Check Out David Satori’s Story

Today we’d like to introduce you to David Satori. They and their team shared their story with us below:

David Satori is a musical adventurer. Born in Burlington VT, David was inspired by the rich local music scene and started playing guitar and drums at the age of 13. David produced his first original album with his band Bubble Tribe in 1997 as a senior in high school and went on to study music at CalArts in Los Angeles, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Composition and Performance in 2001.

After college David bought an aging airport shuttle bus, converted it to run on vegetable oil, and toured the US with his bands The Funnies, a four-piece space funk band, and Aphrodesia, a female-fronted futuristic Afrobeat big band from San Francisco. David also co-founded and produced events with The Sustainable Living Roadshow, a traveling eco festival. In 2006 David helped organize a month-long West African Tour with Aphrodesia and the African Showboyz from Ghana, which culminated in two nights at the legendary Shrine in Lagos, Nigeria, the musical home of Femi Kuti, son of Fela Kuti.

After returning from West Africa David committed to recording with Beats Antique, a trio born in the San Francisco performance underground, Burning Man, and West Coast Bass music scenes. Beats Antique soon became an international touring production and has released over 10 albums in 12 years, all written and produced by the band. On a parallel track to Beats Antique David pursued a recording project with his long-time bandmate and friend Evan Fraser, which evolved into Dirtwire, now a trio with the addition of Mark Reveley, that tours internationally and has released 9 albums.

Recently David has been inspired to spread his knowledge of the music business and production to people eager to learn through workshops known as“David Satori’s Musical Adventures”. David employs a unique format, taking people on a journey through his creative process using the Ableton Live software to compose music. The workshops are interactive and inclusive and encourage participation in the creation of an original piece of music. The session recording and Ableton file are then shared with the participants for them to remix or adapt for future releases.

David is also co-founder of a nonprofit organization called “Sunrise Studios Collective” which builds micro recording studios in under-resourced places around the world Sunrise’s goal is to uplift youth in all parts of the world by giving them a voice and helping to amplify their message through the art of recording and production.

David Satori feels strongly that music is healing medicine, that those who wish to become more musical should do so, and that by doing so they will spread the healing vibrations. David encourages each of us to travel courageously and curiously into our passions and to spread the love of music wherever and whenever we can.

Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way? Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
It has been a wild road. With over 20 years of touring with 4 different bands all over the planet. I’ve been in busses, airplanes, vans, and trains following my passions for years. With highs like playing the great pyramids in Egypt and Sold-out shows at Red Rocks Amphitheater to empty clubs in the middle of nowhere. Bus catching on fire and deciding to stop touring to start a family. Everything under the sun has come to pass. But very grateful it’s been more ups than downs.

As you know, we’re big fans of you and your work. For our readers who might not be as familiar what can you tell them about what you do?
I’m the co-founder of two international touring bands. Beats Antique and Dirtwire I’m a live multi-instrumentalist and producer. I play guitar, banjo, bowed banjo, saz, violin, and drums, and am known for bending genres with acoustic and electronic music. I’m most proud of helping create a very unique form of electro-acoustic music.

Do you have recommendations for books, apps, blogs, etc?
Meditation, Alan Watts Zen Buddhism, Stoicism, Surrealism, and Psychedelics.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.davidsatori.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidsatori/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/davidsatorimusic
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-satori-1939487/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/davidsatori
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0Kb6qq_adZzTbBvTppK_Bw
• SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/david-satori
• Other: https://davidsatori.bandcamp.com/music