Dave Sax
@dave-sax.bsky.social
A musician (saxophone, keyboards, percussion, singing) and photographer, trying to stop the light from dying.
I was never a big Madness fan back in the 80s, but their songs are some of the best pieces of music in the world to play live. You can't stop yourself having the time of your life!
www.so-true.co.uk
#saxophone #80smusic #livemusic
www.so-true.co.uk
#saxophone #80smusic #livemusic
September 15, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I was never a big Madness fan back in the 80s, but their songs are some of the best pieces of music in the world to play live. You can't stop yourself having the time of your life!
www.so-true.co.uk
#saxophone #80smusic #livemusic
www.so-true.co.uk
#saxophone #80smusic #livemusic
I'm so old, my copy of Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables still has the heads. 😁
45 years old and still perfect.
#deadkennedys #punk #hardcore
45 years old and still perfect.
#deadkennedys #punk #hardcore
September 11, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I'm so old, my copy of Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables still has the heads. 😁
45 years old and still perfect.
#deadkennedys #punk #hardcore
45 years old and still perfect.
#deadkennedys #punk #hardcore
One Step Beyond (Prince Buster/Madness) - I learnt this a couple of years ago for a show that never happened. Weirdly I've never played it since, either.
#ska #livemusic #saxophone #keilwerth
#ska #livemusic #saxophone #keilwerth
August 31, 2025 at 7:08 PM
One Step Beyond (Prince Buster/Madness) - I learnt this a couple of years ago for a show that never happened. Weirdly I've never played it since, either.
#ska #livemusic #saxophone #keilwerth
#ska #livemusic #saxophone #keilwerth
Playing music in front of an audience, or any live performance really, can be a terrifying experience. You are completely exposed - there's absolutely no where to hide (unless you're a band that mimes to backing tracks, and there are hundreds of those).
Luckily, our audience always rocks! 😁
Luckily, our audience always rocks! 😁
August 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Playing music in front of an audience, or any live performance really, can be a terrifying experience. You are completely exposed - there's absolutely no where to hide (unless you're a band that mimes to backing tracks, and there are hundreds of those).
Luckily, our audience always rocks! 😁
Luckily, our audience always rocks! 😁
When you're a band that plays 100% live, that doesn't use trickery to pretend that what you're hearing is what's actually being played on the stage - assuming that's anything at all and what you're actually watching are people miming - the audience feels that difference ... and they love it!
July 21, 2025 at 12:12 PM
When you're a band that plays 100% live, that doesn't use trickery to pretend that what you're hearing is what's actually being played on the stage - assuming that's anything at all and what you're actually watching are people miming - the audience feels that difference ... and they love it!
Another great music autobiography. So much in this is relatable, too. Often painfully so. Our comparative successes may be slightly skewed in Melanie C's favour, but the emotional rollercoaster is all too familiar.
#spicegirls
#spicegirls
July 16, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Another great music autobiography. So much in this is relatable, too. Often painfully so. Our comparative successes may be slightly skewed in Melanie C's favour, but the emotional rollercoaster is all too familiar.
#spicegirls
#spicegirls
Dear BBC News ... really? 😂
July 6, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Dear BBC News ... really? 😂
Who knew Lidl beer was this nice?!? You rarely see Porters these days - this is a surprisingly nice one.
June 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Who knew Lidl beer was this nice?!? You rarely see Porters these days - this is a surprisingly nice one.
This show, with the amazing So True (www.so-true.co.uk) doing their 80's Party Night, was so hot. Like, really, really hot - if you're not from the UK, then you may not know that air-con is not that common.
The audience danced from the very first note. Can't ask for more.
#pride #itsasin #80s
The audience danced from the very first note. Can't ask for more.
#pride #itsasin #80s
June 18, 2025 at 9:28 PM
This show, with the amazing So True (www.so-true.co.uk) doing their 80's Party Night, was so hot. Like, really, really hot - if you're not from the UK, then you may not know that air-con is not that common.
The audience danced from the very first note. Can't ask for more.
#pride #itsasin #80s
The audience danced from the very first note. Can't ask for more.
#pride #itsasin #80s
'You don't need to worry about space in front of the stage. The audience here never gets up to dance.'
Wanna bet? 😁
www.so-true.co.uk
#livemusic #80smusic
Wanna bet? 😁
www.so-true.co.uk
#livemusic #80smusic
March 26, 2025 at 10:20 PM
'You don't need to worry about space in front of the stage. The audience here never gets up to dance.'
Wanna bet? 😁
www.so-true.co.uk
#livemusic #80smusic
Wanna bet? 😁
www.so-true.co.uk
#livemusic #80smusic
I have something of a passion for musician (auto)biographies. It doesn't matter what genre they played in, their books never seem to let you down. Martin Kemp's Ticket to the World keeps this trend going.
#80s #spandauballet
#80s #spandauballet
March 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I have something of a passion for musician (auto)biographies. It doesn't matter what genre they played in, their books never seem to let you down. Martin Kemp's Ticket to the World keeps this trend going.
#80s #spandauballet
#80s #spandauballet
Life on stage is real life. What happens elsewhere is simply waiting for life to start again. 🤘
#musician #livemusic #sax #keilwerth
#musician #livemusic #sax #keilwerth
March 21, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Life on stage is real life. What happens elsewhere is simply waiting for life to start again. 🤘
#musician #livemusic #sax #keilwerth
#musician #livemusic #sax #keilwerth
When you don't mime on stage, things don't always go to plan. You can engage diva mode, or you can laugh about it. We're not divas... 🤣
#livemusic
#livemusic
March 12, 2025 at 10:37 PM
When you don't mime on stage, things don't always go to plan. You can engage diva mode, or you can laugh about it. We're not divas... 🤣
#livemusic
#livemusic
Because life's too short and music's too life affirming to not enjoy playing on stage as much as you possibly can. 😁
So True performing Baggy Trousers by Madness.
So True performing Baggy Trousers by Madness.
March 6, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Because life's too short and music's too life affirming to not enjoy playing on stage as much as you possibly can. 😁
So True performing Baggy Trousers by Madness.
So True performing Baggy Trousers by Madness.
I'm so lucky! I love playing music. I especially love playing music to people who love to listen and dance! 😍
#musician #livemusic
#musician #livemusic
March 4, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I'm so lucky! I love playing music. I especially love playing music to people who love to listen and dance! 😍
#musician #livemusic
#musician #livemusic
What a weekend! Playing amazing 80's music to a theatre full of people who have turned up ready, willing and able to sing and dance the roof off the place. And, boy, they did just that!
There's only one thing in this world that will never leave you, never let down - great music. 😍
There's only one thing in this world that will never leave you, never let down - great music. 😍
February 25, 2025 at 2:12 PM
What a weekend! Playing amazing 80's music to a theatre full of people who have turned up ready, willing and able to sing and dance the roof off the place. And, boy, they did just that!
There's only one thing in this world that will never leave you, never let down - great music. 😍
There's only one thing in this world that will never leave you, never let down - great music. 😍
It turns out that applying make-up properly is actually a much harder skill than I ever realised. A skill, I've discovered, that I simply don't have. 😁
February 16, 2025 at 10:48 PM
It turns out that applying make-up properly is actually a much harder skill than I ever realised. A skill, I've discovered, that I simply don't have. 😁
So True - The Tribute To Spandau Ballet (www.so-true.co.uk) comprises of 9 very serious musicians who dedicate their lives to preserving the gravitas of the oeuvres of G. Kemp Esq. and his quintet.
😁
😁
January 26, 2025 at 4:05 PM
So True - The Tribute To Spandau Ballet (www.so-true.co.uk) comprises of 9 very serious musicians who dedicate their lives to preserving the gravitas of the oeuvres of G. Kemp Esq. and his quintet.
😁
😁
A little video action of a very old Spandau Ballet song, Glow, played by the only Spandau Ballet tribute that the original band supports, So True. (www.so-true.co.uk)
January 13, 2025 at 11:06 PM
A little video action of a very old Spandau Ballet song, Glow, played by the only Spandau Ballet tribute that the original band supports, So True. (www.so-true.co.uk)
I've not lived in Manchester for quite some time, but there are days when I truly miss my old home-town.
I don't recognise most of it anymore as she's been cleaned, polished and gentrified. The old, real Manchester is still there, though. The place that spawned revolutions and the greatest music.
I don't recognise most of it anymore as she's been cleaned, polished and gentrified. The old, real Manchester is still there, though. The place that spawned revolutions and the greatest music.
January 2, 2025 at 11:16 PM
I've not lived in Manchester for quite some time, but there are days when I truly miss my old home-town.
I don't recognise most of it anymore as she's been cleaned, polished and gentrified. The old, real Manchester is still there, though. The place that spawned revolutions and the greatest music.
I don't recognise most of it anymore as she's been cleaned, polished and gentrified. The old, real Manchester is still there, though. The place that spawned revolutions and the greatest music.
First time using a Midas mixer (doing a small warm-up gig for a new theatre show). Ooh, they sound lovely.
December 29, 2024 at 8:29 PM
First time using a Midas mixer (doing a small warm-up gig for a new theatre show). Ooh, they sound lovely.
I'm not really a keyboard player, but sometimes you have to learn someone else's part ... just in case.
This is Dr Beat by Miami Soundmachine, which has some challenging timings. It's very rare that I have to count this much in a song.
This is for www.so-true.co.uk 's 80s Party Night
This is Dr Beat by Miami Soundmachine, which has some challenging timings. It's very rare that I have to count this much in a song.
This is for www.so-true.co.uk 's 80s Party Night
December 20, 2024 at 8:11 PM
I'm not really a keyboard player, but sometimes you have to learn someone else's part ... just in case.
This is Dr Beat by Miami Soundmachine, which has some challenging timings. It's very rare that I have to count this much in a song.
This is for www.so-true.co.uk 's 80s Party Night
This is Dr Beat by Miami Soundmachine, which has some challenging timings. It's very rare that I have to count this much in a song.
This is for www.so-true.co.uk 's 80s Party Night
So True - The Tribute To Spandau Ballet, has a lot of followers on Facebook ... including:
😁
www-so-true.co.uk
www.facebook.com/SpandauToo
To be fair, as tributes go, we're really pretty good. 😂
😁
www-so-true.co.uk
www.facebook.com/SpandauToo
To be fair, as tributes go, we're really pretty good. 😂
December 18, 2024 at 7:14 PM
So True - The Tribute To Spandau Ballet, has a lot of followers on Facebook ... including:
😁
www-so-true.co.uk
www.facebook.com/SpandauToo
To be fair, as tributes go, we're really pretty good. 😂
😁
www-so-true.co.uk
www.facebook.com/SpandauToo
To be fair, as tributes go, we're really pretty good. 😂