David Shelley

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David Shelley

Background information
Birth name David Anthony Shelley
Born April 29, 1967 (1967-04-29) (age 41)
Origin Flag of Australia Wangaratta, Victoria
Genre(s) Instrumental rock
Hard rock
Progressive metal
Progressive rock
Heavy metal
Instrument(s) Guitar
Years active 1981 - present
Associated acts Whiplash
Felix
Spank The Monkey
Scandal
No Deception
Naughty Naughty
Downtown
Website Dave Shelley - MySpace
Notable instrument(s)
Paul Reed Smith Custom 24
Kramer Stagemaster
Gibson Les Paul

[edit] History

David was first bitten by the bug of "rock'n'roll" after hearing the Kiss album Alive II. Many Kiss album's followed, as did releases from Deep Purple, The Who, Van Halen, Iron Maiden and many more. He was strongly influenced early on by the great rock guitar players of the time - being the late 70's and early 80's. Upon hearing Yngwie J. Malmsteen's debut album, Rising Force, David realised that a lot more work was required to become a truly great player. He then spent hours upon hours per day mastering his craft. He developed a formidable reputation in and around his hometown region, which still follows him today - and gets bigger as more people get to hear him.

[edit] Audio Releases

Sapphire. Released 1989.
All lyrics and music written by David Shelley.
Vocals - Phil Cannizarro
Additional keyboards - Rob Mitchell
Backing singers - Rob Mitchell, Mick Way, David Shelly.
All Guitars, bass, piano, keyboards - David Shelley.
Drums - Gino Gigliotti, Mick Way and David Shelley
Drum Programming - Mick Way.
Engineered by Mick Way.
Produced by David Shelley and Mick Way.
Recorded at RAMAC Studios, Victoria, Australia.

[edit] External Links

Official MySpace