{"id":38506,"date":"2019-06-08T14:03:19","date_gmt":"2019-06-08T12:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/?p=38506"},"modified":"2026-04-16T01:04:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T23:04:02","slug":"dan-bettridge-hollywood-forever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/dan-bettridge-hollywood-forever\/","title":{"rendered":"Dan Bettridge &#8211; Hollywood Forever"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>24 year-old <strong>Dan Bettridge<\/strong> has already some mileage on the counter having released a debut album titled &#8216;Asking For Trouble&#8217;. He&#8217;s back today with a brand new single &#8220;Hollywood Forever&#8221;. The kind of well-rounded single you&#8217;d expect from a seasoned, tried and tested blues or soul singer that has nothing else to prove. But after spending time in Silverlake, Los Angeles. Bettridge decided it was time to pour the Californian spirit, soul and imagery into his new production effort. The result on this first slice is impressively mature and balanced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/615096066&#038;color=%23f97853&#038;auto_play=false&#038;hide_related=false&#038;show_comments=true&#038;show_user=true&#038;show_reposts=false&#038;show_teaser=true\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u2018<em>H<\/em>\u200b<em>ollywood Forever\u2019 was written after spending time in LA, and a conversation I\u2019d had with a producer about an artist who\u2019d come to Hollywood looking for \u2018the dream\u2019. The age old story of getting caught up with the wrong people and the wrong things. It\u2019s a comment on the ongoing exodus of people that go to that city. I\u2019m not condemning it, on the contrary, I find it really interesting. The part of the song that repeats \u2018Where ya coming from? Where ya going to?\u2019 is something you hear from almost everyone you meet &#8211; \u201cWhere have you come from? What have you come here to become?<\/em><\/p><cite>DAN BETTRIDGE on HOLLYWOOD FOREVER<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  width=\"1100\"  height=\"1100\"  data-attachment-id=\"38512\"  data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/dan-bettridge-hollywood-forever\/artworks-000529401561-dvyiu6-original\/\"  data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sodwee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/artworks-000529401561-dvyiu6-original.jpg?fit=1100%2C1100&amp;ssl=1\"  data-orig-size=\"1100,1100\"  data-comments-opened=\"1\"  data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\"  data-image-title=\"artworks-000529401561-dvyiu6-original\"  data-image-description=\"\"  data-image-caption=\"\"  data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sodwee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/artworks-000529401561-dvyiu6-original.jpg?fit=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"\"  class=\"wp-image-38512 pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/sodwee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/artworks-000529401561-dvyiu6-original.jpg?fit=841%2C841&amp;ssl=1\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sodwee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/artworks-000529401561-dvyiu6-original.jpg?w=1100&amp;ssl=1 1100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sodwee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/artworks-000529401561-dvyiu6-original.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sodwee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/artworks-000529401561-dvyiu6-original.jpg?resize=690%2C690&amp;ssl=1 690w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sodwee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/artworks-000529401561-dvyiu6-original.jpg?resize=940%2C940&amp;ssl=1 940w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sodwee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/artworks-000529401561-dvyiu6-original.jpg?resize=430%2C430&amp;ssl=1 430w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sodwee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/artworks-000529401561-dvyiu6-original.jpg?resize=90%2C90&amp;ssl=1 90w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sodwee.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/artworks-000529401561-dvyiu6-original.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w\" ><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Brought up in the rural, coastal town of Ogmore-By-Sea in magnificent Wales, and knowing the background of how musical the Welsh heritage can be it is no surprise that <strong>Dan Bettridge<\/strong> comes along effortlessly with a distinctive vocals, raw and powerful blend of a unique voice paired with compelling songwriting makes me want to hear more from his upcoming album. Listen to &#8220;Hollywood Forever&#8221; above and listen to previous tracks of his below. Don&#8217;t forget to follow his socials and catch him performing live wherever you can&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/332013854&amp;color=%236c5c64&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/340839687&amp;color=%23645458&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide is-cnvs-separator-id-1611350304932\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">Follow <strong>Dan Bettridge<\/strong> on : <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Facebook (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/danbettridge\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> | <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Twitter (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/danbettridge\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a> | <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Instagram (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/danbettridge\/\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dan-bettridge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Soundcloud (opens in a new tab)\">Soundcloud<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"24 year-old Dan Bettridge has already some mileage on the counter having released a debut album titled &#8216;Asking For Trouble&#8217;. 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