Local the Neighbour at Essendon Bowls Club | Valley Sounds

Local the Neighbour is the creative project of David Quested. After moving to Melbourne to study jazz at the Victorian College of the Arts, he became obsessed with the form of expression found in the art form. From there David went on to study at the University of California Los Angeles, learning from jazz giants such as Jeff ‘Tain’ Watts and John Riley. Since then he has gone on to perform with ARIA winning jazz musicians, and tour internationally. After an early quarter life crisis, David made a ‘jexit’ (jazz exit), realising he wanted to return back to his roots of playing rock music like his favourite childhood bands. From there he began playing with likeminded artists, and going on to join the indie-rock band Garage Sale as their drummer. Armed with these experiences and approaches, Local the Neighbour was born in order to explore the world of production and songwriting; the ultimate outlet for David to live out his artistic creative endeavours. With DIY at its core, the music is always self recorded with the help of close friends within his community.

Local the Neighbour takes influence from artists like Alex G, MJ Lenderman, Hovvdy, and Slow Pulp.