Dave McPherson
Dave McPherson (r) performing with Ben Konstantinovic (l) at Joiners in Southampton.
Background information
Birth name	David Alexander John McPherson
Also known as	Dave
Born	3 October 1982 (1982-10-03) (age 27) Harold Wood, England
Genres	Alternative rock, post-grunge
Occupations	Musician
Instruments	vocals, guitar, drums
Years active	1996 - Recent
Labels	Graphite Records/Northern Music
Website	myspace.com/davemcphersonsolo
Notable instruments
Gibson SG

David Alexander John "Dave" McPherson (born 3 October 1982, Harold Wood, London) is a rock musician. McPherson is guitarist and vocalist for the British rock band InMe.

He has recorded 4 solo EPs, "B.S.W.U.E", "Crescent Summer Sessions" , "A Bridge For Burning" , "I Don't Do Requests" and "Rarities Part 1" and Rarities Part 2 which are collections of demos, unreleased songs and live recordings. They are all now available online from his myspace music page. He is writing his debut solo album called "The Hardship Diaries" Which he recorded in May 2009.

Dave is currently putting the final touches To The Hardship Diaries and is also working on a new EP due for release in December

Dave also has 2 other solo projects called 'A Devil's Devil' which takes influences from computer games including Sonic the Hedgehog and 'Primordial Soup' which is song-based electronica.

He is a strong supporter of conservation work.

He is also the Drummer for Essex Death Metal/Hardcore band Centiment who are currently working on their first studio album

Contents 1 Solo career 2 B.S.W.U.E 3 Crescent Summer Sessions 4 A Bridge For Burning 5 I Don't Do Requests 6 Rarities Part 1 7 Primordial Soup - Listen Closely 8 Rarities Part 2 9 A Devil's Devil - Introduce The Devil To Your Mother 10 Unplugged Live Support Machine 11 The Grand Odyssey of the Whale & the Barnacle 12 The Hardship Diaries 13 Alopecia 14 Equipment 15 External links

[edit] Solo career

On the side of InMe, Dave is also a solo artist. He plays acoustic shows every Sunday night at Oneills in Brentwood, Essex. He also does some small tours all around the UK. Dave has released 6 solo EPs, 2 Collection CD' and is currently recording his debut album called "The Hardship Diaries".

[edit] B.S.W.U.E

This is the first EP from Dave which is entirely acoustic and contains the fan-favourite Glass White Flag. Co-produced, engineered and recorded by Rob Gurton at DrunkMonk Studios. Tracks 5 & 6 redcorded by Dave McPherson at 3Kings Studios. B.S.W.U.E stands for "Beautiful Stories With Ugly Endings".

Tracklist

1. Glass White Flag
2. Wicked Man
3. If I Could Change
4. B.S.W.U.E
5. Oil Season (Bonus demo)
6. Flashing Light Ensemble (Bonus demo)

[edit] Crescent Summer Sessions

The second EP from Dave which has more of a pop-touch to it. It got recorded at Daves house in the summer of 2004 and is entirely produced by him. The track "You Shouldn't Give Up On Her" was first planned as an InMe song but became a solo song for unknown reasons.

Tracklist:

1. Emerald Barrier
2. Sunny Lynton
3. Gotham City Blues
4. Love The Red Button
5. The Stupid Franchise of Love
6. Song For The Drunk Walk Home
7. You Shouldn't Give Up On Her

[edit] A Bridge For Burning

The third EP from Dave and also his second acoustic EP which got released in 2007. This EP was also entirely recorded, produced and mixed by Dave. The EP also contains 3 tracks from the scrapped EP "Soft Terminus EP" which was supposed to be released after Crescent Summer Sessions, Dave wasn't happy with it and decided to not release it. Its not impossible that the tracks might show up on the Rarities Part 2 EP. The song The Thieves is rumored to be about or inspired by how Dave got some of his guitar and his macbook stolen at an InMe gig.

Tracklist:

1. A Bridge For Burning
2. Sorry Lads
3. Mockingbirds & Jealous Folk
4. Drugs Won't Save You Now
5. Good Job Their Favourite Colour Is Red
6. The Thieves
7. Maria Libera (Soft Terminus track)
8. Handshakes For Strangers (Soft Terminus track)
9. The Uninvited Truth (Soft Terminus track)

[edit] I Don't Do Requests

The fourth and latest EP from Dave, also entirely produced by Dave and released in 2008. The first EP to contain Ben Konstantinovic on the tracks "I Don't Do Requests", "Hearts Need Blood" and Mr.Goodchild. Additional music on the track "I Don't Do Requests" by Greg McPherson, Daves brother who has also done most of Daves artwork. The song Mr. Goodchild is dedicated to Daves grandfather who died in 2008. The EP has a more folky sound to it than previous EPs and has more of a documentary style to it.

Tracklist:

1. I Don't Do Requests
2. Hearts Need Blood
3. Mr. Goodchild
4. When I Grow Up I Want To Be A Rockstar
5. The World's Biggest...
6. Waltzing In A Supermarket

[edit] Rarities Part 1

Released December 2008 Tracklisting:

1. Ditto - recorded 2007
2. Stepping Stones - recorded 2006
3. Glass White Flag (early demo) - recorded 2004
4. Mr Goodchild (live at the purple turtle, london) - recorded 2008
5. The Grace In Her Hope - recorded 2004
6. Hearts Need Blood (early demo) - recorded 2007
7. The Sweetest Regime (featuring Paolo Morena) - recorded 2006
8. Sorry Lads (live at the purple turtle, london) - recorded 2008
9. Our Secret - recorded 2004
10. The Distance Of A Kiss - recorded 2004
11. Ghost To Everyone - recorded 2004.

[edit] Primordial Soup - Listen Closely

Listen Closely is the first EP from Dave's Primordial Soup techno prject, unlike A Devil's Devil it contains vocals, all tracks are written, sang, programmed and recorded by Dave McPherson

Tracklisting:

1. We Were The Best Worst Dancers
2. Cute Chaos
3. Promise We'll Always Work It Out
4. Endolithic Spell
5. Listen To My Song (part 1)
6. The Foundation Of All My Strength

[edit] Rarities Part 2

Released July 2009 Tracklisting:

1. Last Year (demo) - recorded 2009
2. Oh My - recorded 2005
3. Interlude One - recorded 2004
4. Forgive & Forget - recorded 2005
5. I Don't Do Requests (live) - recorded 2008
6. Interlude Two - recorded 2004
7. 2nd Jonquil (demo) - recorded 2005
8. The Smell Of The Cut Grass - recorded 2004
9. The Princess Of Persia - recorded 2005
10. Interlude Three - recorded 2004
11. Glass White Flag (electro demo) - recorded 2004
12. BSWUE (demo)

[edit] A Devil's Devil - Introduce The Devil To Your Mother

Although started in 2007 (As seen on I Won't Let Go B side I Won't Let Go (ADD Remix)) Dave released the First A Devil's Devil EP, Introduce The Devil To Your Mother on 19th November 2009 Tracklisting:

1. Full Circle
2. They mostly come at night...mostly
3. Zigzag Doctor
4. I won't lie to you mate, it's a gamble
5. Rub-a-dub-dub
6. Get off my territory
7. Mercy Killing
8. Something curious
9. Dice

[edit] Unplugged Live Support Machine

Dave's first live EP was released on 10th December 2009 and includes the tracks:

1. Before I even had you
2. Hearts need blood
3. Glass White Flag
4. A chameleon's true colours
5. Mockingbirds & Jealous Folk
6. Last Year
7. Faster the Chase / B.S.W.U.E
8. I don't do requests
9. Turbulence

[edit] The Grand Odyssey of the Whale & the Barnacle

The Grand Odyssey of the Whale & the Banacle will be Dave McPherso's final EP before he releases his debut album The Hardship Diaries in 2010, Announced on the Official InMe Forum by Dave himself The Grand Odyssey of the Whale & the Barnacle is due for release in December Tracklistings are:

1. Obligate Commensalism
2. The Heart Juggler
3. Drowning In A Quandary Of Ambivalence
4. It Wasn't Just An Experiment
5. An Uncomfortable Déjà Vu
6. Wild Idiosyncratic Jewels

[edit] The Hardship Diaries

The Hardship Diaries will be Dave McPhersons Solo Debut album, recorded in May 2009 in just over a week, the album has been produced by Mike Curtis of Fei Comodo and is due for release in early 2010.

Working Tracklist:

1. A Chameleon's True Colours
2. Listen To The Music
3. Obsession Is A Young Man's Game
4. The Gentleman's Blues
5. Last Year
6. Is This All We Are?
7. Dance Floor Folk-Core
8. Scary Envelope
9. Love Rats
10. This Is No Fairytale
11. 1982
12. Hummingbird

Dave currently plays the songs, A Chameleons True Colours, Before I Ever Had You, Scary Envelope, Listen To The Music and Last Year at his live shows, the latter two have rough demo's which can be found on Dave's Myspace and the rough demo for Last Year can also be found on the Compilation EP Rarities Part 2

Although not on the tracklisting Before I Ever Had You is believed to be an album track

[edit] Alopecia

During InMe's 2006 Punishment Tour, Dave revealed that he no longer has any hair, facial or cranial. This is because of a genetic condition called 'alopecia', which runs in his family.

[edit] Equipment

Throughout Daves career with InMe he has always been seen with Gibson SGs including SG specials, standards and a SG Voodoo series (seen in the Neptune video although the guitar was stolen and destroyed). He also has an Epiphone SG as a backup which he has upgraded with his Voodoo SG Pickups. He uses Seymour Duncan pickups, believed to be the JB/Jass set. When asked in an interview if he would consider going for EMGs or SD active pickups he replied 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it'.

Dave usually has a heavily processed clean sound using the Boss GT3 for his ambient and unusual effects. Dave has also been using a Laney TT series head and cab for his clean sounds live. Overgrown Eden was mainly a Peavey 5150 recently sold on ebay (2009) and can usually be seen using a Mesa Rectifier live for his distorted sounds.

In 2009 Dave signed an endorsement deal with Peavey.

[edit] External links

• InMe Official Myspace Page
• Official InMe website
• Dave McPherson Myspace Music Page
• Dave McPherson discography at MusicBrainz
• Dave Mcpherson's fan page

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