Career
Is currently the OCC (“Oldies Chart Consultant”) to the Official Charts Company. He was the Chief Consultant/Contributor for the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums (now discontinued) for nine years, and has written or co-written over forty published music books One of the United Kingdom"s first club DJs (1963), before spending 25 years in the record business – Dave was working in A&R for labels including Radio Corporation of America Records, Pye Records, DJM Records, Stax Records, Chess Records, Disco Demand, Sugarhill, Calibre, Champagne, Hi, Solar, CTI Records, TMT and Buddah Records, and was managing director of Barry White"s label, 20th Century Records.
During this period he was responsible for many chart entries, and helped introduce Disco, Northern Soul, Rap and Hip Hop in the United Kingdom. He was the United Kingdom record executive behind the first rap hit, “Rapper’s Delight” by the Sugarhill Gang, as well as the one who released the first British rap and hip hop records.
He managed the RAH Band and gave the first production jobs to noted DJs Paul Oakenfold and Ian Levine. In 1976, was the organiser of the first United Kingdom music industry popular quiz.
