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"striking sound...
brilliant, almost fevered guitar playing."
The Times Argus
"A fine musician, singer and songwriter"
Valerie Ridenour/ KeyWest The Newspaper
David Tortolano
has been writing, singing and playing the guitar since the age of 12.
Performing his music, and his passion for writing songs eventually led
David into the recording arena, as he had to hear his music realized
on tape.
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After recording
in a home studio for many years, and while he performed in various bands,
David began working at Suntredder, a major recording studio in
Vermont, where he worked with some of the best engineers and producers
in the business. He engineered and played with Keith Godchaux
of the Grateful Dead, as well as engineered for Yorma Kaukonen
of Jefferson Airplane. At Suntredder he saw how million
dollar records were being created through acts like Foghat, Melanie
and The Kingston Trio.
While perfecting his studio skills, David performed a one-man show known
as De-Tort. He received a lot of press at the time with articles in
The Times Argus, The World, and the Valley News.
Later, as musical director at Noteworthy Recording, David recorded
a song using one of the first computer based editing and recording programs
called Sonic Solutions. The production of this song, "Computer,"
which he completely arranged, wrote and performed, was eventually sought
after and used by permission at the NAMM show to demo this computer
product.
Wanting to play his original music with a band, David formed the trio
Root which fostered a very devoted following in the Central Vermont
area. After he recorded The Root CD, "Live at the Foundry,"
Root performed to many standing room only crowds and traveled to Key
West Florida. Captain Kelly, an independent music promoter in the Miami
area called Root "the Best Rock and Roll band in Key West,”
where they received several articles from local papers in the area
as well as radio airplay.
Currently David is performing and recording with Adrienne
in the band Injade. Their CD is due out
in 2003. David also records various promising artists in his studio,
Cosmo Recording.
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