Dave hails from Miami and has been playing bass since he was fifteen. He has played with a host of talented artists over the years, including Larry Dermer (Miami Sound Machine, Gloria Estefan, Foxy), Glenn Tocci (George McCrae), Neil Cloud (Rabbit, Trevor Rabin, Peter Frampton), Barry Seiver (The Cichlids, Charlie Pickett, Savoy Brown), Mick Fazz (Critical Mass), Richard Huxen (Lift, Shiva Tribe), Charlie Pickett (Charlie Pickett & The Eggs), Pete Signore (The Cichlids), Emrah Kotan (India Arie), Ruth King and Al Broomfield.
In the early 1980's Dave's band (Cheeks, a/k/a Bugsy) was a sought-after dance band and worked all over the state of Florida. In the 1990's, Dave was the anchor of the highly popular Atlanta band "The Reasons". Once The Reasons split in 1996, Dave handled the bass duties on The Reasons' lead singer's (Rich Millett) solo releases. Dave formed The FlyCats (Jazz) in 2008. In 2021, Dave and Rich (a/k/a Wilson Quick) recorded a self-produced album under the project name "Assisted Living".
Influenced by:
Chris Squire, Alphonso Johnson, Michael Rutherford, Jaco Pastorius, James Jamerson, Carol Kaye, Tony Levin, Verdine White, Peter Cetera, Paul McCartney, John Goodwin, Stanley Clarke, Andy West, Pino Palladino, Greg Lake, Mel Schacher, Gary Thain and surely, many others.
*I played 5-string basses exclusively from 1989 to 2006, when I switched back to 4's. I have owned the URL 5stringbass.com since 2002 (while I was still playing 5's). I also own the URL 4stringbass.com. Both URL's as for sale.
