming Artists by the San Diego Troubadour. His songs can be heard on Clear Channel stations and College radio and is a regular on San Diego's local music shows. He was the "Pick of the Week" on KPRI FM, has performed on the dozens of television stations and had the "Most Downloaded Song" in the month of April on the SanDiegoReader.com.
This year marks a new verse in Damigo's Music Career: hitting the road! Keep an eye out for national tour dates and tunes to be recorded for a new release later this year, as 2009 promises to be the biggest year yet for Josh Damigo.
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I haven't been to one of your shows yet but I absolutely love acoustic music. The music is raw. By the wonderful grace of God, I wasn't scheduled to work that night so my friends and I are looking forward to a fun night out and some amazing music. Your tour is in our prayers-Nikki
Thanks so very much for your gracious add, your kind words, and a very good morning to you!
You have wonderful music on your page and you have great music influences as well.
Have a wonderful, safe, healthy and Happy Holloween Holiday weekend, many well wishes, blessings, and inspiration to you, and much continued success to you.
dude I feel like such a douche. I keep wanting to hit up one of your shows but I'm working on wrapping up my debut, doing a benefit single in LA for No H8 Campaign and starting to write for a worship album. It's all too much but if I'm in town I'l for sure make the Lestat's show
