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David Brookings

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About Me

David moved to Memphis from Richmond, Virginia in the summer of 2001 to be in a better music town. His first album ’Sounds off’ was released in Richmond in 2000 and co-produced by his longtime friends Jason Horst (Jason and the vacations) and Josh Scolaro (Aircraft). In Memphis David works as a tour guide at the legendary Sun Studio (Elvis, Johny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis) during the day while constantly writing and playing gigs at night. ’End of an Error’ (2003) was a great step forward in terms of songwriting and has recently been licensed by Starbucks to play in some of their 6000 stores worldwide. In 2005 ’Chorus verses the bridge’ was released, and David also married and had a daughter in that same year. In Feb 2007 David went on a solo acoustic tour of the United Kingdom, his first tour outside of the midsouth. He played dates in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Oxford, Leicester and London along the way. His gig at the Cavern Club in Liverpool where the Beatles began their career marked a highlight in his young career. A month before the tour, his fourth album ’Obsessed’ (2007) was released to the strongest reviews to date. 2007 also marked Davids’ 4th year as a tour guide at Sun Studio, which has helped him out tremendously with meeting people from all over the world. As of March 2008, Brookings has sold just over 4,000 records on his own. Google David Brookings to read more on this promising young rock’n’roll singer/songwriter .. CDBABY LINK for DAVID BROOKINGS: Obsessed --

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Member Since: 3/12/2005
Band Website: davidbrookings.net
Band Members: solo but with a full band on the records, a revolving cast of players because nobody cares as much as I do, and thats why I'm solo
Influences: Hugely influenced by 60's pop/rock, especially the Beatles. Also love the Stones, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Monkees, Everly Brothers, Tom Petty, Oasis, Weezer, Radiohead, Elliot Smith, Aerosmith, Elton John, Billy Joel, Cat Stevens, Jim Croce, Simon & Garfunkel, CCR, Zeppelin, Doors, STP, The Strokes, Dire Straits, Bob Seger, U2, The Kinks, Nirvana, a lot more. Not sure why I listed all of them, anything I hear is an influence. I try to be a sponge and soak up the best of what I hear, to help me become a better songwriter and musician...
Sounds Like: a bunch of stuff but its tough to put your finger on exactly what it sounds like, definitely traces of the Beatles but also a unique sound, I hope. Nobody spends more time trying to write songs that will get stuck in your head than I do, because those are my favorite kind of songs THIS IS THE BEATLES COVER BAND I PLAY IN PART-TIME, DELTA SKELTER (FROM OCTOBER 2007, GROUND ZERO, CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI)
Record Label: coming soon
Type of Label: None

My Blog

In the studio working on record number 5

We are taking our time on this one, but its slowly coming along. 7 songs have basic tracks done, titles include "This time its for real", "Love and death in Richmond", "I've been a fool", "Gettin' old...
Posted by David Brookings on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 10:06:00 PST

Chicago - International POP Overthrow coming APRIL 08

hey guys, If you live in Chicago you should come see me in April at Internatl Pop Overthrow - there will be lots of bands and I'll be doing it solo. It'll be my first time playing Chicago, I'm really ...
Posted by David Brookings on Sat, 26 Jan 2008 03:50:00 PST

weddings, private parties, bar gigs, solo acoustic show

Anything you need as far as a one man acoustic show, please send me a message. I play all over Memphis and anywhere, really. I have done several WEDDINGS, a nice solo acoustic guitar (with or without ...
Posted by David Brookings on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 05:45:00 PST

How was the FEB 07 UK Tour?

The tour was really great. I flew out on Feb 9 and landed in EDINBURGH, Scotland on Feb 10. This was one of my favorite cities. I loved the castle and the old old-time feel of Edinburgh. My gig here w...
Posted by David Brookings on Tue, 06 Mar 2007 06:04:00 PST

new album "OBSESSED" finally out

OBSESSED Released January 16, 2007 4th album, I think its the best yet. Produced by David Brookings, James Lott and Paul Taylor, recorded at Sun Studio. 12 new songs. Available through cdbaby, www.dav...
Posted by David Brookings on Fri, 19 Jan 2007 09:36:00 PST

I"M A TOUR GUIDE AT SUN STUDIO

and its a great job. I started in July 03 and I've gotten to meet people from all over the world, because theres only one Sun Studio, so they come from all over to see where all these great icons bega...
Posted by David Brookings on Mon, 31 Jul 2006 09:20:00 PST