The Athens Banner-Herald
Thursday, January 4, 2007

Athens Musician Nominated For Award

Athens resident Brad Davis has been nominated as "Acoustic Artist of the Year" for the second annual Momentum Awards, as given by IndieHeaven, the nation's leading organization supporting independent artists in the Christian music genre....

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The Morgan County Citizen
October 19th, 2005

You'll Fall For Autumn in the Park

By Brooke Hatfield
Staff Writer

On the fifth day, God filled the sky with birds and the sea with fish. But on the fifth Sunday of October, Center Pointe Church is filling Madison’s Heritage Park with a music festival for the entire family to enjoy.  Autumn in the Park will be held Oct. 30 in Madison’s Heritage Park from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.....

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The Augusta Chronicle
Wednesday April 20, 2005

Musician says 'just go for it'

By Quandra F. Collins
Staff Writer

An Evans musician will be performing a benefit concert at a cancer awareness event Friday night.
Brad Davis, a professional musician from Evans, will be performing in a benefit concert at the Relay for Life at Harlem Middle School on Friday night.  Brad Davis, 24, will perform at the Relay for Life in Harlem at 10 p.m. at Harlem Middle School, 375 W. Forest St.
"I've been involved with Relay for Life as a volunteer before," he said. "Someone contacted me and asked me if I would be willing to come and play."
Davis, who released his first, self-written and produced CD, With Both Feet, in October, will entertain audiences with the eclectic sounds of acoustic pop. He said he plans to perform songs from his freshman album and the familiar song Brown-Eyed Girl by Van Morrison.
Since he was young, Davis said, music has always had a major influence in his life. Unlike people who acquire a likeness for songs based on the rhythm of a beat, Davis said it's all about the lyrics with him.  "I like lyrics that mean something," he said. "I write songs that are universal that other people can relate to.''
During a concert performance in Columbus, Ga., Davis said a woman told him that she was so inspired by one of his songs that she went home, wrote the lyrics on a sheet of paper and sent them to her husband, who was serving on a tour of military duty in Iraq.  "Things like that really are the things that motivate me to continue to sing and write these songs even if I don't see the direct results," he said.

Whether he's singing songs of inspiration or sharing a message of hope, Davis said he tries to encourage people to live life to the fullest, even if it means jumping "with both feet."  "No matter what it is you really want to do in life, just go for it," he said. "You only have one chance."

Rockdale Citizen
Friday April 8, 2005

Musician to play for Heritage special-ed students

By Roger Barnes
Staff Reporter
roger.barnes@rockdalecitizen.com

CONYERS — Recording artist and songwriter Brad Davis will bring his talents to Heritage High School on April 15, performing uplifting music for the school’s special-education students.
“My songs have lyrics that offer hope and encouragement to the listener,” Davis said. “I think that is important, especially for these students, because so many times the world and their peers may look down on them and discourage them. They need to be uplifted and encouraged because they are just as important as the straight-A student or the star athlete.
“I feel like my songs will bring them some hope and excitement and make them feel special because I’m doing a private concert for them, even though they don’t know me as a famous musician,” Davis said.
Davis is an Augusta native who accompanies himself with an acoustic guitar. Last year, he released his first CD titled, “With Both Feet.”
“It’s a collection of 10 original songs written in college,” Davis said. “In college, I began writing songs about my experiences in life, about my relationships and about my faith. I like to write songs about experiences that I feel like other people have, songs that are universal.”
Davis has been invited to Heritage by ninth-grade special education teacher Adam Allen. Allen teaches a life skills class for moderately to mildly mentally disabled students. The concert will be part of Allen’s curriculum for the day.
“I’m glad Brad agreed to come and give my students a private concert, because his music is very uplifting and he will inspire the kids,” Allen said in a press statement. “It isn’t often that these students get to see a singer in concert that they have heard on CD.”
After releasing “With Both Feet” in October, Davis gained recognition in Augusta as a finalist in the 88.3 WAFJ radio local talent search. He said he tours the Southeast performing in coffeehouses, music venues, college towns and churches. After he performs at Heritage, Davis will travel to Atlanta for an evening performance, he said.
“I have yet to play in Conyers,” Davis said. “But I am looking forward to it.”

Brad Davis, a professional musician from Evans, will be performing in a benefit concert at the Relay for Life at Harlem Middle School on Friday night.