it sounds like my grampa's lullaby
New single "With Love" out now, music video insights, upcoming single, and working on a piano version!
Bones hit 100,000 streams (and Spotify pays me $334)
Hey friends, A little milestone to share: Bones just hit 100k streams on Spotify. People have hit play 100,000 times on a song I wrote in my basement! I’m...
Half Alive EP Listening Party!!
It's done!!! I'll be hosting a listening party on Bandcamp to celebrate the EP release on Friday, October 17th. 20 minutes of music starting promptly at:...
AI music + two live releases + EP done
Hey everyone, Over the past couple weeks I’ve re-released two of my songs to streaming services as stripped down live piano-only versions. I’ve been thinking...
Northern Michigan, a $25 Camera, and New Music
Back from northern Michigan, exploring film photography, and finishing my EP!
EP // STICKERS // SUMMER PLAYLIST
Hi everybody 👋 Quick update today 🎛️ The EP will contain 5 tracks. One may be a stylistic oddball amongst the others, but will fit nicely into Dave Hawkins...
I would have released this song...
but.. I’m making an EP! For the first time since I started releasing music (again) a couple years ago, I’m working on more than one song at once. I’ve got a...
My first time...
The first time I played piano and sang in front of an audience was at an open mic, held in the basement of South Quad at the University of Michigan. The...
Wool & Fur: Streaming everywhere today!
Hello everybody, I’ll keep this brief. “Wool & Fur” landed on all streaming services today, and already received its first write-up from Groove Art Universe!...
A Viral(?) Moment + New Release: Wool & Fur
Hello friends, January started with “a long drive from Christmas” back to Denver… somehow racked up over a million views on my TikTok videos 😳 … and ends...
Dave Hawkins: 2024, 3 kids, 5 singles
Hi everyone, As 2025 begins, I want to thank you for being part of my music making in 2024! Your support has meant the world to me, and I’m grateful for...
Dave Hawkins December Newsletter
Happy December! Hope y’all have had a nice fall as we head into the final days of 2024. This past month I was invited to my kid’s schools for a couple...
"Bones" Music Video out now!
Hi everybody, I’ve been working with an animator to produce music videos for my last couple songs. It’s been really great seeing how somebody with a similar...
Dave Hawkins October Newsletter
🎃 I just got back home from dropping the kids off this morning. Whew! 32 degrees, ten miles, frost on the ground. Hope y’all are settling into fall. Our “2nd...