I’ve never
been a fan of musical talent shows (or any other form of reality TV, for that
matter). If I ever watched American Idol
during its recently-concluded run, it was by accident, and I certainly haven’t
gotten into Survivor or any other
shows of that type.
I am,
however, watching The Voice on NBC
this spring. (OK, to be honest, I’m mostly DVRing it and watching selected
portions, since it can run as much as 5 hours per week.) My sudden interest is
because Owen Danoff auditioned for the show, and I had seen him perform twice
(the first time being in the living room of a friend from Westat) and had been
really impressed. I guess the quick take would be a folk-pop singer-songwriter
– maybe think John Mayer without the bad behavior.
Although
Danoff currently lives in New York City, he does have a lot of Washington area
connections. He’s been an Artist in Residence at Strathmore (and performed at
their new small club, AMP) and has won multiple Washington Area Music Awards.
His father, Bill Danoff, is a well-known folk singer and songwriter; he
co-wrote “Take Me Home Country Roads” and subsequently was one-fourth of the
Starland Vocal Band, for whom he wrote (for better or worse) the 1976 smash hit
“Afternoon Delight”. Owen’s early career has been notable as much for his award-winning
songwriting as his singing; so far he’s self-released one EP and one
full-length CD, both with all original material.
The Post ran
a nice article about him a couple of days ago, mentioning at the end that he
would be headlining a show at the Hamilton downtown on June 30. (Get your tickets now before they’re gone!)
And, of
course, if you’re so inclined you can vote for him on The Voice as long as he survives.
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