David Brown is the founder of the Brazzaville music group. Incorrigible, the last romantic of the XXI century. His melancholic songs give the impression that they have collected all genres of music: pop, jazz, rock, cold, black …
Childhood and adolescence of David Brown
David Brown, real name David Arthur Brown, was born on June 19, 1967 in Los Angeles, USA. When David was a young boy, he lived with the Smith foster family. They often took the children for walks up the lake near Bakersfield, California. They could swim there, fish and try to ride like a horse on a large domestic dog. David Brown's ancestors are from Europe. Dorothy's grandmother Ida Brown. She was a poet and loved life very much. She raised David from about 5 to 10 years old. They had a special bond. She always saw the best in people and in any situation she knew how to do the right thing. She never judged anyone and deeply believed in God. My grandmother was born on the border of Belarus and Poland, my grandfather was born in Poland and grew up in New York. Therefore, the singer himself has a penchant for travel. He loves them. As a young man, Brown traveled to South America. Europe, Asia. Travel does not separate from music, carrying a musical instrument with a saxophone. David was a difficult teenager and ran away from home. The thing is, he just loved to have a good time. This was not some kind of ideological act. He didn't run from violence or anything like that. He just wanted to go to a party where he was not allowed to go. It must be understood that then he did not live with his grandmother or foster parents, but in the house with his friend's family. And he didn't like being told what to do and what not.
Musical creativity of David
Mastering the guitar
At the age of 25, David Brown was accepted into the famous musical group of the American musician Beck. Beck is an old friend of David, they met in the late 80s in a Hollywood coffee shop. In the band, David played the saxophone. He likes this work, the group tours a lot, but the young man wants more. He masters another musical instrument - the guitar and begins to write songs himself.
Group creation
At the age of 30, David Brown creates his own group, but thinks about the name for a long time. The striking headline of an article in the Los Angeles Time in the Hollywood Hills newspaper called "Brazzaville" catches your eye. David likes the name and decides to name his band as well.
For the first three years after the band was formed, Brazzaville spends in Los Angeles, participating in many of the city's diverse shows. During this time, David Brown released three albums. The first two albums: "2002" and "Somnambulista" were recorded in Hollywood, in the studio of Michael Roseon and were checked out by such famous musicians as David Ralick, Joe Zimmermann and others.
In 2003 David moves to Barcelona. Already in Europe he is recruiting new musicians to his group "Brazzaville". The fourth album "Hasting Street" was highly regarded by Erica Garcia, Victor Indrizzo and other famous musicians.
Brazzaville in Moscow
For the first time in Russia, fans heard the music of the Brazzaville group on a radio show in Moscow. Music critic Artemy Troitsky became interested in the American band and laid the foundation for the popularity of "Brazzaville" in our country. He also invited David Brown with the team in November 2003 to Moscow (stage of the "Bi-2" club) and St. Petersburg (stage of the Red Clab). A young, American group, almost unfamiliar to Russians. Meanwhile, their melancholic songs are new and loved by domestic music lovers. Now David Brown's visits are permanent to Russia. He speaks and understands Russian, jokes a lot and gives the impression of a person who is satisfied with life. In 2013, David Brown performed at City Day in Moscow at Troparevsky Forest Park. Recently, the musician prefers to perform in a home format or for a small audience, with whom you can talk directly from the stage.
Brazzaville in Istanbul
In 2005 the group was invited to the prestigious Istanbul Jazz Festival. Within one week, they gave 4 concerts in Istanbul and 1 concert in Izmir. Turkey is one of David's favorite countries, with a growing fan base.
Discography
- 2002 (South China Sea, 1998)
- Somnambulista (South China Sea, 2000)
- Rouge On Pockmarked Cheeks (South China Sea, 2002)
- Hastings Street (Sunset, 2004)
- Welcome to … Brazzaville (Web of Mimicry, 2004), (Sunset, 2005) - best songs, including tracks from the first four albums
- Vostok L. A. Breeze (Sunset, 2006)
- Girl of the 21st century (2008)
- Brazzaville in Istanbul (2010)
- Jetlag Poetry (2011)
- Morro Bay (2013)
Personal life of David Brown
David Brown lives in Barcelona because he loves the city and feels at home there. He has simple criteria for choosing a place to live: there should only be comfortable for him and his family. David Brown met his wife at 25. A son was born 5 years later. This period was difficult: he began to drink and take pills. Life was overcast. After a few years, David gave up alcohol and drugs, and moved to Europe. He enjoys writing songs and music. He also loves to spend time with his family, loves to swim, loves to cook, read, watch movies. And he tries to do all this as regularly as possible. For example, he reads every day before bed. He divides his time equally between serious literature (mostly modern) and detective fiction. David's favorite films are Harold and Maud and Black Orpheus.
