Donovan Lyman

Bio:

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Hi, I'm Donovan. Thanks for stopping by my page for a look and listen.






I've been the frontman, singer, rhythm guitarist, pianist, songwriter, producer, manager, publicist, booking agent and designer for the Orlando founded, Los Angeles based rock band; Blue Meridian for some time now. So far, so good.

This page was designed primarily to attract awareness to the new album (4 years in the making) entitled "Avalon & Babylon & Me", as well as all of these solo, duo and acoustic shows that I've been doing. I've also been working as a Promoter and Booking Agent and setting up artists with some cool shows around Los Angeles. Check out Acoustic Cordiale, Hollow Body LA in my top friends. From those pages I set up and promote shows for The Viper Room, Cafe Cordiale, Trip, Santa Monica and the Catherine Hotel on Catalina Island

Avalon & Babylon & Me features nearly 40 guest musicians, playing everything from mandolin, banjo, violin, organ, french horn, cello, trumpet and much more. The disc is a bit epic, containing as many as 18 tracks. Nearly 80 minutes of music. The most that will fit on one compact disc. It's also a concept album about life's peaks and valleys and the re-ocuring cycle of it all. It tells the story of someone who finds themselves in a rut, turns over a new leaf, makes a move, uses the breath of fresh air to rediscover his motivation and apply it... only to eventually land in another rut. A rather personal album I must admit.

The album is now completed and available for purchase. Visit the AUDIO page at www.donovanlyman.com.

This in no way signals the last days of the Mighty Meridian. This album is just something I've always wanted to do. Calling it "Blue Meridian" would mean a serious departure for the band. I'm not interested in a "serious departure" for the band. I like what Blue Meridian has done and are currently doing.

Since I started down this path, I've written hundreds of songs. Not all of them have been ideal for the Blue Meridian sound. Some of them have been such a departure, that they were offered to other artists or recorded under pseudonyms. Regardless, I do hope you enjoy most of what I put out there. Your feedback is important and I do hope to see you at a show in the near future.

Twelve tracks have been written and recorded for the next Blue Meridian album entitled "Skint & Shattered". The songs are currently being mixed. We'll spend a good part of 2010 shopping the disc, but we promise either way, it'll be available before the fall of 2010

An in-depth biography of my career thus far can be found at http://www.donovanlyman.com/news/bio.htm

Click HERE to visit my official homepage, read lyrics and credits for all 18 songs, sample audio clips from all 18 songs and purchase the limited pre-release of the new album while supplies last.







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Member Since:

October 08, 2005

Members:

I've been honored to perform and record with a multitude of talented and terrific musicians and lifetime friends.

Influences:

Lennon & McCartney, John & Taupin, Bacharach & David, Dozier & Holland, David Baerwald, Jimmy Webb, Brian Wilson, Bruce Springsteen, Joe Jackson, Partridge & Moulding, Paul Simon, Hollies, Byrds, Orbison, Strummer & Jones, Costello, Sting and a hoarde of others.

Sounds Like:

R.E.M., Elvis Costello, Neil Diamond, Dave Matthews, Train, David Gray, Damien Rice, Jack Johnson, Matchbox Twenty, Soul Asylum, Bob Dylan, Cracker, Wallflowers, Bowie, Toad the Wet Sprocket, The Band, The Beach Boys, Ryan Adams, Wings, Elliot Smith, Tom Petty, Mellow Beck