BAAS Entertainment Podcast

Episode 113. Join host Troy Saunders as he converses the guitarist, songwriter, singer, producer, mixer, engineer, entrepreneur and so much more, David P. Stevens.

The episode begins with a brief and lighthearted conversation on David's early life in Philadelphia. He is the youngest of four children, whose parents both were educators and his father was the pastor at their church. David's father also had a funk band in which David's older siblings were members. He was too young to join, but this influenced David to start playing the guitar and sing.

David explains his many moves in life, from living in Nashville, Detroit, Philadelphia, and eventually Los Angeles. Each move was to accomplish and new goal.

Did you know that David's first album was a gospel album, released in 1999? It is no longer available for streaming. Troy and David discussed the reason for its unavailability and the possibility of re-releasing it.

Throughout the conversation, Troy goes through David's vast catalog of music, highlighting songs that touched him, and David. He started with David's first jazz release in 2005, "Timeless". They grooved to the title track. Another song featured was a beautiful track called "I Need You," which featured both David and Mitchell Jones of Commissioned. David tells how this collaboration came to be and how it was one of the highlights of his career so far. David's collaborations span the who's who in music, including Frank McComb, Maysa, Gerald Albright, Najee, Will Downing, LaToya Luckett, Carol Riddick (their collaboration "Love Is Still in Style" is also featured in this episode), Lin Rountree, Carl Cox, Steve Cole and sooo many more. David inspires to work with even more artists across all genres. Some of the artists on his wish list include Ledisi, Deborah Cox, Barbra Streisand, James Taylor, Lalah Hathaway and more.

Of course this episode would not have been complete without talking about David's latest album, "Go". David once said that his album "Rouge" was his favorite release, but I think "Go" has him changing his mind. The whole album is a masterpiece, so it was hard for Troy to pick which songs to highlight. He started with the jazzy remake of Evelyn "Champagne" King's "Love Come Down" with Erin Stevenson on vocals. Evelyn is the blueprint, but David did a great job reinventing this R&B classic. Then Troy switched gears and played "Cozy," a nod to the the great classic R&B slow jams from the 1980s. Another selection played was "Journey Home," which is bound to be a smooth jazz classic. For the next two songs, Troy enlisted help from David, asking what were his favorites off of the album. David suggests "East Meets West" (an old Norman Brown hit, one of David's influences) and "Might As Well" (a tune that starts off as a smooth jazz classic and by the end you are in the middle of a full gospel experience). They ended the episode with the latest single, "Go," which features the man himself on vocals. This song is at home on any R&B station as well as on smooth jazz formats. David has a new video premiering on September 3 for this single. It will showcase David's acting, scoring and production skills. Look out for the premiere on YouTube.

This conversation covered so many topics. Too many to list here. Just tune in to hear more. Not only was the music incredible in this episode, but the conversation was filled with passion. These two men love what they do and it shows. Don't miss this uplifting and joyful conversation!

Listen and subscribe to the BAAS Entertainment Podcast on Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Deezer, iHeartRadio, Pandora, Podchaser, Pocket Casts and TuneIn. “Hey, Alexa. Play the BAAS Entertainment Podcast.”