DAVE FIELDS "ALL IN"
Dave
grew up in New York City the son of a noted gifted composer arranger
producer Sammy “Forever” Fields. From the time Dave was a young child he
grew up in his father’s recording studio being exposed to the likes of
Sammy Kahn, Rupert Holmes and Stevie Wonder. Being raised by nanny who
was from Waycross Georgia,
an eclectic dash of southern culture was mixed into Dave’s persona. In a
strange twist of fate, his sister Launa a gifted musician in her own
right, lost her hearing by the time she was 14. Witnessing his sister’s
struggles in a hearing world profoundly affected Dave. “After seeing my
sister’s agony from being discriminated against for her condition I was
determined to never let that kind of injustice happen again in my
presence. I always felt that one of my missions in life was to be able
to communicate with people and to listen to them. It’s one of the
beautiful things about being a human being. We all want to connect with
one another”. Nowhere is that feeling more evident than in Dave’s music.
His gift of making his guitar talk combined with his uncanny way of
weaving many different styles of music together is an example of how we
as humans are a fabric of many different cultures and walks of life.
Dave, “growing up in NYC I was exposed to so many different foods,
music, cultures… It was truly a melting pot of humanity. I believe I am
the kind of artist that reflects what I see and what I’m exposed to. As a
musician I was put on this this earth to spread joy, love and life to
everyone. I try to do that what every note I play, with every lyric I
write and sing. If I do anything less than that I feel like I’m letting
the listener down”. Dave’s
musical path has been quite a journey, after attending Berklee College
of music, Dave was immersed in the NYC music scene as a first call
guitarist and multi instrumentalist. Dave, “ My Father made sure that I
could play a lot of different instruments and styles so I could make a
living. Unlike many blues musicians, I was raised to be a musical “hit
man”. I got to do sessions with many famous musicians and producers like
Tommy James & Ahmed Ertegen (to name a few) and even was on staff
of one of the top five jingle companies in NY LOOK MUSIC”. But Dave was
more than just a craftsman, his passion for music could not be satisfied
with just being a writer for hire. Dave, “ I made the decision in 2006
that I was going to make a stand in my life. That I was going to do what
was really important to me. Honestly…. I was too scared in my younger
days! LOL! So I set out on m new career path, being Dave Fields the
artist. Another thing was I had backed up and produced so many other
artists and one day it dawned on me, why am I doing this for everyone
else? Why can’t I do it FOR ME!”. DAVE FIELDS
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