September 12th, 2011

Cult Leader photo by Joseph Marranca

Happy fall greetings to all! As this new season approaches, I am pleased to announce with it comes the release of "Under the Golden Sun" from my latest musical venture "The Heavy Dream". The recording took just over a year to complete and features 11 original songs. On this album, I was extremely fortunate to have with me some of my favourite musicians who just happen to be some of my favourite people as well! Included in this cast are Pat Sansone (The Autumn Defense/Wilco), Paul Linklater (The Pinecones, Paul and Colleen) and James Strachan (Poppyseed and the Love Explosion Orchestra). Their contributions to the record are immeasurable and having them on board was an absolute blast.

I'm also pleased to announce my latest collaboration with a new label "Indoor Shoes" which hails from my backyard in St. Catharines, Ontario. "Under the Golden Sun" is the first full length release from the label. It's great to be involved with a new, vibrant company with lots of enthusiasm and cool ideas. Many more releases pending from this camp so stay tuned to www.indoorshoes.ca

In other news, the short film featuring the works of Dave Hind can now be viewed here. It's approximately 7 minutes in length and showcases many of Dave's unique and amazing talents. Many thanks go to Terrence Kramer for going the extra mile on this one.

On the recording/ playing front, I have had the the great privilege of working with an extremely diverse group of artists this summer. A highlight was playing with The Autumn Defense at the Wilco curated, Solid Sound festival at Mass MoCA in North Adams, MA. Wonderful group of people participating and an amazing space if you ever get the chance to visit. Shows are year round and the place is a must see. Other highlights include festival shows with Steve Strongman in Europe, recording for the new Colleen and Paul record, playing drums on a new song from Jocelyn Lanois, drumming on the new release from "Gorilla Girl" produced by Ron Sexsmith and just generally having a swinging time overall!

I hope this finds you happy and healthy and thanks for your continued support and interest.

Cheers and all the best, dk

March 26th, 2011

Photos by Joseph Marranca

Hello there folks and happy almost spring to all y'all! Seems like this winter has been hanging on for quite awhile and doesn't want to leave just yet. I'm very happy to report I've just returned from Austin, Texas. I played drums for some shows at SXSW with my good friends The Autumn Defense. If you are not aquainted with them, please check out www.theautumndefense.com. Great band with some great recordings which are all available on their site. Lovely chaps to boot.

On the home front, i recently had a visit to the barn from a photographer friend from Toronto in the shape of one Joe Marranca. Joe was kind enough to take a few shots, some of which are included here. you can see some of his work at www.josephmarranca.com

We are still chipping away at the short Dave Hind film (the film is short-Dave is not) currently titled "It's a Scorpiotron". Terrence Kramer and I are just putting the finishing touches together and it should be finished up before too long. It's kind of an overview of Dave's work some of which can also be seen at www.davehind.com

Speaking of Terrence, he is also in the midst of shooting the video for the first single for the new album from "The Heavy Dream". We are in the last stages of recording and will be mixing in New York with Roman Klun in early spring. Much more news to come on the record and new website shortly. It's been an extremely enjoyable experience making this record and i look forward to sharing the results with you all soon.

The latest addition to Barn Window Studio has literally been an addition! We have just completed work on an isolation booth which looks something like or even exactly like this.

The production team on this one included Gord (i can do it) Gould who was chiefly responsible for design/construction. Ron (smooth walls) Taylor and Connor the con man (more chocolate!) Gould were also on hand making things swing. Big thanks to the crew!

I hope this finds everyone well and I hope to see you live and in person at some point soon.

All the best and warmest regards, Dave

December 24th, 2010

well folks, here we are at the end of another year and this one really seemed to fly by! there were a lot of 1sts for me in 2010 which is quite nice for a person of such an advanced age. i produced and directed my first dvd with the release of  steve strongman's "live at the barn." i also mixed the audio companion piece as well. roman klun's recording of the show made the job that much easier. i also performed in mexico for a festival/tv show with steve and colin lapsley. some of the most fun i've had in awhile was acting in terrence kramer's new film tentatively titled "death force." just a wee part playing a deranged fisherman. the fisherman part was a bit of a stretch but the deranged angle was easy! this year also saw the debut of my newest musical endeavour, "the heavy dream". we preformed live at the release show of kori pop's "from the outskirts" record which i had the pleasure of producing. "the heavy dream" album  currently has 10 songs in the cooker with a bunch more on the prep table. many good friends have been helping out with this task which i am very grateful for. a new video will be released in february. much more on this later. lots more came and went but as this is an email and not a novel, we'll leave it at that!

    on the right now front, i'm in the midst of filming and recording a short film at barn window studio featuring the work of the amazing dave hind. i'm just back from new york city after some mixing and recording for "the heavy dream" with roman klun at his studio. more writing, recording and mixing are taking place back on the home front here in canada.

    seeing as how we haven't quite heard enough christmas music yet this year!! i thought i would add to the list with the only christmas tune i think i will ever record. it's only once a year so here it is. feel free to download it and gift it along if you are so inclined.

    you can get the mp3 here: http://www.daveking.ca/bestchristmas.mp3

    here's wishing you and yours tidings of great joy this holiday season (well, year round actually) and all the best for the new year. take care of each other.

mucho amore, dave 

September 19th, 2010

Happy Fall Everybody!

Not long back from Quebec doing a few live shows with Steve Strongman. Always love playing Quebec as the audiences there are fantastic!

The debut of my latest musical venture "The Heavy Dream" is rapidly approaching. For info about the band and for tickets to our debut show on Sunday September 26th at the Westside Concert Theatre in Hamilton, Ontario, please visit theheavydream.com.

Most recently, I have been in the studio writing and recording for this project. Quite excited (and a little nervous!) about debuting these new tunes live on stage singing lead vocals and playing guitar. It's been a couple of years since I last performed like this live so wish us luck!

Many thanks to Steve Kerr, Elizabeth Kaye, Ralph Michelli, Steven Foster, John Spence, Graham King, Cory Barnes and Mackenzie Jordan for helping to get things off the ground. Hope to see you at the show or down the line online!

More Heavy Dream shows to be posted shortly.

Cheers folks!