Uncommon Ground ^ Dave McMillin

Dave McMillin
Whether he is playing for a few people at a poorly advertised coffeehouse show in Chicago or before a 500 person crowd at Michigan State University, David McMillin puts everything he has into his music. Though he is not yet old enough to drink a beer, his music reflects the emotional depth of a mature songwriter.

And David is not your average songwriter. He sings with the passion of Howie Day one minute, then the calm ease of Jack Johnson another and is lyrically as capable as either of the two. He has blended his influences—that span nearly all generations and genres of music—together into a style that is truly his own.

Where I Belong, released last year, is David’s first full-length release. It contains ballad-like songs such as “May Your Sun Always Rise” and “Where I Belong” that contrast songs like the edgy and aggressive acoustic jam “Legend of Jack Kerouac”—in which he demands “everybody take a step back/and take a look around.” The album captures the wide span of David’s music.

As David says, “My music is written from the heart for the soul.” The fiery passion that he puts into each song and his intense writing and re-writing processes pay off. As a review of Where I Belong recently put, David’s “songwriting is beautiful and enchanting.”

David has been busy touring for a year and a half. He will be launching a Midwest headlining tour this Spring (2004), mainly hitting college campuses and bars.

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