DAVID REID
With his band, The Contrast, David has released eight critically acclaimed albums since 2001.
Steven Van Zandt described them as ‘One of the best bands on the planet - and England too.’
In 2014, Reid co-formed ReidGraves with activist and poet Ron Graves combining pop and experimental music with songs and spoken word. The duo have released three albums.
Both projects receive regular radio airplay around the world, including many tracks by The Contrast featured as ‘Coolest Songs in the World’ on Steven Van Zandt’s Underground Garage show and Sirius channels.
In 2024, David co-formed Lightbulb, an instrumental duo with The Contrast drummer, Thorin Dixon, and together they released a debut album, CARNIVAL OF STRANGE.
David was born in Glasgow and, although his family relocated to the south of England when he was very young, he remains very much a Scot.
MIDNIGHT INVISIBLES
MIDNIGHT INVISIBLES is a set of 16 solo electric and acoustic guitar instrumentals that channel surf, country, folk, jazz and cinematic influences.
Each track, written and performed by David on a single guitar, was recorded live with no overdubs or loops.
As David elaborates: “When I write I have always loved to try and make my guitar do ‘everything’. not in a flashy, virtuoso sense, but rather using the instrument to make a complete arrangement with all the necessary elements. For my various bands and project, I would write this way, then deconstruct, rationalise and arrange before handing over some of the parts, development and creative responsibilities to other players. But this set of 14 tracks are in their original form – just me.
Midnight Invisibles is a sequel to David’s 2023 solo album: SHADOWS AND SHADES.
SHADOWS & SHADES
David’s previous solo project is SHADOWS AND SHADES - a set of 14 acoustic and electric guitar instrumentals that channel surf, country, folk, jazz and cinematic influences. Each track, written and performed by David on a single guitar, was recorded with no overdubs or loops.
David explains: “Although I usually prefer to let my work speak for itself with no explanation, these tracks essentially score scenes from ‘imaginary movies’. I might have called the album ‘Lost Themes’, but the brilliant John Carpenter – one of my influences – appropriately beat me to that title.
