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David Blair
2010 was a good year for David as he found himself performing two official Winter Olympic performances, opening for Juno nominee K’Naan, being a finalist for the Shore 104.3 Sounds Of Summer Song Competition and showcasing at the Western Canadian Music Awards, Break Out West Festival in Kelowna.
He has been busy the past couple of years as he has shared the stage with Dan Mangan, John Mann (Spirit Of The West), Daniel Wesley, Kate Miller-Heidke (Sony Australia), Stef Lang, Royal Wood, Juno nominee Twilight Hotel, Andrew Allen (Columbia) and Hannah Georgas who also guested on his album ‘Things Left Unsaid’.
‘Hurts So Hard’ and ‘This Is The Soundtrack’ received radio play across Canada in 2009 and 2010 and from that interest, music videos were soon released for both songs with ‘Hurts So Hard’ being featured at the Chicago Movies and Music Festival 2010 and ‘This Is The Soundtrack’ at the Vancouver French Film Festival.
Born and raised in Vancouver, he grew up with many different musical influences and though he was classically trained in piano from a young age he didn’t start playing guitar until after high school. First starting out in a rock band, he soon opted to go out on his own, releasing his solo EP “Songs of Love and Introspection” in 2006, which won several song writing awards, including three honorable mentions from Billboard’s World Song Writing Competition and an inclusion of his song ‘Let You Go’ in a showcase compilation album out of LA.
He has toured widely across North America in support of his first full length album ‘Hard To Control’ and his latest, produced by Winston (Hannah Georgas, Hey Ocean) ‘Things Left Unsaid’ playing rooms across Canada and in the US from New York to LA in venues such as the Viper Room and the House of Blues in Hollywood. In late 2008, ‘Hard to Control’ picked up the ‘Best Contemporary Album’ award and received runner up for the ‘Best Adult Contemporary Male Artist’ for the Toronto Exclusive Magazine Awards.
Achievements
- Top 20 Finalist in Shore FM’s Sounds of Summer contest
- Honourable mention in the Billboard World Songwriting Competition 2009
- 2nd place Unisong World Song Contest 2009
- Best Adult Contemporary Album Toronto Exclusive Magazine Awards 2008
- Top Music Artist Award for Temecula International Film and Music Festival 2006
- 3 Honorable Mentions in the Billboard World Song Contest 2005
Notalble Performances
- 2010 – Break Out West (Western Canadian Music Awards)* 2010 – Shore FM Shorefest Festival* 2010 – Winter Olympics, Vancouver
- 2009 – Junofest WestJet Street Party
- 2009 – Junofest with Royal Wood and Juno Nominee ‘Twilight Hotel’ * 2008 – Bluebird North Songwriter Circle w/ John Mann (Spirit of the West), Shari Ulrich
- 2008 – Sullivan Hall – NYC Mar 2008
- 2007 – House of Blues and Viper Room – Hollywood
Press
“I find David’s songs compelling. They are full of strong intelligent lyrics creating wonderful images and heartfelt moods, all driven by catchy musical hooks with simple but very good arrangements. I am a believer that no one delivers a song quite like the writer and David is singing proof of that.” – Dale Russell, The Guess Who
“With his ultra-smooth voice and compelling emotion, Blair’s take on breezy 1970’s California pop-rock is sure to leave first-time listeners more than a little wowed.”
– Jennifer Charlesworth, Georgia Straight
“Canadian singer-songwriter David Blair holds nothing back….Endearing and affecting, [Things Left Unsaid] provides listeners with an unforgettable soundtrack for any occasion.” - Performing Songwriter Mar/Apr 2009
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