Dave Sharman
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Dave Sharman
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| Background information | |
| Born | 10 September West Midlands, England |
| Genres | Instrumental rock, rock, progressive rock, metal, fusion |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter, record producer |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals, keyboards, bass, drums |
| Years active | Since 1990 |
| Labels | Cry of Hope Music, Noise Records, Bleeding Hearts |
| Website | davesharman |
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Jackson Guitars Soloist Custom Dinky |
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Dave Sharman (born 10 September, West Midlands, England) is an English guitarist, singer-songwriter, whose primary genre is rock and metal. He is also a multi-instrumentalist and record producer.
Sharman started to teach himself to play the guitar at the age of nine. His influences include:Eddie Van Halen, Alex Lifeson of Rush, Neal Schon of Journey, Tom Scholz of Boston and Allen Collins of Lynyrd Skynyrd, however, he possesses his own easily recognizable style.
Sharman was given his musical break by rock DJ Tommy Vance who invited him to perform a session on the BBC Radio 1 Friday Rock Show, which Vance used to host. Vance had listened to a 4 track demo tape that the teenage Sharman had sent him. The Rock Show was for many years the UK's top source for rock and heavy metal, each week the show had a studio session or live performance and had featured artists such as Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Uriah Heep, Rush and Genesis to name but a few.
The session was recorded at the BBC's Maida Vale Studios in London and a band featuring Don Airey (ex-Rainbow, Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake and Deep Purple keyboardist), drummer Neil Huxtable and bassist Martin Connolly was assembled to back Sharman's guitar work.
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