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Dustin Seymour

Orange City, Florida
Singer-Songwriter
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"He feels like a farmer who went prayin' for rain, and got more than he bargained from the clouds."
BIOGRAPHY
Lead Singer/Rhythm Guitarist for the country band Whiskey Basin out of Orange City, FL.
LEVEL
semi-pro
GENRES
Country, Bluegrass, Soul
INSTRUMENTS
acoustic guitar / electric guitar / harmonica / keyboard / mandolin / piano / vocals
INFLUENCES
Radney Foster, Brad Paisley, U2, Monte Montgomery, Chris Thile, Bob Dylan, Ryan Adams, Michael Stipe, Radiohead, Bill Monroe, D'Angelo, Donny Hathaway, The Infamous Stringdusters, Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings, Jamey Johnson, Willie Nelson
DAY JOB
Retail Manager
I AM INTERESTED IN
in co writing online
in co writing in person
in networking with songwriters
in pitching songs to artist
in pitching songs to tv
in getting a record deal
in getting a publishing deal
I WRITE:
It's my second job

I Also Write:
by myself
with others
for myself
for others

I Prefer To Write:
lyrics
melody
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Cadillac Sky

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Sessions: David Bazan

It was pretty slow. I mean, I played [the songs] on acoustic guitar for a long time, but I didn’t know how to transfer them to the other format. I didn’t want it to be a solo acoustic record. I wanted there to be bells and whistles and full band arrangements even if I didn’t want it necessarily to be electric guitar rock....

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Behind The Song: “Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing”

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Spoon: The Power of Transference

In 1995, Spoon were often dubbed “the next Pixies.” The tag never quite fit, but the two did share a love for writing glorious pop songs and then shrouding them with walls of noise and mystery. Over 15 years, the Austin, Texas band have survived lineup shuffles and early record label neglect, finding their signature style with 2001’s Girls Can Tell and quietly building one of the strongest rock catalogs of the decade.

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