David Vaters & The Vu

About David Vaters & The Vu

David's songwriting demonstrates a good news message of hope with relevant insight of today's issues (sometimes controversial issues).
He also has a gift for writing love songs that move the soul and celebrate the love between a man and a woman.

He is a member of the Nashville Songwriters Association.

David & The VU recorded an album at Square One Studios in Bury, England.
Vocals & Guitars: David Vaters
Guitars: Kai Siltamaki
with special guests:
Dave Markee (former bass player for Eric Clapton), the late Norman Barrett - Guitar session player for the UK's iconic musicians), Henri Spinetti-former drummer for Eric Clapton and Tina Turner), Dan Cutrona - Producer and Keyboards, Background vocals by The Killer Bees. Produced by David Vaters and Dan Cutrona.

David Vaters wrote or co-wrote with Kai Siltimaki the songs on the album Father.

After a ordained chance meeting with Dan Cutrona, Dan heard David's songs and within hours arranged some of the UK's best musicians to join in recording with David as The Vu. Dan arranged the David's songs and the Vu recorded in the UK for 3 weeks.

Several years before, Skip Prokop took a special interest in mentoring and developing David's songwriting and vocals.

Skip co-founded Lighthouse which had international gold and platinum records worldwide.

David and Kai met each other as members of the Canadian band The Straight and Narrow with Gene Latour, Seppo Salimen and Greg Atkinson. S&N was featured at several music festivals and on Much Music Canada's music channel.

David Vaters is releasing the first of two solo albums Nov 16,2016 called A Voice in the Wilderness Vol 1 & Volume 2 will be release on January 16, 2017.
Check out (expired link)