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John is joined by American singer and songwriter d4vd, to talk about how he wrote and recorded his debut album ‘Withered’. 

David Burke, aka d4vd, broke into music after beginning to produce tracks of his own to accompany Fortnite videos. Having taught himself how to make music on BandLab and uploading tracks online, he first saw success with the single ‘Romantic Homicide’, becoming a viral hit. He has since released multiple singles and two EPs ‘Petals to Thorns’, which charted on the Billboard 200, and ‘The Lost Petals’. 

In this episode, John and David dig into the creative process behind his debut album ‘Withered’ and chart David's journey from YouTuber to recording artist. They discuss the details of producing with BandLab on his phone, creating his own vocal chain presets from scratch, and the themes of vulnerability and emotion behind this new record.

Tracks discussed: Romantic Homicide, Crashing, You Left Me First

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WasabiNoise

I love his self-taught approach, as someone that did poorly in school but then learned everything I could at home I can relate a lot. Great episode! And good work with the interview, provided the right guidance and questions.

Tim Adam-Smith

Thanks so much - glad you enjoyed! It's interesting for us to showcase artists who have achieved success in a really short time as well as those who are further down the track.

Spencer J

Finally got to watching this and I’m so glad I did! Thanks for sharing my question with him. I’m happily surprised that it was used to show off that “London exclusive” unreleased track. 😉 I’m seriously fascinated about his process all being done with a couple apps on his phone. I graduated uni recently with a bachelors in audio production (not sure if you’re familiar with ACM but I attended the campus in the States), so seeing this level of DIY work ethic and drive is truly awe-inspiring. Good on him for achieving the amount of success that he has! This was a great episode! Keep up the amazing work. Cheers!