Holmen, Wisconsin
54 Years Old

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"Hey Mr. Tangerine Man"

BIOGRAPHY

On January 9, 2009 with very little fanfare, the culmination of 3 years of writing, taping, editing, and even just networking came to a realization of a digital release of Gypsy Soul by Dave Zeman. What could have never happened 20 years ago is now over 60 minutes of unique music. A little help from friends brings the quality up a notch, and a little space from family allowed me to invest way more time to what many might consider a hobby. Oh but it’s more than a hobby. I have been passionate about music for all of my 50 years of existence. My eclectic tastes show up in this cd. A couple of favorite traditional songs, Family Tree which is a throw back folk melody, Unsaid which taps into my electric youth, Drift Away could easily find itself on an America cd, and story songs are abound everywhere. If you can’t tell a story in 4 minutes, is it really a song? Mr. Tangerine really is one of my cats, though all the verses have accumulated over time.

LEVEL

aspiring

GENRES

Folk, Alternative Country, Singer/Songwriter

PUBLISHING COMPANY

Rose Riversongs, I own my own publishing

Contact

Management: Dave Schipper
Publishing: Rose Riversongs
Label: Independent
Music Supervisor: It's all baby

P.R.O.

ASCAP

INSTRUMENTS

banjo / bass / acoustic guitar / electric guitar / harmonica / keyboard / mandolin / vocals

INFLUENCES

Dylan, Pettis, Brown, Waits

DAY JOB

Marketing at WinCraft.com

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