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controversial subjects like Internet addiction, religious fanaticism,
the shallowness in modern society, and gay teen suicide.David
was born in Monroe, Michigan. His family moved to northeast
Michigan when he was eight and he's lived most of his life there
since. He'd taken piano lessons since he was ten, but his
obsession with rock music didn't hit until fifteen when he read a
magazine interview with Geddy Lee of Rush. He'd always been
drawn to creative pursuits, but this seemed like something he
could get finally excited about. Inspired by Lee and others, he
started playing synthesizers and bass guitar and making his first
faltering efforts at writing original songs. After high school, he
played in several cover bands, but none of them was really
suitable for working on original material.
Finally, in his early twenties, he decided to record an album by
himself. Unfortunately, he lacked experience as a recording
engineer and it showed in the end result. He tried again two years
later and, as before, the finished product fell short and was never
released.
So he went back to the drawing board. Another three years went by
as he wrote and rewrote, recorded and re-recorded. Midway
through, things ground to a halt as he found himself dealing with
personal issues and major upheaval in his life. David had known
for a long time that he was gay, but had chosen not to deal with
that fact. He finally reached a point where he had to deal with it in
order to move forward with his life.
After the dust settled, he finally got back on track and released his
new CD, Immovable Mover, in April 2003. The album was an
improvement in terms of production - he'd finally finished
something that sounded at least halfway decent sonically. But he
soon realized he wasn't there yet creatively; the CD was essentially
an homage to the progressive rock artists who'd inspired him in
his teens and wasn't really an honest statement of who he had
become.
He went back to work recording, this time soaking up more
modern influences and writing about more personally revealing
and controversial subjects. His new experiments solidified into the
Reality Show album released under the name "Project Vector" in
March 2005. "I wanted to do something with more up-to-date,
cutting-edge sounds and that was more direct while delving into
tough subjects I would never have dared to touch before. It was a
really experimental CD for me and helped me start to find myself."
At this point, David attempted to put a full band together but
ultimately realized he was better off working solo. He adopted the
handle of "David Vector" and cemented once and for all his status
as a solo artist.
Go, a new collection of 12 songs, was released in December
2006, along with a video for the title track. The album started
getting him noticed in certain circles, garnering some airplay on
Sirius satellite radio and various Internet radio stations. David
considers Go to be the first album of which he could feel proud.
"Immovable Mover closed a chapter in my life, Reality Show began
a new one, and Go was the point where my new experiments
began to solidify into something that actually had some
cohesiveness and soul to it."
After the release of Go, David didn't feel like embarking on live
performances in the dead of winter, so he started on a few songs
for a new EP project to pass the time until spring. But once the
creative juices start flowing, it's hard to shut them off, and the
project soon grew beyond the bounds of an EP into another
full-length album. David's new project finds him once again
exploring new musical territories and writing in a more personal,
intimate way than ever before. The new album should be released
sometime in 2008, after which live performances (put off for far too
long!) are planned at last to begin. Stay tuned!
the shallowness in modern society, and gay teen suicide.David
was born in Monroe, Michigan. His family moved to northeast
Michigan when he was eight and he's lived most of his life there
since. He'd taken piano lessons since he was ten, but his
obsession with rock music didn't hit until fifteen when he read a
magazine interview with Geddy Lee of Rush. He'd always been
drawn to creative pursuits, but this seemed like something he
could get finally excited about. Inspired by Lee and others, he
started playing synthesizers and bass guitar and making his first
faltering efforts at writing original songs. After high school, he
played in several cover bands, but none of them was really
suitable for working on original material.
Finally, in his early twenties, he decided to record an album by
himself. Unfortunately, he lacked experience as a recording
engineer and it showed in the end result. He tried again two years
later and, as before, the finished product fell short and was never
released.
So he went back to the drawing board. Another three years went by
as he wrote and rewrote, recorded and re-recorded. Midway
through, things ground to a halt as he found himself dealing with
personal issues and major upheaval in his life. David had known
for a long time that he was gay, but had chosen not to deal with
that fact. He finally reached a point where he had to deal with it in
order to move forward with his life.
After the dust settled, he finally got back on track and released his
new CD, Immovable Mover, in April 2003. The album was an
improvement in terms of production - he'd finally finished
something that sounded at least halfway decent sonically. But he
soon realized he wasn't there yet creatively; the CD was essentially
an homage to the progressive rock artists who'd inspired him in
his teens and wasn't really an honest statement of who he had
become.
He went back to work recording, this time soaking up more
modern influences and writing about more personally revealing
and controversial subjects. His new experiments solidified into the
Reality Show album released under the name "Project Vector" in
March 2005. "I wanted to do something with more up-to-date,
cutting-edge sounds and that was more direct while delving into
tough subjects I would never have dared to touch before. It was a
really experimental CD for me and helped me start to find myself."
At this point, David attempted to put a full band together but
ultimately realized he was better off working solo. He adopted the
handle of "David Vector" and cemented once and for all his status
as a solo artist.
Go, a new collection of 12 songs, was released in December
2006, along with a video for the title track. The album started
getting him noticed in certain circles, garnering some airplay on
Sirius satellite radio and various Internet radio stations. David
considers Go to be the first album of which he could feel proud.
"Immovable Mover closed a chapter in my life, Reality Show began
a new one, and Go was the point where my new experiments
began to solidify into something that actually had some
cohesiveness and soul to it."
After the release of Go, David didn't feel like embarking on live
performances in the dead of winter, so he started on a few songs
for a new EP project to pass the time until spring. But once the
creative juices start flowing, it's hard to shut them off, and the
project soon grew beyond the bounds of an EP into another
full-length album. David's new project finds him once again
exploring new musical territories and writing in a more personal,
intimate way than ever before. The new album should be released
sometime in 2008, after which live performances (put off for far too
long!) are planned at last to begin. Stay tuned!
Or so someone once described
David Vector, and his music is just
as complex and quirky as he is.
Raised on progressive rock, David
later dived into electronic/dance
music, resulting in some damned
strange but infectious combinations
of styles. His lyrics reflect the same
kind of complex personality, running
the gamut from the global to the
intimately personal and tackling
David Vector, and his music is just
as complex and quirky as he is.
Raised on progressive rock, David
later dived into electronic/dance
music, resulting in some damned
strange but infectious combinations
of styles. His lyrics reflect the same
kind of complex personality, running
the gamut from the global to the
intimately personal and tackling
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