So I remember the first like year I lived in Nashville that was really hard like you know my friends were all off doing their pro you know jobs you know as graphic designers and photographers and all these things and I would be at home sort of by myself all day working on music and not playing much yet and sort of waiting for people to book shows and it was tough you

know it was like because you know like anything you're beginning me you really have a dream on there's just feeling of like I think I've got this thing how do I let everybody know I got this thing and you really have to trust the process and believe in your skill set so that when it does come, you know, you're ready and you put in the work to sort of prove it true.

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Dave, welcome to the unmistakable creative.

Thanks so much for taking the time to join us.

Yeah, thanks for having me. Well, it's my pleasure to have you here. So I was actually introduced

you by way of our mutual friend Jeff Coins and he told me a little bit about your story and as I was

telling you before we officially hit record here when anybody is a musician I'm always

intrigued by what they do but before we get into that I want to start by asking what social group were you part of in high school and what impact did that end up having on the choices that you've made with your life in your career?

Yeah, man, what a great first question and man.

It's so funny I was referencing this group of friends last night which is so random because I haven't actually talked that actually talked that this while but I've always

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