Finding authentic raw power is rare in evolutionary contemporary Blues/Rock. Danny Avila can ramp it up with the best, yet still retain a fluid movement that is polished and ported.
Danny Avila was born May 12th 1988 in Pasadena CA, son of renowned B3 Organ blues master Hammond Sam Avila (Walter Trout)(Los Lobos) and nephew to bass man/Producer John Avila (Oingo Boingo)(Neal Young), have learned his lessons well. Danny’s influences spectrum eclectically.
When Danny was a child he was raised in the ring of musicians in Los Angeles being a 3rd generation musician. Grandparents Andy And Jenny Avila paved the way for music to flow in our family’s life. Danny played trumpet in grade school and in marching band all threw high school while into learning bass at 11 and at age 16 he really knew he wanted to procure in music at age 17 bass was his life and when he is on Bass he captures the bottom end with bad intentions as he seduces the pulse from the dead. Shortly after high school made a change to join the 6 string slingers club (guitar) led to creating the band Philosophy Of Soul with brothers Andee Avila (drummer) & Supa Man (Bass) .
Touring Started as young as 18 as the guitar tech and stage manager for Walter Trout. In 2009 Danny joined Andy Frasco and the U.N. as guitar player, and sometimes bass player, while touring with Walter Trout.
In 2016 Danny and Wife Nicole Reyes Avila had daughter Jade Hope Avila and decided to slow down from touring and travel, and focus on being a husband and father .
In 2017 the Imperial Crowns of Los Angeles Called Danny to play bass for some short tours in Europe, and he agreed for a year. Walter Trout caught his eye on some videos of Danny online and called him to play bass, and he did till 2019.
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