Davey Lane
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David Lane, also known as Davey Lane (born on 31 January 1981), is an Australia
n musician
, lead guitarist of You Am I
(since 1999), and frontman of The Pictures
. He is also a guitarist in Australian supergroup
The Wrights
.
in 1999 at just eighteen years of age as a second guitarist for the band.
Lane performed with The Wrights at Waveaid
in aid of the Boxing Day
Tsunami
, presented at the Sydney Cricket Ground
on 29 January 2005. In 2005 Lane also joined Jimmy Barnes
' band, and released The Pictures debut album, Pieces of Eight. In 2006, Lane was nominated for Best Male Guitarist at the Jack Awards, for his work with You Am I. In 2007, he joined Crowded House
for their tour in Europe
and Australia, temporarily replacing Neil Finn
's son Liam on miscellaneous guitar, keyboard and backup vocal duties. Late 2008 saw the release of You Am I's Dilettantes and the Pictures' Kicking Indifference.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
, lead guitarist of You Am I
You Am I
You Am I are an Australian alternative rock band, fronted by vocalist/guitarist and main songwriter Tim Rogers. They were the first Australian band to have three albums successively debut at #1 on the ARIA Charts, and are renowned for their live performances.-History:Tim Rogers formed the first...
(since 1999), and frontman of The Pictures
The Pictures
The Pictures are an Australian alternative rock band based in Melbourne, Victoria. The band is led by Davey Lane, the lead guitarist of Australian alternative rock band You Am I. To date, the Pictures have released two studio albums, as well as three EPs...
. He is also a guitarist in Australian supergroup
Supergroup (music)
In the late 1960s, the term supergroup was coined to describe "a rock music group whose performers are already famous from having performed individually or in other groups"....
The Wrights
The Wrights
The Wrights were a one-off Australian rock music "supergroup". They consisted of Nic Cester , Bernard Fanning , Phil Jamieson , Kram , Chris Cheney , Davey Lane and Pat Bourke...
.
Biography
Lane joined You Am IYou Am I
You Am I are an Australian alternative rock band, fronted by vocalist/guitarist and main songwriter Tim Rogers. They were the first Australian band to have three albums successively debut at #1 on the ARIA Charts, and are renowned for their live performances.-History:Tim Rogers formed the first...
in 1999 at just eighteen years of age as a second guitarist for the band.
Lane performed with The Wrights at Waveaid
WaveAid
WaveAid was a fund raising concert held on Saturday the 29th of January 2005 as a means for raising funds for the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, known as the Boxing Day Tsunami. It was held at the Sydney Cricket Ground and broadcast on television by Channel [V] and MTV, and on radio...
in aid of the Boxing Day
Boxing Day
Boxing Day is a bank or public holiday that occurs on 26 December, or the first or second weekday after Christmas Day, depending on national or regional laws. It is observed in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and some other Commonwealth nations. In Ireland, it is recognized as...
Tsunami
Tsunami
A tsunami is a series of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water, typically an ocean or a large lake...
, presented at the Sydney Cricket Ground
Sydney Cricket Ground
The Sydney Cricket Ground is a sports stadium in Sydney in Australia. It is used for Australian football, Test cricket, One Day International cricket, some rugby league and rugby union matches and is the home ground for the New South Wales Blues cricket team and the Sydney Swans of the Australian...
on 29 January 2005. In 2005 Lane also joined Jimmy Barnes
Jimmy Barnes
James Dixon Swan , better known as Jimmy Barnes, is a Scottish-born Australian rock singer-songwriter. His father Jim Swan was a prizefighter and his older brother John Swan is also a rock singer. It was actually John who had encouraged and taught Jim how to sing as he wasn't really interested at...
' band, and released The Pictures debut album, Pieces of Eight. In 2006, Lane was nominated for Best Male Guitarist at the Jack Awards, for his work with You Am I. In 2007, he joined Crowded House
Crowded House
Crowded House are a rock band, formed in Melbourne, Australia and led by New Zealand singer-songwriter Neil Finn. Finn is the primary songwriter and creative director of the band, having led it through several incarnations, drawing members from New Zealand , Australia and the United States...
for their tour in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and Australia, temporarily replacing Neil Finn
Neil Finn
Neil Mullane Finn, OBE is a New Zealand Pop recording artist. Along with his brother Tim Finn, he was the co-frontman for Split Enz and is now frontman for Crowded House...
's son Liam on miscellaneous guitar, keyboard and backup vocal duties. Late 2008 saw the release of You Am I's Dilettantes and the Pictures' Kicking Indifference.
Movies, television and media
- Contributed to the Dirty DeedsDirty Deeds (2005 film)Dirty Deeds is a 2005 American comedy film directed by David Kendall, produced by Bill Civitella and Dan Kaplow; written by Jon Land and Jonathan Thies...
soundtrack. - Lane has made multiple appearances on talk shows and musical presentation programs such as Rove LiveRove LiveRove, formerly Rove Live, was an Australian television talk show which premiered on the Nine Network on 22 September 1999, before moving to Network Ten which aired the program from 2000 until November, 2009. The show was hosted by comedian Rove McManus, and featured an ensemble cast, who presented...
, RockwizRocKwizRocKwiz is an Australian television quiz show series, focused on rock music, and broadcast on SBS One. It premiered in 2005.-Summary:The forty minute program airs on Saturday at 9:20 pm, and is hosted by Julia Zemiro. It is shot in The Gershwin Room at St Kilda's Esplanade Hotel, commonly...
, JTVJTVJTV is a commercial cable television station serving the Jackson County, Michigan metropolitan area, which has a population of approximately 162,000. It considers 120,000 of these people its primary audience. The station began in July 2000. Since the area is not well served by Lansing based...
(now known as Triple J TV), The Carnival with Roy and HG, The Fat, Studio 22, The Gig, 10:30 Slot, as well as getting the honorable privilege of programming the music video program RageRage (TV program)Rage is a popular all-night Australian music video program broadcast on ABC1 on Friday nights, Saturday mornings and Saturday nights. It was first screened on the weekend of Friday, 17 April 1987. With Soul Train no longer being produced, it is the oldest music television program currently still...
(ABC) with You Am I in 2006. - He is also webmaster and an occasional presenter on Melbourne Community Radio station Stereo 974's Let It Be Beatles program.