Dave Dreiwitz

Dave Dreiwitz
Dave Dreiwitz

Dave at the Sterling Hotel in Allentown, PA 2007
Background information
Born January 2, 1966(1966-01-02)
New York City, New York United States
Genres Alternative rock, experimental rock, neo-psychedelia, hard rock, lo-fi, jazz
Occupations Musician
Instruments Bass guitar, upright bass, vocals, trumpet, percussion
Years active 1985–present
Labels Chocodog
Associated acts Ween, Instant Death, Bustle in your hedgerow, Marco Benevento Trio, Moistboyz, The Old Rugged Sauce

Dave Dreiwitz is the bassist for the band Ween.

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Biography

Dave Dreiwitz was born on January 2, 1966 in New York City, New York to traditional jazz musician parents, Richard and Barbara Dreiwitz. In 1985 at the age of nineteen, Dave joined the Hoboken, NJ based psych rock band Tiny Lights, his first professional band out of high school. In 1986, while attending Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ, he met fellow schoolmate and drummer Scott Byrne and through a love of similar music they started the rock band Instant Death in 1991. Instant Death dissolved with the passing of Mr. Byrne in 2005. In 1997 Dave joined Ween. Dave is currently also in the Led Zeppelin instrumental tribute band Bustle in your hedgerow, he occasionally plays bass with Chris Harford and the Band of Changes, The Marco Benevento Trio, The Old Rugged Sauce and he also has his own drum and bass duo, Crescent Moon. Crescent Moon is Dave on bass with guest drummers. Crescent Moon drummers have included Claude Coleman, Chris Harfenist aka Tomato from the Sound of Urchin, Eric Slick of Dr. Dog and Joe Russo of Furthur (band) to name a few. He has also performed with the Moistboyz, The Gene Ween Band, Andrew Weiss (guitarist), Russell Batiste, Billy Martin (percussionist), Lunar Bear Ensemble with John Ritchie, John Kruth, Peter Stampfel of The Holy Modal Rounders, Brook Benton, Hal Willner, Sam Shepard, John S. Hall, Jack Petruzzelli, Greg Di Gesu, Robert Musso Trio, Clem Snide, Joan Osborne and Sparklehorse.

Equipment

  • Bass 1980 Rickenbacker 4001
  • Rig Gallien-Krueger 800RB head, Acoustic 2x15 cabinet

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