Dave Carroll is an award winning singer-songwriter, professional speaker, author and social media innovator from Halifax Canada.
With over twenty years experience in the music business, when faced with a difficult customer service issue with United Airlines in 2009, Dave used his ability as a master storyteller to share his issue with the world. The resulting YouTube music video called “United Breaks Guitars” became an instant viral hit and today over 150 million people have been introduced to his story.
With significant impacts in the areas of customer service, social media, branding and self-empowerment Dave’s career as an entertainer and songwriter has expanded. He is now a highly sought after professional speaker, a published author and he is increasingly being commissioned for songs for other people and organizations. Dave is also an advisor with two exciting new software startups called LifeRaft and Flamingo.
Dave’s message demonstrates the power of Story in our socially driven world but, more than that, he reminds us that we are all fundamentally connected with one another and why knowing that can transform your business and improve the world for us all.
His ability to extract the essence of a message and craft it into song is a rare gift that is attracting fans of all ages. His warm and often humorous delivery of his story and its implications is both entertaining and educational. Songwriter, performer, author, speaker and consumer advocate, Dave Carroll is said to be “one of the nicest guys in the business” and complimentary to any event.
Dave has received many standing ovations and accolades from his speaking clients, click here for these outstanding reviews.
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Upcoming Appearances
Saturday, May 25th, 2019 – Moncton, NB Canada
Keynote Speaking Engagement
Friday, June 14th-Sunday, June 16th, 2019 – Gimli, MB Canada
Private Engagement
Monday, June 24th, 2019 – Halifax, NS Canada
Keynote Speaking Engagement
Monday, July 22nd- Thursday July 25th , 2019 – Sherbrooke, NS Canada
Keynote Speaking Engagement & Mentoring
Friday August 2nd , 2019 – Antigonish, NS Canada @ 7:30pm
Ceilidh In the Round event
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Thursday August 22nd , 2019 – Tatamagouche, NS Canada
Grace Jollymore Joyce Arts Centre
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Friday August 30th , 2019 – Rothesay, NB Canada
Rothesay Festival
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Friday September 14th-Saturday September 15th , 2019 – Canada
Private Booking
Saturday November 9th , 2019 – Bedford, NS Canada
House Concert
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Thursday November 21st , 2019 – Toronto, ON Canada @ 7pm
Four Chords and The Truth
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Friday December 6th-Saturday December 7th , 2019 – Timmins, ON Canada
Christmas at Home with Sons of Maxwell
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What Our Customers Are Saying
Music Performances
Make your event memorable with a live musical performance, uniquely customized to your goals and audience. Dave delivers a wide range of performances from intimate occasions of musical storytelling to public concerts accompanied by his full band of talented musicians.
Dave can tailor a special line-up including his own arrangements and upbeat cover tunes, delivered in pop, rock, country, and folk genres. Dave enlightens and energizes audiences around the world and can be booked for your next event.
Keynote Sample with Musical Performance
Go Viral With Video
Great social media campaigns start with great stories. Stories that surprise, delight, and engage your audience so much that they feel the need to share it with their friends. Dave Carroll has experienced this first hand since launching United Breaks Guitars song 1 and song 2, which have been viewed globally over 7 million times on YouTube. It is estimated that the Dave Carroll story has reached over 100 million people through all media channels in less than five months.
If you’re planning a promotional campaign or have a story that you’d like to share, consider the impact you could achieve by partnering with the right creative talent. We can work with you to capture and present your story in a compelling way through songwriting, video, and music. We have a full production team that can script, shoot, edit, and produce your music and video for delivery at your live event and through TV, radio, and online channels.
Video Sample
The Cable Song was written, performed, and filmed to promote local TV broadcasting in Canada.