Dave Godowsky (born October 3, 1979) is an American artist, songwriter, and musical entrepreneur from

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Discography

Albums

*Dave Godowsky, ''All You Love Is Need'' (2009) *Dave Godowsky, ''Pregret'' (2016) *Dave Godowsky, ''Cuts'' (2020)

Appearances

*Jocie Adams, ''Bed Of Notions'' (2011) (piano on "Bed Of Notions") *

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, ''Marigolden'' (2014) (vocals on "Summons") *

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, ''FREEMAN'' (2014) (synth, piano, co-writer on "The English And Western Stallion," co-writer on "(For A While) I Couldn't Play My Guitar like A Man," guitar on "Black Bush," piano on "Golden Monkey," organ, piano on "Delicate Green," piano on "There Is A Form.") *

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, ''The Rabbit'' (2011) (Glockenspiel on "Seven Swans," Wurlitzer on "Blue Seed," Glockenspiel on "Old Woman," Wurlitzer on "The Hardship," piano on "Lawn And The Sky," piano on "Bitter Heart," vocals on "Dead Rabbit," guitar, vocals on "Alligator River," glockenspiel on "Calculation (10 Babies)", piano on "Living In A Country," glockenspiel on "No One Knows," guitar on "Highest Hopes," glockenspiel, piano on "Pretty Black Ship.")

Songwriting

In 2013, Godowsky co-wrote "The English and Western Stallion," and "(For A While) I Couldn't Play My Guitar Like A Man" with

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for his first post-

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album, ''FREEMAN'' (2014). Godowsky's song "So Long, Theresa" was covered by

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on her 2010 covers record. Godowsky co-wrote "Nothing 'Bout Nothing" with

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and "Lost In Translation" with

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Other collaborations

Godowsky's 2016 record ''Pregret'' features guest vocalists

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) and

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. He has performed on stage with

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, Dave Dondero,

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, Ben Kweller,

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. Godowsky was a member of Guns N' Roses cover band "Mr Brownstone," that performed at Bonnaroo in 2003 and on the ''Late Show with David Letterman'' in 2008. In a 2015 Gothamist article, he described the Letterman performance as "the worst musical performance in the history of the show."

Artwork

From 2007-2013, Godowsky exclusively worked with fine tipped pens, creating fictitious landscapes. He created artwork for

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's 2009 record ''Unmap'', whose title was inspired by Godowsky's early work. Since 2013, he has primarily worked with chalk, charcoal, and graphite on paper.

A&R/management

As a manager, Godowsky's client history includes

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, Ben Kweller,

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and producers Chris Shaw and

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. As A&R, Godowsky is credited with discovering

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, and

as well as signing deals with veteran musical artists including

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, John Grant, Pure Bathing Culture, and

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, and producing compilations for John Fahey and

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