The Daves

THE DAVES



Raw, honest indie rock n’ roll from a bunch of hardworking lads with an incredible ability to pen an addictive chorus line – The Daves self-released debut single, ‘Not in England’ hit the UK in May 2008, reaching the Top 100 of the UK singles chart – such was demand it held it’s position on the iTunes front page for 5 weeks. This is premium British talent akin to the likes of Oasis and The Stones and after an extensive 2008 tour. The Daves are seriously on track to follow the success of their predecessors.



The Daves’ initial recordings were captured during the 2007 Tequila Sessions and collated into a mini-album called ‘Forever Happy’. It didn’t take long before the powers at Warner Chappell in Los Angeles were summoning the boys for serious chats, opening the doors to meetings with the likes of producer Kevin Shirley (Led Zeppelin & Iron Maiden) and spending precious studio time in Malibu music studios. This led to their track ‘April’s Shower’ being included on the album ‘Riot on Sunset’ – a compilation of all the best new breaking bands in LA and California. The same song also won them XFM’s Unsigned Artist of the week.



At a gig in early 2008 they met producer and engineer, John Pennington (Moby, Happy Mondays and Inspiral Carpets) who offered to mix ‘Not in England’ and ‘Left Behind’. This lead to John Astley (The Who, Led Zeppelin, Bowie, Clapton) inviting the band to his London studio to master the tracks.



Recognizing the potential international appeal of ‘Not in England’, US Record Label, Vertigram signed The Daves in November 2008 and enlisted veteran American Radio DJ/Producer DJ Riddler to reconstruct the single into a dance version which has opened the song to a new audience. Riddler has demonstrated the remix-ability with ‘Not in England’ with his production. “This single can definitely be turned into a club anthem in various styles ranging from Electro, Progressive, House, Trance.” says DJ Riddler.