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Dave Cain

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Nashville, TN, USA
New York, NY, USA
Newport, RI, USA
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Solo guitar & vocal, with energetic live looping.Playing covers from all decades & instrumental Jazz

•Dave Cain’s guitar centric, “looping” live show features him beatboxing, looping baselines, layering guitar riffs and improvising, while singing well crafted lyrical stories. •Based in Nashville for 10 years, he is currently the guitarist and musical director for Alissa Moreno the artist/writer behind the country hit "Everyday" recorded by Rascal Flatts. ———————— With a live touring career spanning 22 years, Cain has an eclectic style incorporating, Classic Rock, Reggae, Americana and Jazz. In the past decade he has taken his solo show to countries all over the world, working for premier cruise lines like Seabourn & Holland America. As an original artist, Dave Cain, performs songs he's written with Walker Hayes, Alissa Moreno, Thousand Horses & The Last Goodnight. In 2018 Cain had the pleasure of playing the Key West Songwriter Festival and in recent years has produced, engineered, and played on songs for names like Kenny "Big Kenny" Alphin(Big and Rich), Walker Hayes, Gabe Dixon,
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Videos
Styles
Singer-Songwriter
Reggae
Jazz
Americana
Rock
Band Setups
Solo
Duo
Trio
Event Types
In-Person
Hybrid
Virtual
Occasions
College Event
Corporate Event
Festival
Private Party
Public Event
Wedding
Song Types
All Covers
No Covers
Some Covers
Offerings
SOLO/COVERS. INCORPORATING LIVE IMPROVISED GUITAR & VOCAL LOOPING.
Dave Cain's live show incorporates on the spot, improvised "live looping", where he layers, guitar riffs, beatboxing, and bass, all in real time, to generate a sound much like an acoustic full band. This sound can be large or intimate depending on the venue and audience. Cain always adjusted to the listeners & atmosphere in front of him.
Event Types: In-Person
Testimonials
Keith McBride
Northeast Performer - Writer
“Cain had something for everyone, revealing how much he has to offer Central Connecticut music fans. ”
Jambase
Jambase.com - Editor
“The additionally added artists to MOE'S SNOE DOWN Festival are: Vermont groove rockers The Casual Fiasco; Sonicbids competition winner David Cain & the Neighborhood Band; high energy, and gritty urban bluegrass band Hot Day at the Zoo. ” -JAMBASE.COM - SNOE.DOWN ADDITIONS
Dan Barry
The Hartford Advocate - Head Writer
“For me, the highlight set of the evening was David Cain and the Neighborhood Band. Cain, whose long work on a debut disc has finally paid off, is currently in the midst of some serious gigging. As a frontman, Cain has a mix of disheveled, boyish good looks and feminine vocals...” -Dan Barry - The Hartford Advocate
Brian Lee
The Hartford Courant - Writer
“Local mainstay David Cain has all the makings of a John Mayer-style rock star: boyish good looks, a distinctive vocal style and smooth skills on the guitar. He's also a solid songwriter on his second album 2007's "The Neighborhood Band"” -Brian Lee - The Hartford Courant