What's Going On?

A Short Intro to Dave

Dave "Ouzo" Land is a singer/songwriter, performer, recording artist and San Francisco Bay Area native who is clearly more at home on stage than anywhere else in the world. After learning to play guitar at the age of 13, he spent the next few decades writing, performing and honing his craft, picking up the nickname "Ouzo" along the way. Dave formed his band, the Downtowners, in 2003, performing what he calls "country infused vintage rock and roll". Dave signed with independent record label, Tays International Music (now Blue Tree Records), in 2014 and recorded and released two albums, Just Another Bad Guy in 2014 and Here We Go Again in 2015. His six song EP, My Friends Call Me Ouzo was released in 2018. Dave (with the Downtowners) also released three videos, "Pirate Eyes", "(San Francisco Giants) San Francisco Style" and "Rock and Roll Cowboy". Dave's current project, the six song EP Don't Take Candy From A Cowboy, is scheduled to be released in late 2019.

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Who Is This Guy?

The ride started for Dave Land in an 8th grade guitar class, after which he was hooked. Throughout high school, Dave played rhythm guitar and sang for a variety of projects with styles ranging from rock to country to rhythm and blues.

After high school, Dave settled into the role of lead singer/rhythm guitarist for a rock and roll oldies band called Johnny Ouzo and the Spartans. After the group disbanded, approximately three years later, Dave began performing solo under the stage name Johnny Ouzo.

A few years later, Dave changed his stage name to Dave Ouzo and formed an acoustic duo, called the Ouzo Brothers, with former TRAK lead guitarist Todd Derita, which lasted approximately 2 1/2 years. When the "Brothers" parted company, Dave returned to the solo circuit until 1993 when he would release his first album, Outlaws and Outsiders, under the Ouzo Brothers name. After the release of Outlaws and Outsiders, Dave once again returned to the solo circuit under his real name, Dave Land, but the nickname "Ouzo" took on a life of it's own and follows him to this day.

n 2001 Dave opened a music store called Downtown Music in Martinez, CA. Through the store he met a number of musicians he would unite to form his band, the Downtowners, in 2003. Dave recorded his second and third albums with the Downtowners, Pirate Eyes in 2005 and America Rocks in 2006. During the same time period, Dave formed a spin off project called Big Wave Dave and the Breakers, a party band specializing in rock and roll oldies for hours of mindless fun. Thanks to the popularity of both bands, he was able to shift his professional focus entirely to music.

In 2008, Dave decided to leave the music retail business and concentrate on performances and songwriting. He recorded his live album, Just Another Bad Guy, in 2014, and the follow-up studio album, Here We Go Again, in 2015, on the Tays International record label. Dave's current release, My Friends Call Me Ouzo, debuted in July 2018 on the Blue Tree Records label. Along the way, Dave (with the Downtowners) filmed and released three music videos, "Pirate Eyes", "(San Francisco Giants) San Francisco Style", and "Rock and Roll Cowboy". Dave is currently working on his new project, Don't Take Candy From A Cowboy, a six song EP which is scheduled to be released in late 2019.

Catch a show when you have a chance. The songs are great , but the stories are second to none. I mean, you really can't make up stuff this good.....do yourself a favor. Cheers!