sunchild

1) In 1996 Donavon Frankenreiter formed the band Sunchild. In Sunchild, Frankenreiter was the lead guitar player but did not sing. The band had a 70s rock sound similar in style to The Black Crowes. They released their first CD, Barefoot & Live, on Surfdog Records in 1997. Produced by Gary Hoey, the live album featured covers of The Allman Brothers Band, The Marshall Tucker Band, The Rolling Stones, and Van Morrison, as well as several originals. California Honey followed in 2000 on their own Sunchild Records. Sunchild disbanded in 2001 and Frankenreiter went on to pursue a solo career.

2) SUNCHILD is yet another prog project from talented and prolific Ukrainian musician Antony KALUGIN. KALUGIN currently records under three band names, KARFAGEN, HOGGWASH and SUNCHILD. Under the SUNCHILD name, he brought together a plethora of other Ukranian musicians to supplement his impressive keyboard and writing talents. The music is an all out prog feast with many varied tempos and loads of keyboards washing over everything. A wide array of horns and woodwinds are used to great extent as well. KALUGIN does the bulk of the singing (in English) with perhaps a slight accent. He also brings in guest vocalists, both male and female to add even more dimensions to the proceedings. The debut album is a double that features three songs over 16 minutes.

KALUGIN is young (born 1981) but his already wide experience as a professional musician has propelled him to a high place among young artists recording prog today.

3) Self-produced project of David Curtin.

In the midst of departing from the rap-rock world, gradually becoming less of an mc and more of a singer-songwriter, David picks up his mom's old yamaha nylon string acoustic guitar and starts singing and arranging songs. One year or so later, sunchild is born, a collection of songs constructed by David. Some of the songs are layered with soundtrack-like violin arrangements, some are played over hip-hop type electric drum patterns. Some of the songs are recorded in state of the art recording studios, some are recorded in David's bedroom on a 4-track analog recorder he bought at a pawn shop for $40.
The debut self-titled sunchild is a very original, raw yet polished, honest arrangement of songs.