Arts 15 Life
Personal Ties
West Bloomfield psychologist explores feelings
through songs on new solo CD.
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`Tonight We Go to the Show,' actually
intended for another project. Although
this is my first essentially solo record-
ing, I have gained experience by work-
ing on others made by independent
producers."
Manchel was attracted to music
from a very early age, and he started
with his home piano at age 6. The
young musician found that there was
something very satisfying about mak-
ing music, and he liked the emotional
quality of certain chords.
The emerging composer-performer
moved on to a discarded Spanish gui-
tar when he was 14, and he taught
himself to play other instruments. By
15, he began joining bands and found
gratification in having other people
enjoy the sounds he was making.
Currently, he works with the Twilight
Kings, a group that gets bookings at
local clubs.
Manchel and the other members of
the rock quartet have appeared at the
Berkley Front, Jacoby's Bistro in
Detroit and TC's Speakeasy Bar and
Grill in Ypsilanti, where the group is
avid Manchel built his pri-
mary career by delving into
the lives of others, but now he
is building a secondary career by
revealing himself. The West
Bloomfield psychologist opens his
musical interests and outlook to audi-
ences through a new CD, David
Manchel: Welcome Back to the Same
Old Me.
The recording includes 11 songs
composed, arranged, produced and
performed by Manchel, who estab-
lished his own label, Mapo Records,
for this release. While Manchel pro-
vides the bulk of the studio talent,
only one number, "Bad Boy," is with-
out backup sounds offered through fel-
low musicians.
"The CD represents different musi-
cal influences and the scope of my
style, and most tracks have personal
ties," says the singer, songwriter and
multi-instrumentalist. "There's a
strong sense of melody with an emo-
tional component. I like to convey
mood in a song, and I use rock but
Manchel
not hard rock. There also are pop
salutes one
and folk elements."
of his
With a wide range of musical
favorite
pace, Manchel switches moods and
takes listeners in different directions groups,
the Who,
— completing each track with the
on the song
presence of a strong beat.
"Dear Mr.
"Rearranging Me," a song that
Townshend."
explores personal definition and
questions paths to be taken, intro-
duces issues pertinent to its corn-
poser. Lyrically, with lots of different
references, the song ultimately moves
into the realm of growing and learn-
ing.
"Sally's Mistake" recalls the time
Manchel lived in Asia. After graduat-
ing from the University of Michigan,
he answered an ad asking for
teachers in South Korea, and he
wound up as an English
instructor for a year.
"It took me about five
years to put this CD
together," says Manchel,
37 and single. "Songs
were recorded in differ-
ent locations with one,
Psychologist/
songwriter performer
David Manche•
"Music is very
psychotherapeutic."