David Poe

David Poe

David Poe is an American songwriter, singer, musician, performer and composer.

Biography

Poe was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan and raised in Dayton, Ohio, where he performed and recorded with local bands. He graduated from Miami University (Oxford) and relocated to New York City in 1992, serving as a live mix engineer for the performance art venue CB's 313 Gallery until he was signed to Sony Music in 1996.

Poe's self-titled debut (1997 in US; 1999 in Europe on Ulftone) was produced by T-Bone Burnett. Poe followed his debut with "The Late Album" (2002) and "Love Is Red" (2004 in Europe, 2005 in the US by 720/The Lab/Universal Music Group.) 2006 saw the release of a live performance DVD entitled David Poe: Onstage at World Café Live Universal Music Group. An EP of performances from an American tour of the same year was released by The Artists Den on iTunes as "David Poe: Live and Solo." Poe's website announced his intention to release another solo record in 2008, tentatively entitled "Joy".

As a songwriter, he is known for clever wordplay ("You're The Bomb," "Moon," "Reunion," "Wilderness," "Love Is Red") and adventurous arrangements that combine unusual orchestration, classic rock, Eastern influences and acoustic music ("The Late Song "(Je Ne Suis Pas Mort)", Star, Not Enough Night.) His songs have been featured in numerous films and television shows, including Transamerica, The O.C. and Dawson's Creek. Poe composed and produced film scores for Pocket Pair (2007) and Capers (2008).

In 2004, Poe helped produce Concerts For Change in New York, Minneapolis and London in an effort to change American leadership. The effort registered thousands of new American voters. In 2005, he served for as artist-in-residence of the media collective Artists Den, a music discovery project.

Poe has produced recordings by Melissa Sheehan, Jenifer Jackson, Regina Spektor and Golden Smog guitarist Kraig Jarret Johnson and jazz trumpeter John "Scrapper" Sneider. An ongoing collaboration with Tony Award-winning songwriter Duncan Sheik, Matt Johnson, Morgan Taylor and Fil Krohnengold is likely to yield a new record in 2008; the band's name is "The I Love You."

Poe has recorded, performed, toured and/or collaborated with John Abbey, Ed Ackerson, Peter Anderson, Jeff Allen, Tori Amos, Joan Baez, Jim Boggia, Jim Boquist, Butterfly Boucher, Michael Brauer, Jon Brion, T-Bone Burnett, Sim Cain, Darren Callahan, Vanessa Carlton, Lloyd Cole, Milo Decruz, Bob Dylan, Jason Falkner, Juan Garcia, Andy Gardiner, Golden Smog, Ed Harcourt, Chris Harford, Jesse Harris, Don Heffington, Jim Hoke, Brian Huck, The Jayhawks, Jenifer Jackson, Kraig Jarret Johnson, Matt Johnson, Brad Jones, Howard Jones, Gary Jules, Suzie Katayama, Fil Krohnengold, Reni Laine, Jacob Lawson, Daryl Leonard, Lifehouse, Lisa Loeb, Tom Lord-Alge, Gary Louris, Tony Mason, Jamie Myerson, Norrin Radd, Beth Orton, David Pattillo, Gene Paul, Ben Peeler, Marc Perlman, Marc Ribot, Susan Rogers, Steve Rosenthal, Ron Sexsmith, Jane Siberry, Melissa Sheehan, Duncan Sheik, Regina Spektor, Morgan Taylor, They Might Be Giants, Glenn Tilbrook of Squeeze, The Tiny, Trip Shakespeare, Chris Whitley, Daniel Wise, Holly Cole Trio and Doug Yowell.

Discography

* David Poe Onstage at World Café Live DVD (2007)
* David Poe Live & Solo (2006)
* Love Is Red (2004)
* The Late Album (2002)
* David Poe (1999)
* The Glass Suit (1996)
* Grrrl Suite (1995)

External links

* [http://www.davidpoe.com www.davidpoe.com]
* [http://www.deviousplanet.com/dpoe/index.shtml David Poe bio and press materials]
* [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4736660 National Public Radio interview and story (US)]
* [http://www.myspace.com/davidpoe David Poe on myspace.com]
* [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/victoriawilliams/articles/story/6213978/poe_friends_rock_for_kerry Concerts For Change article in Rolling Stone, 2004]
* [http://www.davidpoe.com/movie.html Promotional trailer for "Love Is Red"]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dzs31xVy1vI Music video for "The Drifter"]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IO08O0r-nVE Live solo performance of "The Pornographer"]


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