David C. Lewis
Encyclopedia
David C. Lewis is a keyboardist
and composer
.
David played with Ambrosia
from 1977–1983 and with Shadowfax
from 1984–1990. He won a Grammy with Shadowfax for "Best New Age Performance" for Folksongs for a Nuclear Village
in 1988. He has since returned to and tours with Ambrosia. Lewis has played with numerous artists such Edgar Winter, Billy Preston, Al Stewart, Stephan Bishop, Gary Wright, Terry Sylvester (The Hollies), John Ford Coley, The Doobie Brothers, Heart, Michael Hedges. He has opened for and shared billing with Chick Corea, Miles Davis, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Boston, Foreigner, Kansas, Styx, Rush, and Hall & Oates.
He now resides in Santa Monica, California
. He is currently composing and recording a solo record.
Keyboardist
A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...
and composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
.
David played with Ambrosia
Ambrosia (band)
Ambrosia is an American rock band formed in southern California in 1970. Ambrosia had five Top Forty hit singles between 1975 and 1980.-Formation and inspiration:...
from 1977–1983 and with Shadowfax
Shadowfax (band)
Shadowfax was a new age/electronic musical group, best known for their albums Shadowfax and Folksongs for a Nuclear Village. In 1988 they won the Grammy for Best New Age Performance for Folksongs for a Nuclear Village...
from 1984–1990. He won a Grammy with Shadowfax for "Best New Age Performance" for Folksongs for a Nuclear Village
Folksongs for a Nuclear Village
Folksongs for a Nuclear Village is the sixth studio album by New Age/Jazz group Shadowfax, their first for Capitol Records. It won a Grammy Award in 1988 for Best New Age Performance....
in 1988. He has since returned to and tours with Ambrosia. Lewis has played with numerous artists such Edgar Winter, Billy Preston, Al Stewart, Stephan Bishop, Gary Wright, Terry Sylvester (The Hollies), John Ford Coley, The Doobie Brothers, Heart, Michael Hedges. He has opened for and shared billing with Chick Corea, Miles Davis, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Boston, Foreigner, Kansas, Styx, Rush, and Hall & Oates.
He now resides in Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica is a beachfront city in western Los Angeles County, California, US. Situated on Santa Monica Bay, it is surrounded on three sides by the city of Los Angeles — Pacific Palisades on the northwest, Brentwood on the north, West Los Angeles on the northeast, Mar Vista on the east, and...
. He is currently composing and recording a solo record.