Dave is both a rock and classical guitarist born in Hawaii. One of the original founders of Chapter 11 - a band from Waltham Massachusetts whose name was inspired by the fact that they didn't have much money. The band achieved minor popularity in Boston and occasionally performed as an opening act for bands such as King's X. 

Influenced by the music of Van Halen, Yngwie Malmsteen, Paul Gilbert, and classical guitarists Pepe Romero and Andres Segovia, Dave pursued his first solo album project - The Dave K Project. 

The project almost didn’t happen. While writing and recording songs on his DAW, the computer went down. Afterward, Covid-19 had a disruptive impact and created worldwide economic turmoil. Thinking that all his song files were lost in addition to the lockdowns, isolation, and other challenges caused by Covid-19, The Dave K Project was almost cancelled.

 

Fortunately, Dave’s computer was back up and running with a new power supply. Combined with retrieving the song files and the effort put forth in being able to adapt to a changing environment, The Dave K Project was back on track.

 

The album was recorded in Acton Massachusetts at Wellspring Sound with ace sound engineers Eric and Matt whose impressive client list includes artists such as Tracy Chapman (Grammy Award–winning), J. Geils, Ronnie Earl, Al Kooperand, and others.