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David Patrick Byran |
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Soon after David
Patrick Bryan learned to walk and talk he discovered that could also
sing and dance. By the age of 5 he was performing on stage. Over the
next few years he learned to play the piano and at 10, composed and
arranged his first song! He spent his teen years playing with a
'garage' band at local clubs and eventually branched out to playing
concerts in Southern Florida. His talents were recognized and David
and the band were regularly invited to be the opening acts for the
likes of Chuck Berry, Ted Nugent and other well known musicians. All
during his mid to late twenties he managed and performed within a 9
member show band, touring consistently throughout the US and Canada.
As time marched on, David found himself working in Las Vegas playing
for the 'Freddie Bell Show' and in Los Angeles with members of the
Ike and Tina Turner's Band.
David married and had 3 children. For David and Laurie, a musician's life on the
road was not conducive to raising their children and so the decision was made to
pursue his musical career within a more local area around Frankfort and
Lexington, Kentucky. It was while performing here, that David wrote, recorded
and produced his first solo recording, "Kentucky Days". Over the next few years,
he did a number of recordings in Nashville and continued live performance, both
local and regional. In
1991, David was blessed by a dramatic life changing event. He decided it was
time to show his appreciation to God for all the success and many blessings he
consistently received and completely dedicated his music to the Lord. With the
formation of Bryan Productions, Inc. came his first Christian album, "You Are My
Friends" which received a Dove Award Nomination in 1998. He was a guest on
EWTN's globally aired musical TV show, "Say Yes" as well as the new "Backstage"
concert series, highlighting the best of Catholic music available today. He was
the founder and host of Kentucky's "Sacred Sounds", a weekly Catholic radio
program and has appeared on local Kentucky TV. He has also been seen on Central
Florida's WTGL-TV 52 and WLCB-TV 45, the Prayer Channel in NY and on Boston's
Catholic TV. His joyful personality and presence shine through in all guest
appearances. David has
toured in Ireland and has performed, in concert, at the famed Astra Theatre in
Schio, Italy which was broadcast over Vatican TV. He also appeared in concert in
Sarajevo. While there, he and his son, Jason, produced a film, which was shown
on Bosnia television, "David Patrick Bryan in Bosnia". This inspiring video
garnered the prestigious "International Video of the Year" 2002 Award from the
United Catholic Music and Video Association. Other honors bestowed upon him by
UCMVA have been nominations for Album of the Year for "You Are My Friends" and a
nomination for best Country Song of the Year for his rendition of "In the Name
of the Father", written by Jim Cosgrove. He has also been nominated as "Artist
of the Year".
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