David recently appeared in San Francisco for a concert and workshop appearance. Watch here to find out where David will be appearing soon.
- Nancy LaMott
- Cabaret Legend Nancy LaMott
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David produced all of Nancy LaMott’s CDs and wrote many of his most cherished songs for her. He has made it his mission to keep the Nancy LaMott legacy alive by keeping her catalogue in print and producing CDs and DVDs of her unreleased material on his record label, Midder Music Records.
Read Nancy's Story
Order Nancy LaMott CDs and DVDs
- Sheet Music
- About David Friedman's Songbook
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After years of dreaming about putting out a songbook, David finally took the time to write out 63 of his most requested songs. The result is 526 pages containing complete piano/vocal scores to all of his best known songs and some you may not have heard yet.
- Contents
- A Different Light
- A Miracle For Christmas
- As Long As I Can Sing
- Catch Me
- Choices
- Coming Home
- Destiny
- He Comes Home Tired
- Help Is On The Way
- I Can Hold You
- I Finally Let Go
- If
- If I Were Pretty
- If It's Love
- If You Love Me Please Don't Feed Me
- I'll Be Here With You
- I'm Not My Mother
- In Your Eyes
- Just In Time For Christmas
- Just The Way I Saw You In My Dream
- Let Me Be The Music
- Listen To My Heart
- Edna St. Vincent Millay - 8 Art Songs:
- Sorrow
- Mariposa
- Travel
- I Being Born A Woman
- Time Does Not Bring Relief
- Lament
- On Hearing A Symphony
- Of Beethoven
- I Know I Am But Summer To Your Heart
- My Simple Christmas Wish
- My White Knight
- Nothing In Common
- Now That I'm Near You
- One Day At A Time
- Only My Pillow Knows
- Stranger
- Sara Teasdale - 7 Art Songs:
- Barter
- The Look
- The Kiss
- I Shall Not Care
- Wisdom
- Faults
- Child, Child
- Testing The Waters Of Love
- The Gift Of Trouble
- The Truth About Christmas
- They
- Together
- Trick Of Fate
- Trust The Wind
- Two Different Worlds
- We Can Be Kind
- We Live On Borrowed Time
- We've Got To Get Back To The Dream
- What I'd Had In Mind
- What I Was Dreamin' Of
- What Manner Of Persons Ought Ye To Be/Upon This Rock I Built My Church
- You Know Who You Are
- You'll Always Be My Baby
- You're Already There
- You're There
- Your Love
- You've Got To Learn To Make Your Own Music
To order, email now and give us:
- The name of the song
- The key you want it in
- Your credit card information, including expiration date
- If you're ordering the songbook, please also give us a shipping address.
- SONGBOOK: All 63 songs - $29.95 plus $7 shipping and handling (it weighs 4 pounds)
- INDIVIDUAL SHEETS IN ORIGINAL KEYS: $5 - sent by PDF, no shipping charges
- INDIVIDUAL SHEETS TRANSPOSED INTO YOUR KEY: $25 - sent by PDF, no shipping charges
Most orders can be turned around in 1 day. Feel free to write if you have any questions about keys, payment or songs not on the list.
- Songs In Your Key
- Music Transposition Service
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Because David's songbook was created on computer, we can custom-transpose the piano/vocal music for any of his songs to any key you wish. Ordinarily, this service would cost at least $15 a page, if you could even find someone with the skill and time to do it. We offer the entire song for $25 plus $2 shipping and handling (international orders may be additional).
To order a song in your key, please email us (by clicking here). Let us know which song(s) you would like, and be sure to specify the key(s). Enclose your name, address, phone number, credit card (Visa, MasterCard, Amex) and expiration date and we'll send it right out to you. It can also be sent as a PDF to save the shipping cost.
You can also call us at (203) 899-0473. Thanks, and we hope you enjoy singing David's songs in the perfect key for YOU.
- Licensing
- Licensing David's Music
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David's music is available for licensing for CDs, DVDs, Film, Television, Live Performances, and Church and Corporate functions.
CD-NEW RECORDING
To do a new recording of David's songs on a CD, you must obtain a mechanical license. This is a simple process.Simply email (by clicking here) the title of the song you wish to use, the name of your record company (if there is one), a contact person, address, phone number and email, and the date of the release of the CD.
Please also include a credit card number and expiration date which we can charge for the cost of the license.
If you do not wish to send your credit card through email, you may call (203) 899-0473, which is a private, secure phone line, and leave your credit card information on the machine, which will answer “You have reached David Friedman and MIDDER Music Publishing.”
If you do not wish to pay by credit card, you may send a check made out to MIDDER Music Publishing, Inc. to:
David Friedman
MIDDER Music Publishing, Inc.
1 Meeting Grove Lane
Norwalk, CT 06850The cost of a mechanical license is 9.1 cents per song per CD sold, with payment in advance for the first 1000 CD's sold. For one song on a CD, that would be $91, for two songs $182 and so forth. Upon processing of your credit card payment or clearing of your check, you will receive two copies of a mechanical license signed by David. Please sign and return one and keep it for your records.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to email us or call us at (203) 899-0473.
USE AN EXISTING TRACK OF DAVID'S OR NANCY LAMOTT'S ON A CD, LICENSE SONGS FOR USE ON DVDS, ON TELEVISION, OR IN FILMS
For these types of uses, you need to have a Synchronization license. Each license is negotiated separately. Generally, if you have a project that has many songs on it, we will negotiate a Most Favored Nations deal. This means that we will take whatever amount you're offering as long as no other song on the project is receiving more.You can either make an offer or contact us for a quote. Either way, we will work with you and do our best , within reason, to make it happen within the budget of your project.
LIVE PERFORMANCES
Generally cabaret and concert performances are covered under the venue's ASCAP contracts and do not require licensing. David is a member of ASCAP, as is his publisher, MIDDER Music Records, Inc., so all cue sheets should be sent to ASCAP.CHARITABLE LICENSES
David is often interested in having his work used for charitable purposes, so do not hesitate to contact us if you're doing a charitable project and want use a David Friedman song. Generally David will donate the song as long as no other songs are receiving compensation and the project is not being sold for commercial profit. Otherwise, David usually will license the song on a Most Favored Nations basis with all the other songs on the project.CHURCHES
David is generally happy to have his music performed in church and spiritual services free of charge, as long as it is not being sold for profit. (Selling of a tape of the service with the songs on it is usually fine.)
- Recordings
- David Friedman Discography
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David's music has been recorded by too many artists to mention, so here is a very partial list. The best way to find recordings of David's music is to look up David, the singer or the song at your favorite online music store.
- Cast CDs and Compilations
- Listen To My Heart, Original Cast Recording, MIDDER Records
- Music & Lyrics by David Friedman
- 2-CD set
$25 - Buy Now
- I'll Be Here With You, Compilation by various artists, MIDDER Records
- Executive Producers: David Friedman and David Zippel
Producer: David Friedman - A portion of the sales of this CD is donated directly to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
$20 - Buy Now
- King Island Christmas, A Musical Celebration Based on a True Story
- Music by David Friedman
Lyrics by Deborah Brevoort - Cast Recording
$14.99 - Buy Now
- A Different Light - David Sings His Own Songs, Coming Soon, MIDDER Records
- Music & Lyrics by David Friedman
- $20
- Available Soon
- Let Me Fly - David Sings More Of His Own Songs, Coming Soon, MIDDER Records
- Music & Lyrics by David Friedman
- $20
- Available Soon
- Singers
- Laurie Beechman
- Listen To My Heart, Listen To My Heart
- What I Was Dreamin' Of, Listen To My Heart
- I'll Be Here With You, Listen To My Heart
- Laura Branigan
- Your Love, Salsa Sound Track, Atlantic Records
- Disney
- Out of Thin Air, Aladdin & The King of Thieves DVD, Liz Callaway/Brad Kane (this can also be found on Disney's Princesses CD)
- There's a Party Here in Agrabah, Aladdin & The King of Thieves DVD, Robin Williams & Co.
- Open Your Eyes to Love, The Lizzie McGuire Movie, LMNT
- There Is Life, Bambi II DVD & CD, Allison Krauss
- Linda Eder
- Two Different Worlds, Duet with, Private Label
- Kathie Lee Gifford
- I'll Be Here With You, Dreamship
- Help Is On The Way, Born For You, Lambchop Records
- Goodnight Angel, 10 Lullabys, Lambchop Records
- Party Animals, 10 Kids Songs, Lambchop Records
- My Way Home, Songs about Relationship, Lambchop Records
- Everyone Has a Story, Songs from the Today Show, Lambchop Records
- Sam Harris
- I'll Be Here With You
- Allison Jiear
- Trust The Wind
- You're Already There
- Alix Korey
- I'm Not My Mother, Songs You Might Have Missed, Audible Difference
- If I Were Pretty, Songs You Might Have Missed, Audible Difference
- My Simple Christmas Wish, Songs You Might Have Missed, Audible Difference
- Nancy LaMott
- Help Is On The Way, Beautiful Baby, MIDDER Records
- Just In Time For Christmas, Just In Time For Christmas, MIDDER Records
- Listen To My Heart, Listen To My Heart, MIDDER Records
- We Can Be Kind, Listen To My Heart, MIDDER Records
- I'll Be Here With You, Listen To My Heart, MIDDER Records
- We Live on Borrowed Time, What's Good About Goodbye?, MIDDER Records
- These songs can also be found on Nancy LaMott's DVD “I'll Be Here With You.”
- Barry Manilow
- We Live on Borrowed Time
- You're There
- These songs can also be found on Barry's DVD
- Maureen McGovern
- Help Is On The Way, single benefiting "Works of Heart" Foundation for Music and Healing
- Diana Ross
- Your Love, Forever Diana, MCI Records
Please check iTunes or your favorite online music store for other recordings of David's songs, or to see if your favorite artist has recorded them.
- Commissions
- Commissioning a Song From David
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There are many ways in which you can commission David to write music for Theater, Movies and Television as well as Special Material for corporations, cabaret acts, special occasions and charitable events.
NEW MUSICALS
David is always looking for ideas for new musicals, so if you have one you'd like him to write music for, please contact him by email here.COMMISSIONING SONGS FOR MOVIES AND TELEVISION
For songs for movies and television, please contact David by email here. Due to the work he's done with Disney and on television, David also has extensive experience in scoring for animation.COMMISIONING SPECIAL MATERIAL
David writes special material both for cabaret performers and star entertainers. If you have a special need in this area, please contact David by email here and he'll be happy to discuss it with you and tailor it to your needs.CHARITABLE COMMISSIONS
David is often commissioned to write special material for charities. For 15 years he annually wrote a new song for the Duke Children's Hospital Classic Charitable Show, choosing the song's subject based on what the hospital was trying to accomplish in that year. Let David write you a song that will move people to tears (and to pull out their checkbooks.) Contact David by email here to discuss a charitable commission.For charities close to David's heart, David will also allow himself to be auctioned off to write a custom song especially for the highest bidder. Since these items, unlike theater tickets or ski trips, cannot have a price put on them, they often go for the highest price of the evening. A commissioned song by David has brought in as much as $18,000. All revenue is kept by the charity. David writes the song, to the winner's specifications, free of charge.
CORPORATE COMMISSIONS
David has written special material for numerous corporate events throughout the years and he enjoys doing it. Contact David by email here with your corporate music needs.
- "Today Show"
- Everyone Has A Story
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Singers who have sung David & Kathie Lee's songs, with David at the piano on the Today Show, include:
- Performers
- Christine Andreas
- Kate Baldwin
- Sierra Bogges
- Liz Callaway
- Carolee Carmello
- Chuck Cooper
- Aisha Dehaas
- Christine Ebersole
- Montego Glover
- Dee Hoty
- Cheyenne Jackson
- Capathia Jenkins
- Florence Lacey
- Aaron Lazar
- Norm Lewis
- Rebecca Luker
- Erin Mackey
- Constantine Maroulis
- Howard McGillin
- Anne Marie Milazzo
- Julia Murney
- Hugh Panaro
- Sandy Patti
- Paolo Szot
- Max Von Essen
To hear the songs and find out how you can submit your story, go to Facebook.com/KathieLeeAndHoda.com or Today.com
- David Friedman
- Concerts and Appearances
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"Help is on the Way" composer DAVID FRIEDMAN is coming to San Francisco February 26th and 27th to perform THE MUSIC of DAVID FRIEDMAN.
Sunday, February 27, 2:00pm
Unity Center
2222 Bush Street, San Francisco
Cost: $27 advance / $30 at the door (if available)
Charge by phone: call 415-431-1913 or send your check made payable to UnitySF to UnitySF, 2222 Bush Street, SF, CA 94115.David is a platinum-selling songwriter and composer of such songs as 'We Can Be Kind," "Help is on the Way" and "Listen to My Heart." He's served as conductor and arranger for several Disney movies such as "Alladin" and his songs have been sung by such artists as Diana Ross, Barry Manilow, Kathie Lee Gifford and, of course, Nancy LaMott. This is one special show you won't want to miss. A fundraiser for UnitySF church.
David will also be presenting FINDING YOUR INNER VOICE, a breakthrough singing and acting workshop for singers and non-singers.
In this workshop, David applies his Thought Exchange principles to singing. People get up and sing, and when a problem or difficulty appears, rather than attacking the problem, we assume that it's a reflection of our thought. With a simple change of thought, vocal and acting problems disappear. You do not have to be a professional singer to participate in this workshop, nor do you even have to get up and sing to receive its benefits.
Saturday, February 26, 1:00 to 3:00pm
Unity Center
2222 Bush Street, San Francisco
Cost: $30
Tickets and info: call 415-431-1913 or send your check made payable to UnitySF to UnitySF, 2222 Bush Street, SF, CA 94115.Don't miss this rare appearance of David in the SF Bay Area.
DAVID FRIEDMAN...composer, author, speaker