David Newton (guitarist)

David Newton is a British guitarist, songwriter and record producer. Most famous as a member of the band The Mighty Lemon Drops.[1]

Guitarist

Newton has been a member of Active Restraint (1981–1983), The Wild Flowers (1983–1984), The Mighty Lemon Drops (1985–1993),[1] Blue Aeroplanes (1992–1993), Starfish (1993–1994), Revolux (1995–1997), Fonda (1998–2003), Straight To Video (2001–2003), Twinstar (2003–2006), The C86 All Stars (2006–2007), Bilston United (2006–present), The Joshua Dreamz (2008) and most recently David Newton And Thee Mighty Angels (2009–present).

Newton still occasionally performs with his own bands, The C86 All Stars, Bilston United and most recently David Newton And Thee Mighty Angels.

Producer

In the late 1990's Newton moved from Wolverhampton, England to Southern California in January 1995 (via five years in Putney, London), where he co-formed the short lived band Revolux with former Seven Simons honcho / The The guitarist Keith Joyner. Newton built his own personal recording studio, Rollercoaster Recording, in Burbank.[2]

Newton has produced / engineered records by the following: The Little Ones, The Happy Hollows, Everybody Was in the French Resistance...Now!,[3] Kissing Tigers, The Soft Pack, The Movies, The Henry Clay People, The Blood Arm, Death to Anders, You Me & Iowa, Wait Think Fast, The Lassie Foundation, Twinstar, Graham MacRae, Red Lightning / Alain Whyte (Morrissey), Big Stone City, The Hush Now, Star Parts, One Silver Astronaut, Slow Car Crash, The Transmissions, The Golden Years. Newton recently produced The Little Ones' debut EP, Sing Song.,[2] The Blood Arm.[4]

Newton has done occasional work as a composer for television, film and music libraries, and has had work / compositions featured on Gilmore Girls, The Osbournes, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and The Bill (amongst others).

Discography

Solo

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0, p. 418-9, 571
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Perlich, Tim (2006) "Little threat: Silver Lake Indie Popsters' Artful Dodge", Now, Vol.26 No.12, Nov 23 2006, retrieved 2011-08-08
  3. ↑ Marc Hogan (18 February 2010). "Pitchfork Reviews- Fixin' the Charts, Vol. 1". Pitchfork Media.
  4. ↑ "About The Blood Arm". Retrieved 2012-01-03.

Marc Hogan (18 February 2010)

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