Music Style Soulful, Melodic Folk-Rock with POP sensibilities

Musical Influences Counting Crows, Dave Matthews Band, Ben Folds Five, Martin Sexton

Similar Artists Edwin Mccain, Counting Crows

Artist History Akiva began playing guitar while studying Neurobiology at UMASS Amherst in 1995. His songwriting evolved out of the process of working out grooves on guitar and improvising soulful, stream-of-consciousness vocals. The music was very sensual, very melodic, and very natural. As he progressed, he began to get the lyrics down on paper, and the words became insightful and profound, but retained the natural musicality that they had from the start. Having been compared to something between G.Love and Dave Matthews, Akiva's musical influences are quite diverse, running the gamut from the Jungle Brothers to the Gypsy Kings. A traveler at heart, Akiva once hitchhiked from southern England down to Morocco...16 rides in 5 days. It was while traveling that Akiva began performing more seriously, gigging in bars and popping up on local radio shows. Eventually settling down in his hometown of Merrick, New York, he hit the local bar and coffeehouse scene with a newfound confidence. He became known for his energetic stage presence and his prolific songwriting. A chance meeting with Producer Phil Jimenez (Wheatus) lead to his new CD, "Bueno y Sano".

Group Members David Klein-acoustic guitar & vocals

Instruments acoustic guitar, electric guitar, voice, bass, harmonica, keyboards

Albums "Bueno y Sano"

Press Reviews "Akiva seems like the perfect mix of what is hot in music right now (think Dave Matthews, Matchbox 20), and yet has a uniqueness that when put together, amount to that big bucks formula of New Musical Sensation." -Leonora Seinfeld

Location Merrick, New York - USA

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