History

Born in Rochester New York, David Raleigh moved to Seattle at the age of four, and received a scholarship to attend Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan. He recorded his first album in 1979 titled "Totally Psyched", a gospel release funded by an investor. The success of the album gave Raleigh a platform to tour with contemporary Christian icons such as Amy Grant

Amy Grant

Amy Lee Grant is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, media personality and actress, best known for her Christian music. She has been referred to as "The Queen of Christian Pop"...

 and The Archers

The Archers

The Archers is a long-running British soap opera broadcast on the BBC's main spoken-word channel, Radio 4. It was originally billed as "an everyday story of country folk", but is now described on its Radio 4 web site as "contemporary drama in a rural setting"...

. Raleigh's first television appearance was a win on the American television show Star Search

Star Search

Star Search is a television show that was produced from 1983-95, hosted by Ed McMahon, and created by Alfred Masini. A relaunch was produced in 2003-04. The show was originally filmed at the old Earl Carroll Theatre at 6230 Sunset Blvd...

 in 1990.

In 1993, Raleigh had a small feature role as himself in the German cult movie Kleine Haie. His second album 'Never Alone' was recorded and released in 1995. Raleigh has since played numerous venues across New York, including Manhattan's Stringfellows, Tatou

Tatou

Tatou may refer to:*Tatou or Giant Armadillo, the largest species of armadillo**Tatou, French for Armadillo*"Tatou Strip Tease", a Dusty Fingers track from their Dusty Fingers Volume 15 album-See also:*Audrey Tautou , French film actress...

, and Waldorf Astoria

Waldorf-Astoria Hotel

The Waldorf-Astoria is a luxury hotel in New York. It has been housed in two historic landmark buildings in New York City. The first, designed by architect Henry J. Hardenbergh, was on the Fifth Avenue site of the Empire State Building. The present building at 301 Park Avenue in Manhattan is a...

. During the fall of 1998, Raleigh opened his own venue named ‘Club Raleigh at the Oaks’ in Greenwich Village

Greenwich Village

Greenwich Village, , , , .in New York often simply called "the Village", is a largely residential neighborhood on the west side of Lower Manhattan in New York City. A large majority of the district is home to upper middle class families...

. To date, David has played many venues across Germany, Hong Kong and Australia, including the iconic Sydney Opera House

Sydney Opera House

The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in the Australian city of Sydney. It was conceived and largely built by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, finally opening in 1973 after a long gestation starting with his competition-winning design in 1957...

.

Current projects

In late 2008, David Raleigh released his new single 'I Do!' with the B-side 'The Only One', marking a new direction and sound for his music. The songs were produced by singer/songwriter Nathan Leigh Jones

Nathan Leigh Jones

Nathan Leigh Jones is a pop singer, songwriter and pianist born in Adelaide Australia, currently living between both Sydney Australia and New York City....

 and mixed by New York producer J Chris Griffin

J Chris Griffin

J Chris Griffin is a record producer born in Georgia. He is now situated in New York City, currently operating from a private studio at The Engine Room in Manhattan....

. In an interview with Time Out magazine Hong Kong, Raleigh describes the song as "a happy tune, a ‘driving with the top down’ kind of number". The song is to appear on his upcoming album. The music video for "I Do!" was directed by Alan Cumming and Ned Stresen-Rueter, and made its broadcast premiere on Logo on February 2, 2010.

External links

• David Raleigh Official Site