David Lane (musician)

Davey Lane
Background information
Birth name David Daniel Lane
Born 31 January 1981
Origin Australia
Genres Rock
Instruments Guitar, vocals
Years active 1999–present
Labels none
Associated acts You Am I
The Pictures
The Scram
The Wrights
Crowded House
Jimmy Barnes
The Twin Set
Notable instruments
Fender Telecaster, Epiphone Casino, Gibson SG

David Lane, also known as Davey Lane (born on 31 January 1981), is an Australian musician, lead guitarist of You Am I (since 1999),[1][2] and frontman of The Pictures.[1] He is also a guitarist in Australian supergroup The Wrights.[1]

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Biography

Lane joined You Am I in 1999 at just eighteen years of age as a second guitarist for the band.[2][3][4]

Lane performed with The Wrights at Waveaid in aid of the Boxing Day Tsunami, presented at the Sydney Cricket Ground on 29 January 2005. In 2005 Lane also joined Jimmy Barnes' band, and released The Pictures[3][4] debut album, Pieces of Eight. In 2006, Lane was nominated for Best Male Guitarist at the Jack Awards, for his work with You Am I. In 2007, he joined Crowded House for their tour in Europe and Australia, temporarily replacing Neil Finn's son Liam on miscellaneous guitar, keyboard and backup vocal duties. Late 2008 saw the release of You Am I's Dilettantes and the Pictures' Kicking Indifference.

Movies, television and media

References

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  1. ^ a b c Spencer et al, (2007) Lane, David entry. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
  2. ^ a b Spencer et al, (2007) You Am I entry. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
  3. ^ a b Nimmervoll, Ed. "You Am I". Howlspace. White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd. http://www.howlspace.com.au/en/youami/youami.htm. Retrieved 4 February 2010. 
  4. ^ a b Magnus Holmgren. "You Am I". Australian Rock Database. Magnus Holmgren. http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/y/youami.html. Retrieved 4 February 2010. 
  5. ^ a b "David Lane". IMDb. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1503727/. Retrieved 4 February 2010. 
  6. ^ letitbebeatles.blogspot.com
  7. ^ "Who's who of Australian rock / compiled by Chris Spencer, Zbig Nowara & Paul McHenry". catalogue. National Library of Australia. http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2090055. Retrieved 4 January 2010. 

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