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Aqua Viva

Listen: Groovera.com, GHP Radio, & JazzyLounge.com

About Me

One of the most memorable evenings in life...a night in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico with family and friends at a restaurant that bears the same name. The atmosphere, food, and people set the mood that inspired the sound of Aqua Viva. Enjoying life with those close to you listening to a soundtrack that soothes and grooves.

Aqua Viva is a featured artist with the Bose Corporation. The band uses Bose's revolutionary L1 system for crystal clear live sound amplification.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/18/2006
Band Members:
Jennifer Ford - sultry vox

David Tyson - trumpet

Roy Harper - sax

Rich Zimmerman - sax

Kevin Kolb - piano solos and keys

Will Chacon - drums

Troy Pierce - drums and percussion

David Pray - sonic manipulation, bass, guitar, keys, and vox

AQUA VIVA CD's $15.00

AQUA VIVA T-SHIRTS
Women's tapered dark brown short sleeve S-M-L $20.00

Men's medium brown short sleeve S-M-L-XL $15.00
White short sleeve XS-S-M-L-XL $10.00

Influences: This is going to be a tad diverse...Eno, David Bowie, Jean Michel Jarre, Tangerine Dream, Alif Tree, Bitter:Sweet, Japan - David Sylvian and Mick Karn, Bauhaus, Dali's Car, Adrian Belew, Robert Fripp, Out Kast, Abba (yeah, for real), Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, The Killers, U2, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Astrud and Joao Gilberto, Stan Getz, Todd Dengler, David Crowder Band, Chris Tomlin, Roxy Music - Brian Ferry, Ohio Players, Kool and the Gang, The Cure, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Soulive, Saint Germain, Sting, Chet Baker, Switchfoot, Soundtracks from Oceans 11 and 12, Duran Duran, The Cure, Nat King Cole, Louis Jordan, I almost forgot...the sountrack from 60's French movie A Man And A Woman,
The James Bond Theme is killer...
Type of Label: None

My Blog

9/14 Aqua Viva CD release concert review

By Taylor Johnson - Jazz Notes/Cape Fear Jazz Society "I have just finished one of the most exciting weekends of listening to jazz since I came to Wilmington 4 years ago.  It began with an evenin...
Posted by Aqua Viva on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 11:36:00 PST

Currents Article: Q and A with David Pray of Aqua Viva

Q&A with David Pray of Aqua Viva -->-->By John Staton,Currents Editor Since moving to Wilmington in 2002, bassist, guitarist and songwriter David Pray has been something of a unique musical pre...
Posted by Aqua Viva on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 02:51:00 PST

Encore Interview

Introducing Chill Music:Aqua Viva transpose worldly compositions BY: LAURA BOND David Pray was born in San Francisco and is a currently a Wilmington resident, but most of his life was spent traveling ...
Posted by Aqua Viva on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 02:29:00 PST

12 song CD for SALE!!!!

The 12 song debut disk of Aqua Viva arrived last Thursday and are officially FOR SALE!!! $15 plus $1.50 s/h for shipping to the US.  I'll get back with you about international rates.  You ca...
Posted by Aqua Viva on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 06:14:00 PST

Focus on the Coast June 07 Interview

By William "Paco" Strickland   Multi-instrumentalist David Pray has been around the world and back  a few times. The Cape Fear Coast is currently reaping the benefits of his world travels throug...
Posted by Aqua Viva on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 08:51:00 PST

The Lighting Done Struck!!!

Looking out an east facing window yesterday afternoon during a severe thunderstorm I saw lighting strike two feet away!  It hit the top of a telephone pole and expoded about three feet of it.&nbs...
Posted by Aqua Viva on Wed, 23 Aug 2006 12:17:00 PST