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Dave Caulkins is a driven and expressive musician/guitarist currently based in Chico, California (U.S.A.) who denotes his playing style as light acoustic jazz fusion, as a music fan can hear on his most recent recording, "Waves Of Expression".  His workhorse guitars consist of a top of the line Takamine and a Guild. Caulkins has been playing guitar since 1969, and unreservedly relates his career objective, "I'm working to produce more recordings of good music saying all that I can possibly say and to definitely be discovered."
When asked to disclose his top choice for an effect for the guitar, Caulkins resolutely answered, "Chorus," and outlined his musicial goals, "I would like to express: peaceful relations among people; wholesomeness, recognizing true beauty and quality; experiencing the true depth of humanity; getting back to nature and the one (Jehovah) who created it; getting across the true meaning and depth of real romance, and the original yearning for a lasting relationship.." He keeps open the possibility to, at some point, study music theory, and is at the moment listening to trumpet player Arturo Sandoval, Bloodstone, Tom Coster, and Deodato. His most important gratification? "Playing to appreciative people and introducing your own original composition and to watch people actually getting off on it. Also, the other day, while playing in the park, a beautiful young woman approached me and said what I was playing sounded very pretty. That makes me happy and inspires me. Money can't buy that feeling," he muses confidently.
Caulkins winds up by mentioning long-term and forthcoming endeavors insightfully, by saying, "I'm working on my next album entitled "When I was Young". It will reminisce childhood simplicity in the early 60's, and the innocence of that time, right into adulthood, present time. The many songs will deal with life's memories, failings, achievements, regrets (good and bad) and romance. Pretty much going through the whole cycle of life. A Spring thru Winter theme with discriptive earthy lyrics. I spend my musical day remembering and arranging these songs and preparing the project for recording. I also drink some good homemade beer listening to all kinds of artists, being inspired all the time."
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Vol. 17, No. 2: Feb.-Mar. 2012
