David Wood is a British-based investor, award-winning musician and businessman, Lancaster University honorary teaching fellow, and University of Central Lancashire leader in residence. David holds the post-nominal letters: HonDMus HonsFDip FRSA DipMusTh AMusLCM and after receiving a Doctor of Music honoris causa degree from Lancaster University – where he is known as Dr. David Wood – he became only the eleventh recipient of the honorary award since the formation of Lancaster University in 1964 and joined past honorary Dmus recipients: Sir Arthur Bliss; Sir Michael Tippett; Sir John Manduell; Sir Edward Downes; Sir Simon Towneley; Dr. Yan Pascal Tortelier; Dame Janet Baker; Dr. Witold Lutoslawski; Professor Edward Gregson and Princess Alexandra.
David is a passionate supporter of music and the arts. He is a Patron of The Halle Orchestra; friend of Help Musicians; friend of the Royal College of Music; friend of the Independent Society of Musicians Trust; member of the Royal Northern College of Music; member of the British Film Institute; member of Lancaster Footlights; member of the National Association of Music Merchants; and host for the Box4Kids Charity.
David has a multipotentialite entrepreneurial approach to business and has spent his entire business life working in the areas of music, media, entertainment, technology, intellectual property, manufacturing and retail. He became self-employed at the age of fifteen and through over forty years of experience – and a lifetime of study – he has accumulated an in-depth tacit and explicit knowledge of the industries he operates in.
His current business activities include: Y1 Investments, where he owns a stake in enterprises around the world; dwIP, where he owns 12 UK trademarks; Promenade Music, where he is the founder, CEO and sole-shareholder of this award-winning music business who own “one of the largest and best stocked music shops in the north of England”); and co-founder, director, and shareholder of Faith & Hope Records [Manchester Evening News once described them as “the most successful label in the city” and who had a string of UK charts hits – including a UK number 1 – and have had their music on major Hollywood films, the adverts of world leading brands, and television programmes globally].
Below is in-depth information about: (1) Y1 Investments; (2) dwIP Intellectual Property; (3) Faith & Hope Records; (4) Promenade Music; (5) Accolades and Awards; (6) Continuing Educational; (7) Core Skills Through Experience; (8) Community Activities; (9) Advocate and Campaigner; (10) Support of the Music Sector; (11) Advisory and Trustee Roles; (12) Past Business Activities; (13) Past Mentors; (14) Musical Family; (15) Musical Childhood; (16) Family Background and Childhood; (17) Other Details That May Be Of Relevance; (18) Contact Details.
(1) Y1 Investments
David operates a private investment arm and owns a stake in 402 enterprises around the world. The portfolio broadly fits into seventeen sectors that include: (#1) Music & Entertainment – (#2) Media & Broadcasting – (#3) Hotels & Hospitality – (#4) Fashion & Cosmetics – (#5) Food & Beverage – (#6) Technology – (#7) Retail – (#8) Sport – (#9) Medical, Healthcare & Pharma – (#10) Automotive – (#11) Manufacturing & Industry – (#12) Energy & Mining – (#13) Telecommunications – (#14) Banking & Finance – (#15) Insurance – (#16) Property & Real Estate – (#17) Shipping & Delivery
(2) dwIP
David operates a private intellectual property portfolio of twelve trademarks that are registered in the UK with the Intellectual Property Office [IPO]. The dwIP portfolio includes: Charles Howes & Son [pianos and stools] Established by Charles Howes in 1890. David’s involvement began in 1990 and he wholly owns it. … Mendieta [classical and flamenco guitars] For over fifty years, beautiful guitars have been handcrafted by the luthiers who make Mendieta guitars in a small studio workshop in Valencia, Spain. David’s involvement began in 1997 and he now wholly owns it. ….. Beverley [drums and percussion] Professional quality mallets that are made in the North of England; and drum kits, snare drums, hardware and percussion products that are made in Taiwan. David’s involvement began in 2000 and he wholly owns it ….. Levin [guitars, mandolins, ukuleles, banjos, straps] – Offering a range of English handmade musical instrument straps; and a range of guitars, mandolins, ukuleles and banjo that are built in Asia. David’s involvement began in 2001 and he wholly owns it. ….. Arena [microphones and stands] Offering an affordable range of microphones made in China; and a range of stands made in Poland. David’s involvement began in 2001 and he wholly owns it ….. Paris Woodwind [woodwind instruments] Offering a range woodwind instuments including saxophones, clarinets and flutes for student and intermediate players. David’s involvement began in 2001 and he wholly owns it. ….. Collard & Collard [pianos and piano stools] Offering a range of piano stools and music cabinets that are made in England; and two upright pianos that are made in China. David’s involvement began in 2002 and he wholly owns it. ….. ResoVille [resonator guitars] – Inspired by the life’s work of John Dopyera who founded both the National and Dobro resonator guitar companies. David’s involvement began in 2014 and he wholly owns it. ….. Glenlaw [custom made cables] Specialist UK-based custom cable maker that designs and hand builds great-sounding high specification cables reliable for both studio and live musicians. David’s involvement began in 2021 and he wholly owns it ….. Briggs [violins] Offering handmade violins that are made from selected high-quality European woods and inspired by instruments of Antonio Stradivari, Bartolomeo Giuseppe Guarneri, Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Nicolo Amati, and Giovanni Paolo Maggini. David’s involvement began in 2021 and he wholly owns it. ….. Shindo [orchestral instrument bows] ….. Moretti [accordions] – R&D stage.
(3) Faith & Hope Records Limited
David is co-founder, director, and thirty-percent shareholder of the UK based record label, publisher and music synchronisation business Faith & Hope that he and his co-founder [Neil Claxton] established in 1997. Faith & Hope’s highlights include: Charts Hits & Key Tracks with a string of charts hits and key tracks that include: Mint Royale’s 2008 UK #1 ‘Singin in the Rain’; ‘Wham! Bar’ featuring George Michael; ‘Elephant Stone’ from Stone Roses Remixed; ‘The Effect On Me’ featuring Jean Wells; ‘Take It Easy’ featuring Andy Kim; ‘Something New’ featuring Duffy; ‘Dancehall Places’ featuring Damien Jurado and Jez Williams; ‘Show Me’ featuring Pos from De La Soul; ‘Shake Me’ featuring Clodagh Rodgers; ‘Right Stuff’ featuring LC Anderson; ‘Tequilla: Mint Royale Shot Mix’ featuring Terrorvision; ‘Sexiest Man In Jamaica’ featuring Price Buster; ‘Blue Song’ featuring Steven Wren [vocals] and Noel Fielding [in the Video]; ‘Don’t Falter’ featuring Lauren Laverne; and Morning Runners ‘Gone Up in Flames’ [The Inbetweeners theme tune]. They have had World-class Artistes and released music featuring: Mint Royale, Duffy, Lauren Laverne, POS from De La Soul, Prince Buster, Stone Roses, George Michael, Damien Jurado, Jez Williams, Andy Kim, Clodagh Rodgers, Stephen Fretwell, Jean Wells, LC Anderson, Terrorvision, and Manda Rin. They have had Music on Movies including major Hollywood films. Credits include: The Inbetweeners; Vanilla Sky; Serendipity; Get Carter [2000 remake]; Van Wilder: Party Liaison; Uptown Girls; Blind Dating; New York Minute; Not Today; Kung Pow! Enter the Fist; A Time for Dancing; Bedazzled [2000 remake]; Boy A; Fast Food; and Girls on Top. Had Music on Adverts of World leading brands, including: Volkswagen; Adidas; Hugo Boss; Kellogg’s; Mentos; Nokia; Toyota; AT&T; Honda; Vodaphone; Sky; Mars; DFS; BBC Radio 1, etc. Music on TV programmes globally, including: The Inbetweeners [title music]; Chuck; Alias; Spaced; The Priory [title music]; Mighty Boosh; Malcolm In The Middle; Shameless; Queer as Folk; Hotel Babylon; Buffy the Vampire Slayer; etc. Music on Compilation Albums including having tracks on some of the biggest compilation albums of their time, including: NOW 70 That’s What I Call Music!; Ministry of Sound Annual; Top Of The Pops [2000]; Dance Nation Anthems; The Annual Ibiza [2002]; Club Life Selection; Kinky Beats; Slam The Breaks On; Pepsi Chart; 21st Century Disco [2003]; Big Beach Boutique II; 24 Hour Psychedelic Freak Out; Buddah Club Summer House Club; NOW 42 That’s What I Call Music!; A Camping Flight To Lowlands Paradise [2003]; Total Dance Volume III; etc. They have had Festival Appearances by their artistes at some of the biggest festivals including: Glastonbury; T in the Park; Wakestock; V Festival; Homelands; Leeds & Reading; Creamfields; Isle of Wight; Guilfest; Summer Sundae; XFM Winter Wonderland; Festival Internacional de Benicàssim [Spain]; Lowlands [Netherlands]; Pukkelpop [Belgium], Manifest [Mexico], Oxegen [Ireland]. The have completed Licensing Deals with major international companies of the likes of: Universal; EMI; BMG; Parlophone; JVC Victor [Japan]; ZYX Music [Germany]; MCA Records [USA]; Shock Records [Australia]; Aporia [Canada]; V2 [South East Asia] etc and had a Joint Venture with Sony.
(4) Promenade Music Limited
David is founder, chief executive officer, and sole-shareholder of the award-winning music business Promenade Music which he established in 1989. Promenade Music’s highlights include: 14,000 sq feet of mortgage free retail and warehousing space where Promenade Music owns “One of the largest and best stocked music shops in the North of England”. They have tens-of-thousands of customers that include: students, leisure, corporate, education, and professional musicians. They have Supplied Instruments and Music Equipment to Top Musicians, inluding: Neil Claxton [Mint Royale]; Alex James [Blur]; Saul Hudson aka Slash [Guns N’ Roses]; Joe Bonamassa [on behalf of Marshall Amplification]; Stuart Zender [Jamiroquai, Mark Ronson, etc.]; Chris Joyce (Simply Red, The Durutti Column], Sam Fender; Renell Shaw [Rudimental, Nile Rodgers, etc], Chesney Hawkes; Oasis; Big Country; and more. Promenade Music area a UK Main Dealer for Over 150 Brands and carry stock from World leading MI manufacturers, including: Yamaha, Roland, Kawai, Nord, Korg, Fender, Martin & Co, Gibson, Marshall, Bose, etc. Their Business Cells in Music Sales include: retail, education and worship sectors; and their Business Cells in the Music Service include: hire; imports; moving and storage; piano restoration; repairs and re-strings; sound installation; room rental for music tuition; media and marketing recording; and digital mobile recording. They also Direct Import of Several International manufacturers into the UK, including: Content Organs [The Netherlands]; Marleaux Basses [Germany]; Northwood Guitars [Canada]; Deering Banjos [USA;] GFI Pedal Steel Guitars [USA]; Krivo Pick-ups [USA]; Mullen Pedal Steel Guitars [USA]; Maestro Guitars [China]; Goodrich Pedals [USA]; and are the Exclusive UK Dealer for the dwIP Trademarks (see list above).
(5) Accolades & Awards
David is honoured and humbled to have received various accolades and awards over the years. He has an Honorary Doctorate after being awarded a Lancaster University Doctor of Music (DMus) honoris causa degree where he is known as Dr. David Wood. He was also the recipient of an HonsFDip Honorary Fellowship in Music from the Independent Contemporary Music Awards; the recipient of a FRSA Fellowship from the Royal Society of Arts; the recipient of a NODA Musical Director Award after winning a National Operatic and Dramatic Association musical director of the year award; recipient of a Lancaster City Council Business of the Year Award category at the Business Link North Lancashire Business Awards for Promenade Music; and appeared in an edition of the Who’s Who of Britain’s Business Elite.
(6) Continuing Educational Journey
David has an intellectual curiosity and love of continuing education and discovery. He is currently studying [“for fun”] a suite of subjects that relate to ‘stock trading’ at the New York Institute of Finance through the American MOOC provider edX. In the past, he gained a University of Cambridge undergraduate certificate in ‘operational business and management’ which was designed and delivered in collaboration with the university’s Judge Business School and the university’s institute of continuing education. He gained an Independent Contemporary Music Awards DipMusTh Diploma in music theory from ICMA. He gained a London College of Music AMusLCM Associate in Music Diploma in harmony, counterpoint, musical form and history of music. David attended a Guildhall School of Music & Drama course in executive coaching and mentoring; attended a University of Oxford management and business skills programme in relation to technology, commercialisation and psychology at their department for continuing education; attended a Lancaster Adult College general law course; attended a sound recording and music production course at Manchester’s School of Sound Recording [previously known as ‘SSR’ and now known as ‘Spirit Studios’]; attended a general music course at Huddersfield Technical College School of Music. He studied: music, retail, law, business, finance, and investment strategies on an Autodidact Study basis.
(7) Core Skills Through Experience
As well as management, operations, commerce, and corporate governance skills; David has a working understanding of sales, negotiation, retailing, e-tailing, marketing, manufacturing, international trade, distribution, logistics, intellectual property management, digital rights management, contract law, financial management, strategic planning, and organisational behaviour.
(8) Community Activities
David is a passionate supporter of his local, regional and wider music communities. He is a Patron of The Hallé who are a Manchester based professional symphony orchestra that has a choir, youth choir, youth training choir, children’s choir, and youth orchestra. His son Harrison was the principal double bass of the Halle Youth Orchestra when he was a teenager. Member of Help Musicians who were formally known as the Musicians Benevolent Fund. Help Musicians offer support for musicians, including, a dedicated mental health support line (0808 802 8008) which is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week for musicians. Member of the Royal Nothern College of Music (and donor of their ‘support a student’ scheme) where his partner [Rachel Lucy Moore] has worked in the Junior department for since the early 90’s and where his son [Harrison] was a junior and undergraduate, and his daughter [Jess] was a junior. Member of the British Film Institute who were founded in 1933 and are today, a cultural charity, National Lottery funding distributor, and the lead organisation for film and the moving image in the UK. Member of National Association of Music Merchants [also known as NAMM] who are the World’s largest musical instrument industry trade association and known for their annual NAMM Show. Member of Footlights who are a Lancaster based amateur group that own and operate the Lancaster Grand Theatre [the third oldest theatre in Britain] and where he and his children played in the orchestra pit as teenagers. Friend of the Independent Society of Musicians Trust which is the sister charity of the ISM who are advancing music education, the arts and promoting health of musicians. Friend of the Royal College of Music (and donor to their ‘scholarship programme’ – where his daughter [Jess] was an undergraduate and his partner [Rachel Lucy] was a junior. Volunteer at Morecambe Winter Gardens as a deputising organist. When it opened in 1897, it was known as the ‘Albert Hall of the North’. Charity Host for Box4Kids who invite seriously ill children to enjoy a music or sports event from the comfort of an executive box. Archivist for Lancaster Red Rose AODS the Lancaster based amateur operatic and dramatic society who have put on shows since 1936. David was appointed musical director of this society when he was 18 years old and was their musical directed for four shows in the mid to late 1980’s. Past Community Involvement Includes: Past member of the Institute of Directors from 2021 to 2023; Past member of the Music Industries Association at various times. Past member of a BBC Local Advisory Council from 2005 to 2007. Past committee member of the Morecambe Musical Festival from 1985 to 1988. Past member of the Lancaster & Morecambe Chamber of Commerce.
(9) Advocate and Campaigner Activities
David is an advocate and non-political quiet campaigner for 4 issues that are close to his heart. [1] Access and equity to one-to-one instrumental music lessons for all children (who want them). [2] Access and equity to digital for all children. [3] Better mental health provision for people in the music sector. [3] Better teaching of entrepreneurial skills in higher-education music.
(10) Support of the Music Sector
David is a supporter of the music sector and undertakes various roles. He is a Leader in Residence at the University of Central Lancashire and throughout his tenure he has tried to enhance student experience and be a role model for students; a Guest Speaker at higher education institutions; a Music Conference Panellist who has appeared on panels at Popkomm, In The City, and the Midem international music conference; a Music Industry Commentator for respected international media outlets and broadcasters; and a Competition Judge for competitions.
(11) Advisory and Trustee Roles
David has held previous advisory and trustee roles with: (1) An eleven-year advisory role between 1988 to 1999 with Safra Republic Holdings S.A. in respect of music, media, entertainment and materials intellectual property interests [copyrights, trademarks, design rights, patents]. His role included accessing the asset depreciation – and therefore opportunity – of soon-to-be out of copyright public domain material and catalogue valuation. The role came to an end after the sale of Republic New York Bank was agreed in May 1999. (2) A five-year advisory and supplier role from 2000 to 2005 with Monstermob Group PLC who were a mobile entertainment company and was there through the celebrations of £19+ million first year sales; £32+ million market cap floatation on AIM [2003]; the sale of over 25 million downloads a month; operations in 19 countries and 10 million monthly subscribers. (3) A three-year advisory role from 2008 to 2010 with VGTRK on the potential commercialisation of former soviet state all-union radio official network IP with VGTRK, aka The All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company. (4) A four-year trustee role between 2010 and 2014 with More Music in Morecambe, the UK based music and education charity. After the financial crash of 2008, the financial position of More Music worsened but during his tenure as a trustee, David and the board achieved a range of achievements – including national portfolio organisation funding awarded by arts council, England for 2015 to 2018 – and from when he joined the board, to when he left, the balance sheet ‘total funds’ moved from a £18,189 deficit to a £108,227 positive. He left the organisation in a safer financial place and more music is now one of the longest running and most highly regarded community music and education organisations in the UK.
(12) Past Business Activities
David’s previous business activities include: Child Musician from 1978 to 1983 and became self employed in 1981 [aged 15] ….. Musician, Musical Director and Bandleader from 1978 to 2000 ….. Founder and owner of St Aubyns Sound Recordings the jingle and recording business from 1986 to 1988 ….. Owner of Yamaha Music School Morecambe from 1987 to 1997 ….. Founder and owner of Flightplan, the custom-made aluminium flight case business from 1994 to 1998 ….. Co-founder of Faith & Hype of the press and PR arm of Faith & Hope Records Limited from 1998 to 2002 ….. Co-founder of Art & Science the club night arm of Faith & Hope Records Limited from 1999 to 2002.
(13) Mentors
David’s past mentors include: The late Major Peter Parkes who was one of the World’s most successful award-winning brass conductors ….. The late Edmond J. Safra who was one of the most accomplished bankers in history and founder of Safra Republic Holdings SA, Republic New York Corporation, Republic National Bank of New York, and Trade Development Bank ….. The late Sir Denis Forman OBE who was the former Chair of Granada Television, Deputy Chair of Granada Group, Chair of the British Film Institute, and Deputy Chair of the Royal Opera House Covent Garden ….. The late Anthony H. Wilson who was a former broadcaster, the co-founder of Manchester’s Factory Records, and founder of the Hacienda nightclub ….. Keith J. Harris who was the former and founding General Manager of Promenade Music ….. Doug D’Arcy who was the former President of Chrysalis Records International, Director of Chrysalis Group Limited, Founder of Dedicated Records, and shareholder in Faith & Hope Records.
(14) Musical Family
David’s family includes: Harrison Wood [his son] who is a multi-award-winning professional bass player ….. Jess Wood [his daughter] who is a multi-award-winning professional percussionist ….. Barbara Wood [his late mother] who was a singer and pianist ….. Daisy Briggs [his late grandmother] who was a singer and horn player ….. Rachel Lucy Moore [his partner] who is a chamber music and cello teacher who has taught at the Royal Northern College of Music junior department for thirty years ….. Linzi Wood [his daughter in law] who is known professionally as Linzi Matthews and an actress who has appeared professionally on stage and screen ….. Miriam Morley [his mother-in-law] who taught violin at the Royal College of Music for many decades ….. Christine Livingstone [his partner Rachel Lucy’s “2nd mum”] who is a chamber music and cello teacher who taught at the Royal College of Music Junior department for over thirty years ….. Allan Briggs [his cousin] who is one of the longest serving members of the ‘Yorkshire Imps’ brass band and played with the band in the 1970’s when they were one of the greatest brass bands in the World ….. Dr Michael Harpham [his cousin once removed] who studied at the Royal Academy of Music and holds two masters degrees and a PhD. He is a published author, university lecturer, headteacher, and owns an education consultancy ….. Ben Moore [his brother-in-law] who won a place to study at the Royal College of Music junior department and then went on to read music and politics at Keele University ….. Seb Turner-Moore [his nephew-in-law] who is a singer, songwriter and music producer who graduated with a BA (Hons) in music and sound design from Ravensbourne University in London. He is now writing, producing and out there performing his own music ….. Amanda Moore [his stepmother-in-law] who sings and has sung with the BBC Symphony Chorus at various BBC Proms ….. Margaret Lucy Wilkins [his aunt-in-law] who is an award-winning composer who was a music lecturer at Huddersfield University and Queen’s University ….. Richard Blackford [his step-uncle-in law] who is one of the foremost concert and media composers in Europe ….. Alexander Pullinger [his step-brother-in-law] who is a professional freelance countertenor, singing teacher and LGBTQ+ advocate.
Please note for clarification: Although David refers to various people below as an “in-law”, most are his partner Rachel Lucy Moore’s family. Although Rachel Lucy and David have been in a relationship for several years, they are not married, but David still thinks of these people as part of his family.
(15) Musical Childhood
As a young child, the biggest musical influence on David was both his mother and grandmother who both played and sang. His mother and grandmother began teaching him to play up to 1972 [aged 7]. Between 1972 to 1986 [from the age of 7 to 20] David had some wonderful music teachers including: Sam B Wood for music theory; Madame Patti Regina for piano and singing; John Disney for bass trombone; Ronnie French for jazz organ; Bill Ibbotson for bass trombone and theory; David Kellett for bass guitar; Susan Fielding for singing and piano; Harold Graham for theatre organ; Phillip McCann for band studies; Major Peter Parkes for arranging and conducting; Philip Honnor for jazz piano; Alan Jenkins for singing; Les Storey for bass trombone; Dr Mark Ellis for music theory; and Tim Oliver for sound recording.
In 1975 [aged 9] he joined his local brass band Morecambe & Heysham Silver Band ….. 1976 [aged 10], his father encouraged him to develop a ‘musical novelty act’ where he sang; and played valve trombone and organ (at the same time) to the guests in the hotel his parents were managing ….. 1977 [aged 11] he joined his local authority county concert band, The Lancashire Schools Symphonic Wind Band (aka LSSWB) ….. 1978 [aged 12] He began playing ’15-minute guest spots’ in the local pubs and working men’s clubs his father frequented. After saving his tip money from playing the summer season in the hotel his parents managed, he bought my first multitrack recorder. He was booked by musician John Jeffries [Morecambe musician] to play his first ‘proper gig’ at Milnthorpe Working Men’s Club on New Years Eve 1978 and received a £100 fee ….. 1979 [aged 13] as a boy soprano, he was cast as the King in ‘All the King’s Men’, an opera for young people by Sir Richard Rodney Bennett ….. 1980 [aged 14] He played his first full summer season. Although more interested in light entertainment repertoire, he sang classical repertoire and won the ‘Solo Singing for Boys’ class at a Music Festival ….. 1981 [aged 15] He was regularly gigging five nights a week in the summer season and began making (and selling) extended play cassettes to DJ’s through a record industry van sales operation who he was introduced to by a Morecambe based record shop owner [Mike Hargreaves] who owned the ‘Disco Music Centre’ chain. By the end of the summer season, David had to become self-employed as income tax is related to earnings, not age ….. 1982 [aged 16]
Was occasionally deputising on bass trombone for various youth ensembles including the Lancashire Youth Symphony Orchestra (aka LYSO), National Youth Orchestra (aka NYO) and National Youth Jazz Orchestra (aka NYJO) ….. 1983 [aged 17] He went to study at Huddersfield Technical College’s School of Music and was given a discretionary grant by Malcolm Doley [Lancashire’s Senior Advisor for Music].
(16) Family Background and Childhood
David had “a dysfunctional childhood”, but managed to believe from an early age that “the happiest people don’t have the best of everything, they just try and make the best of everything”. When David was born in 1966, his [late] parents were living on the notoriously difficult Lupset council estate in Wakefield. His brother Andrew had died four years earlier which led to his father becoming an alcoholic [and had his first heart attack in 1963]; and his mother to suffer with a reoccurring episode of bipolar disorder which tormented her all the way through her life [She was sectioned twice in her eighties]. He attended Waterton Junior and Infants School – which is now closed – on the Lupset estate in Wakefield from 1970 to 1973; and shortly before his 7th birthday in early 1973, his parents moved to Morecambe, to manage a hotel for the blind. He attended Great Wood Primary School in Morecambe from 1973 to 1977 and then Morecambe High School from 1977 to 1983. The 11th of November 1977 changed his childhood for good when their family basement flat was flooded in the Morecambe floods of that year and his parents found they were underinsured. After the flood, his late father’s alcoholism accelerated and his late mother’s mental health deteriorated. From early 1978, he immersed himself in practicing [musical instruments] and began experimenting with recording equipment, which consumed his life for the next few years. His four or five hour a day practice regime from 1978 onwards taught him that “my greatest strength is my obsessive commitment to doing something, and my biggest weakness is my obsessive commitment to doing something”. As a youngster, he realised that if he began drinking alcohol and liked it, he wouldn’t be able to stop… and that’s why he says “I’ve never tasted alcohol to this day”.
(17) Other Details That May Be Of Relevance
David is not a member of a political party; he is not a member of a political organisation; he is not a local, regional or national government representative; he does not have any criminal convictions (either spent or unspent); he has not been a bankrupt (either discharged or undischarged); he has not been disqualified as a director of any company (by either court order or voluntary undertaking); and he holds a W-8BEN Certificate of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax Withholding and Reporting with the IRS, the US Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service.
(18) Contact Details
– Full Name: David Harry Wood
– Lancaster University Title: Dr. David Wood
– Post-nominal Letters: HonDmus HonsFDip FRSA DipMusTh AMusLCM
– Assistant: Anna Norberg (GMT +1) emea@davidwood.biz
– Correspondence Address: St Aubyns, 404 Marine Road East, Morecambe, LA4 5AR, England, UK
– Telephone number at Promenade Music: 01524 410202 ext 10 (If outside UK: 0044 1524 410202)
– Telephone number at Faith & Hope Records: 01524 401144 ext 10 (If outside UK: 0044 1524 410202)
– Email for private, Y1 Investments and dwIP correspondence: dw@davidwood.biz
– Email for Promenade Music correspondence: david@promenademusic.co.uk
– Email for Faith & Hope Records correspondence: david@faithandhope.co.uk
– Eamil for Lancaster University correspondence: d.wood8@lancaster.ac.uk
– Personal website: davidwood.biz
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