
Daniel Alcazar, "Segosha", is a guitarist/singer songwriter. Born into a Spanish-Irish home, he grew up listening to winding melodies of Celtic folk and the fury of Flamenco. His big brother was rocking to Zeppelin, Queen, Supertramp, Deep Purple, The Beatles, David Bowie and Thin Lizzy. Segosha's Dad was in the military, so he traveled quite a bit, living in the U.S., Europe and Turkey. Being able to experience other cultures was a treasure that enabled him to open his heart and mind to world music. Segosha began writing songs in 1993. He played lead guitar in his first band in a Battle of the Bands while a senior in high school. He later played with several college bands until finally becoming disillusioned with the direction of the music. In 1995, Segosha bought a 4-track recorder and began to write and record his own songs. Since then, he has played many songwriter sessions, jammed on city street corners, sang for the homeless and mentally ill, school kids and stray dogs-Segosha's audience is as diverse as his music! His inspiration draws mostly from personal experience, but is also keen on the transcendental, Greek mythology and the music of Mozart, Bach, Francisco Tarrega, Robert Johnson, U2, The Beatles, Wings, Bob Dylan, Supertramp, Paco de Lucia, Tomatito, The Pogues, The Doors, Pink Floyd, Queen and Marc Bolan. In 1997, Segosha released his first epymonyous CD, filled with uplifiting melodies, brooding 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 tribute to the imagination of children. In 2001, he was “Featured Spotlight Artist of the Week” several straight weeks at 92.5 FM WQYZ (Ocean Springs, MS) for his song “Betterday”, a smash hit with the Gulf Coast radio listeners. In 2003, Segosha released his second self-produced CD, "Carve Me A Moon", dedicated to his grandmother and inspired by cosmic lunacy, peapods, Ireland, Francisco Tarrega, Delta Blues, Salvador Dali, friendship, CSX trains and a tumultuous love affair with a certain Mississippi Moon Goddess. In 2004, Segosha's song, "Arrow to the Sun", was voted Track of the Day by musicians and listeners in Garageband.com, a website for aspiring independent musical artists. Segosha is currently hard at work writing and recording new songs for a new album entitled, "The Gold Line", to be released soon.