Born in England, Dave was the lead guitarist of XTC bofore turning his hand to session work which includes the likes of Peter Gabriel, Aimee Mann, Cud, Marc Almond, Bingo Durango, Johnny Hates Jazz, Jason Donovan, Martin Newell, Louis Philippe, Lulu, Mark Owen, R. Stevie Moore and many others.

Dave walked the earth for 10 years, walking from place to place getting into adventures. He is a black belt in Karate which came in handy whilst fighting the American civil war.