David Lichens
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David Lichens is an American
United States
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 guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...

, singer and songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...

.

In 1995 he joined legendary Christian rock band Petra
Petra (band)
Petra is a music group regarded as a pioneer of the Christian rock and contemporary Christian music genres. Formed in 1972, the band took its name from the Greek word for "rock"...

 which exposed him to lots of worldwide touring and studio experience.

Lichens then moved to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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. His demos caught the attention of EMI Publishing. He is currently leading the band The Heavy Steadies.

Lichens' songs and compositions have been featured in several films and soundtracks. His single "Let Go" was featured on the movie soundtrack She's the Man
She's the Man
She's the Man is a 2006 American romantic comedy film directed by Andy Fickman, based on Twelfth Night, a play by William Shakespeare. The film stars Amanda Bynes, Channing Tatum, Laura Ramsey and Vinnie Jones....

. Other of his songs have been featured in films like Saved!
Saved!
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, After Sex
After Sex
After Sex is an American 2007 comedy-drama film about several couples having conversations after sex. It looks at the complexity of modern day relationships told through nine separate couples...

, and The Water Horse and TV shows like "Everwood
Everwood
Everwood is an American drama television series that initially aired in the United States on The WB. The series is set in the fictional small town of Everwood, Colorado, and was filmed in Ogden, South Salt Lake, and Draper, Utah, except the series pilot which was filmed in Canmore, Alberta,...

".

Lichens is one of the producers of Fefe Dobson
Fefe Dobson
Felicia Lily "Fefe" Dobson is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Her self-titled debut album earned her two Juno Award nominations. Her second album, Sunday Love, was not released and she was terminated from her recording company...

's third studio album, Joy
Joy (Fefe Dobson album)
Joy is the second studio album to be released by Canadian singer-songwriter Fefe Dobson, and third studio album to be recorded. It was released on November 22, 2010 after taking almost four years to complete. It candidly follows Dobson's evolution as an artist as well as transition from the indie...

in which he cowrote at least three songs still expected to appear on the album scheduled for release in November 2010. He cowrote two of the singles from the album. "Watch Me Move" has been released as a digital download
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 and as music videos. "I'm a Lady" is another of the songs co-written by Lichens.
He has also worked with former American Idol contestant and singer-songwriter Jason Castro and Castro's younger brother Michael.

Dave just recently finished producing Rebekah White, for Printz Board's (Black Eyed Peas) company BEETS and PRODUCE.

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