I've recently been asked to join the "Soundcloud Heroes" project which is an ongoing initiative to help widen and deepen the community on Soundcloud. This is just a short audio introduction so people can get a glimpse of my background and what I'm about. 

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Dave McKeown, short audio bio for Soundcloud Blog

SoundCloud Heroes are inspirational leaders who bring people together around sound by cultivating and engaging unique communities.

Get involved with the latest community project: <a href="https://soundcloud.com/soundcloudheroes/sc-heroes-presents-national">National Poetry Month Community Collaboration</a>

Meet our current SoundCloud Heroes:
Los Angeles - <a href="http://soundcloud.com/shiftyteeth">Matt</a>
Los Angeles - <a href="http://soundcloud.com/willcoley">Will</a>
San Francisco - <a href="http://soundcloud.com/electronic-3">Nicole</a>
Portland - <a href="http://soundcloud.com/zefora">Zefora</a>
Seattle - <a href="http://soundcloud.com/alliedee">Alison</a>
Austin - <a href="http://soundcloud.com/wahrk">Tim</a>
Chicago - <a href="http://soundcloud.com/dynastypodcasts">Jaime</a>
Boston - <a href="http://soundcloud.com/chaswagner">Chas</a>
Syracuse - <a href="http://soundcloud.com/one_hello_world">Jared</a>
NYC - <a href="http://soundcloud.com/tea-leigh">Tea</a>
NYC - <a href="http://soundcloud.com/heidi-harris-1">Heidi</a>
Dallas - <a href="http://soundcloud.com/soundslikesydnee">Sydnee</a>
Rockford, IL - <a href="http://soundcloud.com/universoulove">Christopher Sims</a>
Washington D.C. - <a href="http://soundcloud.com/benjamindauer">Benjamin</a>
Fort Collins, Co - <a href="http://soundcloud.com/hunter-hoburg">Hunter</a>
Madison, WI - <a href="http://soundcloud.com/benzmusic-1">Ben Z</a>
Anaheim, CA - <a href="http://soundcloud.com/monicadockery">Monica</a>
Milwaukee, WI - <a href="https://soundcloud.com/brian-hoffer">Brian</a>
Winchester, VA - <a href="http://soundcloud.com/graciegoose">Gracie</a>
Cuyahoga Falls, OH  - <a href="http://soundcloud.com/bryyn">Bryyn</a>
London, UK - <a href="http://soundcloud.com/oliversadie">Oliver Sadie</a>
Lancashire, UK <a href="http://soundcloud.com/jaystansfield">Jay Stansfield</a>
Devon, UK - <a href="http://soundcloud.com/dave-mckeown">Dave McKeown</a>
Fleetwood, UK - <a href="https://soundcloud.com/ian-melvin">Ian Melvin</a>
Derry, Ireland - <a href="https://soundcloud.com/ronan-kearney">Rónán Kearney</a>
San Francisco, CA - <a href="https://soundcloud.com/disquiet">Marc Weidenbaum</a>
Connecticut/NY - <a href="https://soundcloud.com/cyramorgan">Cyra Morgan</a>
Austin, TX - <a href="https://soundcloud.com/dariusgreene">Darius Greene</a>
Caracas, Venezuela - <a href="http://soundcloud.com/joaquin-mendoza">Joaquin Mendoza</a>
Le Mans, France - <a href="https://soundcloud.com/jaze-baqti">Jaze Baqti</a>
Montpellier, France - <a href="http://soundcloud.com/julsy">Julsy</a>
Copenhagen, Denmark - <a href="https://soundcloud.com/julie-wind">Julie Wind</a>
Oslo, Norway - <a href="http://soundcloud.com/kinehjeldnes">Kine Hjeldnes</a>
Newport, Wales - <a href="http://soundcloud.com/barclaybunch">David Barclay</a>
Shanghai, China - <a href="Www.soundcloud.com/didjelirium">Charlie Didjelirium</a>
Ottawa, Canada - <a href="http://soundcloud.com/milanazilnik/">Milana Zilnik and Arty Sandler</a>

More info at: http://blog.soundcloud.com/2013/01/17/heroes-2013/

I am a working full-time musician, teaching, performing, composing, recording and arranging, and my gigs in the last few years have included jazz combo, big band jazz, folk, Irish traditional, rock, soul, latin, klezmer, funk, orchestral, chamber, minimal techno, musical theatre and more, so, safe to say, I’ll have a go at anything. 

I'm a firm believer in demolishing boundaries between genres, cultures, languages and ultimately people, and Soundcloud is a terrific place where all this can happen.