ABOUT
Dave Malkin is a composer, guitarist and producer working predominantly in music for television and film. Recent credits include orchestration of Alexander Parson’s scores for documentaries The Man Who Stole The Scream (Sky Documentaries), Who Killed Jill Dando? (Netflix) and BAFTA-nominated Black Power: A British Story of Resistance (BBC). As a guitarist he has contributed to soundtracks for numerous productions including Grayson’s Art Club (Channel 4) and The Split (BBC). In 2023 he was nominated in the Best Composer category at Greenwich Film Festival, and selected to become a BAFTA Connect member.
Alongside John Dipper and his 14-string viola d’amore he is one half of Dipper Malkin, reimagining the traditional music of England. The duo was born out of a shared appreciation for the gloriously idiosyncratic vernacular music of previous generations. Their debut album was included in The Sunday Times ‘Best 100 Albums of 2017’.
“John Dipper’s duets with the guitarist Dave Malkin are perfectly judged, the latter’s occasional unassuming vocals adding just the right measure of grit. Exquisite…”
– The Sunday Times
Black Hours is a collaboration with fellow Trinity Laban alumni Ben Corrigan (Excuse The Mess, CARBS) to explore songwriting. Their debut EP was released in April 2020.
In 2023 he began working with guitarist Louis Campbell (Owen Spafford & Louis Campbell). Their EP, Bird On A Briar will be released on Slow Worm Records summer 2024, and features English music from the 13th to 21st century.