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Daniel Alcazar, "Segosha", is a guitarist, singer-songwriter. Born into a Spanish-Irish home, he grew up listening to winding melodies of traditional Celtic music, Irish folk and the rhythmic fury of Flamenco. His older brother also had a big influence, listening to Zeppelin, Queen, Wings, Thin Lizzy, Styx, The Beatles, Aerosmith, KISS, and David Bowie. Segosha's introduction to music began with piano lessons at age 6. At 17, he discovered the guitar and fell in love with it. He played lead in a Battle of the Bands in high school and later on with numerous college bands. In 1995, Segosha saved his pennies and bought a 4-track recorder and began to write music and lyrics that were close to his heart. Since then, he has played many songwriter spotlights, coffeehouses, city streets, entertained the homeless and mentally ill, school kids and stray dogs-his audience is as diverse as his music! Segosha’s inspiration draws from many different things such as spiritual combat, Greek mythology, postmodernism and the writings of C.S. Lewis, G.K. Chesterton, T.S. Eliot, Father John Corapi, Bishop Fulton Sheen. His musical influences include Mozart, Bach, Tchaikovsky, Rodrigo, Robert Johnson, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughn, U2, The Beatles, Jeff Beck, Bob Dylan, Robert Johnson, Wings, Jimmy Page, David Bowie, Supertramp, Paco de Lucia, The Pogues, Wings, The Doors, Pink Floyd, Queen, Rush, Radiohead, Randy Rhoads, Michael Schenker, Gary Moore, and Thin Lizzy. In 1997, Segosha released his first self-produced album, filled with soaring melodies, gritty vocals, mystical lyrics and walls of guitars. In 2000, he won Songwriter's Monthly lyricist award Words By for his song "Laughing at the Sun", a much loved children's anthem in salute of children’s imaginations. In 2001, he was Featured Spotlight Artist of the Week for several straight weeks at 92.5 FM WQYZ (Ocean Springs, MS) with the song "Better Day", which was a smash hit with Gulf Coast radio listeners. In 2003, Segosha released his second self-produced album entitled, "Carve Me a Moon", dedicated to his grandmother and inspired by cosmic lunacy, 3-D perspective, Ireland, Seattle, Delta Blues, Salvador Dali, and CSX trains. In 2004, his song, "Arrow to the Sun", was voted Track of the Day by musicians and listeners in Garageband.com. Check out some new tracks from Segosha’s upcoming new album, The Gold Line, a concept album inspired by spiritual warfare, to be released this summer 2009... "Iron Cage (Malaise pt. 1)", "Turn This All Around (Malaise Pt. 2)", “Aeternus Eternus”, "Silver Wings", "Fall Like Lightning", "Saturnine", "The Rising Tide", "Thanatos Syndrome", "Mother Love (Sorrow Fades Away)", and "Lumberyard".
