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David's Discography
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Ages ago in some other
galaxy you say? Actually, it was the 70's and 80's, and for guitarist David Vaccaro
the galaxy was "The Hub of The Universe" which, (as anyone from the area knows) is the
city of Boston.
The Cars, The J Geils Band, Aerosmith, Till Tuesday, The Jon Butcher Axis, The
Neighborhoods, Beaver Brown, The WBCN Rock'n Roll Rumble/Battle of the Bands ...to say
it was a good time to be in a band and playing live around Boston simply does not
paint the picture of just how exciting the Boston music scene was.
It is this era that you would have found Vaccaro "paying his dues" and honing
his musical chops in Boston area clubs, schools, and colleges in his former bands of
Oz, and Capital Gain (the drummer and 2nd guitar player were both accountants!).
By the late 80's Vaccaro's live gigs and sharp sounding demo tapes (including
original demos of V-Project with Jon Butcher Axis drummer Derek Blevins) had begun to
solidify his reputation for playing melodic Arena Rock style music. It was soon
evident however that the west coast music scene was more in tune with Vaccaro's
guitar-oriented AOR style of writing than the New Wave alternative sound so prominent
in Boston, so a move to Los Angeles was in order.
Quickly joining forces with Arthur Micheev, the former lead vocalist of the
Russian rock band Avtograph, a new band called SIBERIA was formed. A hard rockin
outfit similar in style to the Scorpions.
Playing clubs in Hollywood and the San Fernando Valley, Siberia with its
unique and memorable Russian frontman Micheev, had just begun to build momentum when
without warning the tsunami that was the Seattle movement hit the L.A. music scene and
Siberia, along with legions of other 80's influenced bands, was washed away.
With Siberia disbanded and the L.A. club scene a shadow of its former self, it
was time for Vaccaro to reawaken his studio band V-Project. Having been introduced to
former MSG vocalist Robin McAuley by a mutual friend, Vaccaro and McAuley began
recording a series of home demo tapes that would eventually make up the majority of
tracks on V-Project's first CD release titled Lost Demos.
The well received Lost Demos, raised a few eyebrows not only for the guest
appearances of two platinum selling vocalists, Robin McAuley and House Of Lords
frontman James Christian, but also for the depth of songwriting and musicianship from
an artist virtually unknown.
One chord that is echoed by many Lost Demos reviews is how Vaccaro's
songwriting and playing seems to come from the heart, is authentic, the real deal. To
quote Majestic Magazine's on-line review; "With songs melodic to the core, Vaccaro
takes you back to an era when Rock wasn't about making a quick buck, but about songs
written and performed from the heart." And that is what David Vaccaro and V-Project
is all about.
On V-Project's new release, aptly titled New Machine, Vaccaro breaks from the
acoustic vibe of Lost Demos and powers up the Marshall amps to bring us radio ready
sing along anthems like Somebody Like You and Back To My Baby. And for those looking
for the deep AOR tracks, New Machine ventures off-road to explore exotic tracks like
You Don't Care or the Southwestern accented Desert Run.
But enough of the bio already, it's time to power up the New Machine, so grab
your owners manual, strap yourself in, and start rockin!
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