David Collins

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He got a voice to sing his songs.</div> <bR> <div> Mr. Johnson's fiancee had heard Mr. Collins sing and wanted him to perform at the couple's wedding as well.</div> <bR> <div> "She insisted that I sing a song for them at their wedding, and since he was a musician he was a little skeptical about having someone else sing," Mr. Collins said.</div> <bR> <div> The soon-to-be-Mrs. Johnson won out, and Mr. Collins sang <I>Love Ballad</I> by Jeffrey Osborne at the couple's wedding in December 1999.</div> <bR> <div> "I guess they say the rest is history. He wanted to work with me from then on," Mr. Collins said.</div> <bR> <div> Mr. Johnson and Mr. Collins performed together at the Pleasure Island Seafood, Blues and Jazz Festival on Oct. 13, and their single, <I>All Day All Night</I> is receiving radio airplay on Wilmington jazz radio Smooth Jazz 106.7. The song will appear on Mr. Collins' upcoming yet-to-be-titled debut that he hopes to release by the beginning of 2003. The song will also appear on Mr. Johnson's upcoming release, <I>Smoothin'</I>, which follows his debut EP from 2001, <I>Just Groovin'</I>.</div> <bR> <div> "I had a strong feeling about this song the moment I finished writing it," Mr. Johnson said of <I>All Day All Night</I>. "The difficult phase was producing it and finding the perfect voice which would bring the song to life. I had given up almost all hope until I met David Collins."</div> <bR> <div> Mr. Johnson penned <I>All Day All Night</I> four years ago with a female vocalist in mind.</div> <bR> <div> "He had a female artist working with it. It was nice, but I didn't think it was the right feel for the song, so I changed it around a bit. The words of course were inspiring, because I've been married for 16 years," Mr. Collins, 38, said.</div> <bR> <div> <I>All Day All Night</I> was the first time Mr. Collins recorded for a commercial label. He began working his vocal chords as a teenager when he sang in a band. Since then, Mr. Collins has sung at weddings. His friends have encouraged him to pursue his talent, but Mr. Johnson was the first person he met who had specific goals for the singer.</div> <bR> <div> "That kind of inspired me to want to do more," Mr. Collins said.</div> <bR> <div> The next track the artists will work on for his debut is <I>Hold On</I>, also written by Mr. Johnson. Mr. Collins described the song as having a jazz melody with blues-oriented lyrics.</div> <bR> <div> Mr. Collins has worked on some of his own material for the album, two love ballads – <I>Dear Love</I> and <I>I Think I'm Gonna Love You</I>.</div> <bR> <div> Although he's only starting his music career at 38, Mr. Collins is happy with that. He doesn't feel the pressures a younger person might feel in the business, he said. He also added that the type of music he performs usually caters to an audience near his age, but his first single has been well received by a younger audience.</div> <bR> <div> "I have plenty of teenagers who tell me they play it over and over until their parents are sick of it," Mr. Collins said.</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>