David Pavia is a songwriter and performer with a deep commitment to the power of music. His songs are contemporary, but they harken back to a time when artists stood for something more than what is on the surface. His vision is to create an uncompromising body of work that inspires at the deepest level. He has recently released his first full length recording, 2007's "Songs For Soft Machines". Collaborating with Andy Ross of Ok Go, Benjy King of Scandal, and Travis Harrison of The Unsacred Hearts, David has made a powerful statement that blends alternative rock, americana, and soul in a cohesive mix that inspires from start to finish. Neufutur.com writes "any one of the ten cuts from “Songs For Soft Machines� will have something impressive to hear" -April 07 Originally from Brooklyn, NY David performs locally in Los Angeles, CA where he has recently relocated to pursue music full time.
Latest News
David @ The Band of P's are playing on 4/20/10 at Air Conditioned Lounge in Venice, CA
625 Lincoln Blvd. Venice, CA 90291
"Songs For Soft Machines" Now Available on iTunes!!!
David Played the Abbott Kinney Festival in Venice on October 1st
New Song 'Alas' now on Broadjam!
This song is part of a new project David has underway. Details soon!
David Pavia Artist Bio
David Pavia: Biography
To say that David Pavia is introspective about his music and career is to be guilty of extreme understatement.
Like many of his indie singer/songwriter brethren, Pavia mixes his passion for music with a “day job”— except in this case, there’s a stronger connection between his vocation and avocation: he’s a psychotherapist who tries to help people connect with their creative spirit.
“Everyone is put here on the earth to do something amazing,” he says. “Sometimes the world assassinates their best dreams; I try to resurrect those dreams and help people work towards them.
Performing is something that’s been inside David Pavia as long as he can remember. Bringing his talent into the world was as much about inner strength as talent. “I just never had the courage to own the dream and believe that I could have something to perform. That's what took me 30 years!” he says.
That self-awareness informs Pavia’s lyrics and music—notable for their sincerity and depth. He believes that his art comes from another place; so his process involves becoming aware of a lyrical melody and then letting the lyrics flow from that.
“It’s a fairly effortless thing when it happens,” he says. “My belief is that I am not really writing the songs. You can’t really try—if you do, it comes out trite and uninteresting.”
Like many songwriters, he immerses himself in, and draws inspiration from, music for which he has the utmost admiration: John Lennon, Ryan Adams, Jeff Tweedy, U2 ,Coldplay, Springsteen, Black Crowes. Pavia: “I find Lennon’s work to be some of the best stuff ever written.” On his new album, Pavia recorded a cover of Lennon’s “Look At Me” as a tribute on the 25th anniversary of his death.
Pavia has a clear-headed view of the challenges he faces as an indie artist—and the goals to which he aspires. “I just want people to listen to the record four or five times,” he says. “Nothing I write will hit people right away.” And rather than yearning for 250 tour dates a year, Pavia prefers to focus on songwriting and bringing his message to his listeners.
“I want them to be more connected to their own creativity,” he says, “to feel alive and in touch with what is really important for them to understand about their life.”
His debut album, Songs for Soft Machines, will likely have that effect. As his listeners heed his advice and listen “four or five times,” his audience and reputation as a singer and songwriter will grow and flourish.
For more information about David Pavia and his music, visit www.davidpavia.com. His debut album, Songs for Soft Machines, is available for purchase on iTunes and CD Baby. Media inquiries: contact Rhonda Kelly at 617.445.4383 or rkelley283@aol.com