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William Davenport

WiLL

About Me

Music began for this independant musician at a very young age, his mother pushed him to sing in the church choir... Yes, that very similar story that mostly all your aspiring artist speak of... Musical desire coming after their first Easter day solo... that mic... that black chorded microphone with a red sponge cover burned a hole into the depths of his soul, and even to this very day that same burning passion for singing songs continues, but church singing was not conclusion to William's ambition, he later joined a boy band ,immense, and showcased for the likes of R.Kelly, The Wiz, and Big L of excel records. William, at age 16, along with another member of the group, Anthony Bolden, wrote all the original music and lyrics. Things looked promising for the group until William received his acceptance letter to Tennessee State University and left Atlanta, Georgia to study Architectural Engineering. While in college, William still aspires to sing, winning mostly all the campus talent shows, getting banned from campus talent shows, winning Embassy Records National talent search, and being granted oppotunity to become a singer/songwriter for Neyo's new label Compound Entertainment. After acceptance with the label didnt mesh well with William's acoustic/soulful sound William returned to school feeling discourarged, but quickly realized the serinity in being where he belongs, saying; "Being yourself is a love that no one can take away, you can only give it away." William awaits that perfect opportune moment to give the world the gift God has given him. He plays piano, guitar, violin, organ, and trumpet. Whether it be a two minute solo or a two second solo, William will definitely sing the the metal off of the mic. "Lord let it be, lord let it be..."

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/30/2006
Band Members: One mic, One guitar, One Stool, One amp, One 1/4" chord, One pick, and One tuner
Influences: Mostly the old stuff, if its vinyl then I'm listening. Huge fan of the late 90's soul movement. Huge India.Arie fanatic... Man, there a soo many persons I've listened to that have sparked my desire to scream out a note or too, but not one more than the marvelous Donnie Hathway. All true L.P.'s, I myself am an aspiring artist and I try desperately to refrain from burning cds, n with that said I must imply that my cd collection is STUPID, from Sam Cooke to Maroon 5, I have it all. Yea Mom nurtures me, Dad motivates me, God strengthens me, but MUSIC... Music moves me
Sounds Like: A careful blend of 1920's, Philly Soul, Acoustic Soul, and Jazz make up the origanally smooth sound of William Davenport
Record Label: Unsigned
Type of Label: None