Dave Watkin

Liverpool, United Kingdom

Actor, Musician, Film & Stage Crew, Photographer

www.youtube.com/davewatkin

I am a musician (piano) and producer currently based in Liverpool. I'm signed to the publishing company Notting Hill Music. www.davewatkin.net - I am piano / keyboard player with a fantastic, new original band from Liverpool called Mr James (www.mrjamesmusic.com). Influences include, The Script, Coldplay, One Republic, Keane, Snow Patrol, Scissor Sisters, etc. Previous to this, I was band leader for an international touring cover band called The Fuse. Contracts included Dubai and China, as well as several cruise ships and ferries. All of these experiences have helped mould me into a friendly, confident, ambitious person, with a drive to succeed in everything I do. I have trained in Goju-Ryu Karate since the age of 13 and was awarded my blackbelt (Shodan) in 1998. I also have a passion for cars and motorbikes.

6,535 profile views

2 comments

29 favourites

4 castings

Video

THE FUSE - Showreel (Dave on keyboards)
The Fuse - Live On-Board The 'Thomson Spirit'... 5 piece band from the UK.
Dave Watkin - Piano performances (Acoustic). A couple of songs performed with Richard Murray on Guit
THE FUSE - Live on board the 'King of Scandinavia'
The band Mr James, performing 'Come Back & Hurt Me' live at Parr Street Studios in Liverpool.
The band Mr James, performing 'Call To You' live at Parr Street Studios in Liverpool.
The band Mr James, performing 'Awesome Day' live at Parr Street Studios in Liverpool.

Physical Details

Height:167 cm / 5ft 6in Waist:over 91 cm / 36 in
Weight:67 kg / 147 lbs Shoe size:8.0 UK / 9.0 US / 42.0 Euro
Ethnicity:White / Caucasian Hair colour:Brown
Skin colour:Tanned Hair length:None
Eye colour:Brown Hair type:Bald
Chest:96 cm / 38 in

Experience

2011

  • Columbia Shipmanagement LTD : Attendance of Basic Safety Instruction, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain

2010

  • ENG1 Seafarers Medical : Passed, Belfast, UK
  • (HOTA) Humberside Offshore Training Association : Personal Survival Techniques, Hull, UK
  • Clyde Marine Training : Proficiency in Crowd Management, Southampton, UK

2009

  • Northwest Ambulance Service : First Aid Course, Liverpool, UK

2008

  • Full UK Motorcycle Licence : Passed, Northwich, UK

2000

  • Rainhill High School 6th Form College : 3 x A Levels - All Grade B, Liverpool, UK

1999

  • Full UK Driving Licence : Passed, St.Helens, UK

1998

  • Rainhill High School : 9 GCSE's - Grades A to C, Liverpool, UK

Acting

Acting experience:Previous paid speaking roles

Languages spoken

English

Accents spoken

UK English
Played the part of an altar boy narrating the story in the show "99 Heyworth Street" - playing the part over a period of 2 years touring theatres around North West England.

Achieved a 'Grade A' for GCSE Drama

Music

Root Beer Rag (Billy Joel)
Dave performing his party piece, "Root Beer Rag" on piano...
Keyboard ability:ExpertEngineer ability:Expert
Vocal ability:BeginnerD.J ability:Beginner
Composer ability:ExpertLike to join a band:Yes
Producer ability:Expert

Favourite genres

PopRockIndieElectronic
Dave is the Producer
London, United Kingdom
Rock / Pop
Dave began playing piano at the age of 6 and soon began learning the technological sides of music using Cubase studio software on an Atari computer system. As technology grew and developed, so did Dave's knowledge of studio work as well as his talent as a piano player. After leaving school in 2000, he began working as a producer / remixer, working with labels from EMI, Virgin and All Around The World, through to smaller independents such as Turbulence and Energise. All of Dave's original material is published through Notting Hill Music.

With such a technological background in music, Dave offers a lot more to a band than just your average keyboard player. He performs using 3 state of the art synthesizers, playing samples and sounds designed and created specifically for each song.

Throughout 2009, 2010 and 2011, Dave completed several contracts around the world playing keyboards with his band 'The Fuse'. Contracts included residencies in Dubai and China as well as several cruise ships and ferries. Dave was also band leader for The Fuse - a role which gave him a great deal of satisfaction.


Dave's current repertoire:

9 - 5
All I Wanna Do
Alright Now
Always The Last To Know
American Boy
American Idiot
Angels
Apologise
Back In The USSR
Back To Black
Bad Case Of Loving You (Dr Doctor)
Bad Romance
Ballad Of John & Yoko
Bat Out Of Hell
Beat It
Better In Time
Billie Jean
Black Or White
Black Velvet
Bleeding Love
Brown Eyed Girl
Brown Sugar
Candle In The Wind
Can't Hurry love
Can't Take My Eyes Off You
Car Wash
Chasing Cars
Circus
Crazy In Love
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Dance The Night Away
Dancing In The Moonlight
Dancing On The Ceiling
Dancing Queen
Disco Inferno
Don't Stop Me Now
Don't Upset The Rhythm
Empire State Of Mind
Everlasting Love
Everybody Needs Somebody
Fever
Get The Party Started
Gimme Some Lovin'
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
Great Balls Of Fire
Halo
Heartache Tonight
Heaven
Hey Jude
Higher & Higher
Hips Don't Lie
Hot N Cold
Hotel California
I Drove All Night
I Feel Good
I gotta Feeling
I Heard It Through The Grapevine
I Love Rock N Roll
I Say A Little Prayer
I Want You Back
I Will Survive
I Would Do Anything For Love
If I Were A Boy
I'm A Believer
Imagine
It Must Be Love
It's My Life
It's Not Unusual
It's Raining Men
Johnny B Good
Just Dance
Just Like A Pill
Kiss
Kiss Kiss
La Bamba / Twist & Shout
Layla
Let Me Entertain You
Let's Get Retarded
Living On A Prayer
Losing My Religion
Love Really Hurts Without You
Mama Mia
Mamma Do
Mercy
Midnight Hour
Money For Nothing
Mr Brightside
Mustang Sally
My Girl
No Woman No Cry
Nobody But You
Nothing Else Matters
Nothing Ever Hurt Like You
Nutbush City Limits
Old Before I Die
Paparazzi
Papa's Got A Brand New Bag
Play That Funky Music
Pokerface
Proud Mary
Records On
Rehab
Respect
River Deep Mountain High
Rootbeer Rag
Run
Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting
Say It Right
Sex On Fire
Show Me Heaven
Signed Sealed Delivered
Simply The Best
Single Ladies
Sister's Are Doin' It For Themselves
So What
Stand By Me
Stuck In The Middle
Summer of 69
Super Duper Love
Superstition
Survivor
Sweet Child O Mine
Sweet Home Alabama
Take Five
Teenage Kicks
The Power Of Love
The Shoop Shoop Song
The Way You Make Me Feel
Think
This Love
Tik Tok
Torn
Traveling Band / Jailhouse Rock
Try A Little Tenderness
Umbrella
Unchain My Heart
Valerie
Vertigo
Walk Of Life
Walking In Memphis
Walking On Sunshine
Warwick Avenue
We Are Family
We Will Rock You
What's Love Got To Do With It
When You're Gone
Whenever Wherever
White Wedding
Who Knew
Wipeout
Young Hearts Run Free
Your Song
You've Got A Friend
Zombie

Photography

Photography experience:Amateur photographerHas a studio space:No
Type of camera equipment:35mm SLR/DSLR

Latest comments

Sign in or join for free to place a comment.