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Artist
David Meulen
10+ albums
folkguitaracousticindiesinger-songwriter
about
Cape Town, South Africa Imagine the timeless melodies of The Beatles combined with the soul-stirring lyrics of The Lumineers. If that thought is an enjoyable one, the musical creations of David Meulen might just be your cup of tea. David Meulen picks up his scratched, road-worn acoustic guitar. The poor thing takes a beating every time it’s picked up; but it’s used to it – he’s been playing it for a long time now. The sound it emits is both percussive and melodic all at once, the perfect combination for his unique hard-hitting acoustic rock style. This is the sound he has found, and he’s ready to share it with the world. At age 17 David started alternative rock band Dividable Grand with high school friends, and performed with the group for a couple of years. A fair amount of success followed with DG performing alongside some of the biggest acts in South Africa, including Prime Circle, aKing, Taxi Violence and many more. Television appearances, festival performances and extensive radio play followed and led to the band recording with top South African producer Theo Crous. Using the experience gained from this, David branched out to other genres and started focusing on his solo career. The first thing he did was embark on a lone road trip, bringing only his guitar and essentials. The purpose of this? Songwriting. Starting again from scratch, building up from nothing. Poor guitar! Preparations for live shows followed, and you could feel the excitement building. He is a man
