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David Bronson

b. 1976

American singer-songwriter

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About David Bronson

Born 1976. David Bronson is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, music arranger and musician.

Early life Bronson was born in New York City and grew up in suburban New Jersey. He has two brothers, one of whom is an identical twin,

Bronson attended college at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, His MFA thesis included early versions of songs that would appear on The Long Lost Story. which is the second narrative half, but first released half of the autobiographical song cycle The Long Lost Story. and January 2013 in the United Kingdom and Europe. The first narrative half of the project, The Long Lost, was released next, in 2013, both in the U.S. and Europe. Bronson has been quoted as saying that Beck's Sea Change album, Peter Gabriel's Us album, and the work of music producer Daniel Lanois were all significant influences on The Long Lost Story.

The Long Lost Story, which began as Bronson's way of chronicling the end of an important relationship, has been described as Bronson's "own musical time capsule, autobiographical songs that tell tales of the hardest period of his life." The double album cycle was written by Bronson to feature only two voices, his own, and a female counterpart, which was sung by vocalist Maria Neckam, who has also performed in Bronson's live band.

Questions In January 2015, Bronson released his third studio album, Questions. The record was co-produced by veteran record producer Godfrey Diamond, who had previously worked with Bronson on finishing the recording of The Long Lost Story and mixed both of those albums. Bronson has stated that the album title comes from the fact that during the course of writing the songs, he began to notice that questions are asked or referred to in each song. Producer Godfrey Diamond has said that, upon hearing Bronson's intentions, made arrangements to invite veteran vocalists Robin Clark and Gordon Grody to sing on the album, (Clark was one of the background vocalists who sang on the Young Americans album, along with Luther Vandross and Ava Cherry). It was through Clark that longtime Bowie guitarist Carlos Alomar and vocalist Lea-Lórien, who are Clark's husband and daughter respectively, became involved in the production.

Bronson released a number of music videos to support the album. The official video for the song "Songbird" premiered on Entertainment Weekly's website on December 11, 2014. The video depicted Bronson and his bandmates driving in a car, playing and singing the song. The official video for the song "Connect the Dots" was featured on the United Kingdom's MOJO music website on December 18, 2014, alongside an interview with Carlos Alomar on his involvement with Bronson and the making of Questions.

Style Bronson's music has been characterized as falling within a number of genres and categorizations, including singer-songwriter, folk-rock, indie rock, indie folk, new folk, and soul-infused rock,

Discography Story (2012) The Long Lost (2013) Questions (2015)

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University of Michigan, Pratt Institute

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Frequently asked questions

Who is David Bronson?

American singer-songwriter

When was David Bronson born?

David Bronson was born on 20 December 1976 in New York City.

What is David Bronson's occupation?

David Bronson is a singer-songwriter, record producer, music arranger and musician.

What nationality is David Bronson?

David Bronson is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: David Bronson

· Wikidata: Q21170462

· DBpedia: David Bronson (musician)

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