MR. DAVID’S ROCK’N MUSIC FOR KIDS

Surf’s Up All Around the World

July 30, 2007 on 9:33 pm | In The Great Adventures of Mr. David, Mr. David's Odd Cast Podcast, Mr. David's Music, Uncategorized | No Comments

Summer has hit Nothern California, and there’s nothing that makes me feel it more than walking along the beach in Santa Cruz. Surfers, the day’s last rays bouncing off the ocean and a thousand sparkling diamonds flashing on the water. It’s what summer dreamin’ is made of.

I wrote a Beach Boys-inspired song called "Surf’s Up All Around the World" about two years ago on a typical Santa Cruz summer day, just like the one you see here. I had gone to the dog beach with my lab, Lola. After spending an hour throwing her ball into the waves, we took a break to relax on West Cliff drive and watch the surfers. That scene inspired "Surf’s Up."

The song made it onto The Great Adventures of Mr. David, and has been a favorite of many of my fans. What most don’t know is that the original was a simple acoustic guitar version with a stripped down vocal. It always makes me think of sitting at a beach bonfire with a bunch of friends.

Here it is. I hope you enjoy it.

Mr. David

Artwork That Didn’t Make the Cut for Jump in the Jumpy House

July 12, 2007 on 6:44 pm | In Characters, Mr. David Artwork, Jump in the Jumpy House, Uncategorized | 1 Comment

We worked pretty hard on the artwork for the new album (Jump in the Jumpy House) only to leave a lot of  it on the cutting room floor. We thought it was a shame to put so much time into something nobody will see. So, why not post some of the designs we didn’t use to the blog site? We think they’re worth taking a look at.

Initially, we were going to design the entire album like a children’s book, with each song getting it’s own page. In the end, the cost of printing ended up being too high. Here are three of the pages we did for "Miss Pila," "Them Devils," and "Cabin Blues." Jump in the Jumpy House goes on sale Saturday, August 25th. Watch for it!! We’ll be posting samples of the songs in coming weeks.

MISS PILA: TRACK 3

THEM DEVILS: TRACK 8

CABIN BLUES: TRACK 10

Until later,

Mr. David