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...
I NEED YOUR HELP TO GET RECOGNIZED BY MYSPACE RECORDS!!!
New Album "Raw" is now available on iTunes!
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 200 shows later, Damigo has made a strong following for himself in Southern California, which places him atop the local plays for San Diego.
With the release of his new Album, "raw" (Coming May 2009) Josh Damigo hopes to gain national attention, building on his already-strong resume. His shows includes performances with The Jonas Brothers Trio, Joss Stone, Jason Mraz, Matt Nathanson, The Zac Brown Band, John Foreman(Switchfoot), Daphne Loves Derby, The Format, Ernie Halter, Curtis Peoples and John West. He has been featured in The San Diego Union-Tribune and North County Times, and was named one of San Diego's Up and Coming Artists by the San Diego Troubadour. His songs have been played on Clear Channel's Rock 105.3, and he also co-hosted the local music show, "Loud and Local". He was the "Pick of the Week" on KPRI FM, and has performed on the local TV station KUSI.
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 don't think thats any closer. I'll just keep my hopes up about potentially getting a car and who knows what else. Gotta be out of my house August 10th, no idea where I'm going yet, but your show will be the highlight of my month then haha.
Cincinatti?! Argh. . guess it'll work haha. Thats like 3 hours away from me or something, but I guess I can see about that. Or you could always just stop in BG and play me a personal show haha. You should look into Nate & Wallys in BG. It's not a big place, but it is a quaint little bar that I like :) haha.
Hope you,ve been having the sunshine and the warmth that we have been
enjoying in Manchester.....Have you sampled 'Stealin' Back' yet?
Peace!
paul and Vincent! (the new CD rocks!)
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