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David Jaye

i feel bad about your

About Me

1980: CA; got born. Gemini
81-87: NY; cheered mets and read stephen king novels
87-88: Niedersachsen, DE; studied recorder
88-98: NY; studied saxophone, guitar, flute, clarinet and played shows
98-2002: IL; studied saxophone and played shows
02-03: FL; studied & taught saxophone; and played shows
03-04: NY; worked and played shows; put out EP
04-05: VA; played shows and worked; put out album one
05-06: NY; worked and played shows; and got married
06-09: IL; studied law and played 3 shows (so far); periodically updated myspace page
09-?: NY; worked and played shows (one hopes)
why, hello there
Davidjaye.com/bio.html more sound at davidjaye.com

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"election"
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/14/2005
Band Website: davidjaye.com
Band Members: records with:
a fall too far (2004)
Doug Kwartler: sound
Ben Bynum: percussion
Aaron Kotler: organ & rhodes
Alli Collis: additional vocals
silent fields (2008)
Doug Kwartler: sound, additional guitar, additional vocals, percussion
Robert Caniglia: percussion
Alli Collis: additional vocals
Jeremy Gilchrist: additional vocals

Influences: Graham Chase; a few persons with the last names Matthews, Wexler and Collis; teachers; Steve Reich; keeping score; Long Island; innumerable things, persons, and mental states.
Sounds Like:

your philosophy
Type of Label: None

My Blog

album 2

CD baby page is up.  Link is www.cdbaby.com/cd/silentfields.  The album is a modern rock and album rock editor's pick on that website.  You can probably get by just listening to the sou...
Posted by David Jaye on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:02:00 PST

new albums, remember when?, talent shows

mine has been in the manufacturer's hands for about a week now, with status holding at "evaluating artwork." Once things progress from that point, it should only be a matter of [unit of time, plural] ...
Posted by David Jaye on Thu, 01 May 2008 10:33:00 PST

free song download -- Maudlin

"The Maudlin Portion of the Evening" is the final song on 2004's A Fall Too Far. I noticed whomever did the conversion to digital download format for distribution to stores like Rhapsody and iTunes fe...
Posted by David Jaye on Thu, 01 May 2008 09:55:00 PST

a warm place

overheard in public: can i help who's next?some things just cannot be helped. if you think the above was a mildly amusing joke, continue reading. a few minutes ago, as i read for class, i listened to ...
Posted by David Jaye on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:08:00 PST

gone under

Before law school I worked at a great company on Long Island that originated mortgages you might call "subprime." I went back and worked in the company's legal department during the summer between my ...
Posted by David Jaye on Sat, 08 Dec 2007 08:05:00 PST

songs

i've put up a couple of different roughs from the perpetually upcoming album, as well as "the war" from the 2004 album. from tennyson, "along the silent fields of asphodel" captures the album as well...
Posted by David Jaye on Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:42:00 PST

banjo eyes

my friend Doug's new album has some sweet saxophone and clarinet riffing going on in the tune "Banjo Eyes." Check out myspace.com/dougmusic. The whole album is ear drum licking good. The saxophone and...
Posted by David Jaye on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 02:21:00 PST

In case you wanted some advice

Okay, good. I have a moment to talk. It's important for you to remember as much as you can. Take note of the things around you and plug them into your knowledge base. Read the 'paper. From 200 years a...
Posted by David Jaye on Mon, 24 Sep 2007 09:49:00 PST

alien humor

from 3 years ago:see the thing about being from another planet you don't get the jokes, and no one else gets yours you'll find you've been reading signs all wrong, whether on the road or on a face ...
Posted by David Jaye on Sat, 25 Aug 2007 12:17:00 PST

mehridge, sweet mehridge

- This here's from "the Departed." Yes, I quoted a movie. I'm fine with that: Marriage is an important part of getting ahead. It lets people know you're not a homo. A married guy seems more stabl...
Posted by David Jaye on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 06:11:00 PST