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Folk-pop artist makes triumphant
return to Logan, gets crowd to sing like Tiffany
By Christy Jensen
March 2, 2007 | LOGAN -- Folk-pop artist Drew Danburry
deliverd an energetic show Saturday to devoted fans
who had long awaited the singer's return to Cache Valley.
Danburry, a native to Huntington Beach, Calif., has
drawn a following in Logan since he played at Club Scooters
in Hyrum in February 2005 when he first began touring.
Danburry reminisced Saturday night about his show in
Hyrum, telling fans that he wouldn't be playing his
highly demanded cover of '80s pop star Tiffany's song
I Think We're Alone Now because he couldn't
remember the words. Fans begged Danburry to play it;
Danburry responded wit,h "I can't play it if I
don't remember the lyrics or the chords." He then
turned the mic over to the audience to sing the lyrics
while he sang the chords after the audience pleaded
with him.
Danburry included the crowd in multiple songs he sang
Saturday night, having them sing in rounds and even
jump in on the chorus of his folk cover of the rap song
Forgot About Dre by Dr. Dre. Danburry, feeding
off the intense energy of the crowd, put on a show that
left many fans wanting him to continue playing after
his hourlong set was over.
"The show [on Saturday] was magical", Danburry
said in an interview. "The crowd was so intense
I felt like I was trying to hold on to the reins of
a wild horse. I don't think I've ever had an experience
like this, ever."
Categorizing his music as Kindergarten folk pop, Danburry
has very eclectic feel to his music. which is no surprise
since his music influences range from Weezer to Wu-tang
Clan and Bright Eyes. These influences can be heard
through ought his music, particularly on his first album,
An Introduction to Sex Rock.
Danburry said he can't remember how he got his start
in music, but began playing guitar five years ago when
he saw one at his brother's show.
"I taught myself how to play three chords from
a book and then wrote a song with those chords. Everything
progressed after that."
Danburry, who is now a full-time musician, began touring
in 2005 after he received a bachelor's degree in film
from Brigham Young University in Provo and has toured
full time since 2006. Danburry began touring to figure
out what he wanted to do with his life and has since
made it his career with a recent tour to Europe and
several U.S. tours.
Danburry said he has learned so much about life and
music since he began touring two years ago.
"Every night it's a new city and new people.
You really are at the mercy of the crowd," said
Danburry. "They will either love you or hate you
for the sacrifice you make every night. Being on tour
has definitely made me more liberal that I was before."
Danburry considers touring to be an extreme extension
of life. Living on the road can be draining, but staying
in touch with himself is important in order to keep
a sense of reality, he said.
Danburry said, "People want to put you on a pedestal
and a lot of times you don't want to be one. It's really
hard. Coming from growing up with no girls wanting me
to having girls wanting to get into my pants strictly
because I wrote music was mind blowing. I had to grow
up fast."
Citing his experiences on the road and in life, as
well as the people he meets as the main influences on
his lyrics Danburry is headed back to the studio to
record a double album to be titled B-Sides: This
Could Mean Trouble, You Don't Speak for the Club,
and is to be released in August.
With three full-length albums and two EPs under his
belt, Danburry is continuing his tour of the West Coast
with Aubrey Debauchery and will go on another European
tour this October. Danburry's music can be found at
www.drewdanburry.com.
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