During his illustrious career, David has played with Simply Red for two decades,
as well as working with many other amazing artists and bands that include: George
Michael, Depeche Mode, Robbie Williams, Take That, U2, ABC, David Bowie,
Bob Marley, Pino Daniele, Paul Rutherford, and the Human League. In addition, David has
worked on various solo projects and released funk, jazz, and soul albums with his
musical partner, Marco Perry (Pressure Zone, 2Tek and the Mighty Monks). Their
latest albums are ‘London Street Soul’ and ‘Transformative Audio’. David and
Marco are currently working on 3D spatial sound production with Immersive
Audio Ltd. David has composed numerous musical tracks for films, documentaries
and television. His debut solo album, ’Magnesium’ was launched after the covid
pandemic and has brand new piano and synth tracks, all created and performed by
David. The final track, ‘Sherbet’ features the inimitable Simply Red sax player, Ian
Kirkham. Magnesium was co-produced, mastered and engineered by David’s great
friend, Jon Russell and together they are currently working on their second album, ‘Stepping Out’.
ALBUMS & PROJECTS
If you want to treat yourself to David’s digital and vinyl albums and tunes, check out the Bandcamp music links below. Take a listen and get yourself a copy so that you can enjoy his incredible music anywhere and everywhere.
After his first solo album ‘Magnesium’, David started some new musical projects, experimenting with different genres. ‘Aquitaine Man’, ‘Pie Man’ and ‘AnalogX’ are his most recent solo projects under the label of Blade Music. David has also been composing and performing with his long time Friend and composer/engineer Mr Marco Perry in the Band and Project Pressure Zone After a recent live spatial audio project performance, featuring Chris Levine and Gruff Rhys in Caernarfon Castle in Wales (United Kingdom), David and Marco Perry received a five star review for the ‘Mighty Monks’. They are also running the Beatfarm Recorders label.
AQUITAINE MAN – SHARE THE LOVE
WOULDN’T IT BE JUST THE PERFECT GIFT YOU COULD GIVE TO YOURSELF OR YOUR LOVED ONES: THE ‘AQUITAINE MAN’ or ‘SHARE THE LOVE’ ALBUM HANDMADE AND SIGNED BY DAVID? IF YOU LIKE THE IDEA, JUST CHOOSE TWELVE AQUITAINE MAN TUNES FROM THE YOUTUBE OR SPOTIFY TRACK LISTS AND CONTACT US VIA EMAIL IN THE MESSAGE BOX. THE PRICE IS £9 FOR ONE OR £16 FOR A DOUBLE ALBUM (24 TRACKS), PLUS POSTAGE AND TAX. ORDER YOUR COPY AND ENJOY THIS SPECIAL SELECTION BOX OF MUSIC.
A PERSONALISED ALBUM – JUST FOR YOU
NEWS & PRESS
The Birthday Journey Through France – The 800km Walk with Sue
Follow David and his lovely lady Sue on their great journey through France on his Facebook page! On …
New Album Coming Soon
David Clayton’s brand-new solo album, “Stepping Out”, will be launched by Herisson…
Tales of Music Royalty – Dave’s Interview for the Eighties Archives Podcast
The Eighties Archives Podcast’s brilliant hosts David Arscott & John Mabey were blown away by th…
LABELS
Herisson Records is where David launched his solo works with Jon Russell. Their friendship and music collaboration always produces incredible music.
Beatfarm Recorders is a label by Marco Perry and David where they share the music created with Pressure Zone, as well as albums by other exceptional bands and artists.
MUSIC VIDEOS
INSPIRATIONS
Whether she is taking pictures of sleeping bees in the flowers or exclusive peaks behind the scenes and on stage at Simply Red’s performances, Sue Lawrence always takes the viewer on enchanting journeys. Sue notices the subtle nuances of life and makes them visible to all in her photos. She manages to find colours and hues where no one else has seen them. Sue Lawrence is not only David’s wonderful life partner but also an artistic chronicler of his work and life journey, and above all, his inspiration.
CONNECTIONS
YOUR COMMENTS
David always loves to hear from you
It’s About Sharing
Please leave your comment here – it’s truly precious to us
HEALING CENTRE
Reach out in challenging times too
Share Your Story
Your story will be David’s inspiration to write a music piece just for you
YOUR MESSAGES
It’s really lovely to hear from you
Drop us an email
Shout out your ideas, reviews or anything you want to share
MUSIC TIME
Book performance or work with David
Collaboration
Want to book David’s performance or collaborate with him? Need the music for your project? Something else?
PRESS
Journalists are also welcome here
Interviews, News & Reviews
Fancy having an interview with David? Or publish news or reviews? We are looking forward to it
GET SOCIAL
Follow David on social media and beyond
Let’s Connect
Starting with Facebook and then connecting on Spotify and beyond might be a good idea
THE BLADES
Coming from Sheffield, no wonder David supports the Sheffield United Football Club but it goes way beyond that. The Blades, as they are also called, are one of his greatest passions and even his label is named after them or, in particular, the Blade Music.