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Dave Sturt
Sturt with Gong in 2022
Sturt withGongin 2022
Background information
Born1960 (age 63–64)
Middlesbrough,North Yorkshire,England
Genres
OccupationBassist
Years active1982–present
Labels
  • Red Hot Records
  • Acme Records
  • Burning Shed
  • Repertoire
  • WindWeaver Music
  • Madfish
Member ofGong
Formerly of
Websitedavesturt.co.uk

Dave Sturt(born August 14th 1960,Middlesbrough,England) is anEnglishbassistandrecord producer.

Musical career

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Sturt began playingbass guitarand recording at the age of 17. In 1982 he moved toLondonand soon broke into the session scene working alongside film composerMichael Kamen,Pink Floyd guitaristDavid Gilmour,Roxy Music drummerAndy Newmark,and David Bowie sidemanEarl Slickamongst others. In 1987 Sturt joinedJade Warrior,recording three albums as bass player,[1]composer and co-producer alongsideTom Newman(Tubular Bells). He went on to compose themes and incidental music for film and television as well as playing sessions for Pol Brennan (Clannad),BeatsystemUK(on Myspace)[2]andTheo Travis. Live work developed with Cuban/American guitaristIsaac Guillory,Thee na Shee, The Fraser Sisters, Andy Sheppard, Bosco D’Olivera andBill Nelson. Sturt performed for many years with Theo Travis inCipher,producing threealbumsand several scores tosilent films.Prior to Cipher, the pair had worked together in the four-piece jazz fusion band The Other Side, releasing the album Dangerous Days in 1994.[3]

During 2009 and 2010, Sturt toured Europe playing bass for bothGongandSteve Hillage.In 2011 he played bass withBill Nelsonon the Classic Rock Legends live DVD.

2012 has seen Sturt composing soundtracks for 'Ben Rushgrove - a documentary' for Channel 4 and for 'Past Lives' - (along with Theo Travis) - a touring live performance with archive footage from The Media Archive for Central England. He is also touring Europe, the UK and Japan withGong

2013 saw more live work with Gong in Brazil and the development of the Past Lives Project - a cinefilm and music project funded by Arts Council England and Heritage Lottery Fund. There were more performances with Gong in 2014 in Brazil, France and the UK and also the Gong album ‘I See You’ was released - with Sturt as bass player, co-composer and co-producer.

Sturt's first solo album 'Dreams & Absurdities' was released in 2015 featuring guest appearances fromDaevid Allen,Jon Field,Fabio Golfetti,Steve Hillage,Bill Nelson (musician),Kavus TorabiandTheo Travis.It was engineered and mixed by Sturt and mastered byAndy Jackson.

In 2015-16 he again toured with Gong around the UK and in Norway and began work on composing the first Gong album since Daevid Allen's death. The albumRejoice! I'm Dead!was released in 2016 - with Sturt as bass player, co-composer and 'overseer and gatekeeper'.

In 2024 he toured and recorded with "This Celestial Engine".

He is an endorsee ofVigier basses[4]and Markbass amplification.

Discography

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Albums

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  • Weightlessmini-album (2012) limited, self-made edition of 30 copies
  • Dreams and Absurdities(2015) Esoteric/Antenna
  • This Celestial Engine(2024) Discus Music with Roy Powell and Ted Parsons

Collaboration albums

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  • Breathing the Storm(1992) [Jade Warrior]Red Hot
  • Distant Echoes(1993) [Jade Warrior]Red Hot
  • Dangerous Days(1994) [The Other Side]
  • Secret Island(1996) [Theo Travis]33 Jazz Records
  • Stereo(1996) [Gary Smith] Chronoscope Records
  • No Ordinary Man(1999) [Cipher]Hidden Art
  • To Wake the Stone(1997) [The Crack] Triskell
  • Strange Horse(1999) [Thee-na-Shee]
  • Obvious(2000) [Obvious](Andy Jackson)Tube
  • Going Around(2001) [The Fraser Sisters] No Masters
  • One Who Whispers(2002) [Cipher] Gliss
  • Elemental Forces(2005) [Cipher]Burning Shed
  • Nottingham Songs(2006) [Mat Andasun]
  • NOW(2008) [Jade Warrior]Windweaver Music
  • I See You(2014) [Gong] Madfish
  • Rejoice! I'm Dead!(2016) [Gong] Madfish

Collaboration albums as mix engineer

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  • Discretion(2014) [Travis & Fripp] Panegyric

Tracks on collaboration albums

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Collaboration singles

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  • "Easy" / "Holding Out" (1981) [Moulin Rouge] Teesbeat Records
  • "Goodbye Scarlet" 12 "(1987) [Sara Davis] September
  • "Walk on the Wild Side" (1988) [Beatsystem] 4th & Broadway

Collaboration DVDs

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  • Classic Rock Magazine Legendsfilmed live at Metropolis Studios(2011) [Bill Nelsonand the Gentlemen Rocketeers] ITV Studios Home Entertainment

Tracks on compilation albums

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  • "White Cloud, Blue Sky" [Cipher] and "Boundless Sky" [Thee-na-Shee] onThe Sky Goes All the Way Home(1999) [Various] Voiceprint
  • "The Lodger Pt 2"[Cipher] exclusive track plus "No Ordinary Man" [Cipher] onHidden Art Sampler(2000) [Various]Hidden Art
  • "Psychogroove Reconstruction/Remix"[Cipher] onView from the Edge (Deluxe Edition)2nd CD with alternative takes and remixes(2004) [Theo Travis]33 Jazz Records

References

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  1. ^"Jade Warrior - Band members page".Jadewarrior.com.Retrieved8 May2020.
  2. ^"Beatsystem-uk | Listen and Stream Free Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos".Myspace.com.Retrieved8 May2020.
  3. ^"Podcast: Live From Progzilla Towers – Edition 129 – Dave Sturt's Top Ten (listen = from 09.57 to 12.47)".2016.Retrieved10 January2016.
  4. ^"Artist details Sturt Dave - Vigier".Vigierguitars.com.Archived fromthe originalon 24 September 2019.Retrieved8 May2020.
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