Dave Cheeseman
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Dave Cheeseman is a prolific British underground session musician, currently most well known for his work with Sack Trick and Pillow Talk.
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[edit] Biography
Born David James Cheeseman on 24th June, 1978 in Hull, England, David started playing the keyboard after being inspired by Guns N' Roses' live video of "November Rain" in which front man Axl Rose can be seen enthusiastically engaging a huge stadium crowd while seated behind a piano.
Van Halen and later Dream Theater became the focus of his musical fixations and provided inspiration for his pursuit of keyboard playing perfection, despite the latter of the two bands being in David's words "Unbearably tedious at times".
Dave played keyboards in York heavy metal outfit Beyond Redemption, with Gideon Letch, Mark Burnett and Evil Clive Jevons, achieving success on the local and underground international metal scene. The band were also notorious for their stage show which inevitably involved band members stripping to the waist in scenes reminiscent of a Manowar video.
Later on, Dave founded Pillow Talk with James Jirgens, Gideon Letch and Mark Burnett. The band's shambolic comedy rock caught the attention of Chris Dale of Sack Trick, who fingered Dave for his own rock outfit.
In the meantime Dave played drums for several Nottingham based Indie Bands including underground folk rockers Heroic Trio. He also plays bass guitar in a tribute band, Beyond Comprehension. People have commented that it is strange that Dave should play in a tribute to his own band, but Dave has said that it only adds to his Underground credentials.
Dave also strikes the ivories for Twin Zero, a Reuben Gotto rock project based in London.
Cheeseman is also an avid Hull City supporter and is regularly seen at the KC stadium in his seat next to Uriah Heep bass player Trevor Bolder.
[edit] Bands
[edit] Beyond Redemption
1997 - 2000
- Dave Cheeseman - Keyboards, Vocals
- Clive Jevons - Guitar, Vocals
- Mark Burnett - Bass Guitar
- Yvgeni Vatchkov - Bass Guitar
- Gideon Letch - Drums
Beyond Redemption sounded a bit like Metallica and liked to strip off when it got hot.
[edit] Beyond Comprehension
1998 - Present
- Dave Cheeseman - Bass
- Gideon Letch - Vocals
- Rock God - Guitar
- Oliver Robinson - Crew
Beyond Comprehension sound a bit like Beyond Redemption and have a song called "Excorcising On My Bike".
[edit] Pillow Talk
1999 - Present
- Dave Cheeseman - Keyboards, Vocals
- James Jirgens - Guitar, Vocals
- Mark Burnett - Bass
- Chris Harter - Bass, Vocals
- Dr Roland Parker - Bass
- Ned Potter - Drums
- Chris Smith - Drums
- Gideon Letch - Drums, Vocals
- Ben Calvert - Drums
Pillow Talk sound a bit like a badly rehearsed wedding band singing lyrics they've just made up for a laugh.
[edit] Fat Digester
- Dave Cheeseman - Keyboards
Fat Digester are a funk collective.
[edit] Heroic Trio
1999 - Present
- Dave Cheeseman - Drums
- Nicola Underdown - Bass, Vocals
- Sarah Moore - Guitar, Vocals
Heroic Trio play frock rock.
[edit] The Deltarays
- Dave Cheeseman - Drums (Not any more)
- Dan Hardy - guitar
- Darren Hardy - Bass
- Chris Tomlinson - Vocals
- Glen Davies - Drums
The Deltarays sound like The Bluetones.
[edit] Twin Zero
2004 - Present
- Dave Cheeseman - Keyboards
- Anf Morfitt - Bass
- Reuben Gotto - Guitar
- Karl Middleton- Vocals
- Bing Bong - Guitar
- Ben Calvert - Drums
- Si Hutchby - Drums
Twin Zero are a heavy, slow, melodic band.
[edit] Sack Trick
1997 - Present
- Chris Dale - Bass, Vocals
- Reuben Gotto - Guitar, Vocals
- Robin Guy - Drums, Vocals
- Dave Cheeseman - Keyboards, Vocals
Sack Trick sound like a bunch of proper musicians having fun.
[edit] Selected Underground Discography
Beyond Redemption - Injury Time EP (2001)
Pillow Talk - Purely Platonic (2001)
Smooth Cheeseboard - Paprika Gentlemen (2002) - Solo project with Chris Smith
Pillow Talk - Painful Love (2003)
Pillow Talk - Criminal Conviction (2005)
Sack Trick - Live in Tokyo (due 2006)
