Singer-Songwriter

"transit, my debut album, is an exploration of the themes that have dominated my mind for the past several years.  how does where we live shape who we are?  how do we move, physically and metaphorically, through space and time?  how does memory and the passing of time shape our understanding of narratives we tell about ourselves?  how can we grapple with our own stories to gain understanding of ourselves?  how do we express love, how do we know it when we see it, how does it change us?  where do i come from, where am i going, and how will i get there?  all these questions led me to an album which centers on growth, change, and motion.  transit."

-transit liner notes​

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​As a singer-songwriter, Dawson has performed at The Bowery Electric, Stonewall National Monument, Postcrypt Coffee House at Columbia University, and L.A.'s Sonic Waste Disposal House.

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Dawson is a member of the band Dark Sky Reserve, an improv-folk group that records albums from scratch in one sitting.  The group has performed live on WSAM radio, and at Make Music Hartford 2021 and 2022, and Make Music NYC 2024.  DSR consists of Dawson Atkin, Brady Evangelist, and Joseph Hayes.  The group also performs original, composed songs by Atkin and Hayes.

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