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ANTHONY DAVID PLAYS THE 'ACEY': India.Arie artist debuts singer's label.
*Singer/songwriter Anthony David has been known to many in the neo-soul circuit as India Arie's artist, but the guitarist is beginning to really make a name for himself.
While it's true that he's come up under the wings of Grammy-winning songbird Arie - David wrote a number of songs for the singer, and he will now be the first artist released on her Soulbird Music label - David is prepping his third album, "Acey Deucy," hitting stores this summer.
"I'm excited about being a part of this venture with a bigger label, bigger staff, bigger team because I'm able to expose [my music] to the world," David said of being the debut artist on the Universal Music boutique label.
The disc will include tracks from David's previous indie releases - a move the artist hopes will be cheered by his fans and help acclimate new ones.
"Even from the first record, released in 2004, being an independent artist I would always say that my music came out everyday," David said of deciding to include older material on the new disc. "New people would listen to it everyday. It really didn't matter when it was recorded. I didn't make it to where it would just be hot in 2004. I made it to where it would be good. I want people to hear this. I want more people to hear this."
David is already armed with a following and the introduction of being a songwriter for India Arie - something that he's certainly thankful for.
"It's a blessing at the end of the day," he said. "We're a big part of each other's story and I don't have a problem with that because it's a good story. Over time, you are seen as your own artist so this is just a jump off, and that's how introductions go."
As the story goes, India.Arie was actually the first person he met in Atlanta. The two became fast friends as they shared an interest in good music and began writing songs together. Arie's career launched and David stayed close, writing a few songs for her albums; most recently the hit "There's Hope" from her latest album "Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship."
Arie has said that he is a master "of writing from a man's emotional perspective in relationships" and he himself has admitted that it's a rare forte.
"I think sometimes it's hard for dudes to convey their feelings in songs and still remain men," he said. "I think I do that in a way that not many people do."
His talent of lyricism, coupled with his developing singing skills is much more unique, in his opinion, than his creative process. He told EUR's Gerald Radford that he gets inspired to write via a number of different avenues.
"I listen to people, I read books, I get on the net I listen to other songs, I listen to myself, I listen to talk radio, and I just try to come up with something that's really honest and unique to me," he said. "It can happen a bunch of different ways."
Whatever the process, the singer has compiled songs in a style he has described as "millennium blues" a term he's coined based on the idea that the blues is the basis of all genres.
"Blues is the foundation of everything," he said. "I found that out when I started playing guitar. From gospel, to R&B, to rock-n-roll, to hip-hop, to Bossa nova to reggae, blues is in it. So I find the blues in whatever music I'm dealing with and bring it forward."
To find out more about Anthony David, hit up his MySpace page at www.myspace.com/anthonydavid or go to www.anthonydavidmusic.com.
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