David "Dread" Hinds is an English musician, the founding member, rhythm guitarist and lead vocalist for the Grammy Award-winning reggae band Steel Pulse.
Background
Hinds was born in Handsworth, Birmingham, England, to parents who migrated to the United Kingdom from Jamaica in the mid-1950s, along with many other Jamaicans and other British Caribbean islanders to rebuild post-World World War II Britain.
Career
At the age of five, he started elementary school and completed all his schooling by 1974. During that period, the music out of Jamaica became a major influence on Hinds’ perception on life in years to come. Outside of Steel Pulse, Hinds has written songs for various films including "Can’t Stand The Heat", featured in the movie Do The Right Thing, directed by Spike Lee (1989).
He has also released two solo singles via the France-based Heartical label.