Levi Weaver

Levi Weaver
Origin	Dallas, Texas U.S.A.
Genres	Folk rock, acoustic, country
Instruments	Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Piano, Melodica, Violin, Harmonica, drums, Bass, Mouth trumpet, Loop pedal
Website	Official Levi Weaver Website MySpace

Levi Weaver is an American singer and songwriter. Born in Colorado and raised in Texas, Weaver moved to Birmingham, England in 2005 after his former band (coincidentally named "Stories Of London") broke up. He released his first EP, the self-recorded "Civil War Between My Heart and Mind," in April 2006. This EP has since been licensed to Respect Music, a publishing company in England.

During the fall of 2006, Weaver toured with Kid Beyond and Imogen Heap. Both Weaver and Kid Beyond opened for Heap, and also supported her during her sets as part of her band.

Due to the extended absence from his job in England while touring, Weaver lost his British visa and in February 2007 moved back to the United States. He currently resides in or near Nashville, TN.

After three separate announced-then-rescheduled release dates, Weaver's first full-length album, "You Are Never Close To Home, You Are Never Far From Home" was finally made available at a CD Release show in Fort Worth, Texas at the Ridglea Theater. The official release date has been announced as January 6, though the album was available on iTunes before 2007 was over.

In 2008 Weaver toured the U.S. extensively, and began work on his second full-length studio album. In 2009, he took down his website and shared his demos exclusively through the forum (which remained online). At the end of the summer, Weaver began working with Mitch Dane to record the songs that would make up the album. During this time, he continued to tour between recording.

The last tour of 2009 was with Norwegian songstress Kate Havnevik, after which he settled back into the studio with new producer Aaron Dethrage to finish the album.

In 2010, just as the album was nearing completion, Weaver discovered that the Ridglea Theater in Fort Worth, Texas was under contract to Bank of America to be mostly demolished and turned into a drive-through bank. From June through November, Weaver put his music career on hold and began the fight to save the venerable theater. After creating a business plan, securing investors, and making appearances at a number of neighborhood association groups, Weaver found himself speaking in front of the Fort Worth City Council. Weeks later, Bank of America announced that they no longer planned to purchase the theater, and withdrew from the process.

While Weaver's investment group did not win the bid for the building, the theater was purchased by a group who are restoring and renovating the theater for the purpose of remaining open as an entertainment venue.

With the Ridglea battle behind him, Weaver set to finishing the remaining details on the new album, now titled "The Letters of Dr. Kurt Gödel". However, on Christmas morning, Weaver posted on his twitter account that he was unable to get out of bed with neck pain. Eventually, the problem led to surgery to remove a herniated disc.

In March, after two years of work, "The Letters of Dr. Kurt Gödel" was released on Weaver's Bandcamp page.

Songs

Weaver wrote "Del Cielo" to cope with a family tragedy. At 17, Levi and his 13-year-old brother were involved in a car accident in which his brother was killed while Levi suffered minimal injuries.

in 2011, Gary Nock re-recorded Weaver's "Make it Better" and the song was used for a Mars Chocolate ad in the United Kingdom.

"Independent Spirit"

Levi has often stated that he prefers the ideals of Independent Music, and has frequently made known his relative disdain for the current state of the Music Industry. In May 2008, using clips he shot whilst on tour, he released a video to YouTube titled "What This Looks Like...". In it, Weaver is quoted as saying "I don't really feel like I'm part of this dying old machine they call 'The Industry'. Everyone I know that loves music doesn't even listen to the radio anymore, so how is that even a music industry?... That old dinosaur of A&R agents and slick dealings and development deals; they took the name 'music industry' back when it applied, but now that it no longer does, they're not going to give it back... we have to come up with a new name for what it even means to make music anymore..."

On August 20, 2008, Levi posted an Open Letter to the RIAA in his blog. This incendiary letter spoke angrily of the possibility that Pandora.com would soon be shutting down due to measures taken by the Riaa and SoundExchange. The letter was quickly re-posted on dozens of P2P sites. The letter can be read in its entirety on Weaver's blog, which is posted on his official website, and his MySpace.

Discography

Civil War Between My Heart and Mind (2006)

1. Good Medicine
2. Dead Best Friends
3. Kid, Way to Go
4. Road Map Eyes
5. Am I Trying?
6. Del Cielo

Of Bridges Burned - Single (2007)

1. Of Bridges Burned
2. Would We Liars Be?
3. Family Feud (Doc Holliday Mix)

You Are Never Close To Home, You Are Never Far From Home (2008)

1. Dear Friend
2. Of Bridges Burned
3. Family Feud
4. You Are Home
5. Sick, Or Determined?
6. Which Drink?
7. Idioteque
8. Would We Liars Be?
9. Kansas, I Decline (Stars)
10. Last Camden Stand
11. An Epistle For Sal
12. Let's Talk Dissent

All Of My Best Friends Are Mostly Strangers [EP] (2008) -Sent through mailing list.

1. Have You Seen Me Lately (Counting Crows Cover)
2. Used To Love U (John Legend Cover)
3. Longtime Sunshine (Weezer Cover)
4. The Zookeeper's Boy (Mew Cover)
5. Left And Leaving (The Weakerthans Cover)

Live at The Prophet Bar (2010)

1. Sick, or Determined?
2. Good Medicine
3. Of Bridges Burned
4. Dear Friend
5. Dead Best Friends
6. Kansas, I Decline (Stars)
7. You Are Home
8. Last Camden Stand
9. Road Map Eyes
10. Family Feud
11. Which Drink?
12. Del Cielo

The Letters of Dr. Kurt Gödel (2011)

1. String Theory
2. (the butterfly)
3. Goodbye, Vivian
4. We're Tornadoes When We Dance
5. Drink (Drink, Drink)
6. (the beast)
7. The Best Defense (is to be offensive)
8. I Am Certain I Am a Train
9. Spirit First (Sincerely, K.)
10. (the bird)
11. A Bad Example, A Helping Hand
12. Apostate
13. Good From Evil
14. (the end)
15. An Incompleteness Theorem

External links

• Official Website
• Levi's MySpace