150 Fans and Growing!

Hello everybody!

I just wanted to give you an update on what's going on with my music. As you know, during the past several months we've had lots of concerts doing lots of styles of music. My repertoire continues to grow and there is so much more music to explore and learn. I don't want to be stuck in one musical genre; don't fence me in. Better to have one's own style than to try some cookie-cutter approach to music.

For me, singing my songs is not about seeking fame and fortune. Frankly, I don't wanna be a "wanna-be" music star. Crass commercialism is not my thing. (Heck, I'm still trying to figure out how to put a website together.) There's something more important here. Music is a temporal art, as one of my former choir directors used to say. It is about being in the moment, experiencing the colors and shades of sounds in connection with words and phrases and concepts. The poetry and wonder of a simple song can lead to so many different interpretations and musical presentations. This is what I'm about.

So what am I doing now? Aside from attending to developments in my technical career, I have stepped back to take a fresh look at my songlist and to think about the next step in terms of performance. So out of some 650 songs, I am taking a closer look at about 140 of them. Sometimes it's good to slow down and focus. And I continue to work with other musicians to develop a particular "sound", or should we say different "sounds" depending on the ensemble.

So what can you expect from me and my friends in 2008? How about:

• rich and varied vocal music, duets, trios, quartets, from some great singers
• the arrival of a "rockabilly" sound with the music of Cash, Elvis, Everly Brothers, and more
• the addition of more recent pop and rock songs to the repertoire
• some more exploration of other traditional musical cultures (Irish, African, etc.)

And how about you? Would you like to get involved? It would be great if you could help get the word out. In fact, you could let me know by going to the site www.reverbnation.com/davidscottbrown and finding the right tab to join my "street team". (You could also find html code to put on your website that would help people find this website.) As a street team member, you could join in to help invite people to attend concerts or join this site as a fan. You could join with me in planning events and putting concerts together. You could hang out at rehearsals and let us know what kind of music suits your fancy. And you're always welcome to offer advice. When you become involved more closely with sharing this music, then you will see how far we can go in enjoying these musical experiences and bringing people together.

As the Mac Davis song "I Believe in Music" says: Music is the universal language and love is the key. Hey, drop me an email and tell me what you think!

See you at a concert soon!

-David Scott Brown
http://www.reverbnation.com/davidscottbrown