022 – Dave Elitch: The Art of Getting Gigs

In this podcast I talked to drummer Dave Elitch, who is known from his work with The Mars Volta, and Killer Be Killed and has established himself on the LA scene as a top call drummer.  Currently touring with Miley Cyrus and preparing to release a debut album with his new band, Killer Be Killed, Dave is showing no signs of slowing down after the breakup of The Mars Volta.  Listen in as Dave shares all during this in-depth interview.

Dave Elitch’s bio via DaveElitch.com

In 2003 after just turning 19, Dave decided to relocate from the small town of Sebastopol in Sonoma County to Los Angeles. Dave spent the first few years in L.A. finishing up college and playing many local shows with a variety of different bands ranging from straight ahead jazz to metal.

From 2006-2008 Dave was with Virgin/Capitol Records in the hard rock band Daughters of Mara. In 2007 Daughters of Mara recorded their debut album with producer GGGarth Richardson and producer/engineer Josh Wilbur. Unfortunately, after the buyout of EMI, the record was shelved.

In addition to live performance Dave was featured on the best-selling Gospel Chops drum DVD entitled Shed Sessionz Vol. 2 where he was filmed alongside and “one on one” with some of the best Gospel/R&B drummers in the industry.

Dave has toured throughout Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil and Chile with Grammy Award winning band The Mars Volta, and in the U.S. with Juliette Lewis, Killer be Killed and Miley Cyrus.

“If you keep doing what you’ve always done, you’ll keep getting what you’ve always gotten.” – Anonymous (Tweet this)

Dave Elitch talks about:

• How he started playing drums
• His move to LA and his approach to getting gigs and networking
• How he landed The Mars Volta gig
• His approach to learning songs
• Practice Techniques
• Getting the Miley Cyrus gig
• The formation of Killer Be Killed
• Much Much More

Resources and Links Mentioned in the Interview:

Dave’s Elitch’s:  Website | Facebook
Killer Be Killed
The Mars Volta
Miley Cyrus

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