David Cross
Electric Violin
Initially inspired by Leadbelly, the Beatles, Bartok, Coltrane and his church-organist father, David became an irrepressible improvisor and experimenter. His subsequent immersion in rock music with King Crimson introduced him to a new, vast pool of expressive possibilities. Currently, he plays a half-fretted Violectra electric violin with 5 strings and an octave drop pedal, giving him a pitch range from the bottom of the cello to the top of the violin.
Rob Tew
Guitar
Rob is the newest addition to the band with experience in studios and live work across the world as a session musician and live performer. Having grown up listening to prog, and in particular King Crimson, he is enjoying adding his own take to the iconic tracks.
Sheila Maloney
Keyboards
Sheila worked with the original David Cross Band, writing and co-producing tracks on the first three albums. As well as creating and performing her own music as the artist Darkfish, most recently at Winters End Festival in Wales, she has produced and played keyboards on Mick Paul’s “Parallel Lives” and currently writes and plays keyboards for “The Fae”. She also recorded with Geoff Serle on Radius and Sonicphonics studio projects, and alongside Patrick Moraz and others on the Rime of the Ancient sampler mellotron album.
Mick Paul
Bass Guitar and vocals
Mick joined the David Cross Band in 1995, recording the album ‘Exiles’ featuring members of King Crimson, including Robert Fripp and John Wetton. He has co-produced, sung and played on all the DCB’s releases since then and performed with the band in the USA, Europe, Latin America and Japan. In June 2021 Mick released his own album ‘Parallel Lives’. His most asked question is ‘how many strings does your bass have’?
Jeremy Stacey
Drums & Percussion
With a varied career and a level of work that demands he keeps kits ready for use on both sides of the Atlantic, Stacey’s background in jazz and rock is long and deep, performing and recording with artists as diverse as King Crimson, Noel Gallagher, Chris Squire, Mark Wingfield, The Waterboys, Neil Diamond, Ryan Adams, Gilbert O' Sullivan, Roger Daltrey, Steven Wilson and Tom Jones. Jeremy continues to be an in-demand player and can often be found playing Ronnie Scotts with his acclaimed Steely Dan big band outfit, The Royal Scammers.