Chapman & Merry

Chapman & Merry

About Chapman & Merry

David was born in Ballykinlair, Northern Ireland in 1964 whilst his Father was on active service with the British Army. His Parents moved back to England when He was 1, and it was in Essex, aged 11, that His love of music began. He formed His first band "Kingston", writing originals with His schoolfriend Robert K Chapman. The band did several local gigs over the following years including school functions and a one off Rock & Roll gig at the "Parkside" public house on His 17th birthday. Over the following years, He played lead guitar/ lead vocals for East London Psychobilly band "The Outer Limits" then for East London Rockabilly band "The Blue Notes" In His early 20s He became more interested in Rock music and joined a local band "First Quarter", writing original songs, and being their lead vocalist from 1987 - 1989. In 1995 Dave formed the Rock band "Firmament" writing original tracks, and performing them at local Venues such as "The Standard Music Venue" in Walthamstow E17. When this act finally disbanded in 2000, He gathered all of the recordings that He..d taken part in over the years according to their genre, and now 7 albums are available as free downloads at Download.com, this site did stop opperating, so Dave placed his favourite songs onto several myspace pages, and the "Internet Archive" facility!... He made a career change in 2000, joining several television agencies as a background artiste (extra), appearing in many shows such as EastEnders, The Bill, Waking The Dead, etc., before progressing onto featured appearances in Film and Television. ... usually! acting out, small part speaking roles, as a gangster/vilian/prisoner etc, etc. Also, several photographic shoots, television adverts, and idents for Sky Television ..... In 2005 David returned to the work force, and since then, he has been driving a truck for his living, in and around the London area. Copyright ©2006 David R Merry of FIRMAMENT

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