A Singer/Songwriter/Producer

Solemnly smart and un-nervingly hard-faced, Dave Loughran is your quintessential jack of all trades, but instead of being a master of none, he’s a master of them all.  Genre-wise he’s been the most difficult person you’ll ever try to pin down. From rock to pop to folk, with shades of jazz and flourishes of blues he crosses all divides with impunity and doesn’t really care if that puts your nose out of joint or not.

A self-confessed ‘self-motivated workaholic’ whose ethos is ‘failure is not in my dictionary’, Loughran commands the respect that he works hard for with a friendly, yet firm, and confident demeanour.  On first listen, early comparisons to the emotive vocals of David Gray on tracks such as ‘Example’ give way to the more obvious and powerful influence of acts like Gomez and Metallica upon listening to tracks such as ‘Three People’.  ‘God’s Letter’ is slightly reminiscent of classic Tracy Chapman so the mix is more than eclectic enough to ensnare even the most cynical of music fans and keep them coming back for more.

Loughran describes himself most aptly as a multi-instrumentalist.  His proficiencies include bass, drums, piano, and obviously vocals.  Since teaching himself to play the guitar at the age of 9 he’s been on a one-man mission to free people’s ears of meagre compositions, half-hearted sentiment and over-zealous plans for World Domination.  As he says, “I am not trying to change the world, I just relate to people that have felt the heartache that compelled me to write my songs”