David Hodges
| David Hodges | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | David Hall Hodges |
| Born |
December 5, 1978 Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Genres | Alternative rock, electronica, pop, rock, Christian |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter, producer, composer, keyboardist, vocalist, singer |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano, guitar drums |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | Sleepwalker Records, Warner Brothers, Epic Records, Wind-up Records |
| Associated acts |
The Age of Information Trading Yesterday Evanescence |
David Hall Hodges (born December 5, 1978) is a songwriter, producer, composer, keyboardist and vocalist from Little Rock, Arkansas who has sold over 60 million albums. He is well known for having been a member of the band Evanescence, as well as a successful songwriter and producer. He has also been part of the bands Trading Yesterday, The Age of Information, Avox, and Arrows to Athens.
Hodges joined Evanescence in late 1999 and made their Origin demo CD and their debut album, Fallen, with bandmates Amy Lee and Ben Moody. The band's first single, "Bring Me to Life," went to #1 on multiple charts, including the Billboard Top 40, and catapulted the band into an international spotlight. Fallen was certified platinum within weeks of its release in March 2003 and has gone on to sell over 16 million copies worldwide. In 2004, Hodges took home two Grammy awards with the band for Best Hard Rock Performance and Best New Artist.
After the Evanescence album Fallen was completed, Hodges left the band. Back in Little Rock, he started a band in 2003 called Trading Yesterday. The band, which consisted of Hodges (vocals, guitar and keyboard/piano), Colbert (drums) and Steven McMorran (bass), released a demo CD called The Beauty and the Tragedy on May 15, 2004. Within weeks, they signed a record deal with Epic Records and moved to Los Angeles, California to record their major label album. The album was finished during the first half of 2005 and the single "One Day" was released on the soundtrack to the movie Stealth. In 2006, Trading Yesterday parted ways with Epic Records and the album, tentatively titled More Than This, was shelved. After six years, More Than This was independently released in September 2011.
In August 2007, after parting ways with Epic, Hodges and McMorran started a new band called The Age of Information with collaborators Josh Dunahoo and Will Hunt. The band evolved from the acoustic sound of Trading Yesterday to something more electronic. The EP Everything is Broken was released on September 11, 2007.
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