Dave Klein (musician)
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Dave Klein is an American musician with over 20 years of experience as a drummer
, bassist
and keyboardist
. He's produced, recorded and mixed projects for Agent Orange
, FroBro and Friends, The Bots, The Vooduo, The Thingz, Insect Surfers, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, The Darklings, The Odd Squad, The 20 Grand Club, The Ghosts of Searchlight, The Beat Killers, Ding Dong Devils, The Rough Boys, The Returners, The Spanks, The Hitz, Thee Spectors, The Ghastly Ones
and The Headless Hearsemen. He has recorded and toured throughout North America, South America, Europe and Asia with Agent Orange, Sky Saxon
and The Seeds
The Bomboras
, The Witchdoctors, The Finks and The Legendary Invisible Men and recorded with Rob Zombie
and Producer Scott Humphrey
. Television, film and game credits include music featured in The Vampire Diaries
- Season 1 DVD EC featurettes, 2009 release of Night of the Demons
, Los Campeones De La Lucha, Starship Troopers
, SpongeBob SquarePants
, Board Heads, music featured in Tony Hawk 2 for iPhone and additional sound for Bryan Birge's Urban Nomads. He is currently composing, recording and playing keys for The Ghastly Ones
, drumming for OC surf/punk legend Agent Orange
, and producing bands in his private studio in Los Angeles.
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
, bassist
Bassist
A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...
and keyboardist
Keyboardist
A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...
. He's produced, recorded and mixed projects for Agent Orange
Agent Orange (band)
Agent Orange is an American punk rock band formed in Orange County, California in 1979. The band is one of the first to mix punk rock with surf music. They first gained attention with their song "Bloodstains" which they released on their own 7" E.P. An early demo of the song was presented to...
, FroBro and Friends, The Bots, The Vooduo, The Thingz, Insect Surfers, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, The Darklings, The Odd Squad, The 20 Grand Club, The Ghosts of Searchlight, The Beat Killers, Ding Dong Devils, The Rough Boys, The Returners, The Spanks, The Hitz, Thee Spectors, The Ghastly Ones
Ghastly Ones
The Ghastly Ones are a surf–garage rock band from Van Nuys, California with a late-night monster movie theme.-History:They infused their love of Halloween records, late night monster movies and Screaming Lord Sutch with inspiration from early sixties surf and hot rod acts like The Lively Ones,...
and The Headless Hearsemen. He has recorded and toured throughout North America, South America, Europe and Asia with Agent Orange, Sky Saxon
Sky Saxon
Sky "Sunlight" Saxon was an American rock and roll musician who was best known as the leader and singer of the 1960s Los Angeles psychedelic garage rock band The Seeds.-Biography:...
and The Seeds
The Seeds
The Seeds were an American rock band. The group, whose repertoire spread between garage rock and acid rock, are considered one of the pioneers of punk rock.-History:...
The Bomboras
The Bomboras
The Bomboras are an all-instrumental surf band from Los Angeles. The band was formed in the summer of 1994, sharing a love of 60’s Surf/Garage such as The Ventures, Booker T, and The Sonics....
, The Witchdoctors, The Finks and The Legendary Invisible Men and recorded with Rob Zombie
Rob Zombie
Rob Zombie is an American musician, film director, screenwriter and film producer. He founded the heavy metal band White Zombie and has been nominated three times as a solo artist for the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance.Zombie has also established a career as a film director, creating the...
and Producer Scott Humphrey
Scott Humphrey
Scott Humphrey is a Canadian record producer and mix engineer. He began his music career as a keyboard player and programmer. He is best known for his work with multiplatinum recording artist Rob Zombie and has co-written, co-produced and mixed all of his records up until 2007's Zombie Live...
. Television, film and game credits include music featured in The Vampire Diaries
The Vampire Diaries
The Vampire Diaries is a young adult vampire horror series of novels written by L. J. Smith. The story centers around Elena Gilbert, a high school girl torn between two vampire brothers. The series was originally a trilogy published in 1991, but pressure from readers led Smith to write a fourth...
- Season 1 DVD EC featurettes, 2009 release of Night of the Demons
Night of the Demons (2009 film)
Night of the Demons is a 2009 American horror film and remake of the 1988 film of the same name. It was directed by Adam Gierasch, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Jace Anderson, and stars Monica Keena, Shannon Elizabeth, Diora Baird, Edward Furlong, Bobbi Sue Luther, Michael Copon, and Linnea...
, Los Campeones De La Lucha, Starship Troopers
Starship Troopers (film)
Starship Troopers is a 1997 American military science fiction film, written by Edward Neumeier , directed by Paul Verhoeven, loosely adapted from Starship Troopers, a science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein. It is the only theatrically released film in the Starship Troopers franchise...
, SpongeBob SquarePants
SpongeBob SquarePants
SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series, created by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg. Much of the series centers on the exploits and adventures of the title character and his various friends in the underwater city of "Bikini Bottom"...
, Board Heads, music featured in Tony Hawk 2 for iPhone and additional sound for Bryan Birge's Urban Nomads. He is currently composing, recording and playing keys for The Ghastly Ones
Ghastly Ones
The Ghastly Ones are a surf–garage rock band from Van Nuys, California with a late-night monster movie theme.-History:They infused their love of Halloween records, late night monster movies and Screaming Lord Sutch with inspiration from early sixties surf and hot rod acts like The Lively Ones,...
, drumming for OC surf/punk legend Agent Orange
Agent Orange (band)
Agent Orange is an American punk rock band formed in Orange County, California in 1979. The band is one of the first to mix punk rock with surf music. They first gained attention with their song "Bloodstains" which they released on their own 7" E.P. An early demo of the song was presented to...
, and producing bands in his private studio in Los Angeles.
Agent Orange
- Halloween Single - This house Is Haunted b/w Whistling Past The Graveyard, 2010
Bomboras
- Savage Island, 1995
- Swingin' Singles!, 1996
- Organ Grinder, 1995/1997
- Starship TroopersStarship Troopers (film)Starship Troopers is a 1997 American military science fiction film, written by Edward Neumeier , directed by Paul Verhoeven, loosely adapted from Starship Troopers, a science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein. It is the only theatrically released film in the Starship Troopers franchise...
, 1997 - It Came from Pier 13!, 1997
- Board Headz movie, 1998
- Head Shrinkin' Fun, 1998
Ghastly Ones
- A Haunting We Will Go-Go, 1998
- Target: Draculon, 2006
- Unearthed, 2007
- SpongeBob Scaredy Pants, SpongeBob SquarePants: Original Theme Highlights, 2001
- "Flying Saucers Over Van Nuys", green vinyl 45", 2006