Born into a musical family, Drummin' Dave's career started in his infancy. He learned to play the piano at the age of four, from his mother (a Canadian concert pianist and piano teacher). He then took to the violin, but his father (who had played violin himself since high school) complained about sour notes. David began to sing during junior high school, but soon abandoned all other musical pursuits for percussion in 1974. He's been playing his dream instrument (the drum set) since age thirteen.

After graduating college (and a few rebellious gigs at college radio stations), David made it a priority to get involved in live, musical performance. He joined fellow-KUSF deejay Steven Abatte in forming Half Blind with Mitzi Waltz on bass. The power-trio played such venues as the Hotel Utah, Gilman Street, Lipps Underground, and the Nightbreak (in San Francisco and Berkeley, California). The band reformed under the name Skeleton Moses. David then co-founded local group Krakpot, which went on to perform at various other Bay Area clubs, including the Mabuhay Gardens, Chi Chi Club, The Stone, and in Davis, California, The Place and the Veterans Memorial Hall. From 1991 to 1997 he remained in the studio with R.P.M., Pluck and El Niño. In 1997 Drummin' Dave started playing live shows again, leading to various venues throughout the U.S. Southwest and West Coast.

Drummin' Dave's influences include Ginger Baker, Louis Bellson, Peter Chris, Billy Cobham, Mikkey Dee, Mickey Hart, Gene Hogland, Tom Hunting, Dave Lombardo, Nicko McBrain, Mike McGlaughlin, Keith Moon, Glenn Rhian, Peter Sandoval, Larry Suttle and Lars Ulrich.

David became the drummer for the Oakland/Bay Area (Northern California) based metal outfit K.A.I.N. ("Down Factor") in 1996. In 1997 he co-formed the Oakland-based group El Niño with guitarists Johnny Beane and Luis Lobos. He then went on to join Sonoma's own ENSLAVIOR in 1999 for the Y2K downfall of Western Civilization...

In the fall of 2002, David briefly gigged with the band Pollo Enfermo, sitting-in for Jefferson Starship drummer Prairie Prince (who was touring Europe and couldn't be there to play a Burning Man After-Party in San Francisco)...

A founding member of the Sonoma Metal Underground's Satanika.net, David has layed-out 5 imperial issues of San Francisco underground's Bast magazine. Similar things anyone who graduates from a Jesuit University should hope to accomplish! Truly, i think i might be a Buddhist, but haven't yet figured it out...

Drummin' Dave has worked with other North Bay Area groups, including SKITZO, H8R, OUTRAGE, DATURA, SIN AFTER SIN, WOOD, BRITISH STEAL, and VINDICATE. David currently heads HELL69 and seems to reside on Planet Earth.

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