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With a
piano style somewhere between Chopin and George Winston, David Nevue brings melody and heart back to instrumental
music. Perhaps Heartsong Review said it best when they described his music as "hauntingly romantic."
David's music introduces us to a wilderness of musical ideas which the listener becomes anxious to explore.
Interestingly enough, if you ask David about his musical background he might surprise you. He comes not from a
background of polished piano music, but grew up a typical 1980's teenager strongly under the influences of such
progressive rock artists as Rush, Pink Floyd, and Kansas. David pursued rock music as a career throughout his college
years, playing keyboards for a number of garage bands.
It wasn't until David's college roommate introduced him to the piano music of George Winston that he began to consider
a career as a pianist. "Prior to hearing George Winston, my idea of 'solo piano' went no further than classical
music, a form of music I've never felt much connection with," David says. "Winston's impressionistic style was at that time unlike
any music I had ever heard. My roommate played Winston's music all the time, and it just sort of seeped in. I found
myself playing around with a few melodies at the piano and I just never stopped."
In 1987, his senior year of college, David composed and performed a piano piece called The
Princess for a college-wide talent show. He then requested three music
notes from the audience and proceeded to improvise a theme on the spot. David took first place at this competition,
and encouraged by this, continued composing.
In 1992 David released his first album, The Tower. "At the time I recorded The Tower I was listening to a lot of the band Renaissance. I was really going for that very poetic,
artsy, dramatic piano sound." David promoted The Tower via mail order and at performances. Building on the support of his small but growing fan
base, David put the profits from The Tower
back into his music. His efforts eventually resulted his next project, While
the Trees  Sleep, released in 1995. While the Trees Sleep was quite a departure from the dramatic sound of The
Tower. The album had a much quieter voice, one of a thoughtful poet who embraced
his music. It's strong melodies presented a pianist who had finally found his sound. While
the Trees Sleep received airplay nationwide and it's success led to The Last Waking Moment, David's 1997 solo piano
release. A thematic work based on a lucid dream experience, The Last Waking
Moment shared an intense vision of a face to face meeting with Christ.
 In the time between While the Trees Sleep
and The Last Waking Moment,
David's music marketing strategy began to change, turning to a stronger
emphasis on Internet promotion. "The Internet opened up a whole new market for me." David says."After
a few months of marketing experimentation, I found I was shipping CDs all over the world, every single week."
After two years of trial and error, Nevue's Internet music promotion strategies seemed to have proven themselves.
In the fall of 1997, Nevue wrote and published the first edition of How to Promote Your Music Successfully on the Internet, which has been updated at least twice a year ever since. With his online business booming, in November 2001 David was able to quit his day job to focus solely on his Internet music ventures.
 In July 1999, David released his fourth album, The Vigil. Influenced heavily by the Psalms, The Vigil follows the events of a single, sleepless
night spent in meditation and prayer.  The album thematically "begins" at midnight, and ends at "sunrise" the next morning. David often refers to this album as his personal favorite.
In 2001, David released Whisperings,
a 'best of' collection of fan favorites from his first four albums. The collection includes a brief history of David's works in the liner notes.
 In July, 2002, David released Postcards From Germany, which was inspired by his European travels. Postcards was more upbeat and adventurous than any of David's previous works. This album, which David refers to as his "happy happy" album, became David's most successful one to date. The CD reached the #2 chart position in New
Age Reporter magazine for March 2003 and went on to become the #5 most played album for in its genre for 2003.
 In 2002, David
released O Come Emmanuel, his
first Christmas album. This CD has quickly become a fan favorite, featuring David's very unique interpretations of both popular and traditional Christmas songs.
 David's most recent CD release is Sweet Dreams & Starlight. Released in the May of 2004, David wrote this album of songs and lullabies for his children.
 Although solo piano music can be found in most any book or music store, David Nevue stands out. He has a unique
sound, which soothes and calms in this busy, noisy world. "I just take it one day at a time and try to continue
improving upon myself and my compositions" he says. "I'll let God take care of the rest."
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