I give great thanks to all who gave to it! The support for this CD was and still is surprising, if not stunning. “ At Peace” ~ solo piano was released in February 2001. A few months later I focused in on an album project, rented a grand, crammed it into my basement and spent three weeks diligently practicing & recording. From that day forward, my synthesizers began to acquire dust as I played my new Yamaha U1 upright acoustic piano. No, I didn’t perform magically for her (acoustic piano was a bit foreign to me at that time), but I was enamored by the power, simplicity, and enchanting sound of the instrument as a solo. I sat down at her Baldwin baby grand & something special happened. Realizing that a musical career would be forever limited on the island, I moved to Seattle in ’97.Īt age 28, a trip back to Chicago to visit Dad lead me to meet my second cousin Joann Bongiorno, a classical piano virtuoso whom I had only heard stories about. My first release was “Ancient Sky” in ’94, an eclectic electronic blend of New Age piano, Native American influences (always a fav!) and even cutting edge rock instrumentals (starring Tom)… I was still wandering a bit musically, obviously! Engineering & producing other artists was relatively short lived, but a priceless experience. My buddy & talented guitarist/songwriter Tom Henry taught me how to listen and mix and the islanders now had a place to record. Mellow Sounds Studio opened on San Juan Island in ’93, a popular haven for the island’s many singer-songwriters and folk music artists. I endeavored to start my own recording studio & bought all the toys. My composing was born, as was my beautiful daughter Taylor. ![]() Culture shock took hold, while nature and quiet times prevailed. Graduating high school in ’87 brought an element of retreat from the Chicago “big city” life… venturing out west with my mother & siblings to San Juan Island, Washington. Spending Friday nights at band practice and Saturdays gigging parties & dances, memories were definitely made! I grew my hair, sported parachute pants, bought a synthesizer with my neighborhood lawn mowing cash, & jammed to 80′s tunes on LPs. High school brought new experiences, forming the band LIXX with a couple buddies with rock star ambitions. An eighth grade football knee injury eventually proved detrimental to my childhood dream. I still hear my father’s words ringing clearly in my head “someday you’ll thank me” referring to the childhood piano training I so gladly abandoned. I quit my classical piano training at age eleven, seeking a more glamorous life as a professional athlete. Tickets are available at PianoWorks, online or by calling the 24/7 Brown Paper Tickets Hotline at 800.838.3006. Tickets will be $20 for adults and $10 for students. Saturday, April 16, at 7:00 pm, PianoWorks will be hosting Whisperings Radio Artists David Nevue, Jeff Smith and Joe Bongiorno in concert. ![]() ![]() Nevue also founded The Music Biz Academy, an educational website for independent musicians, and is the author of the book, How to Promote Your Music Successfully on the Internet.PianoWorks Presents: Whisperings in Concert – Joe Bongiorno 273 artists are featured on the broadcast, including Joe Yamada, David Lanz, David Nevue, Josh Winiberg, Peter Kater, Michael Dulin, Wayne Gratz, Isadar, Louis Landon, Robin Spielberg and Suzanne Ciani. Whisperings radio is supported by paid subscriptions from listeners who prefer commercial-free broadcasts. Most listeners now tune in via the Whisperings web site, iTunes radio or Windows Media Tuner. Whisperings started out as part of the family of independent online radio stations, but eventually grew beyond just. Nevue began promoting his music online in 1995, and by 2001, he was able to make music his full-time career. Believing that the days of the traditional music industry were numbered, he decided to bypass the process of sending demos to record labels, and to use the web to promote his music on his own. Nevue established the "Whisperings: Solo Piano Radio" internet radio station in August 2003 as a vehicle for promoting his own particular brand of piano music. He is the founder of online radio station "Whisperings: Solo Piano Radio". David Nevue (born 1965) is an American solo piano composer and a pianist.
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