Biography

Introduction

David James Ford (formerly known as Dav Ford, born on 16 May 1978 in Dartford, Kent) is a British singer-songwriter, currently living in Eastbourne, East Sussex. He first achieved prominence with the indie rock group Easyworld, who released an independent mini-album, ...Better Ways to Self Destruct and two full-length albums on Jive Records before disbanding in 2004.

Ford branched into a solo career soon after, and has become known both for the sheer passion he puts into his songs, but also for being a master at the layered/looping effect he brings to many of his songs. He now has a large following having released two albums and toured extensively in the UK and US.

History

Early years & Easyworld

Having played in several local groups together through their school years, Ford - who went on to attend Manchester University - and drummer Glenn Hooper formed the band Beachy Head in Eastbourne in the late 1990s. Soon after, the band was completed by bassist Jo Taylor. The trio recorded several demos and an unreleased album as Beachy Head before renaming the band 'Easyworld'. The new name for the band was taken from the line "It's an easy world" in their song Better Ways to Self Destruct.

From 2001 to 2004, the group released one mini-album, two full-length albums and several singles. After lacklustre sales of their final record, Kill the Last Romantic, Ford privately announced his intention to disband the group. After several short festival performances and radio appearances to promote their final single, How Did It Ever Come to This?, Easyworld announced their split in September 2004. Their last public performance was at the Staffordshire date of 2004s V Festival on 22 August.

Solo career

Almost immediately after the band's dissolution, Ford began to play a sporadic series of intimate solo gigs, debuting a number of songs which would later appear on his first solo album. In 2005, he embarked on his first headline solo tour. Fan favourite "State Of The Union" was released as his debut single on September 26, 2005 and followed swiftly by his self-recorded debut album I Sincerely Apologise For All The Trouble I've Caused.

After a support tour with Starsailor and a sold-out headline tour in February 2006 and the release of his second single, "I Don't Care What You Call Me", David has confirmed headline shows in Ireland as well as shows across the US and high-profile slots supporting KT Tunstall, Richard Ashcroft, Elvis Costello and Gomez. His debut was released in the United States in May 2006 by Columbia Records.

After supporting Suzanne Vega on her UK tour, Ford released his second solo album, Songs For The Road in August 2007. He toured extensively to support the album in October 2007 and is currently touring the US (May 2008). The album was released in the US on Original Signal Records on 1 April 2008.

Personal Life

David is married. David has stated that his favorite place to perform in the USA is Philadelphia, PA.

Discography

Studio albums

I Sincerely Apologise for All the Trouble I've Caused (2005)
Songs for the Road (2007)

Single releases

Single/EP	Release date	Label	Format(s)	Notes
"State of the Union"	26 September 2005	Independiente	CD, 7", Download	Accompanied by b-sides "A Short Song About Stars" and "A Short Song About Shoes"
"I Don't Care What You Call Me"	20 February 2006	Independiente	CD, 7", Download	Accompanied by CD b-sides "A Short Song Of Apology" & "Trying To Find My Feet" plus the 7" b-side "Can't Go Back"
"Go to Hell"	23 July 2007	Independiente	7", Download	Accompanied by album track "Requiem" as the 7" b-side
"Decimate"	8 October 2007	Independiente	7", Download	Accompanied by b-sides 'The Boy Most Likely To' and 'Decimate (Demo)'. The latter only available on Digital Download.
"I'm Alright Now"	December 2007	Independiente	CD, 7", Download	Accompanied by CD b-side cover of Leonard Cohen's "Everybody Knows" plus the 7" b-side "New York"
"Pages Torn From The Electrical Sketchbook Vol. #1"	2008	Self-released through MySpace page	CD	Contains the songs "Nothing At All", "How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love My Credit Card" (also known as "I Want More"), and "Down By The Sea".
"Pages Torn From The Electrical Sketchbook Vol. #2"	2009	Self-released through MySpace page	CD	Contains the songs "This City's Cold and I Could Use a Friend", "To Hell with the World" and "Song for the Republican Convention".