Dave Cheeseman (born David James Cheeseman, 24 June 1978,
Hull
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,
England
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) is a prolific
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underground
session musician
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, known for his work with Sack Trick and
Pillow Talk
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.
Biography
Cheeseman started playing the
keyboard
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after being inspired by
Guns N' Roses
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' live
music video
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of "
November Rain", in which
frontman
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Axl Rose can be seen engaging a stadium crowd whilst seated behind a piano.
Van Halen
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and later
Dream Theater
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became the focus of his musical fixations and provided inspiration for his pursuit of keyboard playing perfection.
Cheeseman played keyboards in the
York
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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.
Later on, he 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 recruited Cheeseman for his own rock outfit.
In the meantime Cheeseman played
drum
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s for several
Nottingham
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based
indie bands including the underground
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rockers, Heroic Trio. He also plays bass guitar in a tribute band, Beyond Comprehension.
Cheeseman also plays for
Twin Zero
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Biography
The band's first release was 7" vinyl "Earthbound" on Danish label Futhermocker Records. Released in November 2004, this featured one 7 minute track split over both sides ...
, a Reuben Gotto rock project based in
London
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.
Cheeseman is also a
Hull City A.F.C.
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supporter and is regularly seen at the
KC Stadium.
Bands
Beyond Redemption
1997 - 2000
*Dave Cheeseman - Keyboards, Vocals
*Clive Jevons - Guitar, Vocals
*Mark Burnett - Bass Guitar
*Yvgeni Vatchkov - Bass Guitar
*Gideon Letch - Drums
Beyond Comprehension
1998–Present
*Dave Cheeseman - Bass
*Gideon Letch - Vocals
*Rock God - Guitar
*Oliver Robinson - Crew
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
Fat Digester
*Dave Cheeseman - Keyboards
Heroic Trio
1999–Present
*Dave Cheeseman - Drums
*Nicola Underdown - Bass, Vocals
*Sarah Moore - Guitar, Vocals
The Deltarays
*Dave Cheeseman - Drums
*Dan Hardy - guitar
*Darren Hardy - Bass
*Chris Tomlinson - Vocals
*Glen Davies - Drums
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
Sack Trick
1997–Present
*Chris Dale - Bass, Vocals
*Reuben Gotto - Guitar, Vocals
*Robin Guy - Drums, Vocals
*Dave Cheeseman - Keyboards, Vocals
Selected 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)
*Twin Zero - ''Monolith'' (2005)
*Pillow Talk - "Come On England" (2006) - Single for the 2006 FIFA World Cup
*Twin Zero - ''The Tomb To Every Hope'' (2006)
*Sack Trick - ''Live in Tokyo'' (2008)
References
External links
BBC ArticleBBC Nottingham ArticlePillow TalkSack Trick
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1978 births
Living people
Musicians from Kingston upon Hull
English rock musicians
English keyboardists