Dave McIsaac

56 // Male // Pocatello, United States  |   Member since August 22, 2007
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My Songs

Country Rock

Contribution:
Fiddle, Keys, Vocals, Sequencing
Tags:
synth rock, alternative country, bluegrass, fiddle, electric guitar, drum machine, voice (male), electric bass, A, Minor, 95, 4/4, weird, guitar harmonies, catchy
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Jazz piano trio

Contribution:
Piano, seq, bass & drums
Tags:
jazz blues, fusion jazz, drum machine, piano, A, Minor, 70, 4/4, expressive playing, explorational soloing, blues
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Orchestrated violin solo

Contribution:
Violin, Keys, Sequencing
Tags:
modern classical, violin, synthesizer, acoustic guitar, electric bass, drums, E, Major, 75, 4/4, dramatic, classical, beautiful, Lush, new age
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Hey, Diddle-Diddle
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My Silly Dream
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Serenity Prayer
average rating: 5.0

About Me

Skill Level:
Professional
Craft:
musician, writer, recording engineer, producer, publisher
Instruments:
fiddle, violin, keyboard
Genres:
country, country rock, gospel, jazz (all), americana, easy listening, world, classical

My name is Dave McIsaac. I write, sing, play keys and fiddle. I have been a performing musician for more years than I care to mention. I've been on the verge of "success" a number of times (in a band that was signed in the 70's), traveling all over the US and Canada performing on stage with or opening up for dozens of major stars of the time (Ricky Skaggs, Juice Newton, Doug Kershaw, Bailie and the Boys, etc.). But life on the road has it's drawbacks - and I succumbed. It's been a long road back up to good health and a sound mind! I'm happy to say that I've been clean and sober for a good number of years and have made the decision to try a different path to "success".

Now I'm a semi-retired musician trying to make a living in Pocatello, Idaho, taking care of his beautiful wife (Mary Jo) who has MS (Multiple Sclerosis). I don't do much playing anymore. I'm not particularly into bar gigs and there really isn't much else available around here. And playing on the road is rough on my wife, so I keep it down to an occasional show with old friends like Tommy Overstreet, Johnny U and the boys, or whoever else happens to be in the area. I'm just doing some writing and recording at home in my spare time with the dream that someday I might accidentally come up with something good enough to be picked up and recorded so I could take care of my wife properly. (She can't take care of herself very well anymore.)

I've recently completed my first CD. I did it all at home using my Fostex FD8 (digital multi-track recorder), sequencing on my Peavey DPM-SI keyboard which I MIDI into a Casio WK 3000 for a fatter sound. All the fiddle is done on a ZETA Strados electric violin. All things considered, it came out pretty good (maybe God had something to do with that...)

You can also find me at:
www.myspace.com/davemcisaac or
www.showcaseyourmusic.com/davemcisaac or
www.unsigned.com/davemcisaac or
www.iacmusic.com/davemcisaac or
www.reverbnation.com/davemcisaac or
www.echoboost.com or
www.soundclick.com/davemcisaac

May God bless us all, each and every one....Dave

Extended

Band or Group:
Dave McIsaac
Day Job:
School Bus Driver
Website:
www.myspace.com/davemcisaac

Working With Others

How I Work:

I generally charge a flat rate per song/project. Terms are negotiable.

Experience:

I have done demo and pro session work off & on for 30+ years in Atlanta, Phoenix, Tucson, and locally.

Equipment:

Fostex FD8 (digital multi-track recorder), sequencing on my Peavey DPM-SI keyboard which I MIDI into a Casio WK 3000 for a fatter sound. All the fiddle is done on a ZETA Strados electric violin. I also have a 1962 Roth accoustic violin, EQ's, compressor/limiters, FX, full PA system (small to medium large venues), and more....

Payments:
This user accepts PayPal for session payment

Comments

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Sunny St.James wrote on October 15, 2008:

YOU ROCK!!!! KEEP IT UP

Gerry D. wrote on October 13, 2008:

really nice fiddle work there Dave. all the best man!

Michael Schettler wrote on July 5, 2008:

Awesome!
Thanks

Michael Schettler wrote on July 4, 2008:

Great!
You have a good 4th as well. We will connect after the holidays
Mike

Michael Schettler wrote on July 2, 2008:

Awesome!
Next week ..after the 4th of July celebrations are over we will hook up to get our transfer methods together.

I like using FLAC for fill transfers. It is a lossless compression program. I will create a folder for us on my server for moving files back and forth... anyway..we will get all that figured out next week..
Are you on PC or Mac? Doesn't matter, Just curious :-)

Mike

Michael Schettler wrote on June 30, 2008:

Hey Dave..
Nice...
Can you work via the internet? Let me know. I have a project that may need your sweet tones on the violin.... and some fiddle.

John Garza wrote on November 30, 2007:

Sweet sounds and diverse tunes! Thanks for the connect.

Carlo Schiaroli wrote on November 27, 2007:

Thanks a lot!

Eddie C. wrote on November 25, 2007:

DaveThanks for the add, appreciate it. Eddie

Neil Alexander wrote on November 25, 2007:

Hello Dave-
Thanks for the add. Sounds like your road has been just one of those atypical musician's lives. Mine's been similar - I had the most work touring with a Pink Floyd Tribute band for 10 years. Now I'm focusing on performing my own music, and with my new CD out things are actually going well (though still tight financially).
Your playing sounds top notch; it's nice to meet folks who have a great interest in a wide variety of styles. I'll check out your myspace page as well, we'll stay in touch!

Later - the NAIL / www.nailmusic.com

Billy Darnell wrote on November 25, 2007:

Hi Dave, thanks for the friend add. Always great to be associated with good musicians.Also, I am beggining work on my next Cd and I wil need a good fiddle or violin layer nad possible some keys if your interested. So I hope we get to know each other a lot better in the future.

Thanks again Billy Darnell

Omri Lahav wrote on November 25, 2007:

Hey man,
thx for the request!

Nice to meet you,
Omri.

SHEbang .. wrote on September 10, 2007:

Thanx for the add, appreciate it : )