David Newton is a British guitarist, songwriter and record producer, best known as a member of the band
the Mighty Lemon Drops
The Mighty Lemon Drops were an English rock group active from 1985 to 1992.
Biography
Originally called the Sherbet Monsters, the quartet first formed in the spring of 1985 in Wolverhampton, in the Black Country. Paul Marsh, Dave Newton and ...
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Guitarist
Newton has been a member of Active Restraint (1981–1983),
the Wild Flowers (1983–1984), the Mighty Lemon Drops (1985–1993),
(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 1990s, Newton moved from
Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands of England. Located around 12 miles (20 km) north of Birmingham, it forms the northwestern part of the West Midlands conurbation, with the towns of ...
, England to Southern California, U.S. in January 1995 (via five years in Putney, London), where he co-formed the short-lived band Revolux with former Seven Simons honcho and
the The guitarist Keith Joyner. Newton built his own personal recording studio, Rollercoaster Recording.
Newton has produced or engineered records by
the Little Ones
''The Little Ones'' is a 1965 British family comedy film directed and written by Jim O'Connolly and starring Carl Gonzales, Kim Smith, Dudley Foster and Derek Newark.
Plot
Two poor boys from London, Ted, an abused child and Jackie, the son ...
, the Happy Hollows,
Everybody Was in the French Resistance...Now!,
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
Steven Patrick Morrissey ( ; born 22 May 1959), known :wikt:mononym, mononymously as Morrissey, is an English singer and songwriter. He came to prominence as the frontman and lyricist of rock band the Smiths, who were active from 1982 to 198 ...
), Big Stone City,
the Hush Now, Star Parts, One Silver Astronaut, Slow Car Crash, the Transmissions and the Golden Years. Newton produced
the Little Ones
''The Little Ones'' is a 1965 British family comedy film directed and written by Jim O'Connolly and starring Carl Gonzales, Kim Smith, Dudley Foster and Derek Newark.
Plot
Two poor boys from London, Ted, an abused child and Jackie, the son ...
' debut EP, ''
Sing Song'',
[Perlich, Tim (2006)]
Little threat: Silver Lake Indie Popsters' Artful Dodge
", '' Now'', Vol. 26, No.12, November 23, 2006, retrieved 2011-08-08. as well as material from
the Blood Arm and
Rat Fancy.
Newton has done occasional work as a composer for television, film and music libraries, and has had work and compositions featured on ''
Gilmore Girls
''Gilmore Girls'' is an American comedy drama television series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, starring Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel. The show debuted October 5, 2000, on The WB and became a flagship series for the network. The show ran fo ...
'', ''
The Osbournes'', ''
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' is an American supernatural fiction, supernatural drama television series created by writer and director Joss Whedon. The concept is based on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film), 1992 film, also written by Whedon, a ...
'', and ''
The Bill
''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, broadcast on ITV (TV network), ITV from 16 October 1984 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, "Woodentop (The Bill), Woodentop" (part of the ''Storyb ...
'', amongst others.
Discography
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* ''Paint the Town EP'' (November 2011)
References
External links
Dave Newton's MyspaceRollercoaster Recording, Newton's studioDavid Newton & Thee Mighty Angels websiteDavid Newton & The Mighty Angels ''Paint the Town'' EPCaught in the Carousel
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* https://www.slicingupeyeballs.com/2021/11/29/david-newton-thee-mighty-angels-winter-tragedy/
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Living people
English rock guitarists
English male songwriters
English record producers
English male composers
People educated at Eastwood High School, Newton Mearns
Musicians from Wolverhampton
British expatriate musicians in the United States
Year of birth missing (living people)
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