User:Daveyfoz



Dave Foster (also known as 'The Dave') is best known as a member of the Steve Rothery Band as well as the guitarist in the rock band Panic Room and also one of the founding members of English rock band Mr. So & So. He also performed for the British Guitar Academy with Steven Rothery (Marillion, Wishing Tree), Matt Prior (Bonnie Tyler), Dan Steinhart (Tin Spirits), Rob Harris (Jamiroquai) and Aziz Ibrahim (Ian Brown, Steven Wilson). Also a solo artist, he has released two albums 'Gravity' and 'Dreamless'.

Despite stating in an interview that he's "a million miles away away from being a natural musician" he has gained the respect of fellow musicians developing a reputation of being able to play unusual chord shapes often using complex rhythm patterns, Steven Rothery gave him the nickname 'The Human Capo'. Due to Mr. So & So's unusual arrangements and creative us of different time signatures his playing style as become very recognizable and unique. He cites his playing influences as Jeff Beck, Steven Rothery, Dave Gilmour, Michael Hedges, Edward Van Halen and John McLoughlin but also artists such as Frank Zappa, David Bowie, Peter Gabriel and Mark Hollis have had a great impact on Dave as a musician.

Dave uses Ibanez and Fender guitars, Bogner and Diezel amplification.