"I always had that affection for music. I always wanted to be around it. Whereas a lot of kids were playing baseball, that's just about all I did. Music is actually a living organism to me. If you start to play, it'll evolve. I think it's all around us. I can listen to music anywhere."
A Detroit native, Dave Alves grew up in the shadow of Motown, with music on virtually every street corner. Early on, Alves cut his teeth on bass violin, studying classical music and even attending Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp in northern Muskegon County as a teenager.
Half Jamaican, he was also raised with Reggae music, and became one of Detroit's most notable working bass players during the 80's and early 90's, even earning a Detroit Music Award for Best Reggae Bass Player. Dave's Reggae roots run just as deep as his Classical upbringing-he has backed up and opened for some of the biggest names in Reggae including OC Roberts & The Samaritans, U-Roy, The Detroit All Star Reggae Band, Leroy Sibbles, Josey Wales, Sugar Minott, Chakademus, as well as being the opener for Dennis Brown and John Holt on the "Wildfire Tour". Additionally, he has traveled with a number of various gospel groups.
In addition to The Vincent Hayes Project, Dave has been the bassist for Big Daddy Fox for the past six years. Dave is gifted with melody, a true “pocket player” and the confident & cool foundation of the rhythm section.
