David Strom

St. Augustine's David Strom was born into music and couldn't help but fall in love with the process of learning, performing, and writing. After all, his musical father was performing on stage when he and his mother first met. Influenced by a wide range of artists from Dave Matthews Band and James Taylor to Cake and Rage Against the Machine, Strom performs "everything but country," he says. With a heavy-hitting blend of reggae, alternative, jazz, blues, rock, Americana, pop, and rock and roll, Strom also pulls out some of his original material now and then which is reminiscent of an alternative jam band sound. With a knack for rhythmic stylings, Strom also easily incorporates a percussive technique into his guitar playing, almost making it sound as if he's playing both drums and guitar simultaneously. 

Originally from Portsmouth, Virginia, all of Strom's family plays and sings, including his older brother Aaron Esposito who is well-known local performer. Together they formed a familial duo and named it Two-Thirds, because the duo was only two-thirds complete without their eldest brother and musician, who currently performs in music venues around Pennsylvania. Strom played djembe in the duo, but his love for performing couldn't be tempered, and he soon took to the spotlight as a solo performer. His setlist includes every genre and artist imaginable, from Amos Lee and Ed Sheeran to Sublime and even Frank Sinatra. He's diverse vocally and can manipulate his vocal chords to conform to the artist that he is performing, song to song. Strom says, "I like to form accents to the style of music I'm playing, like reggae, blues, or pop. They each call for something different vocally and I love that challenge."