In 2024, on his way to creating his fifth album, David Arn lost his voice. Never one to be discouraged, he began writing and producing songs for artists who could give voice to his words. Thus, Ventriloquism was born. His voice has partially recovered, but we now have a collection of songs performed by others in his latest release. In Arn’s words, “There are no artificial sweeteners or synthetic additives, only seasoned musicians and singers.” Some have performed at the Grand Ole Opry and on stages in England, Italy, and Russia. Now, they are lending their significant talent to Ventriloquism. The first single, “What a Heart Must Do,” is being released to all major streaming services in February 2025. The song is a heartfelt ballad performed by Kerri Hardwick, accompanied by the brilliant piano stylings of Arcangelo Trabucco and the string arrangement and orchestration of Maria Grig. Lyrically, it is about a bond that is stronger than any other—the one between mother and child. The style is a bit of a departure from Arn’s previous work. He calls it “classical folk rock.” Arn set words to the hymn tune St. Columba for Four-Octave Carillon and incorporated parts of Gustav Holst’s […]
‘David Arn’ reveals new music video – St. Paul’s Chimes
No extensive tease, no non-disclosures. In the world of the hit game, many viewers may not find David Arn’s new video “St. Paul’s Chimes” appealing. Forget that it was produced by award-winning film maker, William Murray. Forget that even before the release of the music video, it had won the Bronze Award at Atlanta’s Spotlight Film Fest. And forget that the video’s sole character is brilliant actress Carly Erin O’Neil, who in a little more than four minutes pulls off the convincing transition from confident beautiful model to a woman who can still hear the long echo of abuse. Forget it all. It is arriving without fanfare. Arn has been creating music videos which are socially conscious in their story-telling but with this subject he was uncertain of the approach until he read a blog post by actress O’Neil. “It was a fine confessional piece ” he said in a statement. Arn contacted her and asked if she would consider being in a music video. He had not yet written the song. The video and single will be released (without fanfare) on October 1st. Mastered by Alex Wharton (McCartney,Radiohead, Pixies) at Abbey Road Studios the song will appear on David’s […]