David McMillin (born May 11, 1984, in

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) is an American singer-songwriter. McMillin began writing songs when he was in high school in

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. He eventually went to college at

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and majored in Creative Writing. McMillin's style has been described as alternative country and folk-rock. He is influenced by

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, and

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. McMillin was named Best Folk, Country, or Americana Group by the

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on June 26, 2008 David was recently selected as a finalist in the 2014 The Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Competition.

Touring

McMillin was invited by

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to open her entire 2008 North American Tour. The tour was scheduled to start in

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on March 28, 2008, and end in San Diego, California. The tour had planned stops at nearly every major city in the country. McMillin has recently toured with

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, Sister Hazel, and others. He was scheduled to open for Peter Moren of

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at Hotel Cafe in Los Angeles, California on May 2.

Discography

McMillin's new record, ''Heartsteady'', was released in summer 2008. His last record, ''Outlast The Day'', was released in November 2006.

References

1984 births Living people People from Columbus, Indiana DePauw University alumni 21st-century American singer-songwriters Singer-songwriters from Indiana {{US-singer-songwriter-stub