David Hodges

For other people named David Hodges, see David Hodges (disambiguation).

David Hodges
Birth name	David Hall Hodges
Born	December 5, 1978 (1978-12-05) (age 32) Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Genres	Alternative rock, electronica, pop, rock, Christian
Occupations	Songwriter, producer, composer, keyboardist, vocalist, singer
Instruments	Vocals, piano, guitar, drums, bandoneón
Years active	2000–present
Labels	Sleepwalker Music, Warner Brothers, Epic Records, Windup Records
Associated acts	The Age of Information Trading Yesterday Evanescence

David Hodges (born December 5, 1978) is a songwriter, producer, composer, keyboardist and vocalist from Little Rock, Arkansas. He is best known for his work with the band Evanescence, which he left in 2002. He has also been part of the bands Trading Yesterday, The Age of Information, Avox, and David Hodges solo. Currently Hodges is based in Los Angeles, CA where he is focused on being a songwriter and producer.

Awards

Billboard 2003 - Evanescence - New Group Artist of the Year
Billboard 2003 - Evanescence - Soundtrack Single of the Year
Grammy 2004 - Evanescence - Best New Artist
Grammy 2004 - Evanescence - Best Hard Rock Performance
Grammy 2005 (nomination) - Evanescence - Best Pop Performance
Grammy 2006 - Kelly Clarkson - Best Pop Vocal Album
BMI Pop Award 2005 - Evanescence - "Bring Me To Life"
BMI Pop Award 2006 - Evanescence - "My Immortal"
BMI Pop Award 2007 - Kelly Clarkson - "Because of You" - Song of the Year
BMI Country Award 2008 - Reba McEntire - "Because of You"
BMI Pop Award 2010 - David Archuleta - "Crush"
BMI Pop Award 2010 - Daughtry - "What About Now"
Golden Globe Award nomination - Carrie Underwood - "There's a Place For Us"

Bands

Evanescence

Hodges was asked to join Evanescence in late 1999 and co-wrote many of the songs on their Origin demo CD and their debut album, Fallen. He decided to leave in December 2002 because he thought that he was leading the band into a more Christian rock scene than Ben Moody and Amy Lee were comfortable with and was no longer in the group when the controversy in April 2003 surrounding the band's Christian labeling emerged. Lee and Moody announced that the band was not associated with the Christian rock scene. In 2004, Hodges took home two Grammy awards with the band for Best Hard Rock Performance and Best New Artist.^[1]

Trading Yesterday

In 2003, Hodges and Mark Colbert decided to start a band called Trading Yesterday. The band, which at the time consisted of Hodges (vocals, acoustic guitar and keyboard/piano), Colbert (drums) and Steven McMorran (bass), released a demo CD called The Beauty and the Tragedy on May 15, 2004. Also in 2004, they signed a record deal with Epic Records and moved to Los Angeles, California to record their major label debut album. The album was finished during the first half of 2005 and the single "One Day" was released on the soundtrack to the movie Stealth. On November 15, 2005, Trading Yesterday parted ways with Epic Records and as of 2007^[update] remains an independent band. Drummer and co-founder Colbert left the band in the summer of 2006 to pursue a career as an audio engineer. The band's intended debut album, More Than This, was never officially released due to the split from Epic and subsequently leaked to the Internet in December 2006. It was re-released on September 2011 on Amazon and iTunes.

The Age of Information

In August 2007, Trading Yesterday changed their name to The Age of Information and added band mates Josh Dunahoo and Will Hunt. Along with the change in name came a change in sound, moving from more acoustic to more electronic. The EP Everything is Broken was released on September 11, 2007.

We Are the Fallen

Through 2009, He collaborated with the band We Are the Fallen which consists of former Evanescence members.

Solo project

In July 2008, it was announced that Hodges had been signed by Warner Bros. Records to produce a solo album.^[2] Hodges will be releasing a series of EPs instead of a full length album. The first set, titled The Rising EP was released digitally on August 11, 2009.^[3]

AVOX

In fall of 2010, Hodges released a new project with longtime friend John Campbell, entitled AVOX. The 16 song album features dark electronic film score for TV and Film. Hodges has commented that this is the first of perhaps more releases under the brand as his foray into film.

Arrows To Athens

In October 2011, David Hodges released a new album entitled Kings & Thieves, which has 12 songs written by David Hodges that is available on iTunes and Amazon.

Other projects and becoming a hit songwriter

In 2000, Hodges released a solo album called Musical Demonstrations Part 1 and that same year recorded songs for The Summit Church's Summit Worship CD. In 2003, he recorded three songs for The Summit Church's second release, The Genesis Project, and in December 2003 a number of his songs were included on a soundtrack for The Summit Church's Christmas program titled The Light.

While busy working on his own music, David has also been writing and producing songs for various artists. In 2007 he worked with Celine Dion (“This Time”) and the Backstreet Boys (“Something That I Already Know”). Hodges has also worked with superstar artist Kelly Clarkson, whom he dated, along with former Evanescence bandmate Ben Moody, on songs from her album Breakaway ("Because of You" and "Addicted"). The album went on to sell over 11 million records worldwide and garnered him the 2007 BMI Song of the Year honor, a rarely accomplished and prestigious award. The song Because of You went on to be re-cut by Reba McEntire and went to number 1 on the Billboard top 100 and became her number 2 debut. in 2008, David had a hit as writer producer for American Idol / Jive recording artist David Archuleta and his song "Crush." The song reached number 2 on the Billboard top 100 and was the highest chart debut of any single since January 2007. Hodges also wrote a hit song with Daughtry entitled "What About Now," which sold 4 million records and went to number 1. The album was the fastest selling record of all time. David took home a BMI pop award for the song in 2010.^[4] David also co-wrote "Open Up Your Eyes" and "Supernatural" with Daughtry from his hit album "Leave this Town." The record went on to sell over a million copies. Hodges made his first impact in the country world with artist Carrie Underwood where he co-wrote "What Can I Say" from her record "Play On" which went to number one on the Billboard charts and sold over 1 million albums. David also co-wrote pop smash "Wanted" for Jessie James as well as Mayday Parade's pop punk anthem "The Memory."

In fall of 2010, Hodges went to Nashville yet again to co-write with Carrie Underwood, this time for the title song on the latest Chronicles of Narnia film. The song was called "There's a Place for Us."^[5] The song was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for best original song in a motion picture.^[6]

In spring of 2011, Hodges had success with Christina Perri's album "Love Strong" in which he worked on co-writing and production of many songs on the record. Hodges also appears in the video for "Arms." Hodges also co-wrote "Circadian," "Hard To Believe," and "Rapid Eye Movement" for the new David Cook record "This Loud Morning," as well as "This Is Not The Last Time" for the album's deluxe edition. Also in 2011, David has been writing with artists like Carrie Underwood, Jason Derulo, Jason Mraz, Shinedown, Orianthi, Boys Like Girls, Good Charlotte, Tristan Prettyman, and more.

NBC's The Voice

In summer of 2011, David Hodges song "Stitch by Stitch" was placed with first place winner Javier Colon as his first single. The song went immediately to the number 1 position on the iTunes pop charts.

Representatives

David Hodges is published by EMI Music Publishing worldwide and managed by Lucas Keller at The Collective.

Discography

EPs

• The Rising EP (2009)

Singles

• Hard to Believe (2009)

Special projects

• AVOX - "The Fragile World" (2010)
• Arrows To Athens - King & Thieves (2011)

References

1. ^ "46th Annual Grammy Awards - 2004". Rock On The Net. 2004-02-08. http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2004/grammys.htm. Retrieved 2010-11-25. 
2. ^ "ArtHouse Entertainment (July 2008 news)". ArtHouseEnt.com. http://www.arthouseent.com/. Retrieved 2008-09-30. 
3. ^ "Singer-Songwriter and Grammy-Award Winner David Hodges Nabs Sold-Out Chris Daughtry Tour". September 28, 2007. http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20090731005391&newsLang=en. Retrieved 2009-08-01. 
4. ^ "Video | David Hodges at 58th Annual BMI Pop Awards". BMI.com. http://www.bmi.com/video/entry/548230/. Retrieved 2010-11-25. 
5. ^ "Carrie Underwood Records "There's a Place For Us" For New "Chronicles of Narnia" Film - ARTISTdirect News". Artistdirect.com. http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/carrie-underwood-records-there-s-a-place-for-us-for-new-chronicles-of-narnia-film/7709278. Retrieved 2010-11-25. 
6. ^ http://www.deadline.com/2010/12/2011-golden-globe-nominations-announced

External links

• Official website
• David Hodges on Myspace

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