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Electronic Music and Art
Dave Stitch got his pseudonym in 1997 when he dropped out of an Art Foundation course at the Colchester Institute to form live electronic band Stitch with Shortfaced Bear and Glitch.

In 1999 David left Colchester for London and joined Headfuk Soundsystem. The soundsystem put on regular free parties and raves in and around London and other UK cities featuring Dave Stitch performing his live-set. Dave's live-set at that time (1999-2005) consisted of an MC-303, a Boss DR-202 and a Novation Bass Station. Dave Stitch also toured Mainland Europe with the soundsystem and performed his original electronic compositions live at various teknivals such as Czechtek and Florac, as well on the Splavovi in Belgrade.

Heavily influenced by Hakim Bey's Temporary Automous Zone concept, David was instrumental in the creation of the early Temporary Autonomous Art (TAA) exhibtions held in various squatted venues in London between 2001-2005 as part of the Random Artists collective. In 2002 Dave Stitch exhibited an installation as part of the Random Artists collective at the Liverpool Biennial, and in 2003 Random Artists toured the exhibition to Wroclaw where Dave Stitch performed his live-set as well as exhibiting his work in the show. He remained a key figure in the TAA exhibition movement until he left London in 2006.

Dave Stitch currently releases tracks via Bad Sekta and also self releases via his own website davestitch.com. Since 2010 he has also been one half of Treen, a live electronic music act with Louisa Yorke using an Electribe ESX-1SD, an Access Virus Ti, a Moog Little Phatty and a XOX box (a reverse-engineered Roland TB-303.

Personal Life
David Brookes was born in Colchester, Essex in 1979. David's twin, Peter Brookes, suffered from severe cerebral palsy due to complications at their birth. The experience of growing up in the shadow of his twin brother's profound disabilities has given David a unique perspective on life, and has greatly influenced his heterdoxical musical style. Peter Brookes died in 2002, leaving David a lone twin. In 2006 David moved to rural Suffolk where he has a studio.