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FAQ
DIR By: davidwilliammusic
Date: March 14, 2021, 10:25 am
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Some questions I have regularly been asked by people out on the
street or online over the years...
Why is David not playing in pubs?
David has always felt that pubs are not the right environment
for his Music. He played briefly at open mic back in 2002 and
soon realised the environment and scene was not what he is
about. A priority for him is to get his originals across to
people and reach those who really love and understand what he
does rather than playing to people who just want a drink and
some background noise. Until the right environment for his Music
shows up he will continue focussing on putting records out with
occasional live concerts online.
What genre does David’s Music fit into?
Neither David nor his Music fit into the common categories,
which can often confuse people. Listening to artists such as The
Beatles, Bob Marley or Crowded House he has quite a diverse
music taste which is also displayed in his own Music.
If he had to label his songs the most suitable genres would be
indie rock, folk-rock, psychedelic folk, garagerock,
rock'n’roll or pop. But the these are only vague terms and
to get an idea what David's Music is like you have to hear it
yourself.
Is David’s Music available on CD?
Davids debut album One Way Ticket was released on CD but it
didn’t prove viable to continue releasing CDs which led
him to put out his music digitally only after this. However,
once he gets the financial means David would like to release his
Music on CDs, vinyls and even cassettes.
Why does David not go on talent shows like The Voice, X-Factor,
etc?
These talent shows do not fit the way David approaches Music and
are gateways into the very industry which David does not want to
be part of. David's love and passion is for Music, not the
music industry.
Why is David not in a band?
Being in a band is what David wanted from the start. The type
of music he was making and the kinds of bands he was into were
not fashionable in the late 90s/early 2000s amongst his peers.
He could never find anybody who shared his musical tastes and
vision. This makes a lot more sense now in the isolated and
socially-distanced world we live in than it did then. A lot of
people seem to mention there are no bands around any longer,
instead lots of solo artists. David is a solo artist by
necessity, not choice.
Why isn't David doing more to promote himself and his Music?
There are essentially two main reasons for this. First of all,
there is more involved in the daily life of an independent
musician than meets the eye. Time is needed each day to
prepare/set-up and record all the instruments for each song, to
mix the songs, to practice, to learn new songs, film and edit
videos, create artwork, play live shows, as well as all the
'admin' like updating web stuff. David tries to give most
attention to the actual music side of things, feeling if he
takes care of that the rest will fall into place.
The second and bigger reason is that the music industry (and all
marketing in general) is built on trying to persuade the public
to buy something. Everybody is out to "sell themselves" one way
or another. David has a more simplistic view of life. What is
the need to push yourself upon people? If you connect with what
he does, support it in some way directly here and now... buy the
songs, pay to watch live, donate, spread the word. If you
don't, move on. David is confident that if everybody did this
everything would rise into its rightful place.
Why does David not play live at scheduled times?
Unfortunately due to his living situation it's not easy for
David to plan his shows in advance which leads him to announcing
them spontaneously.
Aside from that he also likes the idea of Music becoming more
intuitive. Once a certain harmony and synchronicity is there
between audience and artist the musician could spontaneously
decide to play based on an inner urge and his audience would
simultaneously pick that up and tune in.
The SoulJahm Years
Europe Is The Soil PDF
(Pre-SoulJahm blog 2010-11)
HTML https://odysee.com/@DavidWilliam:f/EuropeIsTheSoilBlog:8
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