Dave Adrian unexpectedly died on 26th of October 2006.
Close friends will try to
keep his page open.
A singer songwriter ( and a lot more ! ) with a Dylanesque edge . Open the links under to get the answers to who he is ... Hope you enjoy the opening tune , that belongs to the second CDJust clik on the CD cover of his first CD " Roundabout " under to hear the music of Dave Adrian . Once the page opens , just " play all tracks " top left :
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DAVE ADRIAN: Ragged Redemption $6.00
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Orders sent by CD Baby - the fastest, safest, and easiest place to buy CDs online. You can also call 1-800-BUY-MY-CD to order by phone. TO HEAR AND BUY THE FULL LENGTH VERSIONS OF THE SONGS OF HIS SECOND CD " TROUBLED TIMES MINSTREL " , CLICK ON THE SECOND CD COVER UNDER TO OPEN THE PAGE OF " SONGPLANET " .A THIRD CD , " BACK TO ROOTS " IS BEING MIXED ; IT RETURNS TO THE BASICS : ACOUSTIC GUITAR , MOUTHHARP , VOCALS . ( CONCEPT COVER UNDER .) / THE NEXT PLAN AHEAD BEING A MAXI CD WITH BOOKLET CONTAINING LYRICS ON ARTWORK BACKGROUNDS BY DAVE . IT WILL BE CALLED " MILLENIUM TRILOGY " : THREE PARTS , ONE PURELY ACOUSTIC , THE SECOND WITH LIVE MUSICIANS , THE THIRD WITH DIGITAL RECORDING MODULES . ( CLICK ON THE COVER TO VIEW SOME ARTWORK ) .. TO HEAR ALL SONGS AND VIEW A VIDEO OF DAVE " LIVE " , CLICK ON THE SECOND " MYSPACE " PAGE OF DAVE , ICON UNDER . ALL THE MUSIC OF DAVE IS HERE ; JUST OPEN THE LINKS GIVEN ON THE " SOUNDTRACKS " SISTER PAGE OF DAVE ON " MYSPACE " : ....GENERAL REVIEWS , LINKS , PRESS AND MORE RECENT NEWS ( OCTOBER 2006 ) ARE UNDER / TO OPEN THE " LINKS " , JUST CLICK ON THE SPECIFIED TEXT LINES : PLEASE OPEN THE LINK TO A FRENCH CANADIAN SPECIALIZED REVIEW OF THE FIRST CD BY CLICKING HERE . ( written by Stephane Racicot , of " Info-Culture " : Rating : 4 stars
Dave Adrian
Ragged Redemption
Dave Adrian est un auteur/compositeur âgé dans la cinquantaine basé en Belgique. Souvent comparé à Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Leonard Cohen, Bruce Sprigsteen…. La similitude se situe dans le timbre de voix, et le style. La différence : l’expérience de la vie. Pour nous donner le goût à sa musique, il nous présente un CD de 4 chansons du titre (Ragged Redemption) enregistré au Dkstudio. Dans la lignée de découverte, je vous suggère grandement ce disque . Les influences sont là et nous les sentons assez vite. Que dire de plus que d’écouter ce disque et d’espérer que ce chanteur soit reconnu un jour. N.B: 100 chansons sont en pré-production. Vite les compagnies, réveillez-vous ! Pour ce le procurer ou écouter : http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/Daveadrian/from/starpolish Site Web : http://www.myspace.com/daveadrian NEW ! OCTOBER 10th : PLEASE CLICK ON THIS LINE TO READ A REVIEW ON " MUSIC IN BELGIUM " AGAIN ABOUT " ROUNDABOUT " , THE FIRST CD OF DAVE . PLEASE OPEN THE LINK TO " COUNTRY START PAGE " BY CLICKING ON THIS LINE HERE . THE FIRST CD OF DAVE IS REVIEWED ON THE LEFT OF THE PAGE ... PLEASE OPEN THE LINK TO " MUSIC IN BELGIUM " BY CLICKING ON THIS LINE HERE ; REVIEW ON THE ARTICLES LIST END OCTOBER 2006 : UPCOMING REVIEW IN " EMPTY PLAYGROUND MAGAZINE " , BASED IN ENGLAND . A MOUTHHARP " LIVE " RECORDING BACKGROUND TRACK AND A " STILL SHOT " OF DAVE WERE PUT ON A BELGIAN NATIONAL NEW TV PROGRAM , TARGETED ON THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN OF THE LORD MAYOR OF BRUGGE , WHERE HE RESIDES ... ( KANAAL " Z " , PROGRAM : " DOSSIER " ... NEW " PODCASTS " RADIOS ARE NOW PLAYING THE TUNES OF DAVE / LIST : " PODSAFE MUSIC NETWORK " / " LONGTOWN PODCAST " / " RADIO METAL STORM " , etc... NEW / A CD IS MAILED UPON REQUEST TO " HOT ROCKS RADIO " / HOUSTON / TEXAS . CLICK HERE TO VIEW AND HEAR A PODSHOW : " SLEEPERBERTH" PAGE , " LISTEN " TO ISSUE # 105 , 9th of NOVEMBER ALL SONGS ON THE FIRST CD ARE UNDER EXCLUSIVE MUSIC PUBLISHING CONTRACT WITH ACM RECORDS / U.S.A. CLICK HERE ON THIS LINE TO OPEN ACM RECORDS PAGE ON DAVE ADRIAN UPCOMING DATES : October 13th / 14 th 2006 : " live " gig at a horse show party in Belgium . May 2007 : " Handzaam Blues Festival " acoustic sets at this major Belgian highly respected festival . UNDER HERE ARE DIRECT LINKS TO ALL THE " SUB SITES " DEALING WITH ALL THE ACTIVITIES OF DAVE ; JUST CLICK ON EACH RESPECTIVE TOPIC LINE AS THEY HIGHLIGHT WITH YOUR CURSOR : The Publish America page on the autobiographical book of Dave Adrian
The published autobiographical book of Dave Adrian
The Artwork website of Dave Adrian
The filmscript website of Dave Adrian
The second book of Dave Adrian , live music survival
The guitar teaching method of Dave Adrian
The website with music and book of Patsy the wife of Dave Adrian
The third book co written by Dave and S.Debenedetto
Side music projects of Dave
music exchange website , co managed by Dave and Bahama Kin
General profile
So often compared to Bob Dylan , ( voice , lyrics , music ) , a difficult statement to live with ; in fact a " Renaissance " all round artist with and a totally different background , just as riveting over here in Europe . His real name is Patrick Roberts , he was born in Paris , France , but left the country in his youth . His published biography is an amazing " true life " saga . Singer songwriter , producer , book author , art designer , film script writer , and more ... Dave has resided in several major European countries , and is at this point in Belgium . His musical career spans nearly the whole history of rock music ; rooted in country and blues , where he found his roots through early rock , he expanded over the decades in many branches of the business in Europe , mainly in the U.K. Nowadays he sticks to singing / songwriting , and producing when the finances permit .
Local profile
He is compelled to " live street music " , due to the complex local mentality regarding " Americana folk rock " . He is reforming a new band . ( to play " live " , a band has to have a tax registration number , chamber of Commerce registry , to pay legally an touring agent . The only " marginal " answer is little " cafe " venues paid " on the black " by the owner .) The only official answer is a " V.Z.W. " , a non profit company geared at free cultural help purposes " without gains " in plain Dutch . The local pundits use this with huge tax evasion , and control it all , for financial reasons . ( cheaper and easier to book unknown foreign bands than work on local talents the proper way on summer festivals and other main venues . ) But that costs again money to set up the framework of the company . A troublesome situation , that hinders freedom of expression . That a tourist town has a special cultural profile with it's culture activity is perfectly understandable , but not when it comes to near artistic persecution with " pro "musicians with wives and kids trying to expose their talent ; same story goes with the radios . So they mainly work outside the region of in nearby countries , and sell their CD's through the marketing table. " Circularity thinking " of a group of people in control : can become dangerous stuff . He wonders what the big world and working bands out there might think of this " true to life " fact , disturbing in many ways . The sheer contents of the page prove without the shadow of a doubt the solid ground of this statement . But this is local area stuff , ( West Flanders ) , not the whole picture of Belgium , where it is better . Just a troublesome fact , as he is stuck in the middle of it , and it could of killed him ten times over ... ( extreme heat , cold , insecurity , etc... ) Many " pro old hands " bands have the same problem , including my backing musicians , but he is reforming the group and more is to come on that ! Plus a conflicting music cultural situation , where too often the mediocre side of mainland European music takes over the genuine original rock feel that rooted everything. A Global problem as many of us know over here , and reactions on similar " live music " surroundings are welcome for exchanges .
Global profile
As an artist , he is looking for a serious management for his " live " work at local , national , and global levels . Also for a serious " marketing logistics " record company , to further the recordings and distribution of his many songs . He is also busy with a new production project with singers in England and in the U.S. See also the page of his wife Patsy Adrian , on the " top 24 " list ; he wrote produced and played the songs . New songs are uploaded and new audio files also ( SongPlanet ) with 4 songs that outline this aspect . 2 from Dave , and 2 from Patsy .A new Canadian review on the first CD , and a new press article on his biography book are up now on the page . All his present contracts are based in the U.S. and Canada , allthought growing interest is rising in Europe . This page was opened in January 2006 , by Dave , that holds the " book of records " of unknown musicians with his years and long careeer of musical activities . He is looking for sponsorship and help to remedy to this unique situation , while the last CD OF Dylan in the U.S. hits the top of the charts in September 2006 ; a good thing , but shows the two sides of the music world : Fame and obscurity ... A new video of much better quality is being planned ; the one uploaded is done in a club with limited filming , lighting , and sound recording facilities . So all lovers of Rock music are welcome here , regardless of ages , styles , background , etc...
THE BOOKS OF DAVE ADRIAN Click on the front book cover to open the " Publish America " page to read reviews , see the book and order . ( open also the " Filmties " link , the filmscript based on the book ) : .. " CLICK ON THE BACK BOOK COVER TO VIEW THE " PUBLISHED AUTHORS " PAGE ON THE BOOK(S) OF DAVE ADRIAN : ..An article written by a German journalist in September 2006 on the book:
" A Cry For Justice "
The Man from Nowhere on his way to Somewhere. Even the most brilliant author of murder mysteries will find it difficult to invent a story like that of Dave Adrian. Only life itself is capable of bringing forth an astounding tale of domestic homicide - to this day unpunished - and corruption reaching far into the social and political high-society of France. This true life story dares to up-root a scandal of judicial and social indifference, shielded by a solid wall of - in some cases bought - silence, not only in France, but also in the neighboring countries of Belgium and Holland. Born to a wealthy family in Paris, France, Dave lived through all possible stages of life: from wealth to near poverty, from an unknown nobody to a respected author and musician. His current book The Man from Nowhere depicts Adrian’s life, a life influenced by corruption by political and judiciary authorities - some still being in power in present day France - as well as multiple fraud committed against him by members of his own family in the aftermath of the ominous "suicide" of his mother and eventually resulting in the death of the author’s second wife, caused by the perpetual psychological terror from Adrian’s relatives. The Man from Nowhere reveals facts about the alleged suicide of his mother which, in reality, was a perfectly disguised murder, a cover-up endeavor instigated by Adrian’s two sister to satisfy their greedy ambitions, and “protected†by the cold indifference of his, now deceased, father, a WW II hero and founder of the " Jedburgh ". In his perpetual strive for justice Dave has moved to and lived in England and Holland and is now residing in Belgium. The fact that Adrian, born with a "silver spoon in his mouth" as the son of the heiress of a wealthy French Champagne dynasty, had been forced to depend on financial aid from the Social Departments, both in Belgium and in Holland, clearly shows how far the portrait ignorance of government officials can proceeded when bound by orders from "the top", the highest ranking ministers of State as well as from members of the Royal Family. The question arises why a wealthy man is reduced to perhaps lifetime poverty when the facts, revealed by criminal investigations, prove that the alleged suicide of his mother was an impossibility within itself. Despite such sound evidence, the Court refused to take action, both in the death case as well as in the case intended to reveal the whereabouts of the family’s tremendous assets such as money, shares, and real estate, mainly in France. Although Adrian had proof of secret accounts in Switzerland, to which the major part of the money and the shares had been transferred, the Court refuses to acknowledge this evidence to this date. As a direct result from this perpetual inactivity, the murder of his mother remains unpunished. Disappointed by the indifferent inactivity of the Social System and betrayed by inactive or just incapable notaries, Adrian continuous his fight for justice. Defying the fact that his life has been a roller coaster ride of forced removals to single room flats with a wife and three children, the “man from nowhere†continues to fight for his right, rights so generously granted by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights in every country in the western hemisphere. His unyielding will have enabled him to make a living just above poverty level as a street musician thanks to his multi-talents. Supported by his wife Patsy, a woman of like unyielding character, Adrian continues his attempts to raise the necessary funds to reopen both the murder and the family asset case. Help came in many different forms, though mainly from strangers from across Europe as well as in the USA and Canada. Despite the tragedy of his live, Adrian refuses to give up in the spirit of a modern day Don Quichote, fighting judicial and governmental windmills. The attempts of the European countries to become one alliance on political and economic levels, is of little help to Adrian’s cause, since the France Court firmly sticks to its decision that the death of a wealthy heiress almost two-and-a-half decades ago had been a clear case of suicide, and it therefore diligently "clings" to its verdict: prescription of a non-criminal case. The book will clearly show the convenience between the author’s two sisters, who had manipulated a family feud in solely their own interests over decades of intrigues which involved several people in powerful positions - both living comfortably and untouched by the Authorities. Aside from the still unsolved "murder mystery" case, the Man from Nowhere covers the artist’s plight to gain a certain degree of influence on political and social decisions in his home country as well as in France, the location of the initial fraud. Although the main story around the murder mystery began two and a half decades ago, its context to the present political and social condition in Europe keeps a finger on the pulse of the present day evolution in these countries - and it furthermore an undeniable reflection of modern day politics worldwide. The author intends to write a follow-up book to the Man from Nowhere in the near future, which will not only reveal the current state of his investigations, but will furthermore provide a clear picture of the “secret actions†of the Belgium and French authorities. The Man from Nowhere is a “must†for people who are interested in true stories and wish to learn something about the actual life behind the shield of press releases and news, often manipulated by the authorities to reflect the kind of picture they want the world to have of their countries. The Man from Nowhere is available… Part of the sales venue will be utilized to finance the reopening of Adrian’s case and furthermore to reach a wider audience to so encourage people worldwide to stand up and fight for their rights. As The Man from Nowhere is certain to do.
CLICK UNDER ON THESE BANNERS FOR MORE BOOKS , SUCH AS A UNIQUE MILESTONE ROCK GUITAR TEACHING , A STREET MUSIC DIARY , AND ANOTHER AMAZING U.S. BIOGRAPHY OF A LEGENDARY RECORDING STUDIO " WHITE GLOVE "! : NO WORDS CAN REALLY DESCRIBE ON THIS PAGE THE ASTOUNDING LIFE STORY OF THIS ARTIST , ONLY THE LINKS ABOVE GIVE THE FULL PICTURE . BE CURIOUS , YOU WONT REGRET IT !!! AROUND 100 SONGS , MANY UNRELEASED , PUBLISHED AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL BOOK IN THE U.S. , ARTWORK UNDER CONTRACT IN THE U.S. , HIS OWN TRUE LIFE FILM SCRIPT , AN ARRAY OF UNKNOWN ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES YET TO BE DISCOVERED AT LARGE . A EUROPEAN " RENAISSANCE MAN " SPIRITED MAINLY BY AMERICAN CULTURE . HE NEEDS SPONSORSHIP TO EXPAND HIS WORKS , SO PLEASE SUPPORT HIM !THANKS FOR YOUR VISIT HERE . THE ARTWORK OF DAVE ADRIAN : ARTWORK BY DAVE , CLICK ON THE PICTURE TO VIEW MORE : ARTWORK WORKS OF DAVE WITH SABRINA ENTERPRISES " STROKE OF GENIUS " PAGE , ( EXCLUSIVE AGENT WORLWIDE OF THE ARTIST ) CLICK ON THIS PICTURE HERE :http://www.ryze.com/go/SabrinaPromotionalProductsComIncCLIC K ON THE INDIVIDUAL BANNERS HERE FOR MORE . " HOME " IS THE FORMER MAIN WEBSITE OF DAVE , ( OPENED AROUND 2001 ) WITH MORE ARTWORK , PRESS REVIEWS , GUESTBOOK MESSAGES , " PRESS BOOK " DEALS WITH APPX. 100 ARTICLES OVER THE YEARS , ETC ... ALL BEFORE AND FROM THE START OF THE MILLENIUM ; AND ... THE AWESOME FILM SCRIPT PAGE WRITTEN WITH A CANADIAN PARTNER , BASED ON HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL BOOK ! HUNDREDS OF PRODUCTION COMPANIES HAVE VIEWED THE SCRIPT , IN THE FILM AND TV WORLD ; DAVE IS LOOKING FOR THE FINANCE TO MAKE A " TRAILER " , IN ORDER TO FURTHER THIS MAJOR STORY FURTHER . ( HE HAS BEEN ON SEVERAL NATIONAL T.V. DOCUMENTARIES PROGRAMS IN EUROPE REGARDING HIS UNIQUE BACKGROUND PROFILE , A FULL LENGHT DVD OF APPX 90 mns. IS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST ) ... THE MUSIC PRODUCTION PROFILE OF DAVE :The producer side of Dave ; the old and the new : top and under , two " Trident " mixing desks , the above is from a friend in Connecticut , he purchased it from the " Abbey road " Beatles studio . At the bottom of the studio pictures , see Tootie on his bike , he is a close friend and the Godfather of one of my sons Richard . The pictures under are from DKStudio , where Dave records his material , notice the " Augan " computer track edit . system next to it . ( Replaced now by a " Noshua " and a " Virtua 1 " ) Under the " home studio " of Dave where he pre mixes with Midi Time Code and brings his sounds for mastering in the studio . CLICK ON THE BIKE PICTURE TO VIEW THE HOMEPAGE OF " SWEETHEART RECORDS " , THE RECORD LABEL OF " TOOTIE " , PERSONAL FRIEND AND A LEGEND OF THE RECORDING HISTORY OF AMERICA ... GUITARS OF DAVE ADRIAN :Under , his Manson 4 and 2 neck guitars now sold due to the difficulties he has in Belgium to get recognition . Click on the pictures to under to view the Manson guitars website . ( check the " Mermaid ! " ) :MY 62 PINKSALMON STRAT AND ORIGINAL L/P 58 STANDARD : CLICK TO VIEW 1982 HEAVY ROCK BAND WHEN I WAS LEAD GUITARIST . NATIONAL , DOBROS , lAP STEEL , LONDON DAYS , UNDER : DAVE HAS OPENED A " GROUP " TO DISCUSS ALL TOPICS REGARDING MUSIC ; FEEL FREE TO JOIN ; JUST CLICK ON THIS LINE ; ALSO ON THE BANNER TO VIEW AN IN DEPTH " FORUM " ON THE TOPICS ON THIS PAGE HERE:..A COMMENT ABOUT THE " TOP 24 " : DAVE HAS NOW CHANGED THE PAGES TO PROMOTIONAL MUSIC AND OTHER TOPIC SERVICES , AS OPPOSED TO ARTISTS , SO AS TO HELP OTHER FRIENDS ON " MYSPACE " ; THE ARTISTS LIST IS ON THE GENERAL " FRIENDS LIST " ...