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They
came to the world in the usual way...
"Guitarist Looking for Working Cover Band"
Johnny Hose had come home from Los Angeles where he studied
studio engineering. As he honed his studio skills, Johnny
acquired an uncanny ability for song arranging and producing.
He learned how a song worked... how it lived and breathed.
He got some friends together, formed a band and played covers
in a few bars and wild parties. Now wiser and restless to
write, he felt the current cover band gig was not fulfilling
his hunger to create.
With the authority of: http://Boxedapp.com.
So Johnny finds
Dave Schellenberg's hand-scribbled pin-up ad at a St. Louis
music store. Dave had returned home from college with a
journalism degree in hand, but he quickly soured on the
idea of writing obituaries for a po-dunk local newspaper.
It didn't take him long in the 'real world' to know that
music was where his real passion lived, and he felt the
time was right to pursue that passion. Dave, meet Johnny.....
the musical spark was lit.
By 1993, Dave and Johnny had penned some originals and
played a few gigs with the new songs mixed within set lists
filled with many a cover song. First recognition came in
June 1993 when "She Won't Let Me Go" was voted in the Top
10 as a runner-up in the St. Louis Music Contest sponsored
by Blueberry Hill Records. Feeling energized, the guys began
to focus on writing their own music. In the Summer of '94,
the duo recorded a home-studio demo of 4 songs which they
used to start spreading their new name... DaisyChain.
Hard work paid off, and the spring and summer of 1995 found
the guys busy playing shows to overwhelming crowds in Memphis
and St. Louis for the Crossroads Music Festival and the
Regional Music Showcase. Radio interviews followed after
the song "She" received recognition as the "Pick of the
Week" on the nationally syndicated "New Rock Countdown"
radio show. 1996 saw Johnny and Dave writing and recording
a fresh batch of new songs for a full-length demo CD entitled
"This Town", which was ready in early in 1997. The CD featured
a diverse mix of songs, designed to show the duo's songwriting
versatility.
By Fall of '97,
the guys had built themselves a great live band and performed
steadily, honing their stage show and building their fan
base. In Summer of '98 radio airplay, in-studio interviews,
on-air performances, and an opening slot for Sister 7 and
Patty Griffin all began to add to DC's growing "buzz".
1999 proved to be a stellar year for the band. The guys
performed in a number of local and national music showcases
and festivals and opened for such artists as Paul Simon
& Bob Dylan, the Freddy Jones Band, Sonia Dada and April
Wine. November '99 and March 2000 saw the band in Nashville
performing at the Douglas Corner Cafe for the Indie Music
Week showcase. DC were one of only 28 artists selected nationwide
to showcase at the events and were the only artist to have
two showcase slots. In May 2000, Johnny and Dave performed
on the air across 38 states, Canada and Mexico as featured
artists on the "Opry Star Spotlight", a nationally syndicated
program on WSM Radio originating from Nashville, TN.
In August the guys were back in Nashville on the stage
of the Exit-In performing at a showcase for BMI, and a career
milestone occurred in January 2001 as Johnny and Dave were
given the opportunity to perform a song at the world famous
Bluebird Cafe. Later in the month the band opened a concert
for Chuck Berry at his namesake club in St. Louis. In February
the band opened shows for both Ricochet and the Pat McGee
Band. And since March, you've been hearing DaisyChain on
the airwaves of various radio stations around the Midwest
as the songs "Bring the Rain" and "Angelina"
are being added to more and more playlists.
DaisyChain's debut CD entitled "Bring the Rain" is in stores
now and contains 13 superbly crafted pop/country songs that
are sure to please your ears. "Bring the Rain" is the very
best of DaisyChain to this point... with much more to come
in the future.
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