Originally from New Jersey, Dawn spent her childhood singing in musicals, acting and performing for friends and family whenever she could ~ often putting on performances on a makeshift stage in their basement. At age 11, her life underwent some serious changes, and effected by the events, she slowly began locking away her passion for performing.At age 16, Dawn's brother Daniel taught her how to play guitar by teaching her some of her favorite cover songs. When she went off to college in New York City, she finally bought herself her own guitar ~ a Washburn purchased at Manny's Music on 48th St.Always a singer at heart and a successful writer in school, she combined the two with her guitar skills and wrote her first song ~ a gift for her sister's birthday. She continued writing songs after that, but kept them mostly to herself.Upon her return from studying abroad in Spain, where an Ani DiFranco concert in the small town of Salamanca had inspired her, Dawn finally began playing out in NYC with another female singer/songwriter as an acoustic duo called, "Andalucia."After several mentions that their sound might be well received out West, Dawn felt a call to leave the city. She soon relocated to San Diego by herself, armed with her first solo demo she'd made with a producer in NYC just before she left. Once there however, music took a back seat as she put her focus on getting settled in to her West Coast life.Then, a year later Dawn took off on a spontaneous adventure to live in Paris, France for a year, where she started writing more and more songs, but still had yet to perform out solo.It was when Dawn returned to San Diego from Paris that she really began to pursue her musical path. Experiencing culture shock upon her return, she found comfort in her songs. All she wanted to do was write and sing. Then finally, she played her first solo open mic at The Twigg's Green Room in San Diego, and was immediately recognized for her honest voice and thoughtful lyrics.Soon after that, she became a part of that burgeoning scene in San Diego that produced Jewel and Jason Mraz, the latter becoming a good friend who encouraged her to keep writing and performing. In fact, it is Jason's first Taylor guitar that she plays, as he sold it to her with instructions to eventually sell it to another up-and-coming artist when she felt it was time."Town of Trees EP," her first record, was released in 2007 and won her a Best Acoustic Arist Award at the San Diego HAT Awards (Honoring Acoustic Talent).Her full-length album, "In the Moonlight" (released 2009), continues to receive much attention, and has helped to land her opening spots for artists like Meiko, Edwin McCain and Donavon Frankenreiter. The album also produced successful placements on NBC's "Love Bites" and "Justified" on FX, among other cable programs, as well as in Josh Radnor's feature film, "Liberal Arts."