David Poe

David Poe Is An American Songwriter Singer Musician Performer And Composer. Poe Was Born In Ann Arbor Michigan And Raised In Dayton Ohio Where He Performed And Recorded With Local Bands. He Graduated From Miami University Oxford And Relocated To New York City In 1992 Serving As A Live Mix Engineer For The Performance Art Venue CB's 313 Gallery Until He Was Signed To Sony Music In 1996. Poe's Self-Titled Debut Was Produced By T-Bone Burnett. Poe Followed His Debut With The Late Album 2002 And Love Is Red 2004 In Europe 2005 In The US By 720/The Lab/Universal Music Group. In 2006 An EP Of Performances From His American Tour Of The Same Year Was Released By The Artists Den On ITunes As David Poe Live And Solo. Recently Poe's Website Announced His Intention To Release Another Solo Record In 2007 Tentatively Entitled "Joy". As A Songwriter He Is Known For Clever Wordplay "You're The Bomb " "Moon " "Reunion " "Wilderness " "Love Is Red" And Adventurous Arrangements "The Late Song Je Ne Suis Pas Mort Star Not Enough Night. Poe's Music Has Been Favorably Compared To Songwriters Nick Drake Leonard Cohen Ray Davies Joni Mitchell And The Beatles. His Songs Have Been Featured In Numerous Films And Television Shows Including Transamerica The O.C. And Dawson's Creek. In 2004 Poe Helped Produce Concerts For Change In New York Minneapolis And London In An Effort To Change American Leadership. The Effort Registered Thousands Of New American Voters. In 2005 He Served For As Artist-In-Residence Of The Media Collective Artists Den A Music Discovery Project. Poe Has Lent His Songwriting And Producing Talents To Recordings By Melissa Sheehan Jenifer Jackson Regina Spektor And Golden Smog Guitarist Kraig Jarret Johnson. On Occasion Poe Has Played Guitar And Sung In Johnson's Band The Program. An Ongoing Collaboration With Songwriters Duncan Sheik Matt Johnson Morgan Taylor And Fil Krohnengold Is Likely To Yield A New Record In 2007 The Band's Name Is "The I Love You." Poe Has Toured Recorded Performed And/or Collaborated With John Abbey Ed Ackerson Peter Anderson Jeff Allen Tori Amos Joan Baez Jim Boggia Jim Boquist Butterfly Boucher Michael Brauer Jon Brion T-Bone Burnett Sim Cain Darren Callahan Vanessa Carlton Lloyd Cole Milo Decruz Bob Dylan Jason Falkner Juan Garcia Andy Gardiner Golden Smog Ed Harcourt Chris Harford Jesse Harris Don Heffington Jim Hoke Brian Huck The Jayhawks Jenifer Jackson Kraig Jarret Johnson Matt Johnson Brad Jones Howard Jones Gary Jules Suzie Katayama Fil Krohnengold Reni Laine Jacob Lawson Daryl Leonard Lifehouse Lisa Loeb Tom Lord-Alge Gary Louris Tony Mason Jamie Myerson Norrin Radd Beth Orton David Pattillo Gene Paul Ben Peeler Marc Perlman Marc Ribot Susan Rogers Steve Rosenthal Ron Sexsmith Jane Siberry Melissa Sheehan Duncan Sheik Regina Spektor Morgan Taylor They Might Be Giants Glenn Tilbrook Of Squeeze The Tiny Trip Shakespeare Chris Whitley Daniel Wise And Doug Yowell. Now Working On His Next Solo Effort Poe Is Also Collaborating With Duncan Sheik On A Project Called The I Love You Recording With An Electronic Group Called The Rabbit Scoring A New Movie Starring Danny Masterson That 70s Show Working With Oscar-Nominated Filmmaker Amy Berg Deliver Us From Evil On An Issue Campaign For This Year's Election Cycle And Creating A Commissioned Piece With Dancer/choreographer Jill Johnson For Manhattan Dance Company Cedar Lake Which Premieres In 2008. read less