Dayve Dean <dayvedean>
"Singer/Songwriter"


Dayve Dean is a singer/songwriter based in Cheshire, UK.

His new album Octagon was released in 2008, available to buy from www.dayve.co.uk. It features 10 new songs and a bonus live track and includes vocals from top 40 singer/songwriter Thea Gilmore.


In 2000 he recorded his debut album Still Life which contained thoughtful, mainly guitar based folk/pop with elements of dance music, taking inspiration from artists such as Crowded House, REM and Aimee Mann. It was produced by Nigel Stonier.

The Another Christmas EP was released on 17 December 2007 and features three songs: Another Christmas, a new Christmas song taken from the new Octagon album; Christmas Ghost, a new version of the song originally from Still Life; and River, a cover of the Joni Mitchell classic. Available now from iTunes, Napster and www.indiestore.com/dayvedean

You can sign up to Dayve's email mailing list at www.dayve.co.uk

Dayve Dean says:

"The new website is now live! Visit www.dayve.co.uk to read the blog, write on the message board, listen to music and join the mailing list!" (66 weeks ago) me too! | Reply
Genre
Acoustic
Folk Rock
Indie

Label
Ten To One Records
Self Published

Hometown
Crewe
UK

URL
http://www.bebo.com/dayvedean

Profile Created
March 2008

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Influences
Aimee Mann, David Gray, Vonda Shepard, REM, Crowded House, Tiffany, Tasmin Archer, Nigel Stonier, Thea Gilmore, Shakespear's Sister, Joni Mitchell

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Starting Line (live at the Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride's)

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  • Too much information!

    I've had a busy couple of months, especially with the launch of the new album and performing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

    It's all great fun to do so thank you to everyone who has supported me so far.

    Since getting back from Edinburgh I've been sorting through some of the videos and photos that I have from there and also the album launch events. I've still got quite a few to sort through and it seems to be taking a while to get them uploaded onto the various sites. There are now quite a few videos and photos to have a look through if you have time to spare - details below.

    I've also been struggling to get the various social networks under control and ensure I'm posting to them all. You can find a list of sites that I'm part of at the top of most of the pages at www.dayve.co.uk, and that's also the best place to look for the latest information. I tend to update MySpace, Flickr, Twitter and YouTube more than others - does anybody ever actually use Bebo?!

    If you're after photos then www.flickr.com/dayvedean is a good place to start (RSS feeds for my Flickr photostream are available at: feed://api.flickr.com/services/fee
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    I've uploaded photos from around Edinburgh and also the three launch events for Octagon. Feel free to leave comments!

    For videos, go to www.youtube.com/dayvedean where I'll be posting new videos as they become available, and you can also subscribe to my video podcasts (search for them on iTunes) which I'll be aiming to update weekly in both HD and iPod quality.

    YouTube currently has videos from the main album launch gig at Orchard Studios with a full band including Dan Logan, Nigel Stonier, Fluff, and Roy Martin. There are also the majority of my final show at the Acoustic Music Centre @ St Bride's in Edinburgh, recorded on 24th August. These videos will be coming to the video podcast over the next few weeks. You can also view these videos on MySpaceTV and Facebook.

    The web's interactive these days so feel free to comment, message, post and join in! It's great to hear from you.

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  • New album Octagon now available

    My new album Octagon is now available as a limited edition release exclusive to this website and live shows. The CD is packaged in eco-friendly Jakebox packaging, made with recycled card, printed using vegetable based inks and holding the CD in place using a revolutionary 'claw'.

    The album was recorded between November 2007 and April 2008 at The Loft, Liverpool; Orchard Studios, Cheshire; and The Motor Museum, Liverpool. It was produced by Nigel Stonier and features vocals from top 40 singer/songwriter Thea Gilmore.

    Octagon features the following tracks, and can be previewed using the music player at www.dayve.co.uk:

    Follow
    Ordinary
    I Could Be Happy With You
    Starting Line
    Lizard Skin
    Tell You
    I Don't Want To Be That Man Anymore
    Like Jimmy Did (live at The Loft)
    Waters
    Another Christmas
    Ride

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  • Edinburgh and changes to www.dayve.co.uk

    I've had confirmation from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe that I'll be performing some preview shows on the High Street (Royal Mile) during the festival. I'm still awaiting confirmation of the exact times and dates so I'll post an update when I have them.

    I've made a couple of small changes to my website at www.dayve.co.uk. The music player is now available in a pop up window so you can continue to listen while browsing the site (or other sites!). I've also added social bookmarking links to some of the pages, mainly blog posts and RSS feeds. I'm still trying to get my head around the whole social bookmarking concept so might be able to extend this to more of the website as time goes on.

    Tickets for my show Octagon '08 have started to steadily sell which is great news - thank you if you have already bought one! If not, you can get one from www.edfringe.com or by calling the Acoustic Music Centre box office on 0131 346 1405.

    I look forward to seeing you there!

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