{"id":2843,"date":"2015-01-26T20:38:40","date_gmt":"2015-01-26T20:38:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lbpost.com\/articles\/life\/music\/geologist-turned-musician-from-long-beach-to-play-in-la-next-month-3\/"},"modified":"2015-01-26T20:38:40","modified_gmt":"2015-01-26T20:38:40","slug":"geologist-turned-musician-from-long-beach-to-play-in-la-next-month-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/music\/geologist-turned-musician-from-long-beach-to-play-in-la-next-month-3","title":{"rendered":"Long Beach Geologist-Turned-Musician to Rock Legendary Hollywood Venue Next Month"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-33985\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/deedub1.jpg\" alt=\"deedub1\" width=\"620\" height=\"410\" \/> <\/p>\n<p><em>Deedub will perform at KLB at Boardner&#8217;s, located at 1652 North Cherokee Avenue in Los Angeles, on February 22. Photo courtesy of Deedub.<\/em> <\/p>\n<p>For 31-year-old David Woods, music wasn&#8217;t something he really set out to do. Instead, he filled his years in a totally different career\u2014as a geologist.<\/p>\n<p>At 21, he began recording and making his own beats, and music began slowly taking over his life. But he&#8217;d yet to quit his day job.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think music was always calling me and enchanting me,&#8221; said Woods, a Long Beach resident. &#8220;I think it was only a matter of time before it took over my life and consumed my existence. Working in the field of geology really was not a fit for me. I felt like it was just something I was doing while I could get better at making recordings.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s when Woods adopted the name Deedub, taking inspiration for his hip-hop sounds from the likes of Nas and Common to rock outfits like Metallica and Nirvana. Lately, though, Deedub said reggae and reggae-influenced artists such as Bob Marley, Slightly Stoopid and Sublime have shaped his sound.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget_iframe\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 100%; height: 104px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border: 0;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.reverbnation.com\/widget_code\/html_widget\/artist_360875?widget_id=50&amp;pwc[design]=customized&amp;pwc[background_color]=%23ffffff&amp;pwc[included_songs]=0&amp;pwc[song_ids]=22078731&amp;pwc[photo]=0%2C1&amp;pwc[size]=fit\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" class=\"widget_iframe\" seamless=\"\" style=\"border: 0; outline: 0;\"><\/iframe> \t<\/p>\n<div class=\"footer_branding\" style=\"margin-top: -5px; font-size: 10px; font-family: Arial;\"> \t\t<center><a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #444;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reverbnation.com\/band-promotion\/epk-electronic-press-kits?utm_campaign=a_features_rpk&amp;utm_medium=widget&amp;utm_source=HTML5_Player&amp;utm_content=widgetfooter_Free Electronic Press Kits from ReverbNation.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Free Electronic Press Kits from ReverbNation.com<\/a> \t\t<\/center> \t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Deedub&#8217;s love of reggae is obvious on tracks like &#8220;In the Heart of the Sun,&#8221; &#8220;Pure Love&#8221; and &#8220;Liberation,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/play.spotify.com\/artist\/0LEHqpW8oOQY9uowfCVZV0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">which are all available on Spotify<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While geology didn&#8217;t end up working out for Deedub as a career, he said his experience with it, like helping with multiple large-scale building projects in Las Vegas, has helped his music.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Studying the earth reveals a lot about the subtle nature of things, existence and the laws which govern processes,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It really helped my mind to expand and think in terms of billions of years. A lot of the things I learned from geology have become part of the fabric of my lyrics.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Deedub said he adopted a lyrical theme of enjoying life.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Lyrically, I get inspired by my excitement to create something new,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Before I begin making a song, I like to get myself amped up similar to an athlete before a game. I like to imagine the song in its complete form and the feeling which it will convey. I&#8217;m inspired to share good feelings with people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Deedub, who is now a musician full-time and runs his own label, Deedub Records, will perform with KLB at Boardner&#8217;s, located at 1652 North Cherokee Avenue in Los Angeles, on February 22. 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