David Burr:  

Life Wow – my bio! Where to start? Hmmm. I’ll keep this short and sweet for now… Well, once I graduated from high school I entered into the music business full force, playing professionally in bars and clubs with various bands all over the Pacific Northwest. I did that for about six years before I realized that playing covers (other peoples music) sucked. I quickly became obsessed with writing my own songs and making a career out of music. However, I realized that playing original music didn’t pay the bills (at all). So I decided to go to college and get a degree as a “backup”. I attended Green River Community College and began pursuing journalism as my chosen field. I was Editor of the student newspaper for a year and a half. I then changed my major to political science. I transferred to the University of Washington, where I obtained my B.A. in Political Science in 1999. I spent a few years farting around at various jobs before landing the position of Communications Director for a local non-profit organization in Olympia in Jan. 2004. I was also Associate Editor of the organizations monthly newspaper, as well as public relations liaison to the media and government officials. After helping to run a successful political campaign in 2004 (Initiative 872), I quit my position with this organization in March of 2005 to become a freelance writer. This is what I am doing today, working from home on my terms. Complete freedom – I love it! Of course, thereÂ...Expand for more