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Folk Rock / Blues / Acoustic

		south african singer/songwriter Taipei, Taiwan and, Cape Town South Africa Profile Views: 4630 Last Login: 5/18/2009
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Member Since	5/16/2007
Band Members
Influences	Jeff Buckley Bruce Hornsby John Scofield Brad Mehldau Dave Matthews Pearl Jam Radiohead Sting
Sounds Like	A fan's amateur recording of "Only Time" at Groovecity, Taichung - May 2007
Record Label	Unsigned

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David Forrister was born in Cape Town, South Africa in 1979. Arts were a constant in his life, picking up the guitar and piano from as early as eight years old. He performed in drama productions in high school, but the stage took him for good in university as he began performing his original music. At 23, he recorded his own acoustic rock album, “Flat to Round” under influences of the Counting Crows and Dave Mathews Band, and, of course, his loves and heartbreaks. The album garnered much critical acclaim and landed him a Levi Strauss endorsement and a presenter slot on the SABC travel show “Going Nowhere Slowly,” in which he, some great friends and a ’61 Chevy Impala made it from Cape Town to Tanzania. While performing all over South Africa, sometimes to crowds of over 15000, he then recorded his second album, Live! and at Home, having expanded his sound through touring. In 2005, however, not long after his second album was produced, David wasn’t satisfied with the limits of being home and decided to drop everything and travel to the Far East. He was under the impression he’d take a break from music, but for a man like David who is constantly singing or playing some sort of instrument, that task would literally be impossible. Instead, he broke from the relationship that whisked him to Asia in the first place, kept writing more music, met an American love, and continued to write even more music (this time with some happier connotations). Under the influence of so much music he’d never been exposed to, shared by the international musicians set that cluster in the cities of Asia, he’s written more songs than ever, growing into his sound. What’s more, after finding a piano on the street to take home to his rooftop apartment, his scores have expanded in scope and things, they are a changin’. For the last two years he as played his original music shows all over Asia, in cities such as Taipei, Beijing, Hong Kong and Bangkok. The fact that he has been an official selection for the National Arts Festival more than once, commissioned to perform for the heads of state of Taiwan, Vanuatu and a host of African countries is a testament to his talent as a performer. As for his style, it’s hard to put in a box, as original music should be. Some have compared him to early John Mayer, but his voice is far from breathy, and his tunes are less acoustic rock and more rock. Others have compared him to Dave Mathews, apart from being from South Africa, but, again, his compositions are more on the bluesy side, and less on the bluegrassy. He has a huge sound all his own, and through his travels, his love for novelty, his passion for love, he would say his sound is still evolving though others would swear that it’s fully developed. He would also say that in the last two years in Asia, he’s grown a great deal as a person and through seeing the world, meeting his wife and having the opportunity to play with some truly world class musicians there, there’s no way that these influences have left no mark. Owing to his plans of exploring the U.S. , his fans in Asia will miss him for most of 2008, while his supporters in South Africa packed the performances that he held in Cape Town this last December. Now he's traveling North America with his guitar strapped to his back and the love of his life by his side, and while its more of a honeymoon than a tour, he loves playing music an will certainly make his voice heard along the way. - .Jessica - .Beck

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Just Right!	May 18 2008 5:44 AM hi David! just a quick note to let you know i played "A Picture" this morning! regards, Dorian
Dennis Joern Online Now!	Apr 24 2008 5:08 AM Them blues is alive! Thanks and welcome, Dennis
michael lindner	Mar 14 2008 3:57 AM hi david, thanks. hope you're having a great ride. see you soon. look forward to more music
Amor Loco	Feb 27 2008 9:22 PM Thanks for the add! We got a new CD coming out next week so please check back with our myspace. Take care! Amor Loco
Whitton	Feb 9 2008 5:50 AM All the best with your music David. Thanks for stopping by.
2 Acres Plowed	Dec 11 2007 12:25 AM Hey David, Added you to our site. Hope everything is going well for you.. Let me know when you get to Vegas..
Sophia	Dec 20 2007 3:10 PM hey dave, how have u been? any performance in taichung lately? :-)
kan-b	Sep 10 2007 3:45 PM Hi David, You got real nice songs here. Don't forget to boogie !
Jennifer RN BSN	Oct 6 2007 6:31 AM Hey Dave!! I don't know if you still remember me, but I just wanted to say HI!! How has Taiwan been treating you lately?? I hope you're doing great! Take care!
Broken and Blue	Aug 27 2007 2:42 AM diggin the grove from omaha ne
Enakskind	Jul 17 2007 10:26 AM
Gideon	Jun 30 2007 2:01 PM Hi David Seriously good music you are making!! Enjoy, en keep it up. Greetings from the Sandbox -Gideon-
Mister Green & Highway 9	Jun 14 2007 5:05 AM Hi David Won't be up that way again till July but hope you break a leg. I played a couple of those Canada D'Eh bashes before and they're always good fun with a big party crowd, so give 'er! Best of luck with all your projects/dreams/plans, you name it. Hope you'll be back on Taiwan's sunny shores some day before too long. JG
Scott Cook	Jun 12 2007 4:31 PM hey bro, I'm already gone. Landed back in chilly Canada Sunday night, flying back to my folks' place this afternoon. You goin back to SA? Best of luck with the gig, and with everything, keep in touch, s
Meghanistan	Jun 12 2007 2:04 AM Hi David!!!!! It's Jess' best friend... from the states that is... I love your music! I can't wait to meet you!
Scott Cook	Jun 6 2007 7:02 PM well, your surname seems to have changed (?) but your songs are good as ever... best wishes to you on your journeys. Check my website around the time you go down South America way; we might just be in the same neck of the woods around the same time. Peace, go well, Scott
IFI Music	Jun 5 2007 2:52 AM Greetings! “MUSIC THAT’S MADE TO BE HEARD!” Thank you for the ADD/ADD REQUEST!! Check out what's happening in Indie Music here!! IFI Music is the only 501c3 non-profit established specifically to SUPPORT, PROMOTE and UNITE the Indie Music Artists and their Community. We are a new non-profit with a huge agenda and we need your help. Please drop by and check us out! Take care, IFI Music
Blues Collective 09	Jun 2 2007 7:36 PM commentburner.com Hi David, Great sound u ave there, Lindy
Seb from TravelComments.com	May 30 2007 8:26 PM Heya David, thx for adding! Seb
Kerri Woelke Online Now!	May 30 2007 2:25 PM Hey! Thanks for the add! Nice gibson - I have the same one exactly -the giant SJ200 blondie...I LOVE it! Nice work.! kw

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