I’ve decided to give away a copy of one of the tracks from my forthcoming album as a special pre-master preview. It’s a track that nobody’s yet heard, and it won’t be aired anywhere else until the album is released in November, so you’ll be the first people to hear it. It’ll also give you a sneak peek at the album art embedded into the track too.
All you need to do to get it is join my music page on facebook, then check the updates tab on your mail/inbox page on facebook, where you’ll see an update from me providing the link.
I haven’t posted much lately, but there’s been a good reason for it, I have been busy focussing on finishing my long awaited album….. I’m pleased to say it’s finished. All that’s left is to get the tracks mastered, sort out the play order, and finish the artwork.
It will have a full worldwide CD and digital release some time later this year, hopefully Autumn providing everything gets finished in time. I’ll post another update on it’s pending release nearer the time.
I’m pretty excited, most of the album was written in the past year, all new tracks, with only a few previously released favourites being on there too.
Just finished another new track, which will be part of my forthcoming album in a few months, it’s titled “Desert Sun’. You can preview it here: www.auditorycanvas.tumblr.com
Posted 11 months, 3 weeks ago at 9:42 am. Comments
I’ll finally be releasing an album in early 09, both digital and CD release will be available, with a special short run limited edition version also being made available (details of what this will contain will come soon).
I’m still hashing out the concept of the album, and finishing tracks that will appear on it, but you can hear one of them in the post below – Snow Fall.
I’ll post regular updates about the progression of the album as I move along, and piece the details together, and I’ll also post snippets of new tracks and get your feedback on what you think the final output should be.
The title of the album is quite likely going to be ‘Elements’, I’ll explain the concept and meaning behind the title soon….
Founder of Summer Rain Recordings, David grew up in the seventies, surrounded by music (at least until he took his mother’s record player apart at the age of 6 to see how it worked). His favourite toys were those that made or recorded sound. One of his most loved being the Stylaphone, which he was given at the age of 4.
David began Djing at the age of 18, playing local events and clubs whenever the opportunity arose, often for free, solely for the enjoyment and satisfaction it gave him.
Whilst at University in Manchester, UK, David co formed and ran a successful club night for 3 years, playing to a loyal, continuously growing crowd every fortnight. Success in this arena lead to David securing many bookings at local clubs and events around the North West of England.
Through his love for Djing, David felt an increasing desire to create his own music, and explore the soundscapes that were building up in his mind.
The day that profoundly changed David’s life occurred by chance. A friend took him into the University music studio, briefly showed him how to turn the keyboards and equipment on, gave a ten minute lesson in the music production software on the computer, and left the room. 6 hours flew by, completely hooked, he had found the path he had been searching for since he was a child.
Ever since, every penny he shouldn’t have spent, every spare moment he has, goes on letting emotions flow through sound.
Through the last 10 years David has been busy spending all his time exploring all the musical avenues that intrigue him, as well as concentrating on his own tracks, he has worked on numerous remixes, written, scored, and performed many contemporary theatre underscores and soundtracks, music for hair shows, and music for various websites.
David’s records and releases under the Auditory Canvas alias and David Leeson alias on Summer Rain Recordings, the label that David founded and setup to help artists get what they deserve, and also give something back via charity donations. David donates 25% of all royalties received from the sales of his EPs to the charity NextAid, Summer Rain Recordings also donate 25% of all profits from the EPs.
Discography: Portraits EP - 2006, Destinations EP 2007, Earth EP 2008, Elements EP 2009, Album TBC – July 2009, Always There - Caitlyn Hessell (Auditory Canvas Remix) - 2008, Imogen Heap - The Song That Never Was (Auditory Canvas Remix) - 2009, Truth - January (Auditory Canvas Remix)- 2007, Mask Dance - Ingo Vogelmann (Auditory Canvas Remix) – 2006 + Several unreleased tracks, collaborations, and remixes.
Recent Gig History:
Played recent Live and DJ sets supporting Random Rab, David Starfire, Bassnectar, Freq Nasty, Kaskade, and several other prominent artists across the US and UK, held residence at Bliss Nightclub in Reno, Nevada, also played several camps at the last 2 years of Burning Man, as well as a number of events and clubs in Nevada and California. Full list available on request.
Next Gig:
The Big Bounce festival – 19th, 20th, 21st June 2009 – Belden California – flier: THe Big Bounce
