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david raven

drummer singer composer producer

About Me

i feel blessed to be alive and making music for a living in this city.see mojo monkeys at ronnie mack's barn dance on may 6th.Mojo Monkeys are :
David Raven - Drums & Lead Vocals
Taras Prodaniuk - Bass & Vocals
Billy Watts - Guitar & Vocals

Raven has appeared on over 1,000 albums to date.
Here's a brief list of artists Raven has performed with :
Keith Richards , Norah Jones , Steve Earle , John Doe , Anne McCue , Carole King , Beth Hart , Mutaytor , Jim Lauderdale , Peter Himmelman , Michelle Shocked , Dillon O'Brien, Wanda Jackson , Leah Andreone , Dread Zeppelin , Jewel , The Surfaris , Delaney Bramlett , Hank Thompson , Sun 60, Sass Jordan , Greg Ginn (of Black Flag) , Steve Jones (of Sex Pistols) , Mark Heard , Meat Puppets , Lowen and Navarro , Hans Zimmer , David Baerwald , Marvin Etzione , Fernando Ortega , Amy Grant , T-Bone Burnett , Tonio K , Matt Redman , Barry Goldberg , Jude , Vonda Shepard , Carlene Carter , Nancy Sinatra , Rosie Flores , Screaming Cocktail Hour , Sin City All-Stars , and The Snakehandlers
Checkout David Raven's music on :
Soundtracks : "Brokeback Mountain", "Pirates of the Carribbean", "Everlasting Piece", "Tryst", and "Hurly Burly."
TV Shows : "Ellen Degeneres" (NBC), "Angel" (TNT), "Tyra" (WB), "Date My Mom" (MTV), "Dance Life" (MTV), "True Hollywood Story" (E!), "Extra" (WB), "Celebrity Justice" (WB), "Fashion Police" (Style), "How Do I Look" (Style), "Look For Less" (Style), "My Celebrity Home" (Style), "Stripped" (BBC), "The Movie Extra" (WB), "To Love And Cry In L.A." (E!), "101 : Biggest Celebrity Oops" (E!), "Juiciest Hollywood Hookups" (E!), "Queer Eye For The Straight Guy" (Bravo)
CONTACT INFORMATION
Music Placement Requests
Mojo Monkeys Booking Requests
Interview & Media Requests

My Interests

music, art, jackassery, travel, great books, playing in snow, playing with fire, parties and god.

I'd like to meet:

funny, freaky, furry people...people with red or green shoes. people who cut their own hair. people who build things... nerds, geeks, dorks, and fearless people. foreigners, aliens... all colors.

Music:

uh, yeah

Movies:

sure, why not... especially cohen brothers, david lynch, p. t. anderson, wim wenders

Television:

nah

Books:

some of my favorite authors are: robertson davies, humberto eco, tom robbins, tom and thomas wolfe, larry mcmurtrey, charles bukowski, king solomon.... just discovering toni morrison.... i love great fiction.

Heroes:

jesus, iggy pop, johnny cash, leonard cohen..... and you know what?, i'm fortunate enough to have met them all.

My Blog

tion follows funk....

you know what's kinda cool? when your favorite records are ones that your friends made (and gave you a free copy, even though you'd be happy to pay for one)... just one of the ways i consider myself l...
Posted by david raven on Wed, 18 Jan 2006 04:40:00 PST

ireland's

sometimes, playing music in a bar is the best thing one could ever do. i played last night at ireland's 32, a little pub/neighborhood bar in van nuys. played with great musicians... not good, great. p...
Posted by david raven on Sat, 14 Jan 2006 04:27:00 PST

sucker punches

so, new years eve, i'm at a party (the third one that night) in a beautifully decorated warehouse space in downtown los angeles. space island, it's called.... with lots of friends and beautiful, fabul...
Posted by david raven on Tue, 03 Jan 2006 02:27:00 PST

holidays and storms

it's been a great holiday season for me, thanks to my family and friends, although the weather didn't cooperate with everybody's new years plans. but i love storms, and after storms, how the air seems...
Posted by david raven on Tue, 03 Jan 2006 01:58:00 PST

spoink.... just been born

wo, hey... i'm blogging..... new to myspace. is it worth it? check out my band, mojo monkeys.... mojomonkeys.net i'll see if i can upload a mp3 to my brand spanking new myspace space....
Posted by david raven on Tue, 27 Dec 2005 02:48:00 PST