David August (musician)

David August
Background information
Birth nameDavid Nattkemper
Also known asDavid August
Born (1990-07-07) July 7, 1990 (age 34)
Hamburg, Germany
Origin
Genres
Occupation(s)composer, DJ, producer, mixing engineer, pianist, label owner
Years active2006–present
Labels
Websitedavidxaugust.com

David Nattkemper (born 7 July 1990), professionally known as David August, is an Italo-German composer, producer, mixing engineer, DJ and classically trained pianist and a graduate from Universität der Künste.[1]

August released 3 studio albums and multiple EPs since 2010.[2][3][4]

In 2018, the release of the cinematic album DCXXXIX A.C.[5] marked the debut of his newly founded record label 99Chants, followed by D'Angelo in the same year which was released on PIAS.[6][7][8][9]

August has collaborated with Deutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin, with the Coro Polifonico Cittá Del Palestrina, as well as with other musicians, including Cansu Tanrikulu, Sushma Soma, Anastasia Markopoulou among others. He is the son of German pianist Ralf Nattkemper.[10][11]

  1. ^ "X – Poème Symphonique". www.udk-berlin.de (in German). Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  2. ^ "David August - Times · Album Review ⟋ RA". Resident Advisor. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  3. ^ "David August - Instant Harmony EP · Single Review ⟋ RA". Resident Advisor. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  4. ^ "David August's "Times": The Best Album No One Is Talking About". Stoney Roads | Latest News in Electronic and Dance Music. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  5. ^ "David August returns from hiatus with ambient album on his new label, 99Chants · News ⟋ RA". Resident Advisor. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  6. ^ Staff, XLR8R (July 6, 2018). "David August Details New Album, 'D'Angelo'". XLR8R. Retrieved March 21, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Groove, Aria (July 6, 2018). "David August confirms his third studio album, 'D'Angelo'". Electronic Groove. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  8. ^ "David August". PIAS Recordings. November 27, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  9. ^ "David August announces third album, D'Angelo · News ⟋ RA". Resident Advisor. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  10. ^ "David August Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  11. ^ Matteagi, Giulia (October 18, 2018). "David August: tra luce e buio, arte e realtà". Soundwall (in Italian). Retrieved March 21, 2023.