Dave Clark | |
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 Dave Clark performing with the Rheostatics at Massey Hall in Toronto, Ontario, 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | David J. Clark |
| Origin | Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Popular Music, Jazz, Avant Garde, Indie rock, World Music, Groovy Music |
| Occupations | |
| Instrument(s) | Drum kit, percussion, guitar, bass, keyboards, tuba, trumpet |
| Years active | 1980–present |
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David J. Clark is a Canadian musician from Etobicoke, Ontario.
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Dave Clark is a Gemini Award–winning Canadian musician who has spent over three decades composing, performing, and recording original music. He is a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, conductor, music producer, poet, educator, author, mastering engineer, and the leader of both the Woodshed Orchestra and the WoodChopper's Association improvisers' orchestra.
Clark has collaborated with numerous artists, including singer-songwriter Gord Downie of The Tragically Hip (Canada), guitarist Kevin Breit (Canada), producer Chris Walla of Death Cab for Cutie (United States), drummer Neil Peart of Rush (Canada), Rheostatics (Canada), beatboxer Shlomo (United Kingdom), poet Jim Carroll (United States), griot Mansa Sissoko (Mali), singer-songwriter Ron Sexsmith (Canada), The Dinner Is Ruined (Canada), singer-songwriter Amanda Rheaume (Canada), the Sun Ra Arkestra (United States), trumpeter Rebecca Hennessy (Canada), poet Lemn Sissay (United Kingdom), singer-songwriters Jane Siberry and Sarah Harmer (Canada), dancer and choreographer Andrea Nann (Canada), guitarist Andy Moor of The Ex (Netherlands), author Paul Quarrington (Canada), spoken word artist Paul Dutton (Canada), photographer Dave Blumenfeld (Israel), painter and musician Matt James (Canada), saxophonist Joane Hétu (Canada), music group Bellowhead (United Kingdom), saxophonist John Oswald (Canada), singer and ngoni player Jah Youssouf (Mali), installation artists Fastwürms (Canada), dancer Gauri Sharma Tripathi (United Kingdom), bassist and composer Michael Herring (Canada), actress and musician Sook-Yin Lee (Canada), batá master Gilberto Morales Choing (Cuba), saxophonist Jean Derome (Canada), singer-songwriter Robyn Hitchcock (United Kingdom), musician and producer Joe Lapinski (Canada), saxophonist Alain Derbez (Mexico), filmmaker Bey Weyman (Canada), pianist Achim Kaufmann (Netherlands), singer-songwriter Suzie Vinnick (Canada), violinist Jagdish Mistry (Germany), musician Stephen Fearing (Canada), poet Lebo Mashile (South Africa), percussionist Colin Currie (United Kingdom), the Nihilist Spasm Band (Canada), artistic director Jude Kelly (United Kingdom), installation artists Camilla Singh and Sherri Hay (Canada), ngoni player Abdoulaye Koné (Mali), singer Julie Doiron (Canada), singer and composer Mica Levi (United Kingdom), Charles Spearin and the Happiness Project band (Canada), cellist Oliver Coates (United Kingdom), choreographer Jennifer Goodwin (Canada), saxophonist Michael Blake (United States), singer-songwriter Mary Margaret O’Hara (Canada), accordionist Michael Ward-Bergeman (United States), and guitarist Alex Lifeson of Rush (Canada), among many others.
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