Dave Godowsky
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| birth_place = Framingham, Massachusetts, U.S.
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| occupation = Musician, songwriter, artist, artist manager, A&R
| instrument = Guitar, piano
| years_active = 2008–present
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Dave Godowsky (born October 3, 1979) is an American artist, songwriter, and musical entrepreneur from Maine.
Discography
= Albums =
- Dave Godowsky, All You Love Is Need (2009)
- Dave Godowsky, Pregret (2016)
- Dave Godowsky, Cuts (2020)
= Appearances =
- Jocie Adams, Bed Of Notions (2011) (piano on "Bed Of Notions")
- Field Report, Marigolden (2014) (vocals on "Summons")
- FREEMAN, FREEMAN (2014) (synth, piano, co-writer on "The English And Western Stallion," co-writer on "(For A While) I Couldn't Play My Guitar like A Man," guitar on "Black Bush," piano on "Golden Monkey," organ, piano on "Delicate Green," piano on "There Is A Form."){{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/freeman-mw0002682459/credits|title=Freeman - Freeman | Credits | AllMusic|accessdate=23 December 2020|website=AllMusic}}
- Rose Polenzani, The Rabbit (2011) (Glockenspiel on "Seven Swans," Wurlitzer on "Blue Seed," Glockenspiel on "Old Woman," Wurlitzer on "The Hardship," piano on "Lawn And The Sky," piano on "Bitter Heart," vocals on "Dead Rabbit," guitar, vocals on "Alligator River," glockenspiel on "Calculation (10 Babies)", piano on "Living In A Country," glockenspiel on "No One Knows," guitar on "Highest Hopes," glockenspiel, piano on "Pretty Black Ship.")
Songwriting
In 2013, Godowsky co-wrote "The English and Western Stallion," and "(For A While) I Couldn't Play My Guitar Like A Man" with Gene Ween for his first post-Ween album, FREEMAN (2014).{{Cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/gene-ween-no-more-aaron-freemans-new-life-as-a-solo-artist-243024/|title=Gene Ween No More: Aaron Freeman's New Life|first1=David|last1=Marchese|website=Rollingstone.com|date=2 April 2014|accessdate=23 December 2020}} Godowsky's song "So Long, Theresa" was covered by Marissa Nadler on her 2010 covers record.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gorillavsbear.net/new-marissa-nadler-so-long-theresa/|title=new marissa nadler :: "so long theresa"|website=Gorillavsbear.net|accessdate=23 December 2020}} Godowsky co-wrote "Nothing 'Bout Nothing" with Kris Delmhorst and "Lost In Translation" with Mark Erelli.
Other collaborations
Godowsky's 2016 record Pregret features guest vocalists Adam Duritz (Counting Crows){{Cite web|url=https://www.leoweekly.com/2014/12/surface-catching-adam-duritz-counting-crows/|title=Under The Surface: Catching up with Adam Duritz of Counting Crows|date=9 December 2014|website=Leoweekly.com|accessdate=23 December 2020}} and Lianne La Havas.{{Cite web|url=https://www.insidehook.com/article/music/indie-rocker-dave-godowsky-releases-sophomore-album-pregret|title=Indie Rocker Dave Godowsky Releases Sophomore Album, 'Pregret'|website=Insidehook.com|accessdate=23 December 2020}} He has performed on stage with Justin Vernon,{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBlAfNv3Ap0|title=Dave Godowsky with Justin Vernon, I Hate The World (And Everyone In It) - YouTube|website=Youtube.com|accessdate=23 December 2020}} Counting Crows, Delta Spirit, Hamilton Leithauser, Martha Wainwright, Gene Ween, Dave Dondero, Elvis Perkins, Ben Kweller, Aoife O'Donovan, Sarah Siskind & Al Kooper. Godowsky was a member of Guns N' Roses cover band "Mr Brownstone," that performed at Bonnaroo in 2003 and on the Late Show with David Letterman in 2008. In a 2015 Gothamist article, he described the Letterman performance as "the worst musical performance in the history of the show."{{cite web |url=http://gothamist.com/2015/05/20/lettermans_worst_band.php |title=The Worst Band to Ever Play the Late Show with David Letterman: Gothamist |accessdate=2017-05-29 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170117210055/http://gothamist.com/2015/05/20/lettermans_worst_band.php |archivedate=2017-01-17 }}
Artwork
From 2007-2013, Godowsky exclusively worked with fine tipped pens, creating fictitious landscapes. He created artwork for Volcano Choir's 2009 record Unmap,{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Volcano-Choir-Unmap/release/1952225|title=Volcano Choir - Unmap|website=Discogs|accessdate=23 December 2020}} whose title was inspired by Godowsky's early work. Since 2013, he has primarily worked with chalk, charcoal, and graphite on paper.
A&R/management
As a manager, Godowsky's client history includes Cass McCombs, Okkervil River, Field Report, Against Me!, Ben Kweller, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Gene Ween, Martha Wainwright, Speedy Ortiz and producers Chris Shaw and Paul Q. Kolderie.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6805231/cass-mccombs-fleet-foxes-managers-fort-william-artist-management|title=Cass McCombs, Fleet Foxes Managers Join Fort William Artist Management|magazine=Billboard|date=10 December 2015|accessdate=23 December 2020}} As A&R, Godowsky is credited with discovering Delta Spirit,{{Cite news|url=http://archive.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2008/06/22/indie_songs_with_staying_power/|title=Indie songs with staying power|first=Joan|last=Anderman|date=22 June 2008|accessdate=23 December 2020|newspaper=The Boston Globe}} Nathaniel Rateliff,{{Cite web|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2009/11/05/nathaniel-rateliff-of-denver-band-the-wheel-picks-quiet-route-to-success/|title=Nathaniel Rateliff of Denver band The Wheel picks quiet route to success|website=Denverpost.com|date=5 November 2009|accessdate=23 December 2020}} and Field Report{{Cite web|url=http://www.americansongwriter.com/2012/07/field-report-get-serious/|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120721061408/http://www.americansongwriter.com/2012/07/field-report-get-serious/|archive-date = 2012-07-21|title = Field Report Get Serious|date = 20 July 2012}} as well as signing deals with veteran musical artists including Mike Gordon (Phish), Sondre Lerche, Son Volt, Ween,{{Cite news|url=https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20071130/News/606127260|title=Ween's not joking around this time|first=Sarah RodmanThe Boston|last=Globe|newspaper=Tuscaloosa News|accessdate=23 December 2020}} Heartless Bastards, John Grant, Pure Bathing Culture, and The Dismemberment Plan, and producing compilations for John Fahey and Loudon Wainwright III.{{Cite news|url=http://archive.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2007/11/27/rounding_out_rounder/|title=Rounding out Rounder|accessdate=23 December 2020|newspaper=The Boston Globe}}
== References ==
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External links
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Category:American multi-instrumentalists
Category:American folk singers