Dave Eichenberger has been exploring the sounds of the guitar for over 27 years. One of the things that makes Dave unique as a live performer is that he augments his sound with real-time looping. Looping is digitally recording sound as it is played, and either playing on top of, or adding to the loop. This is done all in real-time, and all live. He performs solo, in the the original rock band Hazard Factor, and in the improvisational fusion band, Fools Folly.
He still has time to be the guitarist with national recording artist Julie Black."While I love writing and recording, the real fun begins when I perform with no idea of what I am about to play," says Dave, "This way neither the audience nor I have any expectations. It is always new for both parties."
Dave performs live on either electric guitar and guitar synthesizer or acoustic steel string guitar, creating completely unique styles with each. Guitar synthesizer uses a special guitar to trigger a synthesizer, making sounds come out of the guitar that were previously available only to keyboardists. His advancement and control of these sounds make it hard to believe they all come from one person.
Combining looping with acoustic guitar makes a sound Dave calls contemporary chamber music. Sounding like a cross between a harpsichord and a harp, it lies outside the traditional definitions of classical music and jazz.
His music, along with its connection to visual art, was profiled in the book Music Inspired by Art by Gary Evans.
Besides performing and recording, Dave maintains a roster of guitar students. He chaired the Cultural Affairs Advisory Committee in New Port Richey in 2005-2006. and continues to plan and promote art events in the city of New Port Richey.
Dave has received support from such manufacturers as varied as Brian Moore Guitars, Roland/Boss, Ernie Ball/Music Man, Line6, Pedaltrain Pedalboards, and Sabine Tuners.
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A Selected Discography...Dave Eichenberger: Collectives (50 cds)
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NEWS: Dave has been featured in the August 2006 issue of Guitar Player Magazine!!
Dave has recorded a massive project, Collectives, released in November 2006. Here is the run down:
- 50 CDs, an hour long each
- each one is different (music and artwork); a completely
unique 'work of art'
- each one is one continuous improvisation, using guitar,
guitar synth and looping
- multimedia section on each CD featuring videos, mp3s and
bonus features
Dave even received a grant from the Florida Division of Cultural
Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts for this project!!
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Quotes:" Fuses ethereal soundscapes with interesting rhythms sometimes evoking Pink Floyd & Jethro Tull" - Guitar Player Magazine "Those of us who attend Eichenberger's performances have grown to love his smooth, free-form layers of looping sound and appreciate his jazz improvisations and baroque and modern classical compositions. There's nothing to compare. Really." -The St. Pete Times "…guitar-heavy tunes that ebb and flow nicely while showing off Eichenberger's deft balance of technique and restraint. ****" -Weekly Planet " Dave Eichenberger's loops and drones offer ethereal and spiritual tones that are as delicate as they are majestic" - Focus Music Magazine |
