Radioindy.com Artist: David King

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David Kingï¿½s Bio David King is a singer/songwriter from Californiaï¿½s Great Central Valley. Although trained in jazz and philharmonic orchestra, his style of music composition can be generally described as Rock Americana / Alternative with an occasional flavor of country. Musically, his guiding philosophy is that melody is king. Paul Osborne of Audio Dallas Recording Studio has said of David, ï¿½He writes great hooks and his melodies really stay with youï¿½. David has just recently released his debut album entitled ï¿½Same As Yesterdayï¿½. It was originally conceived as a project for his family and friends, a sort of ï¿½audio albumï¿½ as opposed to a ï¿½photo albumï¿½ to listen to over the years. This focus resulted in very sing-able melodies with strong lyrics and an interesting variation in the musical styles. When the recording was finished, the studio said ï¿½this is an incredible albumï¿½ and encouraged David to have an independent label pick it up. It didnï¿½t take long before a 2005 Grammy Award winning artist picked out three of the songs to demo and a number of radio stations contacted the label for air time. An international orphanage foundation recently selected the song written about his adopted daughter ï¿½The Oneï¿½, for use with their promotional DVD. ï¿½Same As Yesterdayï¿½ has been digitally integrated and is streaming on a number of webstations. It is also available on iTunes and cdbaby.com. as well as his home web page davidkingcd.com. Most of the band members for this ï¿½soloï¿½ project are session players from the Dallas, Texas area. Some tracks include players from well known bands such as Leann Rimes, Gretchen Wilson, Charlie Pride, Foreigner and Dan Fogelburg. JT King, Davidï¿½s brother was instrumental in pulling the sessions together as well as being a co-writer on a number of the tracks. One of Davidï¿½s passions is music and he plans to continue to write and record songs as well as promote new material to other artists. He notes, ï¿½There are a surprising number of terrific musicians who just donï¿½t write. My niche might be more along the lines of a Bruce Hornsby, writing original songs for myself and other artists as wellï¿½. He draws his inspiration from all of the busy-ness of his life and relationships. Davidï¿½s been asked how heï¿½s going to choose which career to pursue given that he holds a graduate degree in an unrelated field. He answers ï¿½I think that having a life outside of music actually helps me do a better job of writing because it lets me step outside of the world of music and gives me a perspective that I wouldnï¿½t otherwise haveï¿½. To contact David, email: davidrking@sbcglobal.net

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"Same As Yesterday" Review by RadioIndy

POSTED BY: xavierpersad

POSTED ON: 25 Feb 2007 09:40 AM

David King's "Same As Yesterday" is an impressive collection of adult rock and adult contemporary songs. The production is clear and the band is tight. The CD is highly entertaining and has a very optimistic spirit. King's songwriting is laden with catchy phrases and remarkable hooks that make for a memorable musical experience. The CD kicks off with "The One," which has a powerful chorus, with strong harmonies. The bass and drums in "Forever's Over Now" align like train tracks to guide the arrangement of tightly executed harmonies, melodies, and guitar riffs. The CD is strong throughout, with deep tracks like "Same as Yesterday" providing strong upbeat grooves, and catchy harmony-filled choruses. The CD ends with the beautiful adult contemporary piano song "Carrie Ann." If you enjoy adult rock music, you will enjoy this CD. Pick up a copy today!

-RadioIndy.com Staff
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