DAVID BAZAN

'David Bazan' (born January 1976) is an indie rock singer/songwriter from Edmonds, Washington. Bazan was the lead singer and creative force behind the now-defunct band Pedro the Lion and is currently the lead singer of Headphones, a band he formed out of his interest in synthesizers. Additionally, Bazan is an occasional touring member of The Soft Drugs, a band fronted by former Pedro the Lion drummer T.W. Walsh.

Contents

Collaborations

Recent projects

Discography

EPs

Singles

Trivia

External links

Notes and references

Collaborations

In the early 90's he played drums in the band The Guilty (later named Coolidge) with fellow songwriter Damien Jurado.^[1] Bazan had attended Shorewood High School with Jurado.
Bazan had been known to play live in bands that open for Pedro the Lion. For instance, in 2002, he played drums and sang backup vocals for Seldom; in 2004, he played with Starflyer 59. Bazan has made various studio appearances with Seattle-based bands; for instance, he played drums in 1998 on Unwed Sailor's ''Firecracker'' EP^[2], and contributed to the Rosie Thomas album ''These Friends of Mine''.
Bazan was part of The Undertow Orchestra with Mark Eitzel (American Music Club), Will Johnson (Centro-matic, South San Gabriel), Vic Chesnutt, and Scott Danbom (Centro-matic, South San Gabriel). They toured the USA and Europe in 2006.

Recent projects

Bazan recorded his first solo project, the EP ''Fewer Moving Parts'', in between touring as a member of The Undertow Orchestra. The EP was released on 13 June 2006. Bazan recently finished a nationwide solo tour featuring Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie and Johnathan Rice. A full length debut album with his new band "David Bazan's Black Cloud" is in the works for early 2008; it will likely appear on Barsuk Records.^[3]

Discography

EPs

★ ''Fewer Moving Parts'' · 13 June 2006

Singles

★ "Away in a Manger" · 25 Oct 2006 · Suicide Squeeze · 1,000 printed on marbled vinyl
''See also: Pedro the Lion discography, Headphones discography

Trivia

★ Is a personal friend of comedian Horatio Sanz, and performed at Sanz's 2006 Christmas show, ''The Ho-Ho-Horatio Christmas Special'', at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City.

External links

★ David Bazan's Official Site

Notes and references

1. Pedro the Lion
2. Unwed Sailor's bassist, Johnathon Ford, subsequently played bass for Pedro the Lion during that period.
3. David Bazan / Barsuk Records