Issue #123 – Digital Cover

Published on December 10th, 2019 | by Dr. Jerry Doby

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Who Is Dayvid?

Back Story – 21-year-old singer and songwriter DAYVID is a San Diego native.  As a child he sang in a church choir, and in high school began dissecting popular music to understand its construction. At 16, he began commuting to Los Angeles to find a path into the music industry and soon found success writing music for artists including Fedde le Grand and Navarra. At 18, DAYVID moved to Los Angeles to pursue a full-time music career. Wanting to remain independent, he assembled his own music team of collaborators, and released his debut single “Sure of Me” in Fall 2018. He began a collaboration with Grammy-nominated Morgan Taylor Reid soon after, which spawned the well-reviewed single “VHS” in Spring 2019 and the current single “Wasted Luv,” from his debut EP, “Dayvid.”

The Hype Magazine got Dayvid to weigh in on a few things!

From the outside looking in, who is the artist Dayvid?

For better or for worse, I’m a perfectionist who won’t stop until every detail is as good as we can make it.  I have spent years finding my voice and honing the messages I want my music to

communicate. With any pursuit of excellence, there are ups and downs, rewards and disappointments.  So I am grateful to be where I am now.  

What brought you to the entertainment industry, music specifically?

Good music is entertaining, but it is also art that speaks to people about life.  Music reached me when I was very young, and I decided that I wanted to be an artist that created music.  So I have worked hard to learn the music creation process. I’m still growing and learning, but I have created music that expresses my thoughts and feelings. I hope it will speak to others.

You took the path of remaining independent, what does the success of your debut project mean for you?

I decided that I wanted to create my own music my own way.  So I assembled my own team of experts in the many disciplines needed to create high-quality music and supporting visuals and other creative content.   I do a lot myself.  It is extremely rewarding to create and own art with a team I selected and led. 

Tell us more about your current project and what we can expect from you in 2020?

I just released my debut EP, self-titled “Dayvid.”  This is an eclectic collection of six songs that range across different musical styles that have influenced me.  The EP is a taste of what is to come on my upcoming debut album.  My 2020 goal is to release this album and tour to reach as many people as I can.

For new listeners, what song of yours would you pick as an introduction to you as an artist?

Each song on the EP expresses a different layer of me.  To know me as an artist, you need to know all of these layers.

Tell us a bit about your work and passions OUTSIDE of music…

My work is my passion, so most of my social life is with the members of my team.  But when I have the time, I enjoy catching up with the lives of old friends from outside the music industry.

 

Follow DAYVID on Instagram @officialdayvid, Twitter @OfficialDAYVID and on Facebook @officialdayvid

 

Photos courtesy of Dayvid Music


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Editor-in-Chief of The Hype Magazine, Media and SEO Consultant, Journalist, Ph.D. and retired combat vet. 2023 recipient of The President's Lifetime Achievement Award. Partner at THM Media Group. Member of the U.S. Department of Arts and Culture, the United States Press Agency and ForbesBLK.


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