Zach Dawes
Zach Dawes | |
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Background information | |
Born | 2 July 1985 (age 32) |
Genres | Indie rock, psychedelic pop, rock |
Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, audio engineer |
Instruments | Bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, drums |
Associated acts | Mini Mansions, The Last Shadow Puppets, Brian Wilson, Lisa Marie Presley, Alexandra Savior |
Notable instruments | |
Fender Coronado Bass Fender Modern Player Precision Bass Hofner G500/1 |
Zachary "Zach" Dawes is an American musician, engineer, and technician, best known as the bassist for the bands Mini Mansions and The Last Shadow Puppets. He has also made contributions to music by Brian Wilson, among other music artists.[1]
Biography
As a child, Dawes learned to play the piano, but quickly made the switch to bass when he discovered that the band he was starting needed a bass player. [2]
Dawes spent many years assisting and playing bass for American record producer T Bone Burnett. He played bass on The Hunger Games soundtrack, True Detective, Nashville (season 1), A Place at the Table, Lisa Marie Presley's Storm and Grace, The Secret Sisters, Inside Llewyn Davis and The New Basement Tapes.[3][4]
He played bass in Slang Chickens, a band that featured current Haim drummer Dash Hutton and former Wires on Fire front man Evan Weiss.
In 2016, Dawes took part in the recording of the debut album of American singer Alexandra Savior, playing bass on a number of songs on the album.[5]
Discography
- Appearances on albums
- 2009 - Mini Mansions – Mini Mansions EP
- 2011 - Mini Mansions – Mini Mansions
- 2012 - Nashville - "The Music of Nashville: Season 1, Vol 1."
- 2012 - Lisa Marie Presley - "Storm and Grace"
- 2012 - A Place at the Table - T Bone Burnett
- 2012 - Nashville - "The Music of Nashville:Season 1, Vol. 1."
- 2013 - Nashville - "The Music of Nashville:Season 1, Vol. 2."
- 2013 - A Place at the Table - "Original Motion Picture Soundtrack"
- 2013 - Various Artists - The Music of Grand Theft Auto V
- 2014 - The Secret Sisters - "Put Your Needle Down"
- 2014 - Kimbra - The Golden Echo
- 2014 - The New Basement Tapes - "Lost on the River"
- 2015 - Brian Wilson - "No Pier Pressure"
- 2015 - Mini Mansions - The Great Pretenders
- 2016 - The Last Shadow Puppets - Everything You've Come to Expect
- 2016 - Unloved - "Guilty of Love"
- 2017 - Alexandra Savior - Belladonna of Sadness
References
- ↑ "Mini Mansions Interview". Inside Shock Magazine. August 13, 2015.
- ↑ http://orangeampsblog.com/?p=707
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/artist/zachary-dawes-mn0002579204
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/artist/zach-dawes-mn0003313443
- ↑ http://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-radar/alexandra-savoir-on-working-with-alex-turner-we-were-desperate-for-an-upbeat-song-and-indulging-in-o