David Grisman is a noted bluegrass/newgrass mandolinist and composer of acoustic music.  David Grisman started his musical career in 1963 as a member of Even Dozen Jug Band. His nickname, "Dawg" was affectionately assigned by his close friend Jerry Garcia. "Dawg Music" is what he calls his mixture of bluegrass and Django Reinhardt-Stephane Grappelli-influenced jazz, as highlighted on his 1977 album "Hot Dawg." See more at www.dawgnet.com

A portion of profits from the sale of David Grisman's strings go to the Rex Foundation: The Rex Foundation aims to help secure a healthy environment, promote individuality in the arts, provide support to critical and necessary social services, assist others less fortunate than ourselves, protect the rights of indigenous people and ensure their cultural survival, build a stronger community, and educate children and adults everywhere. See more at www.rexfoundation.org