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 A page of links to people and things that Dave supports or finds interesting
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- Parents' Choice Gold Award (5)
- NAPPA (National Association of Parenting Publications Award) Gold
Award (2)
- NAPPA (National Association of Parenting Publications) Honors
- Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award (2)
- Film Advisory Board of Excellence (2)
- Parenting Magazine's Video Magic Award
- Columbia (Ohio) International Film & Video Festival Bronze Plaque
- Sybil Brand Humanitarian Award
- Songwriters Guild of America Rising Star Award
- Society for Technical Communication Award of Merit
- INDIE Award Nominee
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- American Federation of Radio and Television Artists (AFTRA)
- American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP), writer
and publisher member
- Association For Independent Music (AFIM)
- California Copyright Conference (CCC)
- Children’s Entertainment Association (CEA)
- Children’s Music Network (CMN)
- National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS), Children’s Music and Spoken Word screening committee
- Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI), pro member
- Screen Actors Guild (SAG)
- Society of Composers and Lyricists (SCL), Golden member
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Dave Kinnoin is one of the hardest-working
artists in the children's music
business. As a Recording Artist on Song Wizard Records, he tours
nationally to rave reviews and holds the coveted Parents' Choice
Gold Award.
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Dave Kinnoin the Songwriter consistently creates new and innovative material for a long list of family entertainment and educational companies. He's written over 200 songs in the past few years alone, most notably for Jim Henson TV, Video, and Interactive; Disney Audio, Video, and TV; Davidson & Associates; Simon and Shuster Interactive; Sesame Street and Sony Wonder Home Video; and Children's Television Workshop.
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Music Producer Dave Kinnoin brings a sparkle to every project by varying the grooves, using stellar players, and being true to the spirit of the song. Dave attributes his success to an adamant refusal to settle for anything less than his absolute best in lyrics, melody, arrangement, performance, and every other aspect of the task at hand. |
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The Songs of Love Foundation works with a network of songwriters to produce personalized songs for ailing children. Songs of Love volunteers Dave Kinnoin and Jimmy Hammer wrote and produced a song for Lydia Mae Ford, and Sesame Street's Elmo sang it. |
On March 30, 2003, three months after Elmo sang this "song of love" for Lydia, Dave was doing a benefit concert for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society at Kimberly High School in Kimberly, Wisconsin. The producer told Dave that she had a special treat for him after the performance. What he saw took his breath away. It was Lydia Mae Ford in her parents' arms! Dave had never met her. She was so adorable! When Dave held her hand and sang her the chorus to her song, Lydia started smiling. This was a moment Dave will never forget.
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Click the play button to the right
to hear Lydia's song and read along
in the lyrics below.
Lydia, Lydia
for Lydia Mae Ford, age one, sung by Elmo
written and produced by Dave Kinnoin and Jimmy Hammer
© 2002 Songs of Love Foundation
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intro:
Hello, Lydia, it’s Elmo,
And he would love to sing a song to you.
Here Elmo goes!
verse one:
You have two hands.
Elmo has two hands, too!
Elmo’s a lot like you!
You have two feet.
Elmo has two feet, too!
What do you think we should do?
Two hands,
Two feet…
It’s a beautiful day for dancing
Down Sesame Street!
chorus:
Lydia, Lydia,
Oh, what fun to whirl around!
You’re the sweetest girl in town!
Lydia, Lydia.
Lydia, Lydia,
Oh, you make the music play.
Elmo dance with you all day,
Lydia, Lydia!
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verse two:
You have a big smile.
Elmo has a big smile, too!
That’s because Elmo’s with you!
You have a silly laugh.
Elmo has a silly laugh, too!
What do you think we should do?
Big smile,
Silly laugh…
Whaddya say we find out
How much fun we can have?
(repeat chorus)
bridge:
The Beanie Babies are boppin’ on the blanket!
Enya is bouncin’ to the beat!
Mommy and Daddy and Grandma, too--
They’re getting’ into it. They wanna dance with you!
(repeat chorus)
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What Dave's been up to and proud of it:
- “Sea Floor Strut” by Dave Kinnoin and Jimmy Hammer, sung by Sebastian the Crab, on Walt Disney Records' Disney's Songs and Story, The Little Mermaid
The CD is available at Walmart
- Dave's brand-new CD, Teaspoon At A Time, fifteen songs about things kids figure out.
- American Heroes #3, Jonathan Sprout CD,
Sprout Recordings, co-writer of nine songs.
- 2009—"Otter Facts" and other songs about river
otters, written and produced by Jimmy Hammer,
John Hoke, and Dave Kinnoin for The Earth's
Birthday Project in Santa
Fe, NM.
- 2008—"For the Love of My Pet" by Jimmy Hammer
and Dave Kinnoin on Walt Disney Records' 101 Dalmatians and Friends CD.
- 2008—Keep On Fighting, CD of songs written by teens living
with cancer, produced by Jimmy Hammer, Dave Kinnoin, Alan O'Day,
Lisa Atkinson, and Rafael Manriquez.
- Songs of Love Foundation— A nonprofit organization dedicated
to creating personalized songs for
chronically and terminally ill children and young adults, songwriter,
music producer, and talent recruiter since 1999 www.songsoflove.org
- “Happy Hundred Acre Wood Birthday” by Dave Kinnoin on A
Birthday Party In The Hundred Acre
Wood, Buena Vista Home Entertainment
- Music Blocks, educational smart toy,
Neurosmith, songwriter, music producer,
and singer for downloadable website songs “Smiley Fumbles” and “I Can Sing” www.neurosmith.com
- Sesame English, Children's Television
Workshop television show, staff songwriter,
music producer, and singer of “Go To Sleep”
- Phonics Blocks, educational smart toy,
Neurosmith, songwriter and music producer
- More American Heroes, Jonathan Sprout
CD, Sprout Recordings, co-writer of eight songs
- Spot Discovery Series, Buena Vista
Home Video, writer, music producer, and singer of theme song. Singer
of "Under
The Sea" and "Where's Spot?"
- Bear In The Big Blue House, Jim Henson
television show (The Disney Channel), staff songwriter and music producer
(two seasons)
- Goofy's Greatest Hits video, Buena Vista
Home Entertainment, writer of theme song
- The Wubbulous World Of Dr. Seuss, Jim
Henson television show (Nickelodeon), staff songwriter (two seasons)
- Kid Phonics 1 & 2, Davidson & Associates, educational CD-ROM,
songwriter, music producer, and singing
voice of Miggles
- Muppet Treasure Island Sing-Along, Jim Henson Video, songwriter and music producer of "Real Pirate" and
Kermit's big finale "Let The Good Shine Out"
- Muppets On Wheels and Things That Fly,
Jim Henson Video, songwriter and music producer
- Disney's Sing Me A Story With Belle, Buena Vista television
show, staff songwriter (two seasons)
- Where's Spot?, Spot Goes To The Farm,
Spot Goes To School, Spot Goes To A
Party, and Sweet Dreams, Spot, Disney Home Video, singer, songwriter and music producer.
- Winnie The Pooh Playtime, Winnie The
Pooh Learning, and Winnie The Pooh
Friendship, Disney Home Video, writer
and producer of theme songs and collect-all trailers.
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For The Earth’s Birthday Sing-Along
"The songs are lively, instructive, easy
to learn, and have a great
focus on the environment."
—Judy Chadick, Science Coordinator for Espanola School District, New Mexico
For Getting Bigger
"...a superior example of original songwriting
and production for young audiences. I love the lyric on the title
tune, ‘Life is a candy cane,
and I’m lovin’ each lick!’ Dave has an
easy, accessible voice,
and the arrangements/production add a ton
of fun!"
—L.A. Parent
For Dunce Cap Kelly
"…wise, witty recording...a typically delightful
Kinnoin pop-rock excursion, with lyrics that
actually make great reading by themselves."
—Play Magazine
For Daring Dewey
"...guaranteed to gain a place among our most popular
children’s selections."
—The Professional Parent
For Fun-A-Rooey
"Crisp arrangements and strong production values..He
connects instantly with his audience and sustains it by
genuinely enjoying himself."
—Heartsong Review
For Billy Bunny’s Animal Songs, Muppet Sing-Along video,
all songs written and produced by Dave Kinnoin
"The eight original songs on the video, unlike
any you’ve ever heard --
and that includes Sesame Street...their lyrics
are clever and bright..."
—Daily News, New York
For Kid Phonics, Davidson CD-ROM,
all songs written and produced by Dave Kinnoin
"...the cleverest show tunes this side of Broadway."
—Home PC
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