Dave McGrath

Dave McGrath was born in Kingston Ontario, & then moved to Rochester, N.Y. when he was two.   He began studying music in grammar school, playing slide trombone, singing in school plays, the choir, and playing guitar.  After playing in some local bands in high school, and college, he moved to Seattle, Washington where he began performing both as a solo artist, as well as with several popular bands.   His first band project was a group called "Tribal Therapy" which became very popular throughout the Northwest, touring Washington, Oregon, and California.   Some of the high profile shows included performing with the group "Heart", "Alice in Chains" and Michael Hedges.
 

Dave McGrath
Acoustic / Electric Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter
 

Following a five-year stint with "Tribal Therapy" Dave joined a band called "The Puddle Jumpers".   He began performing, and recording with them on their debut CD "Out of the Shadows" which gained them praise from critics, and received significant airplay on college, and non-commercial radio stations throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe.   Dave co-founded an independent record label to promote the debut album, and co-engineered the subsequent two following albums.   His songwriting skills continued to grow, as well as his guitar playing, vocals, and stage presence as "The Puddle Jumpers" increasingly performed throughout the Northwest area.

In 2001 Dave moved back to Rochester, began performing solo acoustic shows, and formed a cover band called "Made in the Shade."   His goal was to assemble a group of high quality musicians, with energetic stage presence, to perform favorite songs from the past, as well as current rock and pop favorites, while continuing to write, and record original material.   Pat Petrone began accompanying Dave at his acoustic shows, adding lead guitar, and vocal harmonies to the mix.   In 2003 he completed construction of a state of the art 32 channel recording studio, and has begun production of his debut album due out in the Fall of 2004.   The full length album will include songs Dave has written recently, as well as some written while in Seattle.   The members of "Made in the Shade" recorded on the album, and will be performing the songs live as well. The album will be titled, and promoted under Dave's name with a full five piece band supporting it.