Dave Tieff

Popular Indie artist Dave Tieff, gained notoriety in the late 90's as the front man of the alternative band Laughing Colors, based in Baltimore, Maryland. Laughing Colors sold over 100,000 units of their albums independently, and the band shared the stage with renowned alternative and rock bands like Live and Stone Temple Pilots during national tours that created a large and loyal fan base. The band played popular venues across the country and was regularly featured on Mid-Atlantic radio stations such as 98 Rock in Baltimore and WYSP in Philadelphia. The band recorded with multi-platinum songwriter and producer Mitch Allan, and also with the legendary Eddie Kramer, who is best known for recording mega artists like Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin.
Although Tieff found great independent music success in the late 90's, he battled with drug and alcohol addiction for years, came close to dying, and ultimately ended up in rehab. By the mid 2000's, Tieff decided to take a hiatus from writing and performing, and instead focused on becoming clean and sober for good.
After years away from music, Tieff returned with a new passion and began channeling his energy into songwriting, new music, and telling the story of how he overcame addiction and a near death experience. In 2010, he began performing and speaking at colleges, which led to a 2010 cross-country college tour for Amnesty International. His passion for music, songwriting and speaking are evident in Tieff's incredible delivery whether it is on a stage, in a song or during a speaking engagement. G. Anthony Joseph, an actor, producer and President of Los Angeles- based Tritan-Northstar Entertainment says, "from Trinidad to the Caribbean, everywhere I put on Dave's music people just fall in love with it." Joseph has included Tieff's songs in many of his films.
In 2011 Tieff signed with indie music label KETS Records, and recorded A Trip Into The Sun, a five song EP produced and co-written by Grammy-nominated Kevin Kadish and Mitch Allan. "Time To Fly" the feel-good single from A Trip Into The Sun was co-written by Allan who says, "I've been working with Dave for many years now and I can honestly say that this is his best material to date, especially "Time To Fly". It comes from such an honest place, that I believe everyone can relate too it no matter where they are in their lives. I'm very proud to be a part of this song." The more alternative track "Chuck Norris" was written by Tieff and Kadish, and is a fun, rock-and-roll track with catchy lyrics and instrumentation. Kadish, also a Grammy-nominated songwriter and producer says, "Dave Tieff's 'Chuck Norris' is possibly the most fun I've had writing and recording a track in my career. I think you'll have as much fun listening as we did creating it."