David Lapadat
WRITER · RESEARCHER · SONGWRITER · CULTURAL JOURNALIST
I work at the intersection of philosophy, literature, music, and history — exploring creative works through the same interdisciplinary method I developed across two university degrees and a doctoral thesis.
Academic Background
🎓 PhD in Music — National University of Music Bucharest, 2022
🎓Masters in Jazz and Pop Culture — National University of Music Bucharest
🎓BA in Music Composition — National University of Music Bucharest
🎓Masters in History & International Relations — University of Bucharest, 2018
🎓 BA in History & European Studies — University of Bucharest
🎓 Songwriting & Stage Performance — Institute of Contemporary Music, London
Doctoral Research
My 321-page doctoral thesis, The Interdependence of Poetry and Music in the Work of Bob Dylan, Jim Morrison and Leonard Cohen (2022, supervised by Prof. dr. Antigona Rădulescu), examined their lyrics and music through an interdisciplinary framework that pairs creative works with the philosophical, religious, and psychological traditions that shaped them.
INTERDISCIPLINARY FRAMEWORK
Philosophy: Nietzsche · Plato · Spinoza · Bergson · Camus · Schopenhauer
· Kierkegaard
Psychoanalysis: Carl Gustav Jung · Sigmund Freud
History of Religions: Mircea Eliade · Aldous Huxley · Alan Watts
Sacred Texts: Bible · Torah · Talmud · Zohar · Zen Buddhist traditions
Visionary Poetry: William Blake · Arthur Rimbaud
My History Masters thesis, A Remarkable Moment in 20th Century Music History: The British Invasion (University of Bucharest, 2018), analysed the socio-political and cultural forces behind the 1960s rock revolution and its impact on American society — from the Beatles and Rolling Stones to the Civil Rights movement, the Vietnam War protests, and the emergence of the counterculture.
PhD in Music — National University of Music Bucharest, 2022
Cultural Journalism
Since 2020, I have been a permanent collaborator of Actualitatea Muzicală, the official magazine of the Union of Composers and Musicologists of Romania (UCMR), where I have published over 150 articles in a dedicated column covering international pop-rock culture events — from concert reviews and artist profiles to cultural analysis of the music industry.
Teaching
I am a state-certified teacher, having passed the definitivat examination examination in 2022. I currently teach music education at two of Bucharest's most prestigious institutions: the National College "Școala Centrală" and Școala Gimnazială "Maria Rosetti"
Publications & Conferences
Beyond my doctoral and masters theses, I have published an academic chapter, De la Caruso la Freddie Mercury (From Caruso to Freddie Mercury), in the peer-reviewed volume Opera in situ: ipostaze ale spectacolului de operă în spații neconvenționale (Media Musica, Cluj-Napoca, 2021). I have also presented papers at national musicology symposia, including Simpozion Opera Aperta (2021) and the CHEI Musicology Symposium (2021).
About This Blog
This blog is the public continuation of my academic and journalistic work — exploring books, thinkers, and music through the same interdisciplinary method I developed across my research. Whether I'm reviewing Dostoevsky, analysing Adele's song structure, tracing Mircea Eliade's concept of sacred time through a song lyric, or examining how the British Invasion reshaped American political consciousness, the approach is the same: pairing creative works with the philosophical, religious, and psychological frameworks that reveal their deeper architecture.
Original Music
My original music spans several creative projects, available on Spotify, YouTube, and all major platforms.
Get in TouchFor collaborations, licensing, or booking inquiries → Contact Page or email directly: pr@davidlapadat.com
L.U.C. UNIVERSE
L.U.C. Universe (Lapadat Universe Collective) is my multi-platform publishing project spanning literary essays, nonfiction history, romance fiction, philosophy, music, and cultural journalism. Through L.U.C., I publish across Amazon KDP, YouTube, Spotify, Pinterest, and this blog — producing books, music, video essays, and cultural commentary under a unified creative vision rooted in interdisciplinary research.