A BRIEF PRESENTATION OF THE "12.04.08 COLISEU - DREAMS IN COLOUR LIVE" DVD:
"KISS ME, OH KISS ME", DIRECTED BY DAVID ONCE AGAIN :
"Superstars", the first single from "Dreams In Colour", directed by David:
The amazing video for "Rocket Man", directed by David himself:
David Fonseca plays the song "Superstars" on a live performance using his "one-man-show" skills. This performance is available on the limited edition of the new album "Dreams In Colour".
David loves cats. Hes got three at home and they keep him company when hes by himself. He's one of Portugal best kept secrets, an amazing musician and performer leading an amazing career. After the huge success of his previous band (Silence 4), achieving multi-platinum in 2 years, he pursued a solo career that keeps dazzling his audience with fresh sounds and unique performances.
Achieving the difficult combination of commercial success and critics praise, his first two albums ("Sing Me Something New" (2003) and "Our Hearts Will Beat As One" (2005), launched him as an amazing singer-songwriter exploring dark subjects and different musical approaches for each track, leading his listeners to a complex and personal world.
His distinctive baritone voice and musical influences that vary from Roy Orbison to Roxy Music, Aphex Twin to B-52's, Jeff Buckley to Ryan Adams, transform his albums into a strong and unusual mix supported by his multi-instrumentalist skills and close-to-the-heart lyrics.
After achieving Gold status, various radio hits, a Vodafone campaign and a highly successful tours with his first 2 albums, he released "Dreams In Colour" (2007). It went straight to 1 on sale charts and went Platinum, confirming his status as one of the most successful Portuguese artists to date. Songs like "Superstars" and "Kiss Me, Oh Kiss Me" were 1 radio hits and he did over 60 sold out shows during 2008.
David: "DREAMS IN COLOUR" is a whole new experience for me, I never thought that my music could sound so optimistic and well lit. Not that I lost the melancholic and lost kid in me, I think he'll be there for a long time, but I found out that even the darkest moments carry some kind of ironic and hopeful meaning waiting to be untied...and sometimes i'm lucky to pull the right strings."
The album includes an amazing version of Elton John 1972 classic "Rocket Man", an unexpected and pleasant surprise for everyone. The stunning one-take video directed by David (he directed all the videos for "Dreams In Colour") was a groundbreaking performance that shocked and appealed everyone who saw it.
On January 2008, MTV chooses David Fonseca for Artist of the Month for the second time in his career and he starts to get some deserved attention outside his country.
"Dreams in Colour" had an international release and was launched in ITALY, GREECE and SPAIN. David presented the album in showcases along with Gabriela Cilmi and One Republic in Italy and reached 1 in the MTV-GREECE chart, which led the music channel to invite him to play live in Athens along with bands like R.E.M and KAISER CHIEFS. He was also chosen to be the opening act for KEANE in Spain.
A live DVD with a very special performance at the Lisbon Coliseum was released during November 2008, a celebration of one of David's highest moments. A mix between cinema, theater and live music, the show got amazing reviews and received an award for "Best Show of The Year".
Written while touring, “Between Waves “ is the brand new album by David Fonseca, a collection of songs inspired by life on the road and its high and lows.
Written, recorded and sung by David, also playing every single instrument on the record, it's released in 2009. The acclaimed single “A Cry 4 Love” blends a retro sound with David’s own musical imagery, a timeless song becoming an
instant hit.
This is the 1st release on his own independent label, “Castle of the Amazing cats”.
A música, a voz e as palavras... é impossivel nao saborear estes ingredientes que fazem da tua musica mágica e de ti um génio. gosto demasiado do teu trabalho e já desde os silence que havia qualquer coisa de tão especial que deixou a vontade de ir seguindo as notas. Continua a envolver nos, aos fãs e sonhadores da tua musica como eu.
so uma sugestão porque não lanças um projecto onde "emprestas " a tua voz para uma mix, independentemente do estilo que for, ou seja disponibilizas uns samples, "wav's" da tua voz a ver o que os outros podem fazer, pelo menos e criativo. E nunca se sabe poderas dar alento a outros músicos, compositores ou produtores, e poderas descobrir outra vertente para a tua voz, ou uma visão completamente diferente da tua, desculpa la mas o teclado não tem control aspas, aspas. So para terminar concordo com a tua filosofia de tocar cada instrumento, como se fosse uma cor de uma tela, porque já experimentei, e e óptimo, sente-se muito mais preenchido do que se tocares so tocares guitarra , bateria, etc. Por isso partilho da tua opinião cada ser humano e uma criação, logo só precisa dos instrumentos para criar, pode ser simples, mas o simples para mim e o mais original, bem haja, e muita paz.
Olá caro david, espero que me perdoe o facto de volta e meia poluir o seu myspace com os meus comments (talvez acredite que ao contrário de outros optimos músicos o david se dê ao trabalho de ler o que se passa nas suas redes sociais); de qualquer forma o tema "A Cry for Love" está fenomenal (por algum motivo fez-me lembrar alguns dos meu heróis de infância, os afamados Beatles) e não falo só da música; o vídeo está perfeito; aliás, a maioria dos seus vídeos cativam a minha atenção e a de muitos devido ao binómio simplicidade/originalidade. Sempre genial; o David é um Verdadeiro Criativo. Só tenho uma modesta sugestão a fazer ( e espero com isto não caír em lugares comuns): por que não uma ou outra letra em português? A sua voz tem um timbre agradável e a sua colocação parece-me a ideal para se adaptar à complexidade da nossa lingua e à métrica da nossa afamada expressão poética. Desde que ouvi a sua versão do "Barco negro" da Amália fiquei não só curioso acerca de como seria o seu próximo original em português, mas também convicto de que pelo menos eu e mais meia dúzia de melómanos iriamos gostar bastante. Não se trata de uma crítica, simplesmente uma modesta sugestão; pelo menos eu iria gostar bastante de o ouvir num registo mais "tuga"; talvez acompanhado por aqueles instrumentos musicais artesanais com que nos brindou no "Live in loop". Grande Abraço David ( e friso novamente o "a cry for love" está perfeito!)
