fall 2010 here it comes… what a year this has been so far for me… lots and lots and lots of stuff…

so, i didnt finish a couple things in the time i wanted to… namely, HIRMv5.. Neo BeBop Chance Music Construction, Flight Orchestra’s last version of How I Realized Myself. well, its finished as in recorded but its not packaged in a consumable way at this point, whatever that means. the first four versions are available for free (and always will be) via flight orchestra . com… v5 will be finished in a releasable product by the end of the year. that is a safe and very attainable target… i still dont know if i will “sell” it per se, but i do want a packaged “thing” to be able to eventually play shows again with, maybe organize around, etcetera, etcetera….

my “rockshoegaze” project, David Wilson and the Bring Lions has turned out remarkably engaging, at least to me (and sorta diverted my attention away from HIRMv5). I made a mistake artistically, when a few years ago, i decided not to play guitar for some period after it being the first instrument i dedicated myself to. this was stupid and very, very arrogant on my part. i was reminded via other very artistic friends on just how amazing of an instrument it is… coupled with what you would consider traditional rock n roll instruments, of which i have experience playing
(drums, guitar, bass)

in terms of that history, i was a drummer in a couple of bands in Los Angeles a few years ago… namely for a group called Cider then turned the RBI’s… fronted by two wonderful girls whom i hope to make music again with in the future, Karla and Amy Blume. and as a sit in for Get Set Go while they were looking for a new drummer
(i think they were Vermicious K at the time)
more recently, I also played drums for a project called We Are A Rook that was, at the time, myself and Elijah B. Torn

In terms of guitar, my first band was called Mindframe, which originated in Saugus, California. I played guitar and sang (screamed) while having extremely formative experiences with Scott Gillies, Kevin (my brother) and Derek Gledhill. we played alot around the LA scene, and once with the band Far, that was rad. I remember following the band Fractional Importance around, Doug their lead singer would let me come with them early to shows so i was able to get to know different rooms around LA and people. I remember System of a Down, Incubus, Coal Chamber, StaticX, Hoobastank (when they had a trombone player) and Pappa Roach off the top of my head as being super indie at the time and pretty good, though my band never played with any of them. System of a Down was by far the pick of that litter (still is) and Serj their singer was super nice to me in the couple times I happened to see him around the scene.

Anyway, Fractional’s bassist at the time, John Holiday, was remarkable and an influence of mine. Kevin their drummer, and Doug all together made one of the greatest indie bands i have ever heard… these days, Doug and Derek (brothers) play in a band called un:armed, who are rad. Flight Orchestra has gigged a couple times with them…

Scott Gillies plays with shredder Josh Russell in The Next 56 Miles
Skot played me their record a few weeks ago at his flat, its pretty tight. Josh plays a bunch of instruments too, he is amazingly talented. Josh Russell and I had a jam about a few times before i played drums in the afore mentioned groups..

After that, I played guitar and sang in a group called Flew, with my dear friends Joel Davis and Jason Kuhlman. These are some of my most cherished, if explosive memories. we performed primarily in the Launch Pad scene centered at Mr. T’s Bowl, in Highland Park, CA. and happened around bands like The Peak Show, Hidden, the afore mentioned Get Set Go, and Arlo, who were on Subpop at the time. The boys in Arlo were generous enough to let me tag along with them on one of their tours which is where Flight Orchestra was born. Flew’s biggest show i think was the chance to play a secret show with the Breeders, which was awesome. Joel has a rad picture with the Deal sisters somewhere.
Joel and Jason are like brothers to me still, to this day

the birth of Flight Orchestra led to myself and Octavius Poirier starting club DataAge… which is a whole other story!

these were all very formative experiences, and doing my Lions project reintroduced me to writing songs via guitar, bass, and drums.. something i walked away from thinking i was progressing on to something better and somehow more expressive… i was wrong

David Wilson and the Bring Lions’ name comes from my name of course, and the title of a song from one of my favorite bay area bands Cloud Archive
they are fucking phenomenal and wonderful humans
Bryan Von Reuter is also one of my favorite artists and a good friend

i am currently tracking my voice to the Lions, and will hopefully perform to support that record too, you can hear that on my website
i am proud of it and its a good step

My next project will be a punk rock record, under the name: Dareplane… i am looking to examine the bay area punk scene up close and perhaps get involved in a small way… i remember hearing about this scene years ago when i was living/performing in LA

I feel like all these artistic endeavors will converge again at some point into one thing… but the road seems really interesting and challenging.

i start university next week, and will be doing alot of maths.
i urge you to challenge yourself and your beliefs.
-david wilson

“we will not give up too soon….. not in our finest hour”