Dave Lawson

Dave Lawson is an Australian comedian and TV and radio personality. He participates in a talk back radio segment on the Nova 100 Australian commercial radio station, and is also a regular performer on the stand up comedy circuit. He plans to quit comedy and radio in April 2011 to pursue a career as a tram driver.

Born on 25 September 1978, Lawson grew up in the Bayside area of Melbourne and completed his secondary education at Haileybury College.

Career

Lawson is also known for his long involvement in hosting the Nickelodeon Australia shows Saturday Nick Television, Sarvo, Nick Takes Over Your School and Camp Orange. He also co-hosted with fellow Sarvo host James Kerley and Sophie Monk for the 2006 Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards. He announced his intention to leave Nickelodeon Australia on 16 February 2007, although several remarks by Kerley hinted that Lawson may return at a later stage.

Lawson returned to television work in April 2008 co-hosting The Dave & Kerley Show with James Kerley at 10am, Sunday mornings on Channel V. He is also a host and participant in the Ten Network's Guerrilla Gardeners, where because of his experience he was hired primarily "to spin lines to the councils [attempting to stop the show] when they turned up".

Dave Lawson (musician)

Dave Lawson (born David C. Lawson, 25 April 1945 in Alton, Hampshire, England), is an English keyboardist and contemporary composer who, in the 1970s, was a member of UK progressive rock band Greenslade.

Biography

Early years and Greenslade

In the 1970s Lawson was a member of Greenslade, an English progressive rock band which formed in the autumn of 1972. The band made their live debut at Frankfurt's Zoom Club in November 1972 with a line-up of Dave Greenslade (keyboards), Tony Reeves (bass guitar and double bass), Andrew McCulloch (drums and percussion) and Lawson (keyboards and vocals).

The band recorded four studio albums:

In the band Lawson largely shared composition with Dave Greenslade, generally writing the lyrics for Greenslade's music, but also contributing music of his own. In contrast to Dave Greenslade's preference for Hammond organ, mellotron and piano, Lawson proved to be a pioneer of analogue synthesizers.