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b davis

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About Me

is there more to following Jesus or less? is grace really enough, or do we really make God happy by getting up at 5 o’clock in the morning to read our bibles? is our devotion measured by the amount of devotionals we do or by the number of times we come crawling back to God, longing one more time to be drenched in the overflow of His grace? these are the questions that run through my head. hopefully they run through my music, too.

that’s probably why you’re here, isn’t it? the music. there is something about music that unifies us. even the things about music that we don’t agree on can lead us down a path that will eventually bring us together. music is history. music is family. i believe music has the power to bring us all to the table to feast, to dialogue, to reconcile, to celebrate, to mourn. these are the kinds of songs i hope to create. songs that move us toward journeying together. songs that unite. songs that motivate. songs that awaken a desperation inside of us. songs that whet our appetites songs that question. songs that move us closer to God.

the songs I write are born out of a personal journey. i like to say that i was born and raised in the middle - i was the middle child in a middle-class family in the middle of nowhere. there are no particular parts of my story that stand out. even when i made “mistakes” i tended toward the shallow end of the pool. i graduated around the middle of my class with average grades. my musical skill was enough to get me in to college, though not quite enough to maintain scholarships.

but the seeming blandness of my story is given flavor by this thing called grace. you see, i’m finding that grace doesn’t see our stories on a spectrum that ranges from the sublime to the ridiculous. it doesn’t discern between who is more or less lost. we never “sort of” sin. grace levels the playing field - grace is the plot of all of our stories. grace found me in the middle; maybe it found you off to the left or right. it doesn’t matter where - we simply must acknowledge that grace found us and moved us. that’s why i write songs. that why i sing and why i love to sing with you.

the rest is just details. i have a beautiful wife named buffy, an amazing daughter we call seraphim, and we are eagerly awaiting the arrival of another daughter in july. i am the worship pastor at flatirons community church in lafayette, co, a church that has helped me and thousands of people like me understand what it means to live and walk and breathe grace. i enjoy reading books and watching TV, and i like to pretend that i’m actually a football coach when I play college football on my XBOX. i have some of the most amazing friends on the planet, a handful of which i have had the pleasure of making music with over the years.

thanks for taking the time to read this. i hope we get to sing together very soon...

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Member Since: 10/7/2005
Band Website: briandavismusic.com
Band Members: a rotating cast of characters that includes danny debelius (electric guitar), sean jenneiahn (drums), chris coleman (bass), travis kaker (electric guitar), brad mcmahan (bass), not to mention the amazing rotation of volunteer musicians at flatirons community church
Influences: the album leaf, ben folds, charlie hall, chris tomlin, coldplay, counting crows, damien rice, darrell evans, david crowder* band, death cab for cutie, delirious?, derek webb, foo fighters, gigolo aunts, hillsong united, james taylor, jars of clay, jimmy eat world, justin timberlake, katie herzig, leeland, moby, modest mouse, mute math, nin, meese, patty griffin, robbie seay band, sigur ros, snow patrol, spin doctors, stars, steve fee, sufjan stevens, thinker, tifah, todd ballard, tripmaster monkey, weezer
Sounds Like: Music...I hope...
Record Label: Independant
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Frank Caliendo!

I still don’t know what to make of this one...Two nights ago I had the second most disturbing dream I’ve ever had in my life. The most disturbing dream I ever had involved me as a member o...
Posted by b davis on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:45:00 PST

Nissi’s on Tuesday!

Hey! We're actually playing at Nissi's on Tuesday! No strep, not even a sniffle. It's gonna be great. The only thing that can stop me this time is YOU. Lemme 'splain...I need everyone who's planning o...
Posted by b davis on Sun, 03 Feb 2008 03:16:00 PST

shows

New Year, new shows...February 5, 2008 @ Nissi's Coffeehouse in Lafayette. Rescheduled after the great streptococcal deboccal. My good friend Travis Kaker will be playing a set, as well...June 15-20, ...
Posted by b davis on Mon, 31 Dec 2007 08:08:00 PST

skinny fat

I despise the MySpace blog interface. So, I'm taking a tip from my friend Josh. Here's a link to a new blog. It isn't funny. It's just stuff I think about. Enjoy!http://redirectyourself.blogspot.com/...
Posted by b davis on Thu, 20 Sep 2007 06:37:00 PST

new shows, new (old) photos

Hello friends.I've booked two new shows. I'll be playing at JC's Ground w/ Danny on Sunday, August 19th. If you're interested in going, let me know and I'll give you a ticket, but here's the trick - y...
Posted by b davis on Fri, 03 Aug 2007 08:45:00 PST

Introducing...

Hello friends and family!Buffy and I would like to introduce to you our latest addition, Lily Joy Champitto Davis. She was born at 11:53am on July 19, weighed 7lbs. 12oz., and measured 19.75". Thank y...
Posted by b davis on Sat, 21 Jul 2007 06:50:00 PST

full-length songs

a few things to mention...1) thank you all for your comments concerning my music. by popular request, i have posted the full-length songs. i might throw up one of them-thar "snowcap" thingy-jigs so pe...
Posted by b davis on Sat, 14 Jul 2007 09:29:00 PST

new pics

Quick note...I've posted a few pics from our week at UCYC, courtesy of someone Travis recruited. There will be more soon...Have a good one!
Posted by b davis on Sun, 24 Jun 2007 12:13:00 PST

ucyc

hey friends. just wanted to give everyone a quick update...the camp in prescott was awesome! we made some great new friends, and had a lot of fun as a band (good clean fun...). here are a few observat...
Posted by b davis on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 08:58:00 PST

preview!!!

i'm throwing you a bone!i just uploaded some preview tracks from the You Shine EP. check 'em out and let me know what you think...for those of you who had "how could we have known" posted on your prof...
Posted by b davis on Fri, 01 Jun 2007 12:24:00 PST