I grew up in the small town of Neillsville, Wisconsin, but now live in the great city of Las Vegas, Nevada. Music, Hiking, writing short Stories, and Landscape Photography are my passion, and with this site, I hope to share this passion with friends, family, and anyone who happens upon this space. I hope you enjoy stepping into my world, if even for a few short moments.......
My first guitar was an Alvarez acoustic dreadnought with a 3 piece back. It set me back $100. The first chord I ever played was an A. It was sort of a sawed-off A, only using 2 strings. The first song I ever played was "A Horse With No Name". Mainly because the song is only 2 chords! Then I learned how to play a D and a G and a C, and some minor chords...... and I was on my way into the world of music.
Over the years I have written and performed many original songs, which include lyrics and melodies. Unfortunately, the passing of time has taken my voice away. Because of this, my will to practice live sets has come and gone! Now, my days of music are spent in my home studio called "The Sail Bay Studio", where I write instrumental songs and use the Digital Audio Workstation in my studio to record, mix, and produce them.
To date, I have 4 published albums of work. "Space", which is dedicated to interesting Stories that involve a Space theme. "The Journey", which is dedicated to stories about my early life growing up in the Midwest. "Outpost", which is a tribute to the incredible Hubble Space Telescope and its awesome photos of interstellar objects. And my latest Album, "Passages", which is a combination of a few of my favorite songs, along with several new releases.
My current focus is to begin a section of this website dedicated to Stories........ Stories of my life, Stories with a "space" theme, and stories about my collection of ambient sounds through my years of travel. I will be adding to this collection over the next coming months and years. Your journey into my world begins by selecting the "Passages" tab at the top of this page!
OR, you can access your favorite music streaming site and search for my music. I have included an "Archives" page for those who wish to view my original website content, which includes stories for each song on my first 3 albums. The old website is gone, but not forgotten!
If you don't have time to peruse through my stories, you can listen to each of my albums HERE:
All of my work, including songs, Stories, and Photographs are copyrighted. If you wish to use any of my songs, you can contact my publisher "CD Baby" at their website. If you wish to use any of my Photographs or Stories, contact me directly at davidknoff@yahoo.com.
I hope you enjoy my music, Photographs, and Stories.
Thanks for listening!
DK