| Son of Dave | |
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| Born | January 4, 1967 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Origin | London, England, United Kingdom |
| Genres | Rock, folk rock, blues |
| Occupations | Singer–songwriter, musician |
| Instruments | Vocals, harmonica, mandolin, guitar |
| Years active | 1989 – present |
| Associated acts | Crash Test Dummies |
| Website | Official site |
| Notable instruments | |
| Harmonica | |
Benjamin Darvill (born January 4, 1967), known by his stage name Son of Dave, is a Canadian musician and singer–songwriter, based in the United Kingdom. He was a member of folk rock band Crash Test Dummies in which he played harmonica, mandolin, guitar and percussion before going solo in 2000.[1]
SOD was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He was inspired to learn the harmonica after hearing James Cotton play in Winnipeg.[2]
He moved to London, England, in 1998 and lived there for several years.[3] His 2000 album 01, recorded in London, combined "aged blues with techno beats and everything in between".[1] Reviewer Benoît Felten described it as "a mixture of modern R&B, hip-hop and electronics with an edge; it has a strong bluesy feeling".[4]
His 2006 album 02 has been described as a mix of "cotton-pickin’ blues, vocalising beat-box, hard-breathing folk, steamy funk and even modern R&B".[5]
In 2010, Son of Dave and his song "Revolution Town" were featured in a commercial for the search engine Bing.[6] The commercial, using a first-person perspective, shows Son of Dave using Bing and his Windows-enabled phone to travel to his own concert at the Someday Lounge in Portland, OR.
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