David Whitaker (English/Viennese popular musician)
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David Whittaker was born in 1970. After working as a lawyer for the homeless in London he moved to Spain. In this time he developed his passion for drumming, forming "The Tidy Pianos". They developed a keen following on the acid-skiffle scene in Madrid. After exhaustive touring David relocated to Vienna, Austria, joining "Permanent Vacation", one of the most popular Ska-reggae bands in Austria before splitting in 2005. He has since formed "locus" based around singer Maximilian Valentine, they have been compared to Placebo, the Osmonds and Led Zeppelin in the Austrian press. They are currently recording their first album which is expected to go straight to number one in the Austrian indie charts. David's hobbies include making model aeroplanes and looking after his 2 cats. He is also well known for his charity work.
