When Dave was a little boy, he escaped into television and radio to run away from the chaotic vortex of his unruly family life. He soon found a talent for imitating cartoon characters and television personalities, and used this new-found talent to amuse his friends-- going so far as sneaking into his middle school's radio room to give the morning announcements in the voice of their school principal, Mr. Burke. Davey might have gotten away with the deception but for a few things; he read the lunch menu as, peed-on butter and smelly sandwiches, chicken noodle poop, crap-n-cheese, chocolate moo-juice, and apple baddie. (the cafeteria always listed this wonderful concoction as "apple goodie.") Of course the sounds of running footsteps cut the morning announcement short, and classroom laughter could be heard all through the hallways as the school gestapos, (and Mr. Burke bringing up the rear) could be heard rapidly approaching the radio room door. Luckily, Mr. Burke was laughing so hard, no punishment was given for this foray into the morning announcement deception, and life, such as it was, went back to normal. Then one day when Dave was about 12, his mom, Mari Jackson, who was a country singer and rhythm guitarist, taught him how to play one of her favorite songs; Kris Kristofferson's "Help Me Make it Through the Night." This was the lynchpin in young Davey's musical journey that sent him not only into the local band scene, but across the country playing small venues, and eventually leading him to larger stages supporting famous acts. After that, his music endeavours led to radio play, movie soundtrack work, and thousands of cassette and cd sales all across the world. One of Dave's bands, "FoXx," was voted one of America's best unsigned bands by The Metal Shop Music Network in the 1990's, and that gave the band continued success and attention through the 2000's. Dave continues to write, record, and produce not only hard rock music, but country, (his mom would be so proud!) instrumentals, pop, and - just lately - songs written and produced specifically for young children. He also continues as a voice actor and has done television commercials for The NFL, Yahoo Sports, and Apple, among others. He has also narrated, (and continues to narrate) upwards of 35 audiobooks, and many short stories, including books for Sci-fi author, M.R. Forbes. He has also written quite a few children's books, which are in the works to be published soon.
What does the future hold for Dave? Hopefully a voice that stays strong and continues to serve him well in all the vocal work that continues to come his way. But, maybe a better way to phrase that last sentence instead of a "voice" that stays strong, would be "voices!"