David Goldman

Artist Information

Biography

DAVID GOLDMAN, Singer/Songwriter, Producer

“Few people on this earth were born to sing, but lucky for us, David Goldman is one of them.” Christine Lavin

"...Light in the Tunnel is an instant classic of Roots Americana."—John Hammel, HomeGrownRadioNJ.com

"David Goldman has a gift for channeling his love of the whole wide world of music into well-crafted songs, and he has the voice to do those songs justice."—John Platt, WFUV 90.7FM

Airplay on over 100 stations nationwide!
This summer the CD reached:
• #1 on Roots Music Report's NY: Roots Radio Airplay Chart
• #10 Cashbox Magazine/Roots/Americana/Country Top 50
• #16 Roots Rock Internet Airplay Top 50
• #67 Folk DJ Chart

"Summer With Juliet is truly wonderful, full of that all-too-rare quality of vision meeting craft and giftedness head on…. The world will always need…music written with depth of soul, character and heart. David Goldman's voice is beautiful, his lyrics surprising, his range impressive, and the record stays with you…" Rob Mathes, songwriter, performer, arranger. (Elvis Costello, Sting, Bonnie Raitt, etc.)

Combine heartfelt singing and songwriting with worldly influences from Blues, Folk, Country, Celtic, Latin and WorldBeat roots, and you have David Goldman’s Summer With Juliet. There are over 100 guest artists on the album—including singer/songwriter Dayna Kurtz, New York Voices’ Lauren Kinhan, Irish bagpipe wizard Jerry O’Sullivan, Billy Joel Sax player Richie Cannata, Celtic singer Susan McKeown, African percussion group "Heritage" and Suzanne Vega guitarists Billy Masters and Marc Shulman. Summer With Juliet celebrates musical colors across many cultural divides; it has received airplay on nearly 140 radio stations worldwide.

Of Jewish, Sicilian and Albanian background, David Goldman grew up in a house rich with classical, opera, popular, blues and international folk music. David’s musical influences and tastes run from Stevie Wonder, Howlin’ Wolf, and Tim Buckley to Ravi Shankar and Italian tenor Carlo Buti.

As a student in Friends World College (now Global College of LIU), David studied music, language and photography for three and a half years in India (Sitar and Vocal), Japan (Lute, Koto, and Vocal) and Korea and Mexico. He has also traveled in Italy, Portugal, England and France as well as in the American Southwest.

He has performed two of his songs at Birdland with jazz singer Hilary Kole and recently opened for Kenny Loggins at Tarrytown Music Hall. He was given a role in “John Goldfarb Please Come Home,” a new musical making its debut at the New York International Fringe Festival in August 2007, with book by William Peter Blatty (“The Exorcist”) and music by Michael Garin, Robert Hipkens and Erik Frandsen (“Song of Singapore”). NYTheatre.com Review comment on the group Mr. Goldman was in: “…The State Department staff…..does some amazing ensemble work…”

David was a winner in the 2003 Great American Song Contest Pop Category. “Te Extraño Tanto”--co-written with Jeff Franzel and noted Latin songwriter Mimi Ibarra--won third place in the Latin/World category in the 2002 Billboard Songwriting Contest. His “Summer With Juliet” received an Honorable Mention in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest. Mr. Goldman has recently signed three licensing agreements to promote his music for film and television. He has been a recipient of the ASCAPlus Awards for five consecutive years, from 2004 through 2008.

David has performed at Tarrytown Music Hall, the Paramount Center for the Arts in Peekskill--opening for the Rippingtons, Rockwood Music Hall, Pleasantville Music Festival, Tribeca Performing Arts Center,The Living Room, New Song Festival, the Bitter End, Rutgers University, Acoustic Live Showcase at Falcon Ridge Folk Festival and University of Maryland and numerous other venues in the Northeast. He has been interviewed and has performed live on a number of New York, Boston, Connecticut and Maine area radio stations, including WOR’s nationally syndicated Joey Reynolds Show. He has also been a regular at Birdland’s Jim Caruso Cast Party for the past two years.

www.DavidGoldman.com

Instrumentation

David Goldman, Vocals and Guitar
Piano: Daniel A. Weiss
Percussion: Robin Daniels

Discography

CD "Light In The Tunnel" on WORLDWAVE RECORDS. Early July 2010 release. National Radio campaign add date July 12, 2010.
Folk, Celtic-influenced, Gospel, Blues....

CD "Summer With Juliet" on WORLDWAVE RECORDS
Received airplay on over 135 stations nationwide.
Favorite tracks are Blue Collar Town, One of These Days (Soldier's Song), Summer With Juliet, Takeda No Komori Uta, Someday I'll Fly, No Easy Way To Say Goodbye and Sorry Said The Moon

Links

• MySpace
• Facebook
• My YouTube Channel
• CD Baby
• i-Tunes

Audio

• Goin' To America (Medley)
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• Put Your Squeeze On Me Live Solo
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• Blue Collar Town Live Solo
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• Take Me To The Canyon
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• I Remember You
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Lyrics

• Blue Collar Town
• I Remember You
• A Soldier's Return (Come Back)
• Take Me To The Canyon
• Goin' To America (Medley)

Video

Photo Gallery

Press

• Christine Lavin [+ Show ]
  

  "Few people on this earth were born to sing, but lucky for us, David Goldman is one of them." May 3,..."Few people on this earth were born to sing, but lucky for us, David Goldman is one of them." May 3, 2010

• John Hammel, HomeGrownRadioNJ
  

  Light in the Tunnel is an instant classic of Roots Americana."—John Hammel, HomeGrownRadioNJ.com

• WFUV DJ John Platt [+ Show ]
  

  "David Goldman has a gift for channeling his love of the whole wide world of music into well-crafted..."David Goldman has a gift for channeling his love of the whole wide world of music into well-crafted songs, and he has the voice to do those songs justice."—John Platt, WFUV 90.7FM

• Listener Review [+ Show ]
  

  I am totally blown away by Summer With Juliet. Wow, how beautiful. It is one of the most inspiring t...I am totally blown away by Summer With Juliet. Wow, how beautiful. It is one of the most inspiring things I've heard and it stands out way above the crowd. I love the variety, the writing, the production, the layering of textures, the sensitivity, David's VOICE. His vocal work is stunning and his sensibility and love for other cultures and languages really comes through. And what a great cast of people he has supporting his talents. It really shines for me all the way through. Well, obviously I can't say enough about this heartfelt music...except that I am very lucky to have it in my player.

• Rob Mathes, Producer [+ Show ]
  

  "Summer With Juliet is truly wonderful, full of that all-too-rare quality of vision meeting craft an..."Summer With Juliet is truly wonderful, full of that all-too-rare quality of vision meeting craft and giftedness head on…. The world will always need…music written with depth of soul, character and heart. David Goldman's voice is beautiful, his lyrics surprising, his range impressive, and the record stays with you…" Rob Mathes, songwriter, performer, arranger. (Sting, Elvis Costello, Bonnie Raitt, etc.)

• All Around the World [+ Show ]
  

  “Summer with Juliet is one of those rare works in which what may seem to be disparate parts meld int...“Summer with Juliet is one of those rare works in which what may seem to be disparate parts meld into a compelling statement of beauty and wonderment…. accomplishing a travelogue of sorts that would cause envy in some of the pop world’s most notorious border crossers, such as Sting, Paul Simon and David Byrne.” Tom Staudter, Croton Gazette “On The Beat”

• Roots Report CD Review [+ Show ]
  

  “What a wonderful mixture of 17 songs all performed and mostly written by David Goldman. “Summer Wi...“What a wonderful mixture of 17 songs all performed and mostly written by David Goldman. “Summer With Juliet” is an album for all who enjoy good music. (Folk, Pop, Blues and Worldbeat.) A superb vocal range and the passionate feeling David Goldman instills in his songs makes for an outstanding CD.” Roots Music Report. Rating: 5 Stars out of 5, Mixed Genre

• Tribes Hill Picks [+ Show ]
  

  “…David's "Summer with Juliet" is an eclectic trove of genuine and provocative styles that flow lik... “…David's "Summer with Juliet" is an eclectic trove of genuine and provocative styles that flow like honey from the bee. On this remarkable CD we take a romantic journey across the world….Through dynamic and curious episodes of the Blues, World, Latin, Country, Asian, and Jazz, we explore and experience the enchanting music of David Goldman. David's clear and resonating voice adds dimension to his songwriting genius. He writes and sings in many languages exquisitely. A true troubadour and romantic… .” Rick Rock, Director, Tribes Hill & Hammond House, from June, 2003 issue of Tribes Hill News.

• All Music Guide CD Review [+ Show ]
  

  “This is first and foremost a pop album…But what makes it a unique recording is David Goldman's impl...“This is first and foremost a pop album…But what makes it a unique recording is David Goldman's implementation of a wide variety of worldwide folk influences. He seems to have accurately captured the vocal nuances of Japanese, Indian, and Mexican music as well as the stylings of American blues and Celtic music. He is joined by a large supporting cast…Through all the stylistic changes and shuffling of personnel on this album, there exists the undeniable unifying component -- Goldman's voice. He has a pure, accommodating, and comforting voice that gives credence to his globetrotting tendencies…” Dave Sleger

Setlist

Sets are generally 45 minutes, and mostly original songs from my CDs "Light In The Tunnel" and "Summer WIth Juliet"
Set List:
Blue Collar Town (Acoustic Rock)
Summer With Juliet (Celtic Rock)
A Soldier's Return (Folk-Rock)
I Remember You (Love Song)
So Lonesome For You (Slow Blues)
Te Extrano Tanto (Latin)
One of These Days (Soldier's Song) (Folk)
Lag Gai Chot (Hindustani Traditional)
Someday I'll Fly (Blues/MiddleEastern/Indian/Country
No Easy Way To Say Goodbye (Pop)
Sombras (Latin)
E Nossa Cancao (WorldBeat)

Basic Requirements

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