David Meece
Encyclopedia
David Meece is a Contemporary Christian
musician
who enjoyed success in the mid 80s throughout the early 2000s with more than 30 Top 10 hits (several reaching #1).
Growing up in Humble
, Texas
, with an abusive, alcoholic
father, David found solace in playing the piano
. By his mid-teens he was touring in Europe
and the USA. He went on to study music at the Peabody Conservatory of Music where he met his wife, Debbie, who plays the viola
. David and his wife currently live in Franklin, Tennessee
.http://www.davidmeece.com/bio.html
David worked with Canadian songwriter/producer and Juno Award
winner Gino Vanelli for his albums Chronology and Candle In The Rain. Meece is perhaps best known for his songs "We Are The Reason" (which has been recorded by well over 200 other artists and sung in several languages according to Meece's website),http://www.davidmeece.com/albums/1980_AreYouReady.aspx "One Small Child"http://www.wordmusic.com/products/book.cfm?upc=080689411175 and "Seventy-Times-Seven".http://new.music.yahoo.com/david-meece/tracks/seventy-times-seven--20625873
Meece was called upon to guest appear in Billy Graham
Crusades, among other outreach groups and television broadcasts. He was inducted into the Christian Music Hall of Fame on June 14, 2008 http://www.cmspin.com/newsmanager/anmviewer.asp?a=4990&z=1 and received the 2009 Visionary Award for the Inspirational Male Soloist category.http://www.hallmuseum.com/
's "Revolutionary Etude" (Op. 10, No. 12) in C minor
. The introductory melody for "You Can Go", from the album 7, is taken from the Two-Part Invention No. 13 in A Minor (BWV 784) by Johann Sebastian Bach
. (Because of the prevalent use of synthesizer
s, "You Can Go" is sometimes incorrectly connected to an advertisement in the early 1980s for Commodore 64
which used the Bach Invention played by a synthesizer.) Also, "Falling Down" from Count the Cost is based on a sonata by Mozart.
Contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music is a genre of modern popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith...
musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
who enjoyed success in the mid 80s throughout the early 2000s with more than 30 Top 10 hits (several reaching #1).
Growing up in Humble
Humble, Texas
Humble is a city in Harris County, Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area.As of the 2000 census, the city population was 14,579. The city shares a zip code with the small Houston neighborhood of Bordersville, although people who live in Bordersville still have Humble...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, with an abusive, alcoholic
Alcoholism
Alcoholism is a broad term for problems with alcohol, and is generally used to mean compulsive and uncontrolled consumption of alcoholic beverages, usually to the detriment of the drinker's health, personal relationships, and social standing...
father, David found solace in playing the piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
. By his mid-teens he was touring in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and the USA. He went on to study music at the Peabody Conservatory of Music where he met his wife, Debbie, who plays the viola
Viola
The viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.- Form :The viola is similar in material and construction to the violin. A full-size viola's body is between and longer than the body of a full-size violin , with an average...
. David and his wife currently live in Franklin, Tennessee
Franklin, Tennessee
Franklin is a city within and the county seat of Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 62,487 as of the 2010 census Franklin is located approximately south of downtown Nashville.-History:...
.http://www.davidmeece.com/bio.html
David worked with Canadian songwriter/producer and Juno Award
Juno Award
The Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music...
winner Gino Vanelli for his albums Chronology and Candle In The Rain. Meece is perhaps best known for his songs "We Are The Reason" (which has been recorded by well over 200 other artists and sung in several languages according to Meece's website),http://www.davidmeece.com/albums/1980_AreYouReady.aspx "One Small Child"http://www.wordmusic.com/products/book.cfm?upc=080689411175 and "Seventy-Times-Seven".http://new.music.yahoo.com/david-meece/tracks/seventy-times-seven--20625873
Meece was called upon to guest appear in Billy Graham
Billy Graham
William Franklin "Billy" Graham, Jr. is an American evangelical Christian evangelist. As of April 25, 2010, when he met with Barack Obama, Graham has spent personal time with twelve United States Presidents dating back to Harry S. Truman, and is number seven on Gallup's list of admired people for...
Crusades, among other outreach groups and television broadcasts. He was inducted into the Christian Music Hall of Fame on June 14, 2008 http://www.cmspin.com/newsmanager/anmviewer.asp?a=4990&z=1 and received the 2009 Visionary Award for the Inspirational Male Soloist category.http://www.hallmuseum.com/
Discography
- DavidDavid (David Meece album)Released in 1976, David was the first album for the future star of contemporary Christian music star, David Meece. It is currently out-of-print. The album included the following blurb on the back of the LP jacket....
(1976) - I Just Call On YouI Just Call on You- Track listing :Side 1#It's Gonna Be So Lovely#I Just Call On You#With Tears In My Eyes#God's Love#The Man Who Saved The FoolSide 2#Follow Me #In The Morning#Cold October Rain#Love Your Brother#Do You Know What It's Like?...
(1977) - Everybody Needs A Little HelpEverybody Needs a Little HelpEverybody Needs a Little Help was David Meece's third album, currently out-of-print.- Track listing :Side 1#I Can't Believe It's True#God Holds The Future#Never Gonna Serve Anyone Else#Everybody Needs A Little Help#All The TimeSide 2...
(1978) - Are You Ready?Are You Ready? (David Meece album)Are You Ready? was David Meece's fourth album, released in 1980 by Myrrh Records, a division of Word Records. It is currently out-of-print.- Track listing :#Follow You#Peace In My Heart#Comin' Back#Gospel Train#Love One Another#Are You Ready?...
(1980) - Front RowFront Row (David Meece album)David Meece's fifth album, Front Row was recorded live in 1982.- Track listing :#Heaven Knows#Jesus#Rattle Me, Shake Me#Mother, Muffler, Mozart & The Beatles#All The Time#Never Gonna Serve Anyone Else But You#Gospel Train#Comin' Back...
(1982) - Count The CostCount the Cost- Track listing :#Gloria#Making My Life Brand New#Falling Down#Pressing On#Some People They Never Believe#Count The Cost#I Don't Know What I'd Do Without You#Today Is The Day#And You Know It's Right#Replace It With Your Love...
(1983) - 77 (David Meece album)7, sometimes called Seven, is the seventh album by artist David Meece.- Track listing :#You Can Go#Tumblin' Down#Forgiven#The Ladder#The Alien#We Can Overcome It All#The Unknown Soldier#Lean On Each Other#I Can See...
(1985) - Chronology (1986)
- Candle In The Rain (1987)
- Learning To Trust (1990)
- Once In A Lifetime (1993)
- Odyssey (1995)
- Send Down The Rain (advertised for December 26, 1995 but never released)
- There I Go AgainThere I Go Again David Meece Album- Track listing :All songs, M: Meece L: Meece, Liles except, "We Are The Reason" M & L: Meece#No Other Hope#Dancing With The Enemy#I Just Want To Be With You#I'll Be Waiting For You#Run#Things You Never Gave Me#Raise These Arms#There I Go Again...
(2002) - David Meece: The Definitive Collection (2007)
Music styles and use
Possibly due to his conservatory training, David uses pieces of classical piano works as intros or settings for some of his songs. For example, in the song "This Time" from the album Learning to Trust, the opening section of the song (as well as the bridge and ending tag) is from Frédéric ChopinFrédéric Chopin
Frédéric François Chopin was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist. He is considered one of the great masters of Romantic music and has been called "the poet of the piano"....
's "Revolutionary Etude" (Op. 10, No. 12) in C minor
C minor
C minor is a minor scale based on C, consisting of the pitches C, D, E, F, G, A, and B. The harmonic minor raises the B to B. Changes needed for the melodic and harmonic versions of the scale are written in with naturals and accidentals as necessary.Its key signature consists of three flats...
. The introductory melody for "You Can Go", from the album 7, is taken from the Two-Part Invention No. 13 in A Minor (BWV 784) by Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity...
. (Because of the prevalent use of synthesizer
Synthesizer
A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
s, "You Can Go" is sometimes incorrectly connected to an advertisement in the early 1980s for Commodore 64
Commodore 64
The Commodore 64 is an 8-bit home computer introduced by Commodore International in January 1982.Volume production started in the spring of 1982, with machines being released on to the market in August at a price of US$595...
which used the Bach Invention played by a synthesizer.) Also, "Falling Down" from Count the Cost is based on a sonata by Mozart.
External links
- DavidMeece.com - The official David Meece website.
- TheBeginningsConcert.com - Reunion Concert Event.
- Video Interview with David Meece