David James Herbert
"Potential
to break into the big time...heavy with spirit, emotion and sadness."
- Billboard Magazine
“David knows how to make people stop in there tracks and
listen. With his wonderful lyrics and fantastic music this guy is going
to go
far."
- Music News Scotland
“This is nothing like the archetypal singer/songwriters who follow the same formula and bore everyone to tears (yes, I'm looking at you Blunt!) This is a remarkable album for someone of Herbert’s age both in the quality and depth of songwriting but also in the quality of the production work too. Freddie Mercury once said about success Talent will out I only hope that this is the case for David James Herbert because he has the vast talent, now he just needs to be heard by the wider public. Surely, anyone who hears this album can’t help but be astonished and hooked in" - Heathen Angel
"A mini-epic, full of electronic and emotional tension"
- Drowned In Sound
"A talented young character on the scene. The sometimes
complex arrangements on Turn Up The Silence suggest he could do wonders
with
a larger studio and budget, but the intimacy of his best songs always
shines through regardless. Instead of compelling you to Turn Up Your
Silence, I would urge you to listen closely when more of this comes along"
- 8/10 Whisperin’ And Hollerin’
"
A superior body of work...If this is the kind of thing you’re into,
you’ll struggle to find a better example"
- High Voltage
Abbey Road Studios (2006)
"Looks -and sounds- every inch the troubadour. One to watch!"
- ****Daily Record
"Can grind out a song as though he's been a hobo trailing the Mississippi
Delta for 20 years!" (Live)
- ****Edinburgh Evening News
"Confident and charismatic"
- ****Noise Magazine
David James Herbert is one to watch following an unbelievable couple
of years… Winning a national unsigned competition by public vote,
supporting Corinne Bailey Rae in Scotland and getting hunted down by
Billboard for an interview after they spotted his talent were just some
of his achievements.
DJH has also had tracks Mothers Love and Since This Morning played on a number of radio stations such as Clyde 1, Forth 1, Northsound 1, Radio Borders, Tay FM, MFR, and West FM. It’s a long way in a short space of time. It all started in 2004 when David James Herbert took to the stage for the first time at Whistle Binkies in Edinburgh for a local open-mic night. Within weeks he was headlining the Out Front showcase for local songwriters at the prestigious Roxy Art House and picking up his first local and national reviews in the process.
Since moving to London, David has been busy playing a number of high
profile venues like The Barfly & The Rock Garden with his new
band Harlequin, and recording with Robbie Nelson (Jarvis Cocker,
Delays) and Simon Willey (Brian Ferry, Orson). Picking up rave reviews
from both local and national press in the UK, he is fast cementing
his reputation as…
“
a Troubadour with a future” - (Daily Record)
If David wasn’t busy enough, 2007 also saw the creation of his own label One Three Five Records whose first release was Born Again Hooligan.
Check out David’s MySpace site below for gig information and
regular blogs.
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Check out: www.davidjamesherbert.com / www.myspace.com/davidjamesherbert
Some sample music clips:
- Born Again Hooligan
- Hell for Leather
- Life and Times Of The Man With No Name
- Coffee at St Pauls
- Taking Over The Asylum
- Faith In Me
- Barbed Wire Fence
- Cinnamon
- Fifteen Minutes
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David James Herbert
