Dave Clarke - bass player, band leader, singer & actor

New York born and raised he carved his craft in music and acting on both east and west coasts of America immersed amongst the best in show business. Studying theatre at the HB Studio in NYC and the California Institute for the Arts known as CalArts his theatre credits include 5 Guys Named Mo, 125th Street, as well as playing Paul Laurence Dunbar in Crowned with Fame at the legendary Shakespearean Swan Theatre in Stratford upon Avon.  Touring as a bass guitarist included performing for jazz organist Charles Earland, Mississippi John L Watson, Charles & Eddie and the Hugh Harris band touring with Sinead O Connor.  Known as the King of Kilburn he has steadfastly supported live music up and down that vibrant London strip and for two decades masterminded legendary gigs with his own Blues of Cain band accompanied by some of the heaviest musical cats in the business playing soul, blues, ska and funk hard enough to whip necks and turn heads enough to catch the attention of sisters Chaka Khan and Taka Boom who would rock up along with Nina Hendryx from singing group La Belle and also Carl " Kung Fu Fighting" Douglas.  He also happens to be a master frisbee champion.