Dave Edward was born in 1964 in Malaysia and immigrated to Vancouver, Canada in 1970 at the age of six. At the tender age of eight Dave had started teaching himself by ear the songs he heard on the radio or what he heard his parents singing. At age 16 was playing the professional bar circuit and at 22 was singing, playing, managing & running his own band. He played for Split Image, Tocatta, Elroy Jeston, Tailor Maiden as well as doing the odd studio work for jingles & original bands. Dave has more recently played for all the major cruise lines around the world: Carnival, Royal Carribean, Norwegian Cruise Lines and Princess.