Chuck Berry influenced me to play guitar and perform,
Neil Young to write, Eddie Vedder to sing and
Carole King made me think twice about the whole thing.
i tend to mention what i listen to in my blog too
Sounds Like
"sensational" TOM ROBINSON BBC 6 MUSIC
“really gorgeous songs” JANICE LONG, BBC Radio
"magnificent...absolutely brilliant" ALEX BAKER KERRANG
"... the evermore engaging Dan Whitehouse, whose songwriting both inspires his vigorous performance and allows him the expression of an artist in full flow, whether in impassioned and unrestrained electric outpourings or in acoustic reflections oozing seasoned melodies, their dynamics un-nerve and excite, and their musical hooks plant themselves under your skin like jumping beans in the sun" THE FLY
"The sort of voice that could pop the cork of a champagne bottle" HELEN McCOOKERYBOOK
"...Dan has an incredibly powerful voice, indeed at some points in an impressive performance he ended up on tip toe with the sheer effort being exerted. He's got a strong set of songs too, catchy hooks and the kind of ooomph that many solo performers really lack..." THE HEARING AID
"a British take on folk with a strong story telling element, think along the lines of Damien Rice, Chris Martin" TERRIBLE LOVE SONGS BLOG
"Very original, very very tasty and very very very unputdownable! "TOXIC PETE
“Whitehouse writes beautifully poised songs that are both emotional and dramatic whilst still being somehow uplifting and magnetically compelling”TOXIC PETE www.toxicpete.co.uk
“I had listened to his tracks on MySpace a fair few times, and the richness of the CD is something else”ANDREW MEHTA, UNITED GAMES
1. I Wanted To Say Something
2. Raw State
3. This Burning Thing
4. How Does It Feel?
5. Somebody Loves You
6. You Can't Give Me Anymore
Buy the limited edition Bubble EP on CD from my shop: www.dan-whitehouse.com/shop
"The Balloon EP"
Tracklisting:
1. Lost The Fight
2. Somewhere I Don't Want To Go
3. It's Good To Getaway
4. Still Thinking Of You
5. Carousel
6. There Is No End In Sight
7. Needles, Pins and All Sharp Things
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I am a singer and I have written some songs. I love to perform them when and wherever I am invited to, and sometimes when I'm not.
My earliest musical memory is dancing on a brown/yellow two tone velvet sofa to Beatles songs with my family. In 1991 I got an acoustic guitar from a junk shop for £8 and one of my parent’s friends kindly volunteered as a music tutor. I went to his house on Wednesdays after school and he really ignited my senses with 50s rock n roll like Eddie Cochran and Buddy Holly.
My birthday is September 3rd so I was always the oldest in my school year (apart from Michelle who was the same age), and that combined with being the first born has left me with a great sense of self-importance. This manifests itself in some ugly ways - like sometimes I talk about myself too much - but sometimes it makes me really blossom and I can use it to make others smile which is good.
Hope all's well with you... what's your next thing you're working on after your wonderful gig at The Newhampton Arts Centre - if it's more music I will be really excited to hear it. I know it's your Dad's birthday Saturday; will see you at his do, looking forward to seeing you and June again (June is lovely). Speak soon. x
PS: If you have friends who are in Unsigned Bands on your poge, could you ask them to add themselves to my Myspace? Thanks.
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