Camus (musician)

David Sale
David Sale 2012
David Sale 2012
Background information
Also known asCamus
GenresRock, classical
OccupationsMusician, songwriter, composer
InstrumentsVoice, piano, fiddle, guitar,
Years active1996–present
LabelsAtlantic, Koch, Warner
Websitedksale.net

David Sale is an American singer-songwriter and investigator. He achieved notability back in the 90's as Camus with "sins of the Father", a release on Atlantic Records. The album includes the song Ouch which was featured on the Baywatch episode "Out of the Blue" alongside Cyndi Lauper. In this project he had the opportunity to collaborate with producers David Kahne and Kevin Killin.

History

Previous to the Camus project, Sale was active in New Orleans operating the successful Street Records, an indie label featuring local and regional new indigenous music from 1992 to 1997. He also produced, engineered or consulted on projects for diverse musicians such as Rowland Howard, Willy Deville, Winton, Branford Marsalis and BeauSoleil.

Sale wrote and produced former Squirrel Nut Zippers vocalist Katharine Whalen's 2007 release Dirty Little Secret on Koch Records. Dirty Little Secret was also cited by No Depression Magazine as a "Genre Busting Beauty". Appearing on World café.

Sale co-directed the documentary On the Bus with Barnaby Greenburg, as well as several music videos for major labels. He has created and directed commercials. He co-wrote the film Dark Star with d'Philip Chalmers (in pre-production). Sale's music work was cited as "dazzling and seductive" by NPR's David Dye.

Investigations

After releasing "Sins of the Father" on Atlantic Records under the name Camus, and co-writing and producing other projects, Sale started investigating wrongful convictions. The transition landed him on the front page of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, when he got involved in the case of Mark Woodworth, who was framed for murder.

Similarly in Tennessee, he was involved in the case of Adam Braseel, who was framed for murder back in 2007 but exonerated by Governor Bill Lee. Sale set up auditions for a horror movie in Grundy County in order to meet people and discuss the case. Sale then got a call from similar murder convict Wayne Grimes from prison and has been working to free him and others.

References

  1. ↑ ""Dave Sale aka Camus at Rhino Classics Europe"". Archived from the original on August 10, 2014. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  2. ↑ "EpisodeGuides: Baywatch detailed episode guide". Archived from the original on March 3, 2012. Retrieved February 26, 2013.
  3. ↑ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: ROWLAND S HOWARD Lonesome Town (Post Scriptum). YouTube.
  4. ↑ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r835083
  5. ↑ ""Dave Sale review in No depression Magazine"". Archived from the original on February 19, 2012. Retrieved February 26, 2013.
  6. 1 2 Dye, David (July 26, 2006). "Katharine Whalen: Out of the Past". NPR.org. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  7. ↑ Frankel, Todd (February 21, 2014). "How an amateur sleuth and rock musician became a player in a Chillicothe, Mo., murder case". STLtoday.com. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  8. ↑ Otterbourg, Ken (December 13, 2021). "Adam Braseel". National Registry of Exonerations. Retrieved April 16, 2022. Events of the investigation
  9. ↑ Ferrier, Dennis (September 1, 2019). "Wallet Helps Free Man". Fox News Ferrier Files. Retrieved April 17, 2022. Sale held audition for Horror Movie to get to the bottom
  10. ↑ Ferrier, Dennis (August 21, 2021). "Murder on the mountain". Fox News Ferrier Files. Retrieved April 17, 2022. Framed by wife of victim to go free