Bio:

Before I tell you about me, I think I should take a second or two to point something out. If you are reading this because I sent you a friend request, I sent it for one or more of the following reasons:

• I actually know you or know one of your friends who has suggested I check out your page.
• You are band, artist or musician. I enjoyed your material and would like to leave you a comment to show my appreciation of your talent.
• You are an artist or musician who I'd love to callaborate with on a musical project.
• We have one or more interests in common.
• You simply look like a really cool person that I'd like to get to know.

I am not simply adding people at random to get the biggest friends list, that's ultimately pointless and it's really not what I'm all about. I'm not going to spam your comments page (or your "in box") with gig flyers, random rude pictures, glitter text, religious mesages, pictures of red roses/teddy bears/kittens/other assorted "cute stuff". I will most likely have found your profile either from a comment you left on someone else's page, or because you are in the "Top Friends" on the profile of someone else I either know or is a friend here on MySpace...I do tend to browse around thru friends lists and page comments, it can lead to finding some amazing artists or really cool people. OK... back to the subject at hand...

Basically, it's just me and my studio. Every now and then I also collaborate on my songs, "All Of This Time" being a good example... it features Mick Philips from East Germany who reworked some piano, strings and percussion and Luis from Portugal who did the great guitar solo. I have been collaborating with the lovely talented vocalist and songwriter Andrea French. More recently I have been co-writing with and producing new artist Laura Warwick who I believe is someone to watch out for in the very near future... I strongly recommend you go and have a listen.

I mostly write music for fun, but also occupy the keyboard seat with Kent based covers band, Marylebone Jelly.

I've been in bands and had music a major part of my life since I was in my early teens when my parents bought me an acoustic guitar... but I haven't written music with any degree of seriousness since my teens and a brief period in the mid-80's when I was half of a synth-pop duo (some of which you can listen to on my website if you're feeling brave). Since joining MySpace, initially having a personal profile, I have been inspired by the great artists I've found here... and I strongly recommend you check them out... they are, in no particular order:

Claire Toomey, Clea & Ben (thanks for the encouragement!!) from Mooli, Jodie May Seymour, Judie Tzuke, Anna Neale, Alexis Strum, Helen Boulding, Imogen Heap, Donovan Lyman, Billy Franks, Karen David, Todd Sharpville and probably quite a few more I've either forgotten to mention (sorry!!) or am yet to discover.

As I have now written some more material, I shall start using the MP3 player below so that you can still listen to (if you want to!) older tracks that have featured here.

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Member Since:

November 14, 2005

Members:

Dave Boulden: Vocals, keyboards, percussion and a smattering of guitar, bass, drums, mandolin and digeridoo.

Influences:

Peter Gabriel, David Bowie, Tears For Fears, Talking Heads, Kate Bush, Sting, KT Tunstall, Pink Floyd, Jools Holland, Penguin Cafe Orchestra, Brian Eno, U2, Duran Duran, Queen, Imogen Heap, Donovan Lyman... and shed loads more I can't be arsed to type out right now!

There's also a few MySpace artists who are influencing me now who are not only excellent musicians & songwriters, but also either deserve far more exposure than they are currently getting, or just deserve a listen anyway 'cos they are fabulous! I know most of these people are already linked in my Top 8, but I really want to make the point that they are worth having a good listen to.

First is my wonderful new chum Andy Johnstone. Please go and give his songs a listen, he is amazingly talented.

Next up is the lovely Lobelia. Such a talented singer and songwriter.... and she likes kazoos... woohoo!!!

Next on the itinery is Donovan Lyman (yes, he definitely deserves to be mentioned twice!) This guy, apart from being an amazing vocalist, is coolness personified!

Our next stop is a wonderful young lady who goes by the name of Claire Toomey. Do not be surprised if this amazingly talented artist appears in *your* CD collection soon.

Take a moment to enjoy the delights of Mooli. Aswell as being two of the lovliest people you could meet, Clea and Ben are partly responsible for inspiring me to start writing songs again.

Please, please, please go and have a listen to Jodie May Seymour. Such an expressive vocalist... expect to be wowed by her intelligent sophisticated songs.

Next up is the lovely Clare Blackman. Don't go expecting sweet pop songs... do go expecting incisive observations by someone who is not bound by *anybody's* rules.

Just had to add Todd Sharpville. He's an amazing musician and songwriter... and besides, anyone who is fed grapes by naked women on stage and leaves on the back of a motorbike driven by Leo Sayer in drag is damned cool in my books!

Sounds Like:

... although he's quit smoking, he should have quit sooner ;o)