David Sweeney

Bishop's kings spin judgement's blade
Scratch "Faith" on nameless graves.
Harvest hags Hoard ash and sand
Rack rope and chain for slaves
Who fireside fear fermented words
Then rear to spoil the feast;
Whilst in the aisle the mad man smiles
To him it matters least

I produce with an engineer. I usually like to listen to a live performance before I get an idea of how something should sound in the studio. When performing live on drums and backup vocals, I lead the band with the drums and try to work out a plan for the setlist based on the crowd and environment I am in.

I had been in a band in 1994 called Early Grayce that was playing stuff similar to what is popular now on the radio, but we considered ourselves a punk band. Later, I had formed a band in West Chester with two friends. We called ourselves Dirty Blue. With Dirty Blue I had produced a single that was written by the main songwriter in the group and it had recieved airplay on WXPN Philadelphia. We had performed at World Cafe Live a number of times. I had found out that after I left the band, the members I had formed the band with used the single I produced and won a contest that gave them the opportunity to open for Bon Jovi and Nickelback. I enjoy the creative process and enjoy working with others who like to write material.

Tama 1989 Swingstar 8 piece drumkit, REMO Djembe drum,
Ovation Celebrity acoustic guitar,
Aria pear-shaped mandolin,
5 string banjo and my voice!