David Hodges
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| David Hodges | |
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| Birth name | David Hall Hodges |
| Born | December 5, 1978 Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Genre(s) | Alternative rock, Christian |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter, musician, singer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, piano, guitar, drums, bandoneón |
| Years active | 2000—present |
| Label(s) | None |
| Associated acts | The Age of Information Trading Yesterday Evanescence |
David Hall Hodges (born December 5, 1978 in Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.) is a keyboardist and vocalist. He is best known for his work with the band Evanescence, which he left in 2002. He now fronts his own band called The Age of Information (formerly known as Trading Yesterday).
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[edit] Bands
[edit] Evanescence
Hodges was asked to join Evanescence in late 1999 and co-wrote many of the songs on their Origin demo CD and their debut album, Fallen. He decided to leave in December 2002 because he thought that he was leading the band into a more Christian rock scene than Ben Moody and Amy Lee were comfortable with and was no longer in the group when the controversy in April 2003 surrounding the band's Christian labeling emerged. Lee and Moody announced in no uncertain terms that the band was not associated with the Christian rock scene.
[edit] Trading Yesterday
In 2003, Hodges and Mark Colbert decided to start a band called Trading Yesterday. The band, which at the time consisted of Hodges (vocals, acoustic guitar and keyboard/piano), Colbert (drums) and Steven McMorran (bass), released a demo CD called The Beauty and the Tragedy on May 15, 2004. Also in 2004, they signed a record deal with Epic Records and moved to Los Angeles, California to record their major label debut album. The album was finished during the first half of 2005 and the single "One Day" was released on the soundtrack to the movie Stealth. On November 15, 2005, Trading Yesterday parted ways with Epic Records and as of 2007 remains an independent band. Drummer and co-founder Colbert left the band in the summer of 2006 to pursue a career as an audio engineer. The band's intended debut album, More Than This, was never officially released due to the split from Epic and subsequently leaked to the Internet in December 2006.
[edit] The Age of Information
In August 2007, Trading Yesterday changed their name to The Age of Information and added band mates Josh Dunahoo and Will Hunt. Along with the change in name came a change in sound, moving from more acoustic to more electronic. The EP Everything is Broken was released on September 11, 2007, and a full length album is expected in 2008.
[edit] Other projects
In 2000, Hodges released a solo album called Musical Demonstrations Part 1 and that same year recorded songs for The Summit Church's Summit Worship CD. In 2003, he recorded three songs for The Summit Church's second release, The Genesis Project, and in December 2003 a number of his songs were included on a soundtrack for The Summit Church's Christmas program titled The Light.
Hodges has also worked with artist Kelly Clarkson, along with former Evanescence bandmate Ben Moody, on songs from her album Breakaway ("Because of You" and "Addicted"). He has also written and/or produced for artists such as Charlie Hall, Jon Shirley, Daughtry, Anastacia, Bethany Dillon and others. In 2006, Hodges worked with Hacken Lee in South Korea for Lee's "Concert Hall II", where Hodges played a 1920s bandoneón.
David is still making his own music with his band The Age of Information as well as writing for various artists. In 2007 he worked with Celine Dion (“This Time”) and the Backstreet Boys (“Something That I Already Know”). Hodges also completed work with Blake Lewis, the runner-up on the sixth season of American Idol, on his first studio album, A.D.D. (Audio Day Dream), which was released on December 4, 2007.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Dave (September 28, 2007). "Blake Lewis Has An Audio Day Dream". American Idol official website. Retrieved on 2007-09-28.
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