Interview

Snake Davis

Video feature at Rooksmere Studios

We are delighted to feature an exclusive video interview with legendary sax musician Snake Davis shot at Rooksmere Studios, Northampton, England.

snake davis at rooksmere recording studios

Snake Davis is well established as one of the World's leading Saxophonists. He is in demand from the biggest names on the music scene. In recent years he has been extremely busy and in the public eye. As resident saxophonist on BBC's "Tonight With Jonathon Ross" he played with the likes of, James Brown, Smokey Robinson, Chaka Khan and many more. Snake has been seen regularly on TV with the Eurythmics, M-People and B*Witched and presented a Saxophone "Masterclass" programme for ITV. He played all featured Saxophone and Flute parts - on record and tour - for Lisa Stansfield and M-People.

Records that you'll see Snake Davis credits include: M-People, Lisa Stansfield, Ray Charles, Tom Jones, Culture Club, Hamish Stuart, George Michael, Tina Turner, Paul Hardcastle, Take That, Cher, Kylie Minogue, Paul McCartney, Swing Out Sister, Dave Stewart, Paul Young, Mark Morrison, Pet-Shop Boys, Soul11Soul, Robert Palmer, Tanita Tikaram, Motorhead, Primal Scream, Spice Girls, Boy George and many more.

Snake Davis has performed live with M-People, Eurythmics, Lisa Stansfield, Swing Out Sister, Ray Charles, Boy George, B*Witched, Edwin Starr, The Snake Davis Band, Rose Royce, Sister Sledge, Tavares, Odyssey, The Three Degrees, The Real Thing, Mary Wells, Ruby Turner, Martha Reeves, Eddie Holman, Popcorn Wylie, Chuck Jackson and Syreeta.

Over the years Snake has worked with some of the very best record producers including George Martin, Dan Hartman, Chris Porter, M-People, Richard Niles, Paul O'Duffy, Leon Silvers, Leon Ware, Dave Stewart, Steve Anderson, Jazzie B, Steve Levine, Ian Levine, Will Mowatt and Jon Douglas.

Snake Davis has worked on many film scores with Dave Stewart, Richard Niles, Pet Shop Boys, Sting and David Arnold and has also been busy on T.V. doing shows.

Snake has made personal appearances playing own music on "The Tube" and ITV "Masterclass". "Later With Jools Holland", "National Lottery Show", "BBC Children In Need", "Eurythmics On Tour", "Good Morning Show", "Top of the Pops" and "The Paradise Club" - where Snake played himself in the series.

Having worked with Snake ourselves a few times we can testify to his amazing talent and are delighted to feature him on this site. For further information visit the official Snake Davis website.

snake davis with the sax during a recording session

Special thanks to Mark at Rooksmere Studios for allowing us to film this feature and special thanks to Snake for sparing us the time!