David Karsten Daniels
| David Karsten Daniels | |
|---|---|
 David Karsten Daniels in Chapel Hill, North Carolina (2007) | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Lubbock, Texas, United States |
| Genres |
Indie rock Indie folk Americana |
| Occupations | Musician |
| Instruments | Guitar, Bass, Drums, Keyboards, Violin, Cello, Programming |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | Fat Cat Records |
| Associated acts | Fight the Big Bull, Frigtened Rabbit, The Prayers and Tears of Arthur Digby Sellers, Kapow! Music, The Physics of Meaning, Our Brother the Native |
| Website | |
David Karsten Daniels is an American singer-songwriter, born in Lubbock, Texas on August 20, 1979. His formative years were spent in Montgomery, Alabama, Princeton, New Jersey and Dallas, Texas, singing in school and church choirs. In college, David majored in music composition and played double bass in the symphony orchestra. After obtaining his bachelors degree from Southern Methodist University, through which he studied in Paris, France, as well as in Texas, David moved to Chapel Hill, North Carolina. There, the Bu hanan Collective was formed by David and longtime friends and band mates Daniel Hart and Alex Lazara. In 2006, David was signed by Fat Cat Records of Brighton, England, and released Sharp Teeth as a co-release between Fat Cat and Bu hanan. He followed that with Fear of Flying in 2008, a meditation on death and the afterlife. His most recent LP, "I Mean to Live Here Still," (2010) is a song cycle using the texts of Henry David Thoreau, with Daniels' music and singing accompanied by Fight the Big Bull, a nonet from Richmond, VA led by Matthew E. White. That album was called one of the "5 Best Genre Defying Albums of 2010"[1] by NPR.
David has toured with Frightened Rabbit, Mice Parade, Tom Brosseau, Nina Nastasia, and Arboretum, and played shows with Animal Collective, Vashti Bunyan, Okkervil River, the Bowerbirds, the Mountain Goats Low Barlow, Vetiver, David Bazan, Roman Candle, Richard Buckner, St. Vincent, Cass McCombs, Shearwater, Castanets, the Twilight Sad, DeYarmond Edison, and Retribution Gospel Choir.
Education
| Institution | Location | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Southern Methodist University | Dallas, TX | 1997–2001 |
| Lake Highlands High School | Dallas, TX | 1993–1997 |
Discography
| Album | Year | Label |
|---|---|---|
| The Mayflower | 2000 | Bu_hanan |
| Out From Under Ligne 4 | 2001 | Bu_hanan |
| Angles | 2004,05 | Bu_hanan |
| Sharp Teeth | 2007 | Fat Cat |
| Fear Of Flying | 2008 | Fat Cat |
| I Mean To Live Here Still | 2010 | Fat Cat |
Collaborations
In 2008, Fat Cat asked Daniels to do additional recording and remix Frightened Rabbit's It's Christmas So We'll Stop.
In 2011, Daniels contributed a remix to Our Brother the Native's Rhythm Hymns.
Sharp Teeth Musicians
David Karsten Daniels - Organ, Guitar (Acoustic), Bass, Piano, Cello, Drums, Glockenspiel, Guitar (Electric), Tambourine, Vocals
Aimee Argote - Vocals
Aaron Bratcher - Trombone (Bass), Trombone (Tenor)
Dane Daniels - Drums, Tambourine, Vocals
Daniel Hart - Violin, Viola
Eric Haugen - Guitar (Electric)
Alex Lazara - Organ, Synthesizer, Piano, Vocals, Engineer, Mellotron, Fender Rhodes
Sara Morris - Organ, Cello, Vocals
Zac Petersen - Trumpet
Tim Phillips - Trumpet
John Ribo - Guitar (Electric), Vocals
Jason Sayers - Trombone (Tenor)
Joshua Snyder - Drums
Mara Thomas - Vocals
Erin Wright - Vocals
Perry Wright - Tambourine, Vocals
Joseph P. Zoller - Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor)
Fear of Flying Musicians
David Karsten Daniels - Bass, Guitar, Percussion, Drums, Keyboards, Programming, Vocals, Engineer, Mixing
Daniel Hart - Violin
Sara Morris - Vocals
John Ribo - Vocals
Wendy Spitzer - Oboe
Dylan Thurston - Drums
Perry Wright - Vocals, Handclaps
I Mean To Live Here Still Musicians
David Karsten Daniels - vocals, acoustic guitar
Bob Miller - trumpet, piccolo trumpet
Jason Scott - clarinet, flute, saxophone
John Lilley - saxophone, clarinet
Reggie Pace - trombone, tuba, claps
Bryan Hooten - trombone
Cameron Ralston - upright bass
Matthew E. White - horn arrangements, electric guitar
Pinson Chanselle - drums
Brian Jones - percussion
Gabe Churray - synthesizer
Alex Lazara - organ, mellotron
Trey Pollard - pedal steel
Eddie Prendergast - electric bass
Toby Whitaker - trombone
Perry Wright - bass voice
External links
References
- ↑ Schaefer, John (December 8, 2010). "The 5 Best Genre-Defying Albums Of 2010". NPR. Retrieved November 11, 2011.