In 2004 David sang lead vocals with rock band The Sham -
They played gigs in England & Scotland in 2004 and in 2005, and the band headlined at Aberdeen's Hogmanay

 Sham photos

  The Sham's music was built around David Sneddon’s mature and thoughtful repertoire of heartfelt songs -
      'working as a songwriter is good, but I’ll always be a performer.'

 As well as the gigs, David supports charity work - and pursues his career as a songwriting in London.

 BIO *2004 - 2005
David is a talented musician who writes creative and heartfelt highly emotional songs. He projects a fun enthusiasm and energy on stage.

2004 David continued writing and visited music producers in the States. After positive responses to the new songs, David decided to start a rock band in May. The Sham included Ed Carlile(drums), Si Jones(guitar), Jake Goslin(keys), John Kielty(guitar) & Jay Mein(bass), their debut single 'Goodbye Baby' reached #1 on 7Digital. The Sham band did gigs in England & Scotland and headlined at Aberdeen's hogmanay. 

In 2005 the band continued with gigs, and in May David did an acoustic set at Colne Music festival with John and Harry. He has been writing and recording in his new Studio near London with music producers Jake Gosling & Jay Mein (Phonic8) and taking his music in an acoustic direction David is a patron for Struan Charity for autistic children and in September he attended the opening of their new school in Alloa Scotland, where he performed a new song he had written for the children, called 'Heart.' 

THE SHAM Band
April 2004 - John and David took the powerful ballad 'Only a Boy' plus other songs they had co-written to Universal. They were so impressed with the new material they suggested David put a band together and perform the songs himself.
May 2004 - David returns to performing at a Charity concert in Glasgow accompanied by John Keilty. David announced the plans for a new band! Fans held an after party at the City Inn Hotel.
JUNE 2004 - The band do their debut gig at Madame JoJo in Soho London. They have interest from a major Label but feel its too soon.
JULY 2004 - David, Jay and Jake gave an informative chat on Radio London July 28th. At the moment they want to keep things ‘open and loose’, see how it plays out. They also announced plans for more gigs in the autumn. David is keen to get out and play before committing to too much. They plan to set up their own website soon selling their music online.
AUGUST 2004, saw the band doing their first gigs, the Bedford, Metro and Roadhouse. Fans travelled from far afield to catch the new band performing a set of their exciting new songs.
SEPTEMBER 2004 - The Sham returned to John and David’s home turf to play the Merchant City Festival in Glasgow. John & David visited Scottish radio stations and performed Only a Boy and Goodbye Baby. They also did acoustic sessions on several English stations. Fans claimed the Water Rats gig as their best yet.
OCTOBER 2004 – This month the boys did promotions - radio, publicity photo shoots, and press interviews. The single is out on the 10th, with a launch party at the Cargo club in London.
*Goodbye Baby was made available for Download on their website. They are thrilled it made No 2 on the Digital 7 site, just under U2! Gig at cityfest Guildford and the first performance of No More Words, plus a welcome return of Lazy.
NOVEMBER 2004 - The band supported Rob Reynolds at Bush Hall, London and was attended by many fans. The boys took time to chat. The Sham played at the Childrens Trust, black tie event on the 25th.
FEBRUARY 2005 - The Sham played gigs in Sheffield and Scunthorpe with the Freeloaders - many fans braved the snow to get there. February also saw the return of The Sham to The Bedford.
DECEMBER 2004 -  The Sham headlined at Aberdeen for the Hogmanay celebrations.
Earlier in the day they did an acoustic set at the Café Society, which raised £18,000 for Cash for Kids. At the New Year they rocked Union Street and Northsound radio broadcast both gigs. Fans travelled from all over and reported back that the new songs were brilliant and the band on top form.  David spent the earlier part of 2004 building a recording studio in London. He says he felt he needed a break from the limelight. Daily Record May 2004 

*2005
FEBRUARY 2005 - The Sham and The Freeloaders played two brilliant Gigs in Sheffield and Scunthorpe in Feb. Many fans braved the snow. Sheffield was like a party and The Sham gave a loose and exciting performance. February also saw the return of The Sham to The Bedford a venue popular with the fans.
Press release 23/02 - The Sham is built around David Sneddon’s mature and thoughtful repertoire of heartfelt songs. “Working as a songwriter is good and it pays the bills, but I’ll always be a performer. Fronting a band like the Sham excites me as a musician and as a six piece set up we enjoy influences from all sorts of rock n roll music. Hopefully, it’s just fun to watch and music to dance to! This is the complete antithesis of that Fame Academy adventure. We turn up in a strange town tell our own stories, connect with the people and share each others lives and hopefully part at the end of the evening firm friends” says an older and visibly wiser Sneddon “It’s fresh and exciting but most importantly it’s real”.
MARCH 2005 - David, Jay and Jake has been songwriting with new soul singer Nate James at Universal music. His first single- 'Set The Tone' is out now. David was at Nate’s headlining show at the Jazz Café. The track that Nate co-wrote with David, Jake & Jay - The Message - is a great song and a potentially massive hit.
APRIL 2005 - Finds the band members very busy with other projects for now. Patience we need as fans! Jake and Jay have their studio in Windlesham to run and have been playing with Nate James. John has been recording brand new songs with brother Gerry. And David is very busy writing with a band and has been in France. Hoping for news of future gigs in the pipeline, so watch this space.
MAY 2005 - The big news is that John and David gave us an unexpected treat with a fantastic acoustic set at the Colne Music Festival. They sang twelve songs, five Sham, three from Seven Years Ten Weeks and four Covers – Weather With You. Let It Be, Littlest Hobo, Sweet Home Alabama. With the familiar keyboards, John on acoustic and Harry Ward (Martians) on electric guitar, a very professional, highly entertaining and enjoyable hour of music.
Also dramatic developments on the Martian front - A Martians Radio Comedy
Series for BBC Radio 4, and a Martians TV Pilot. First zombie radio musical drama EVER!!!!
JUNE 2005 -  David and John are working on new songs for a collaborative album later in the year.
John has been writing a Martian TV pilot show and also a show for Radio.