Dakil is a modern, blues-inspired pop artist from Southern California. Whether he is performing with a full band or live looping hypnotic layers of melodies and beats from scratch in real time, Dakil’s music can captivate an audience of any size by striking a unique combination between both mysterious and totally relatable.

Inspired by his observations and experiences, Dakil’s songwriting varies from the emotionally charged dark blues in “Far from Grey” to the brute wit in “Never Trust a Scorpio,” an upbeat pop song that playfully mocks the stereotypes associated with Astrology, while showcasing a rare ability to insult every person in the room within the span of four minutes. He doesn’t hesitate to cross genres, switching confidently from pop to rap while maintaining a magnetic charisma through his distinctive voice, conversational lyrics, prolific guitar skills, and trademark unpredictability. 

Dakil draws inspiration from artists such as John Mayer, Two Door Cinema Club, St. Lucia, Frank Ocean, D’angelo, Ed Sheeran, The Beatles, N.W.A., The Strokes, Fall Out Boy, ABBA, America, Snoop Dogg, Michael Jackson, Lady Gaga, Jimi Hendrix, B.B. King, Katy Perry and many more…

Aside from his music, Dakil earned his Bachelor’s degree in Linguistics and Spanish from the University of California, Los Angeles. Since graduating, he has been on the go, traveling Europe with his guitar. He is currently recording is debut album “Out of Nowhere” in the beautiful city of Madrid, Spain. “Out of Nowhere” will be released to all major online platforms in a series of monthly two-song pairings starting this Spring 2018 and culminating in the long-awaited  early 2019 official release.

Thank you for listening <3 
-Dakil

I was born on the east coast in Cincinnati Ohio, but grew up mostly in Virginia. I started visiting California (bay-area) when I was young and later moved out for my senior year of high school. Ever since then cali was the place I wanted to be. About 3 years ago I picked up Djing from a mentor and now I'm just beginning to move into producing and lyricism.

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