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David Gaziel

Drummer / Percussionist

About Me

"Gaziel is a human metronome with precise timing and subtle finesse." Bernard Baur. Music Connection Magazine (Mar 2008)
"I for one would love to see him hook up with a hot guitarist and keyboard player, add in Gaziel and Bissonette, and you would have one of the most lethal fusion machines alive today. Frighteningly good..." Pete Pardo, Sea of Tranquility.
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Growing up in Israel I was very much into sports and music which later on turned into music and sports. One of my older brothers used to play drums so it was kind of convenient for me to find interest in it and I completely fell in love with playing drums and dedicated most of my time to it. I started to take drum lessons at about 13 years old even though I picked up the sticks much earlier than that. I really enjoy practicing my drums and also the process of playing drum exercises that seemed difficult at once, but you just go to work on it and the first time you get it is truly magical. Generally speaking, I like it when musicians incorporate technique and melody into their music and it's great when they both meet, so you get the best out of both. For the last several years I dedicated most of my time and energy to my band, Human Life Index. We have played several live shows throughout the West coast but mainly in the Los Angeles area. Recently we released our first cd called "Welcome To" which is available on our site and also at CDBaby.com. I was also involved in some other projects such as recording with Jerk Parade. That was truly a pleasurable experience. The cd features James Sudakow on vocals/electric violin, Tim Myers on guitar and Matt Bissonette on bass and was produced by Eric Zimmermann. Thanks to Pork Pie Percussion for providing an awesome kit for this session.
Most recently I recorded my drum tracks for the new solo release from James Sudakow, “Green”... great instrumental material which is receiving national airplay!!! The cd also features Matt Bissonette on bass.

Thank you,
David

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/22/2005
Band Website: DavidGaziel.com
Influences: some of my favorite drummers... Neil Peart, Terry Bozzio, Dave Weckl, Billy Cobham, Danny Carey, Tim Alexander, Tony Williams, Simon Phillips, Buddy Rich, Pierre Moerlen, Ian Paice, Virgil Donati, John Bonham, Bill Bruford, Art Blakey, Dennis Chambers, Vinnie Colaiuta, Horacio Hernandez, Phil Collins, Stewart Copeland, Omar Hakim, Steve Smith, Zakir Hussain, Akira Jimbo, Alan White, Thomas Lang, Marco Minnemann, Lars Ulrich, Paul Wertico, Chad Wackerman, Lenny White, Steve Gadd, Elvin Jones, Doane Perry
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Sounds Like:


Here are some CDs which I’ve played on recently:


(©2006) Human Life Index - Welcome To
James Sudakow-violins,
Ali Shayesteh-guitars,
Jen Kuhn-cello,
Jessica Catron-cello,
David Gaziel-drums

(©2006) Jerk Parade - Don’t Steal the Magic
James Sudakow-electric violin & vocals,
Tim Myers-guitars,
Matt Bissonette-bass,
David Gaziel-drums

(©2006) James Sudakow - Green
James Sudakow-electric violins,
Matt Bissonette-bass,
Eric Zimmermann-programming,
David Gaziel-drums

(©2007) Jose Promis - Promis 2
Jose Promis-piano/vocals,
David Gaziel-drums/percussion,
Various musicians

(©2007) A Drop of Rain - Songs Of Strength And Hope For Darfur
Various musicians
David Gaziel-drums/percussion



Human Life Index - promo clip / David Gaziel-drums

James Sudakow’s trio / David Gaziel-drums


Type of Label: None

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BIO / EPK

David Gaziel Bio EPK.pdfClick here to downloadDavid Gaziel: Drummer, PercussionistDavid is an active freelance versatile drummer and percussionist in the Los Angeles area with a great passion for dr...
Posted by David Gaziel on Wed, 27 Jun 2007 12:36:00 PST

A quick introduction

David was born in Israel with a strong attraction to music and drums. He attended The Metronome Drum School, The David Rich Drum School and took lessons from Freddie Gruber. After playing locally with...
Posted by David Gaziel on Wed, 19 Apr 2006 08:29:00 PST