David Newton is a

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guitarist, songwriter and record producer, best known as a member of the band

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Guitarist

Newton has been a member of Active Restraint (1981–1983), the Wild Flowers (1983–1984), the Mighty Lemon Drops (1985–1993),

Blue Aeroplanes The Blue Aeroplanes are an English rock band from Bristol, the mainstays of which have been Gerard Langley, brother John Langley, and dancer Wojtek Dmochowski. All three had previously been members of the new wave "art band" Art Objects from ...

(1992–1993), Starfish (1993–1994), Revolux (1995–1997), Fonda (1998–2003), Straight to Video (2001–2003), Twinstar (2003–2006), the C86 All Stars (2006–2007), Bilston United (2006–present), the Joshua Dreamz (2008) and most recently David Newton and Thee Mighty Angels (2009–present). Newton still occasionally performs with his own bands, the C86 All Stars, Bilston United and most recently David Newton and Thee Mighty Angels.

Producer

In the late 1990s, Newton moved from

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, England to Southern California, U.S. in January 1995 (via five years in Putney, London), where he co-formed the short-lived band Revolux with former Seven Simons honcho and

The The () are an English post-punk band. They have been active in various forms since 1979, with singer-songwriter Matt Johnson being the only constant band member. achieved critical acclaim and commercial success in the UK, with 15 chart singles ...

guitarist Keith Joyner. Newton built his own personal recording studio, Rollercoaster Recording. Newton has produced or engineered records by

the Little Ones ''The Little Ones'' is a 1965 British family comedy film directed by British director Jim O'Connolly starring Carl Gonzales and Kim Smith. Dudley Foster stars as Superintendent Carter and Derek Newark plays the strict Detective Sgt. Wilson ...

, the Happy Hollows, Everybody Was in the French Resistance...Now!, Kissing Tigers,

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, the Movies, the Henry Clay People,

the Blood Arm The Blood Arm are an American five-piece rock band from Los Angeles, California, currently residing in Berlin, Germany. At present, they have released five albums. Their music has been likened to "James Brown fronting Talking Heads and singing ...

, Death to Anders, You Me & Iowa, Wait Think Fast, the Lassie Foundation, Twinstar, Graham MacRae, Red Lightning – Alain Whyte (

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), Big Stone City, the Hush Now, Star Parts, One Silver Astronaut, Slow Car Crash, the Transmissions and the Golden Years. Newton produced

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'', Vol. 26, No.12, November 23, 2006, retrieved 2011-08-08. as well as material from

and Rat Fancy. Newton has done occasional work as a composer for television, film and music libraries, and has had work and compositions featured on ''

Gilmore Girls ''Gilmore Girls'' is an American comedy-drama television series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino and starring Lauren Graham (Lorelai Gilmore) and Alexis Bledel (Rory Gilmore). The show debuted on October 5, 2000, on The WB and became a flagshi ...

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The Osbournes ''The Osbournes'' is an American reality television program featuring the domestic life of heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne and his family—his wife Sharon, their daughter Kelly, and their son Jack. The series premiered on MTV on March 5, 2002 ...

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The Bill ''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, first broadcast on ITV from 16 August 1983 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, '' Woodentop'', broadcast in August 1983. The programme focused on ...

'', amongst others.

Discography

;Solo * ''Paint the Town EP'' (November 2011)

References

External links

Dave Newton's MyspaceRollercoaster Recording, Newton's studioDavid Newton & Thee Mighty Angels websiteDavid Newton & The Mighty Angels ''Paint the Town'' EPCaught in the CarouselPlayback STL
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