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Dave Wagstaffe

About Me

I'm a freelance drummer based in London, and my main musical venture is playing with Martin Turner's Wishbone Ash, which, as a long time fan of Wishbone Ash music, is a great pleasure for me. The band is currently touring the UK and Europe. Two long standing band projects I have been involved with for a number of years, are Landmarq (since 1990) and The Oliver Wakeman Band (since 2002). In addition I also do sessions, and drum teaching. Other bands and artists I’ve worked with over the years, from my earliest years, include: Heavy Rock band ‘Argus’, Jazz-Rock band ‘Anaconda’, HM band ‘Gaskin’, Prog bands ‘Quasar’ and ‘Janison Edge’ John Wetton, Ken, Hensley, Steve Howe, Davy O List of ‘The Nice’ whose new album I’ve recently recorded drums for, Peter Banks, ‘World Music’ artist Cyrus Khajavi, ‘The Illegal Eagles’, The Downtime Big Band, and many others. ABOUT THE SONGS: Wakeman/Howe: Track: 'The Enchanter' From the cd 'The 3 Ages of Magick' by Oliver Wakeman with Steve Howe, and composed by O. Wakeman. Landmarq: Track: 'Instrumental Medley' from the cd 'Aftershock' by 'Landmarq' and composed by Steve Leigh. Cyrus Khajavi: Track: 'Lezgi' (traditional Azerbaijani folk tune) from the cd 'Zemzeme' by Kooch (featuring Cyrus Khajavi) Oliver Wakeman: Track: 'Calling For You', from the cd 'Mother's Ruin' by Oliver Waleman, composed by O Wakeman. Landmarq: Excerpt from track 'Thunderstruck' from the dvd/cd 'Turbulence' Live in Poland, by 'Landmarq', and composed by Carerra, Hitchings, Gee/D'Rose.Janison Edge: Excerpts from tracks 'Beneath The Boy' & 'The Birth of Mary Goode' from the cd 'The Sevices Of Mary Goode' by 'Janison Edge' composed by M. Varty & S. Element Downtime Big Band: Track: excerpts from 'Flight of The Foo Birds' (Basie) and 'Point of No Return' (Lennie Niehaus) Quasar: Track: 'Fanfare' from the cd 'Fire In The Sky' by Quasar, composed by Keith Turner..... ..I edited my profile at Freeweblayouts.net , check out these Myspace Layouts!
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Member Since: 16/11/2006
Band Website: davewagstaffe.com
Influences: Michel Camilo, Allan Holdsworth, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Return To Forever, Tony Williams Lifetime, Jerry Goodman, Colosseum, Jack Bruce, Ravi Shankar, most UK sixties pop bands- Shadows, Beatles, Stones, Hollies, Yardbirds, Kinks, Animals, Manfred Mann, The Pretty Things, Searchers, etc, John McLaughlin, Al Dimeola, Didier Lockwood, Gino Vanelli, Andres Segovia, Eagles, UK, Greenslade, Martin Carthy, The Albion Band, Richard Thompson, Pentangle, G.I Gurdjieff, Chick Corea, Cream, Led Zep, Hendrix, TYA, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Chicago, Buddy Rich Big Band, Basie, Ellington, Miles Davies, Maynard Ferguson, Soft Machine, The Nice, Weather Report, Tower of Power, Nucleus, Bob Dylan, Vanilla Fudge, Julian's Treatment, Trapeze, Heart, Journey, Barbaba Streisand, Dream Theatre, Eva Cassidy, Edgar Winter, King Crimson, Herbie Hancock, Don Henley, Jeff Beck, John Surman, Barbara Thompson's Paraphernalia, Jethro Tull, Deep Purple, Camel, Manfred Mann's Earthband, Michael Gibbs, Neil Ardley, Jon Hiseman's Tempest, Atomic Rooster, Keith Emerson, Refugee, Wishbone Ash, Abba, The Peddlars, Genesis, Ivo Papasov, and everything I've ever heard that I've enjoyed.Drummers- starting with earliest influences: Tony Meehan, Brian Bennett, Louis Bellson, Bobby Elliott, John Steel, Mick Avory, Bobby Graham, Sandy Nelson, Trevor Morais, Mike Giles, Ian Paice, Paul Hammond, Jon Hiseman, Bobby Columby, Mitch Mitchell, Buddy Rich, Tony Williams, Billy Cobham, Jeff Pocaro, Steve Ferrone, Clive Bunker, Andrew McCulloch, Steve Upton, Brian Davison, Elvin Jones, Alan White, John Marshall, Cozy Powell, Bob Henrit, Carmine Appice, Gaylord Birch, John Bonham, Mike Clarke, Gerry Brown, Brian Spring, Martin Drew, Ginger Baker, Joe Morello, Bill Bruford, Simon Phillips, Terry Bozzio, Dave Weckl, Vinnie Colaiuta, Lenny White, Steve Smith, Steve Gadd, Cliff Almond, Joel Rosenblatt, Trilok Gurtu, Enzo Todesco, Mick Mestek, Kenwood Dennard, Dennis Chambers, Gary Husband, Chad Wackerman, Omar Hakim, Mark Mondesir, Mark Craney, Doane Perry, Thomas Lang, Virgil Donati and many more, some whose names I don't even know...
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Record Label: Synergy, Mystic, Resurgence, Metal Mind
Type of Label: Indie

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