Dave has been a professional musician for nearly 30 years, as a bass player, composer and workshop leader. He has worked with a number of orchestras and ensembles including MWO, Sinfonia Viva, BBC Concert Orchestra, the Halle, Opera Holland Park, WNO, Manchester Camerata, Bristol Ensemble and the Carducci Quartet. He is also a busy jazz musician and often plays with artists such as Dave Newton, Tom Berge and Will Todd. Dave has played on dozens of film scores, TV soundtracks and recorded and played with many artists including Joni Mitchell, Damon Albarn, Yehudi Menuhin, Craig Ogden and Jarvis Cocker. As a creative music workshop leader he makes music with children, people with special needs and people with dementia. He is currently the Artistic Director for Stroud Arts Festival.