David first started to play the piano at the age of seven, before progressing onto the electronic organ at eight years of age. He is an Associate and Licentiate member of the London Victoria College of Music as a pianist.
He first played the Theatre Organ at thirteen years of age, and has since played 123 Theatre Organs, including the Opera House and Tower Ballroom, Blackpool Wurlitzer Theatre Organs.

In 1983 he won the Scottish and ATOS “Young Theatre Organist of the Year” Competitions at East Kilbride and the former Granada Cinema, Harrow. In 1984 he was awarded the “Dean Herrick Memorial Trophy” for the ATOS competitor who achieved the most for the Theatre Organ cause, again at the former Granada Cinema, Harrow.
From 1989 until 2001 he was resident organist at the Memorial Hall, Barry, South Glamorgan where he played for ballroom, olde tyme and sequence dancing at the monthly ATOS tea dances on the 4/15 Christie Theatre Organ. He also play for dancing on the 4c/10 plus Melotone Compton Theatre Organ at the Abbey Hall, Abingdon and has played for several dances during 2001 on the 4/20 Wurlitzer Theatre Organ at the Stockport Town Hall.
David has broadcast on five local BBC local radio stations, and has appeared three times on Welsh Television, as well as playing concerts for many Electronic and Theatre Organ Societies throughout the Country. He has also recorded seven commercial cassette tapes, each on a different Theatre Organ.

David owns the Ex Plaza Cinema, Crosby 3/10+m Compton Theatre Organ, which is installed in a converted farm building at Belper named “The Organ Loft”. It has comfortable seating for up to 60 people, and David presents regular concerts and musical evenings at this venue.

Photograph © D. Redfern