David Husted

We're all just animals. That's all we are, and everything else is just an elaborate justification of our instincts. That's where music comes from.........Elvis Costello

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Fresh Playlist this week!

Last weekend I gathered with some long-time friends and we played some live music garage band style.  What a blast.  We dusted off some old originals, played a few covers and re-remembered some blasts from the…

“[it’s] supposed to be unpredictable, alive and undecipherable. It is controlled in a sense, but it is aleatoric... as long as you solidify the base, you’re then leaving things to chance – and leaving the possibility for catastrophe and anarchy…

Fresh Playlist

Greetings,

I often have a couple of songs in various stages of development.  They sit fermenting on the shelf. My hope is to release them eventually with a bit of final light tweaking. Some sit many weeks, some sit for…

Fresh Playlist.  This one celebrates woman artists.

The house I grew up in has an old Baldwin upright piano in the living room.  It is still there.  I used to sit on its creaky seat for hours and play it…

The Roland D50 with 4 layers of sound 

The Omnisphere plugin is one of my favorite go to in the box synths.  One of their sound design libraries recreated the sound of the classic 1987 Roland D-50 synth. I myself…

Hello Dear Listener, It is interesting how I produce a song.  If you are listening to my new song Escher for the first time, or if you will be listening to it shortly (it will be released on 02 APR…

Why is it called Escher?  As with all my song's, it is usually a combination of the moment, the music arrangement and the sound particulars.  Finally, the lyrics exactly or by some subtle vibe the atmosphere of the lyrics creates.    

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New Music Release:  02 APR 21

Fresh Playlist!

This one features Glyn Johns; Sound Man to many bands

Greetings; 

I hope to release a new song in the next three weeks.  The tentative name is Escher but this is not locked in yet.  This one has it's own unique vibe...not sure how I would classify the genre but…

“The best arguments in the world won't change a person's mind. The only thing that can do that is a good story.” 
― Richard Powers, The Overstory

“But people have no idea what time is. They think it’s a line,…

Spotify has this new feature where you can upload a very short clip (less than 8 sec) to create some movement on your songs.  I am not sure how valuable this is but I do understand anything that moves catches…

We all travel the Milky Way together, trees and men...In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.  The clearest way into the universe is through a forest wilderness.

"John Muir"

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Greetings 

I released a new song called Comatose available on any of your favorite music streaming platforms.  I also recently placed the song into a video format. The video can now be accessed on my Youtube channel: David Husted Music…

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You can listen to my new song called Comatose from my home web site here: Comatose or from any of your favorite streaming platforms (Youtube, 
Spotify, Apple Music, etc) and on Pandora radio here: Comatose.

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Greetings!,  As many of you know, I am a child of the 80's.  I have recently been enjoying a show called Stranger Things which is set in the 80s where much of the clothes, conversation and artifacts they present throughout…

Here is the family ornament that sums up 2020 nicely

Hi Friends, 

Spotify packaged up my music stats into a cool info-graphic presentation which was fun to watch.  Interesting to see that Austria listened to my music more than any other country.  Any streams I do get are largely family…

Good Morning! 

I have a Youtube Video scheduled to premiere Friday, 13 NOV 20 at 0900 a.m.  You can access the video at my home website here: davidhusted.com or go to the video direct on youtube at this link:  Waves…

I have a new song scheduled for release on Friday, 13 NOV 20 called Waves. Please consider following me on Spotify to hear the song early via the Spotify Release Radar! You can also hear a song preview of Waves…