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14 Z2 A handful of years ago, local resiâ€" & deni David Entwistle was sitting in his 5 car in a Toronto parking lot, rehearsâ€" 9 ing his lines while awaiting his turn at z auditioning for an American network 2 pilot. His chances were good â€" not ; only did he have oodles of experience under his belt in stage, television and lilm. he‘s also good looking, charisâ€" matic. personable. and, yes, talented. But as he repeated the lines over and over, a feehing came over him that he couldn‘t shake. This wasn‘tt right â€" this was not what he wanted. And at that moment he made a decision. He would follow his heart, bus "desire" He would pursue a carcer in music Now, with a new name â€" David Michael Anthony â€" a hot new CD â€" My Desite â€" and clear direction, the 28â€"yearâ€"old son of Jackie and David James Entwistle (of David James Phoâ€" tography in Waterloo} is poised to take the pop/dance music world by storm. Local artist poised for pop success Davio MicHaer AntHony ‘I had gone early to get my script, â€" as 1 usually do. and gone downstairs . . . to sit in my car and be alone to memâ€" K-W native David Mi orize my lines." DMA (for short) says his dtbulz CD, My Des of that fateful day. "I‘m sitting there, last week. and every time I would close my eyes to memorize my lines, all I could see was myself on stage performing in a very Michael Jackâ€" son sort of way, you know, on a big scale, with a big audience. 1 just couldn‘t seem to get that out of my mind and 1 realized that this is what 1 want to do. Literally that day, I phoned my agent and quit the agency, and 1 went straight to a pawn shop on Church Street and bought myself a used guitar, and that was it. I couldn‘t even play an instrument, but 1 just knew that this is it â€" this is what I want to do. I didn‘t even show up for my audition." The road he chose wasn‘t an easy one. He spent the next couple of years honing his playing and songwriting techniques, went through more than a couple of bands, and played the Toronto club scene for very httle money. The events leading to his sixâ€"album deal with Torontoâ€"based Awesome Records reads like a bit of a fairy tale While pursuing a career in music, DMA stayed active in the Deborah Crandall Chromcle Staff MONDAY, MARCH 9 1:30 pm & 8 pm $18.50 $15.80 $12.50 M Subscriber‘s Choice Members SAVE $2.00 Based on th« bestâ€"setting boek series from Sebalastie and the hit TV shew on PBE ik||| "Arnold‘s Favorite \__â€" Field Trip" Eéy Keesha, Liz, and Wanda â€" a rollicking live ; performance packed with music, learning and fun â€" complete with audience participation. Presents Kâ€"W native David Michael Anthony released his debut CD, My Desire, at HMY in Waterloo last week. Come meet Ms. Frizzle, Arnold, Carlos, Dorothy Ann, se sunpl® ® ~. C K\tcherfr‘i worked on her tune, and we left happy." Two days later, he got a call from the head honcho at Awesome, who told DMA that he‘d "impressed the pants off" their A&rR perâ€" son, and asked him to come in for a meeting. "I turned up for the meeting and they literally put a deal right on the table," DMA says. "And that was it." â€" â€" DMA released My Desire at HMV in Waterloo (where he and his band performed live) on Valentine‘s Day, and if early response is any indication, he‘d best brace himself for success. A little more than a week after its release, My Desire is the secondâ€"best selling album at HMV in Waterloo (behind The Titanic soundtrack}, and is the highest new chart entry at KOOL FM in Ottawa. DMA emigrated to Canada at the age of 12 from Liverpool, Engâ€" land, and soon after discovered his innate dance talent at Bojanâ€" gles studio. It was at 16, while still a student at Grand River (Continued on page 15) ENTERTAINMENT ___| world of dance (mostly to pay the bills}, teaching and choreographing music videos. He also worked with a Junoâ€"nominated dance group called Laya, which was signed to Awesome Records. Another member of that group was R&B artist Deborah Cox, for whom DMA later choreographed live shows. (He went on to do the same for the likes of Alanis Morâ€" risette ) Through working with him on the Laya touring project, the folks at Aweâ€" some Records were well aware of DMAs dance and choreography talâ€" ents, as well as his hard work ethic. But they had no idea of his singing/ songwriting abilities â€" not, that is, until he brought his thenâ€"girlfriend to the studio to record a demo. At the session, the girlfriend excused herself to visit the ladies‘ room and while she was away, an engiâ€" neer asked DMA to give him a level check from the microphone in the vocal booth. "Without even thinking, I went into the booth and just started to sing a cappella one of the songs 1 had written â€" just started busting it out, getting into it. And he said, ‘Okay, that‘s great. Thanks Dave‘. My girlfriend came back, the day went as plaaned, we < â€"A modern,classic.. >; *s45t 1. nore Ags iPy c C ie g‘s he wait is over. i @As.