Friday, December 4, 2009

coming back to life

Hey bloggers!
I am going to try and bring this blog back to life.
Stay tuned and leave comments!

Saturday, May 24, 2008

Joshua's Conquest

So much to talk about, so little time to type it in. Here goes nothing:

Wade and I have been tracking a concept song I wrote (which turned into a much better collaboration work) titled "You Can Close Your Eyes". The song symbolizes the marriage of a man and woman and to us, the marriage between us and Christ. I will share the lyrics at the end of this post, PLEASE comment and tell me what you think about them. The song should be (hopefully) posted on our new MYSPACE which can be found here. Please allow us the honor of being your friend. Hopefully we can get back to mixing a few new songs and have an EP out by the end of the summer for all of you to enjoy!

Below are the lyrics: please comment, and when we post the song on our myspace, you will be the firsts to know.

You Can Close Your Eyes
James Davis//Wade Patterson

It's getting late outside
The dark has left you blind
No light for peace you cannot find
I've been noticing lately
That this world's getting crazy
Let Him come and take you inside

So you can close your eyes
And simply be His bride

You woke from a dream last night
Long before the morning light
And laying there lost in thought
Thinking that your hope is lost
You never dreamed of such a Man
With this kind of rescue plan

(CHORUS)

Sweet dreams and memories
to honor the perfect melody
He's come to make you right
__________________________________________
(C) 2008 James Davis and Wade Patterson music

Saturday, May 17, 2008

The after thought.

For those that made it out to the show at Castlewoods, thank you so much for the support. For those that attended, you know already of the news I am going to formally announce, so bare with me for those that were unable to make it.

My real good friend Wade Patterson and I have spent the last several days together between working and we have been talking, writing music, and anything else inbetween. And we started a new band which we have named Joshua's Conquest. Duo guitars, duo vocals, cannot get any better than that.

Don't worry! I am still doing my solo stuff on the side, which you can check out here and you can also check out Wade's solo stuff here. I promise your ears will love it.

Joshua's Conquest I think has the potential to be something huge. We'll see where it goes :)

Til later.
JD

Friday, May 16, 2008

Showtime!

Please forgive the lack of updates. Work is keeping me busier than I'd like.

The big show is tomorrow night at Castlewoods Country Club in Flowood, MS. If you want to drop $50 for a good cause, and get good food, and dance some mean disco, then this is the place you want to be. Come out and support local music! Doors open at 6 and I start at 7.

Pics to follow.
JD

Monday, April 28, 2008

Show Details

Hey again folks!

Like I said, I am playing a benefit show on Saturday, May 17 at the Castlewoods Country Club. Here is a bit of info that I really hope you'd prayerfully consider:

The benefit concert is for the Lukemia Lymphoma Society. From what I understand, they are requesting $50 a ticket. This gets you into the event, food, drink, and a few bands (including myself) will be playing raising money to help find a cure for these horrible and life taking diseases.

If you cannot pay $50, contact me and I will see what I can do.

I will post further on this later when I am not scrambled in papers. If you have any questions comment me and I will get back to you.

JD

Saturday, April 26, 2008

Its official.

This is going to be the new home for any news related to my music, life, and everything inbetween. So stick around and join the crazy ride. I'm glad to have you guys stick around :)

Last night was a good friends birthday party, we celebrated at Old Venice. If you frequent Jackson often, I think it is one of Jackson's best kept secrets. If you want some of the best tasting pizza in your life, then I highy sugget it to you. Tell them that James Davis sent you!

For those that are interested I am playing a show on Saturday, May 17th at Castlewoods Country Club in Flowood, MS. It should be a fun night. If you want to hear me play some 70s and 80s music (as well as some of my own) then this is going to be a night not worth passing up.

If you are interested in booking me for a show this summer (no size too small) then please contact me at music785@bellsouth.net for solo bookings. If you are interested in hearing some of my music, you can check out my single at www.myspace.com/jamesdavismusic. Also, (gosh I feel like a talking billboard) if you are interested in some of my photography, I gladly have some for sale and I will gladly come and shoot photos for you! you can check those out at http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesdavis/show/

If you want more information about the upcoming show, contact me at the address above, I look forward to hearing from all of you.

Saturday, March 1, 2008

Ahh what a show

So I played a small "coffeehouse" show tonight at Riverwood Bible Church in Jackson tonight, and it was basically amazing. It was a laid back atmosphere, filled with lots of great music, art, poetry, and a lot of friendly and familiar faces. I hope we get to do this sort of thing again very soon.

A great bonus (for me) was getting to play along side a guy and fellow guitar player in my youth group. We started the night singing Third Day's "I've always loved you" which I think was a fitting way to start the night. Then a few acts later we came back and played "On Jordan's Stormy Banks I Stand" which, I will admit, I stopped halfway through the song because I forgot the third verse, thankfully we are under grace, and we were able to get right back into it without a whole lot of awkwardness.

The last song of the night the youth group played a song collectively, and I jumped it in the last second and played some electric guitar behind everybody else. I think that was my favorite part of the night. As much as I love singing, it is always just as much fun for me to stay in the background and jam with an electric guitar in hand. You can never go wrong with that.

Want to book me for a show?
Myspace Me!
Thats all for now. I must get some sleep.
JD

PS - a very special thank you goes out to Katey Barlow, Brett, Cade, and their mom and dad for letting me come over and hang out. I'm sorry if we got loud, and I hope your finger gets better.