NOVATO, California
27 Years Old
Singer-Songwriter, Producer, Band

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BIOGRAPHY

DONALD McCREA is a San Francisco
songwriter, photographer, and author.

MIGRATION explores America
and American musical genres.
the first fifteen MIGRATION
tracks are online and being
downloaded at the rate of
50,000 a year.
the second fifteen MIGRATION
tracks are almost done,
and will be online this summer.
to hear rough versions of
some of these songs
(still needing horns and bvs,
mixing and mastering),
check out the four tracks here,
or, go to:
http://www.donaldmccrea.com

the book that emerged from this project:
MIGRATION / lost and found in america
was published in 2010.
it explores America through the images
of sixteen photographers.
it is available at:
www.amazon.com
www.donaldmccrea.com
and bookstores around the world.

LEVEL

professional

GENRES

Americana/Roots, Alternative Rock, Alternative Pop

PUBLISHING COMPANY

MECHANICAL ARTS / BMI, I own my own publishing

Contact

Publishing: MECHANICAL ARTS/bmi
Label: MECHANICAL ARTS RECORDS
Administrative: MECHANICAL ARTS

P.R.O.

BMI

INSTRUMENTS

accordion / b3 organ / banjo / bass / bongos / clarinet / congas / dobro / drums / flute / acoustic guitar / electric guitar / guitsteel / keyboard / mandolin / percussion / piano / saxophone / synthesizers / tambourine / trombone / trumpet / tuba / vocals / woodwinds

INFLUENCES

EVERYONE

DAY JOB

KOMMISSAR OF KULTURE

I AM INTERESTED IN

in pitching songs to artist
in pitching songs to tv

I WRITE:

For a living

I Also Write:
by myself
for myself
for others

I Prefer To Write:
lyrics
melody
music

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AWARDS & ACCOLADES

to read DONALD McCREA reviews and see what he's been up to, please visit his website: http://web.me.com/mechanicalarts

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