(For past Venues and REVIEWS)
Winner of the Golden Quill Award 2006 - "Songwriting is a dedicated skill, and having honed that skill over three decades David Bradstreet continues to produce wonderful vignettes that are extremely enjoyable to listen to. But that’s not quite enough to be considered for the Golden Quill Award. One also has to have written memorable songs, songs that linger in the mind, songs we can all go back to. Like Renaissance, a Valdy hit that he penned in the 1970s. He has done a mountain of work writing music and songs for TV and Films as well as for commercials." - Steve Fruitman 2006

DAVID BRADSTREET is best known for his song ”Renaissance” (“Let’s Dance That Old Dance Once More”) - a hit for Canadian icon, Valdy. He has been recognized for his work as a singer/songwriter, composer and producer, nineteen albums bearing his name; a high profile Juno Award early in his career; three subsequent Juno nominations and music credits including a Gemini nomination; film and television soundtracks and scoring; talent discovery and record production for numerous artists from Jane Siberry to Colleen Peterson and Nancy Simmonds. He has toured extensively and is a veteran of many coffeehouses, concert halls and folk festivals.

David Bradstreet's newest acoustic release, "Lifelines", was recorded live-off-the-floor (vocal, guitars and bass) in three days at Ray Montford's Soundhole Studio in Toronto, Canada with Jason Fowler and David Woodhead. Only some guitar overdubs and background vocals were added. As well as his own original compositions, this release includes songs that he has co-written with Robert Priest, Rob Lamothe and Jason Fowler. "Such a Fool", a song by Billie Hughes, is also included.

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Born in London, England, David came to Canada as a child with his parents; after college where he studied architecture, he worked the college circuit in the U.S. visiting most states as a solo performer and achieving rising star status in Canada on the folk club trail in the early '70s. This period was marked by: early sessions in Bob and Danny Lanois' mother's basement; a pivotal year in New York City with Peter Yarrow and Phil Ramone including a duo with Mimi Farina; teaming up with Lazarus and Albert Grossman in Woodstock NY and touring with Todd Rundgren; having one of his songs, "Renaissance", become a folk standard - followed by the Canadian JUNO Award for Best New Male Vocalist 1977. The late '70s phase of David's career, which included two high profile albums on A&M, “David Bradstreet” and “Dreaming in Colour”, was one of major tours and high profile concert and broadcast appearances. Bradstreet opted to go the independent route and recorded another solo album, “Black & White” in 1981. As a record producer, he released the first album by a then unknown Jane Siberry on his own Street Records label in 1981, and another by his former Lazarus partner Billie Hughes the same year. Hughes, along with Carl Keesee from that band formed life-long friendships with David, leading to the co-production of the excellent tribute album to Canadian singer/songwriters, “Horton Bates & Best”. His “Renaissance” CD was released in 1998 and his first A&M album, the eponymous "David Bradstreet", was re-released under the new Universal Music banner, The Heritage Series in 2002.

He was co-producer of the CD compilation, “Tears of a Thousand Years”, a benefit project for Sept 11th. He also co-produced, with Nancy Simmonds, a new CD of Colleen Peterson songs, "Postcards from California" - as well as Nancy's CD "Debut" released on Joe tucker Records. He recently started a new record company, TheraMusic, for his internationally successful music therapy genre. "TheraSleep" and "TheraCalm" are the newest releases in a line that will include numerous health related CDs.
David is performing in support of his newest CD,"Lifelines".
Lazarus II - Woodstock 1973
db & Carl Keesee - 1978
db & Jason Fowler - Blue Skies Festival 2005
DAVID BRADSTREET - DISCOGRAPHY

2006 - "TheraCalm" - TheraMusic #TM102 (producer, composer)
2006 - "Lifelines" - David Bradstreet - Bradstreet Mus!c #SR005 (artist)
2005 - "TheraSleep" - TheraMusic #TM101 (producer, composer)
2003 - "Music to Enhance Concentration" - Avalon #28030 (co-producer, co-composer)
2003 - "Good Night, Sleep Tight" - Fisher-Price #22972 (producer, composer)
2002 - "Carolina Calling" - Avalon #SOLCD70 (producer)
2002 - "Walkin' on Sunshine" - Avalon #24548 (producer)
2000 - "Healing" - Avalon #19520 (producer, composer)
2000 - "Angel's Embrace" - Solitudes #CDG181 (producer, composer)
1999 - "Mountain Sunrise" - Solitudes #CDG166 (producer, composer, engineer)
1998 - "Natural Concentration" - Solitudes #CDG158 (producer, composer, engineer)
1998 - "Renaissance" - David Bradstreet - Street Records #SR004 (artist, engineer)
1998 - "Natural Sleep Inducement" - Solitudes #CDG150 (producer, composer, engineer)
1997 - "Natural Stress Relief" - Solitudes #CDG143 (producer, composer, engineer)
1997 - "Whispering Woods" - Solitudes #CDG139 (producer, composer, engineer)
1979 - "Black & White" - David Bradstreet - Street Records #SR001 (artist, producer, engineer)
1977 - "Dreaming in Colour" - David Bradstreet - A&M #SP9032 (artist)
1976 - "David Bradstreet" - David Bradstreet - A&M #SP9026 (artist)

SELECTED CREDITS:


Awards
GOLDEN QUILL AWARD 2006 - for songwriting excellence
PORCUPINE AWARDS HALL OF FAME 2006 - for lifetime achievement

PLATINUM
Album 2002 - "Natural Stress Relief" (Solitudes)
GOLD Album 2002 - "Natural Sleep Inducement" (Solitudes)
JUNO - Best New Male Vocalist 1977, David Bradstreet
JUNO Nomination - Best Instrumental Album 2001, David Bradstreet/Dan Gibson, "Angel's Embrace" (Solitudes)
JUNO Nomination - Best Instrumental Album 1999, David Bradstreet/Dan Gibson, "Natural Sleep" (Solitudes)
JUNO Nomination - Best Instrumental Album 1998, David Bradstreet/Dan Gibson, "Whispering Woods" (Solitudes)
SOCAN Song Awards - "Renaissance", "One Way or Another", "Long Long Road", David Bradstreet, songwriter
GEMINI Nomination - Best Original Music Score for a Documentary "For The Love Of The Game" / TSN TV Series, Aiken Scherberger, director
GENIE Nomination - "Collateral Damage" feature film, Leonard Farlinger, Writer/Director
BESSIE Honourable Mention - "Labatts Glacier Cold" Vaughn Whelan & Partners
MARKETING AWARD Radio Single - Labatts "Spanish Trawlers" Vaughn Whelan & Partners
DORA - "Assassins", Music & Lyrics, Stephen Sondheim Marek Norman, Music Director, David Bradstreet Sound Design
Gold Medal Best Independent Film, Houston International Film Festival - "Revenge of the Radioactive Reporter"
Special Jury Award Yorkton Short Film & Video Festival - "Once Upon A Hamster"
Award of Excellence Chicago International Children's Film Festival - "Once Upon A Hamster"
Award of Excellence Alliance For Children's Television - "Once Upon A Hamster"
Golden Sheaf Award - "Who's Minding The Set", Best Community Cable '95 Yorkton Short Film & Video Festival
Finalist, N.Y. Film Festival - "Drink Sells The Dream" Mid-State Substance Abuse Commission Penny Norton, project director

Album Production
"DEBUT" / Joe Tucker Records - Nancy Simmonds, artist / Nancy Simmonds & David Bradstreet, producers/engineers
"THERACALM" / TheraMusic - newest music therapy CD / David Bradstreet, composer, producer, engineer
"LIFELINES" / ©2006 David Bradstreet - composer/arranger/co-produced with Jason Fowler & David Woodhead, Ray Montford: engineer
"THERASLEEP" / TheraMusic - music therapy CD / David Bradstreet, composer, producer, engineer
"POSTCARDS FROM CALIFORNIA" / Colleen Peterson / Nancy Simmonds & David Bradstreet, producers
"MUSICAL TAILS" (CD Series) / Nancy Simmonds, artist, producer / David Bradstreet, mastering engineer
"GOOD NIGHT SLEEP TIGHT" / Fisher-Price - David Bradstreet - composer/arranger/producer
"MUSIC TO ENHANCE CONCENTRATION" / Avalon - David Bradstreet - composer/arranger/producer
"HEALING" / Avalon - David Bradstreet - composer/arranger/producer
"ANGELS' EMBRACE" / Solitudes - David Bradstreet - composer/arranger/producer
"ALONG THE WAY" / Marek Norman - artist / David Bradstreet & Marek Norman - producers
"TEARS OF A THOUSAND YEARS" / a CD compilation, proceeds to various September 11th Relief Funds - co-producer
"A LONG TIME COMING" / Circular Track Music / Michel Dumont, artist / David Bradstreet: mixing and mastering engineer
"ALL YEAR LONG" / Cathy & Don, artists / David Bradstreet, producer/engineer
"CAN'T CLOSE A BLIND EYE" / Hi-5 Music - David McLachlan, artist - David Bradstreet, producer/engineer
“CAROLINA CALLING” / James Taylor Tribute / Solitudes - David Bradstreet - arranger/producer
"MOUNTAIN SUNRISE" / Solitudes - David Bradstreet - composer/arranger/producer
"RENAISSANCE" / Street Records / David Bradstreet - artist / David Bradstreet, producer
“WALKIN' ON SUNSHINE” - Solitudes - David Bradstreet - arranger/producer
"NATURAL CONCENTRATION" / Solitudes - David Bradstreet - composer/arranger/producer
"NATURAL SLEEP INDUCEMENT" / Solitudes - David Bradstreet - composer/arranger/producer
"NATURAL STRESS RELIEF" / Solitudes - David Bradstreet - composer/arranger/producer
"WHISPERING WOODS" / Solitudes - David Bradstreet - composer/arranger/producer
"BLACK & WHITE" / Street Records / David Bradstreet - artist / Bradstreet/Keesee, producers
“JANE SIBERRY” / Street Records - Jane Siberry / David Bradstreet / Carl Keesee, producers
“THE LAST CATCH - HORTON, BATES & BEST” / Street Records - Billie Hughes, artist - Hughes/Bradstreet/Keesee, producers

Selected Television
SIX FEET UNDER - incidental music
FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME - TSN TV Series - music composition and production / Aiken Scherberger, director/ Barry Duller, producer
ONCE UPON A HAMSTER - TV Series (YTV) - music composition / John Herberman, Music Director / Paul Sutherland, producer
SUCCESSFUL HOME VIDEO - TVO Series (8 part) - music composition and production / Peter Hitchcock Productions
MY CANADA INCLUDES QUEBEC - CTV/ - music composition and production / Sussex Productions / Michael Gibson, director
N.E.W.S. - music composition and production / Current affairs program with David Shatsky
SEX, ROCK'N'ROLL...DRUGS - music composition and production / Mediabridge Entertainment/Prime Network-Global TV

Selected Filmscores & Documentaries
REVENGE OF THE RADIOACTIVE REPORTER - Feature film, Craig Pryce, producer/director / Pryceless Productions
FISH TALE SOUP - Feature film, FilmWorks / Annette Mangaard director/writer, Pam Davenport, producer
COLLATERAL DAMAGE - New Reel Films / Leonard Farlinger, director/writer / GLOBAL TV, Short feature release
THE SKY'S THE LIMIT - National Film Board/Perigee Productions / Antonin Lhotsky, director
REX, REBECCA & VIVIAN - Canadian Centre for Advanced Film Studies / Aiken Scherberger, director / Ann Medina, Producer

Selected Commercials
AIR CANADA / AIR NOVA / ALTAMIRA / AMERICAN MOTORS / AMERICAN STANDARD / BLACK FLAG / CABLE ATLANTIC / CANADA DRY / CANADA GAMES / CARNATION / FABERGE / GLOBE & MAIL / GOOSEBUMPS / HONDA CARS / HYUNDAI CARS / JOURNEY'S END MOTELS / LABATTS / MACLEANS / MILKBONE-NABISCO / NEWFOUNDLAND TOURISM / ONTARIO HYDRO / PELLER ESTATE WINES / PERRIER / PETRO CANADA / PIONEER ELECTRONICS / PLAYTEX / RADIO SHACK / SANYO / SHELL OIL / THE BEER STORE / THRIFTY'S / TOSHIBA / ULTRAMAR / XEROX / YOUNG DRIVERS

Selected Corporate Film,Video, Radio, Theatre, Incidental Music
AS YOU LIKE IT - CanStage / Marek Norman, composer/arranger - Norman/Bradstreet music producers
AS YOU LIKE IT - Theatre by the Bay / Marek Norman, composer/arranger - Norman/Bradstreet music producers
I CONCENTRATE ON YOU - Cole Porter Special, CBC Radio
ASSASSINS - Theatrical Sound Design (Music & Lyrics, Stephen Sondheim)
THE BEARD OF AVON - music production
NOW THE DETAILS - CBC Radio, national
COCA COLA "Ragtime Coke" - Special Presentation
NEWFOUNDLAND TOURISM "The Far East of the Western World" - promotional film
DRINK SELLS THE DREAM - Mid-State Substance Abuse Commission
SPECIAL OLYMPICS (at The SkyDome, Toronto) - Marek Norman, composer/arranger - Norman/Bradstreet music producers
P.E.I. BRIDGE OPENING CEREMONIES - Marek Norman, composer/arranger - Norman/Bradstreet music producers

db & Danny Lanois - JUNOs 2002
db & Rob Lamothe
Home County Festival 2004
db & Valdy - Eaglewood Festival 2003
Robert Priest, Alannah Myles,
Nancy Simmonds, db
"Postcards from California"
Oaklands Sessions 2004
with Larriveé Guitar #1 - 1972
Recording "Lifelines" 2006
at Soundhole Studios
db with Jason Fowler,
David Woodhead and Ray Montford





























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