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DAVE PLOTEL: After a childhood spent listening and learning to appreciate many different kinds of music, especially Jazz, Dave's career as a guitarist began in his mid teens backing American Soul Artists (Ben E King, Arthur Conley, Percy Sledge, The Platters, Jimmy Helms etc.) on tour in the UK and Europe - he schlepped up and down motorways in the time-honoured fashion. Guitar player with the real thing for three years, He was with them when their first No 1 hit broke (You To Me Are Everything) left to pursue a solo situation. In his time he has has been involved with Gospel music scene. Involved in a lot of session work both live and in the studio - including a song with Stevie Wonder on Charlenes single Used to Be. Running Salvadors Jazz Club in Notting Hill, London, Dave booked some of the UKs top players, including Alan Barnes, Dick Pierce, Jim Mullen, Kathy Stobart, NYJO, and old acquaintance John Ethridge...The 90s found him playing Jazz Duos, and spending time in Miami Florida. Back in England he played on Josie James album Candles , produced by Nigel Martinez, and backed her at her UK appearance at the Jazz Cafe. At the same time he was beginning to write and record ambient music, which has been very successful and is sold all over the world. In the noughties he has been found playing in Paris France (the famous Duc de Lombard club) and around London while developing the ideas which became the Red Hat album. A eureka moment suddenly came with writing his own compositions, with such eclectic influences he managed to fuse it all together,and continues prolifically, RED HAT being the first installment album

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