David Gans

He’s Best Known For His Work With The Grateful Dead But Singersongwriter David Gans Has A Voice A Style And A Songbook All His Own. With The Aid Of A Digital Recording Device Called The Loop Station “solo Electric” Performer Gans Can Build His Musical Accompaniment In Real Time From A Single Acoustic Guitar To A Multi-Layered Sonic Environment That Sometimes Leads To Dancing. After A Long Hibernation His Singing Songwriting And Guitar Playing Have Emerged To Make Him A Singular Artist With His Own Strong Identity. He's David Gans And You Ought To Hear Him. In 2007 Gans Joined American Beauty Project A Roster Of Acclaimed Artists Who Come Together To Recreate And Perform Live Songs From Two Grateful Dead Landmark Albums Workingman's Dead And American Beauty. The Orignal 1970 Albums Have Become Legendary In The Annals Of Music History And Marked A Departure From The Dead's "original" Jam Sound Toward An Exploration Of Folk And Bluegrass Traditions. read less