David Gray Information

David Gray was born in Manchester in 1968. He soon moved to Wales with his family by the time he was nine years old, and was raised there until leaving to study Art at the University of Liverpool. He began by playing in punk bands where he lived, and also joined a few groups while studying at the university. But gradually he changed his style to a more poetic form. David moved to London where he was closer to the action and heart of the business. Sometime later he was signed to Hut Records in the UK and Caroline in the US. His first release was a single, Birds Without Wings in late 1992, whose A-side would appear on his first LP. Finally, in the first half of 1993, A Century Ends was released to much acclaim. Gray went on to release two more singles from his first album.

The second single was entitled Shine, an amazing song that was radio-friendly, but never became the hit that it could have been. David brought a musician along who assisted him on the A Century Ends LP. Neil Maccoll, who contributed his guitar work and backing vocals on the first record would come along with David on a few tours until the end of 1994. Gray also found a very talented bassist in David Nolte, who began by working on Flesh, and played live with Gray until early 1997. After performing around Europe, David went back into the studio to record his second album, Flesh. In between records he had been married. Gray had also signed under a major company, Virgin, by production of Vernon Yard Recordings. This would prove to be nothing but trouble for him. Although he was still under Hut in Europe, Virgin controlled his recording and production. They also were the ones with the contract. Soon after Gray signed a vague contract, the man working for Virgin who found David and worked hard to get him signed, left the company.

Deserted by all of his supporters in the company, Gray found that he wouldn't have the freedom that he had with Hut. All Virgin cared about was fulfilling the contract and disposing of this guy. David's talent has always been his live presence. He, Nolte, Clune and Maccoll toured around Europe and America. Their most successful tour was traveling the US with Radiohead. On two different tours they opened for Radiohead, and gained a good following from fans. His shows were very important in picking up American fans who had not hear of him. Numerous shows including opening for bands such as Dave Matthews, Shawn Colvin and Radiohead led to a new deal with EMI Records. His third release, Sell Sell Sell, was released in 1996 and marked a slight change in style for him. David Nolte contributed to the production, as did others. 12 tracks covered a broad range of styles.

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