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I am a dreamer ... on a wild, whimsical ride.
I am a firm believer in pursuing goals- no matter how preposterous, fantastical, and idealized they may be. I thrive off living this precarious existence, somewhere between sheer stupidity and perpetual sublimity.
Playing music is like staring into the ocean or sitting with the moon every night. There is comfort to be found in its mystery, wonder in its simplicity, magic in its being, and love at its core.
I use my voice to paint pictures. Synthesizers, samplers, and guitars are my primary colors. I dabble in water-color when I use delays and reverbs. Sometimes I paint over myself with loops and samples, and my dumbek and djembes sometimes help me keep things from drifting into outer space. But if they do ... that's ok. I like the feeling of space, and silence.
I am in love with lineages in music - satie | debussy | ravel | glass | eno | aphex twin | radiohead | boards of canada | nusrat fateh ali khan | jeff buckley | nina simone | sigur ros
I am in love with the possibilities of our time - modern technology has enabled me to write|record|promote everything I do, on my own. And when it reaches ears ... I know it was through eons of hard work, wishful thinking, and intense struggle. Not through pre-packaging into palatable formats to meet the current tastes of our temperamental pop-music culture.
In my humblest of hearts, I aim to continue making the music that is in my soul; to write and record the songs that will live after me. If I am blessed with the opportunity to play to people and to share my music on a full-time basis ... I will feel less like society has succumbed to the hegemony of bigMONEYpopCULTURE, and more hopeful for the countless others who struggle under the dim light of uncompromising self-expression.
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David Knight has played widely within the San Francisco Bay Area, most notably during his run with the ambient/rock band Day One Symphony. He has also toured the east coast of the US, played shows in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and recently, a solo tour in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. His current catalog includes the Day One Symphony EP 'A Vicious Circle' (2005), his own 'Collected Works (2005-08),' and the online EP 'Mandala.'
David is also a member of Nu-Class pioneers Panthelion as a singer/guitarist/effects technician.
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a sonogram, backaway, and igloo are my favorite tracks. you have a lot of great material. i'll make a contribution to help you out with your tour as soon as i can. keep it up, man!
I'm really liking Mandala right now. Post Mortem and All Energy is One are some really lovely, lush tracks. Reminds me of the Sea and Cake a bit... kind of tropical. A good buy indeed.
Hello, David. It was a pleasure working with you at Cafe Du Nord. Wewould like to invite you to come celebrate our independence and two of our band members' birthdays at The Great American Music Hall (San Francisco) on Friday July 3rd!
We need people to RSVP as soon as they can since tickets are only
available through pre sale. This is huge step for our band and we would
love for everyone to come out and celebrate two birthdays and see us
perform! Check out the GAMH website too see the other bands performing.
This is an ALL AGES SHOW!!!! If you know anyone visiting the
bay area for the July 4th weekend, please give them our invitation.
"The past three decades at the Great American Music Hall have been full
of music, with artists ranging from Duke Ellington, Sarah Vaughan and
Count Basie to Van Morrison, the Grateful Dead and Bobby McFerrin. "
If you are buying a ticket please include your full name and whoever
else's name if you are buying a ticket for someone else. also, please
include a contact phone number. tickets can be picked up at will call.
hey no problem, you earned it lol. i can imagine how hard it is for you, especially doing it solo. im a musician as well so i kinda know the stresses that come with it. but for real, your sound is great and definitely grabbed my ears attention. i hope good things come your way. sorry for taking forever to respond haha.
hey man!! it was such a pleasure meeting you and hanging out after the show last night! i hope to catch your live show again! give me a call if you're ever in the city!
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