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david 2009 berkeley live at bloc , glasgow , june jordan katz acoustic , indie , americana 2002 & ndash ; present david berkeley friedland new jersey , usa straw man solo_singer young expression man playing an acoustic guitar with a focused 22 september 1976 vocals , guitar d berkeley - bloc - 2009.jpg david berkeley
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david berkeley

david berkeley , born david berkeley friedland on 22 september 1976 in new jersey , is an american singer and songwriter .
he has released four studio albums , one live album and has published a book , all of them self-produced under the `` straw man '' label , in a recording career that began in 2002 .
berkeley accompanies his singing on acoustic guitar , solo or with supporting instruments ; his music has been described as acoustic , indie and americana .
he is also known for collaborating with trance music artists on remixes of his own songs and on original material .
after growing up in his native new jersey and graduating from harvard he has lived in several areas of the usa working as a tour guide , a travel writer and a teacher amongst other employments .
after the starting of his career as a professional musician he moved first to atlanta and then to tralonca , a small village in corsica .
he now resides in santa fe , new mexico .
the places he lived in are a strong inspiration for his songwriting , as are the people in his family -lrb- his parents , his wife and his two children -rrb- .
