Dave Reilly

Dave has been a professional musician for 25 years, starting as a teenager playing drums and writing songs in the successful chart band ‘China Crisis’, enjoying both album and singles in the top twenty. From here, he became a session musician, playing and recording for many varied artists and touring all over the world, alongside artists including; The Thompson Twins, Altered Images, Simple Minds and Chris Rea. For the last several years Dave has been a member of top tribute band ‘The Backbeat Beatles’ touring theatres and playing sell-out shows from Liverpool’s ‘Cavern Club’ to ‘The Glastonbury Festival’. Dave has also had the pleasure of working with eighties legend and ‘Band Aid’ producer ‘Midge Ure’, playing Ultravox classics including ‘Vienna’ and ‘Dancing With Tears in My Eyes’. As well as writing and recording original material over the years he has also been providing custom songs for the corporate market, as well as writing dozens of songs for private clients around the UK. Alongside the ‘playing’, Dave has been producing bands and solo artists for many years, clients include: Sony Music, Virgin Records, Inevitable Records, Bad Juju Recordings and Shoplifter Records.