Singer, writer, and producer all in one,
David Homyk’s music can be described as a blend of Maroon 5 and James Blunt, often mixed with a Timbaland style production. David is known to put on high energy live performances, juggling piano, guitar, and various instruments on stage. His repertoire of catchy songs and first class showmanship dazzle audiences who find themselves dancing and singing along, transfixed by his touching, reflective music which ranges from fun and exciting to downright heart wrenching. A producer by trade, David has made recordings for many well known artists including Beyoncé and her sister Solange.
Canadian born, Virginia bred, David lived with a heart full of music from an early age. At only eight years old he began composing songs at the piano, inspired by Scott Joplin and early Ragtime jazz musicians. As he grew, so too did the songs that consumed him. Relief came only when he put pen to paper to write the music that would eventually shape his creative sound and distinct style. David spent his early school years obsessively arranging and rearranging his compositions during classes. Spacing out in class and composing full songs on the back of math homework was a daily affair. After school he began picking up other instruments; guitar, bass guitar, and saxophone and recording himself singing and playing all of them.
Despite his academic indifference, the power of David’s writing got him into the University of Virginia. Here, he refined his sound as a record producer. He began incorporating his signature drum tracks and style into Beyoncé songs. The remixes were a hit and the sound caught on. Before he knew it, David was sitting in front of Beyoncé’s father, music industry mogul Matthew Knowles, CEO of Music World Entertainment. After hearing David’s original material and songwriting the company took full interest in him as a writer as well as a record producer. David graduated and relocated to New York City where he has been writing songs and producing tracks for a wide variety of artists. He tours and performs regularly, having shared stages with artists ranging from American Idol’s Constantine Maroulis to the hip-hop legend & Hall of Fame inductee, Doug E. Fresh. David’s debut album,
True Story
, can be purchased on
Amazon.com and on iTunes in the US, Canada, UK/European Union, Australia/N.Z. and Japan.
Apart from music, David appears regularly on the daytime soap opera, “All My Children,” and has made several appearances on “The Tyra Banks Show,” “Sex and the City,” and “One Life to Live.” He has also modeled in many campaigns for clothing companies such as Club Monaco and Burlington Coat Factory, and has appeared in many commercial print advertisements. He was the first ever commercial model for the familiar fruit juice drink, Capri Sun, and appears in commercial spots for Anheuser-Busch as the official mixologist for the popular beverage, Bud Light Lime.
How do you describe your music to people, David?
I simply tell people who I get compared to most often: Jason Mraz, One Republic, Maroon 5, James Blunt, Gavin DeGraw, and a few other names I hear all the time.
that debuted at the Director’s Guild of America Theater in Hollywood this summer ‘09. More performances on the silver screen are planned for 2009 and beyond, including music to a Vespa scooter chase scene in an independent film featuring Henry Winkler to be released on The Independent Film Channel.
Daniel Perkins agreed to do a little interview for us.
