14 Facts About Dave Sharman

Dave Sharman's influences include: Eddie Van Halen, Alex Lifeson of Rush, Neal Schon of Journey, Tom Scholz of Boston and Allen Collins of Lynyrd Skynyrd he possesses his own easily recognizable style.

Dave Sharman was given his musical break by rock DJ Tommy Vance who invited him to perform a session on the BBC Radio 1 Friday Rock Show, which Vance used to host.

Vance had listened to a 4 track demo tape that the teenage Dave Sharman had sent him.

Dave Sharman was nominated for Guitar for the Practicing Musicians: 'Guitar God in waiting'.

Dave Sharman was recruited by Gillan to lay down the guitar parts on a number of tracks on his solo project.

The final show wound up in London and afterwards Dave Sharman set to work on his second studio album Exit Within.

German Thomas Brache was recruited by Dave Sharman to take on lead vocals with Dave Sharman providing the backing vocals.

On his third album Dave Sharman retained Thomas Brache on lead vocals with production duties handed to Kit Woolven, who had produced classic acts such as Thin Lizzy and UFO.

Thomas Brache and Dave Sharman parted ways after the production of Here 'n Now and Dave Sharman who had always featured on backing vocals took on the role of lead vocals alongside guitar and production.

The Wave album was never officially released as Dave Sharman always considered the album to be a collection of demos.

Dave Sharman started out as a child prodigy and is often called a guitar virtuoso.

Dave Sharman has been an endorser and continues to play Jackson Guitars and the checkerboard-finish guitars that the company custom built for him early on in his career remain his signature guitars.

Dave Sharman continues to feature as a Jackson Guitars Artist alongside other British guitarists such as Iron Maiden's Adrian Smith and Def Leppard's Rick Savage.

Dave Sharman has been an official endorser and continues to use DiMarzio pickups.