Danny Heifetz
| Danny Heifetz | |
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Danny Heifetz, circa 1998 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Daniel Mark Heifetz |
| Also known as | I Quit, 26Valencia, AtlasFace, Back-It-Up Dan |
| Born |
1964 New York, NY |
| Genres | Experimental rock, country, jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, teacher |
| Instruments | Drums, percussion, trumpet, vibes, guitanjo |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Associated acts |
Mr. Bungle Dieselhed Secret Chiefs 3 Barefoot Hockey Goalie Virgil Shaw and The Killer Views The Tango Saloon The Fantastic Terrific Munkle The Curse of Company |
Danny Heifetz (born 1964 in New York City) is an American drummer. He teaches and plays the drums in Sydney, Australia. His teaching studio, 'ThePractice', is co-founded with New Zealand-born drummer James Cooper of The Slips and located in Sydney's Central Business District (CBD). He is primarily a drummer and percussionist, but also plays trumpet, as well as the guitanjo and piano. He is the grandson of the late violinist Jascha Heifetz.
Played with
- Embryo (with Ryan Mallory)
- Snowblind (with Blair Hatch and Hector Nunez)
- Persuasion (with Matt Johnson, Gregor Verbinski and BlairH)
- The Drivers (1981-1983; with GregorV, John Thum, RyanM and Rick MacDonald)
- The Cylon Boys Choir (1981-1982; with John Nau, Gerald Gates, Michael Cronin, Andrew Harvey, John Hench and GV)
- Eggly Bagelface (1985-1987; with Shon McAlinn, Rich Engel, Tyce Fraser and Mike Wilson)
- Barn (1987-1988; same minus MW)
- Mr. Bungle (1989–2000)
- Dieselhed (1989-2000)
- Link Wray (1997–2002)
- Merle Morris (2004-2007)
Currently active
- Barefoot Hockey Goalie
- Godswounds
- Neil Hamburger and the Hungry Man Band
- Nic Dalton's Gloomchasers
- Old Man River
- Secret Chiefs 3 (most recently on Winter 2012 U.S. West Coast Tour)
- The Curse of Company
- The Exiles
- The Fantastic Terrific Munkle
- The Greasy Chicken Orchestra
- The Mango Balloon
- The Tango Saloon
- theHEAD
- Virgil Shaw
Collaborations
- Andrew Covell
- Badly Drawn Boy
- Corduroy
- Darren Stratti
- Delia Obst
- Granfaloon Bus
- Harry Vanda
- John Paul Young
- Nations by the River
- Paul Greig
- Phillip Johnston
- Plainfield (band)
- Robi DelMar
- The Cutters
- The Holy Soul
- Youth Group
- Zip Code Rapists
theHEAD
In July 2010, theHEAD released a free, internet-only improvish album "Trojan Jazz Festival". It was recorded live in 2–3 hours in a TroyHorse (Sydney) rehearsal room. Like many projects, it wasn't planned to be released at the time of recording.
Personal Life
As of September, 2013, he lives back in Sydney, Australia (after spending 2011 in the US).
External links
- Official website
- Exiles Website
- theHEAD's Trojan Jazz Festival Download Page
- Mr. Bungle Fansite
- The Danny Heifetz Gallery