Dave Moreno

Dave Moreno
Background information
Birth name	David Moreno
Also known as	Chilli
Born	Sun Valley, California, United States
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	Drums, Percussion, Vocals, Guitar, and Keyboard
Associated acts	Puddle of Mudd, Bruce Dickinson, Tribe of Gypsies, Earshot, Operator, Love/Hate, Phil Lewis, Body Count
Website	davemoreno.com

Dave Moreno, (born David Moreno) is a professional musician, singer, audio engineer, song writer and producer, best known for his role as the drummer in the American rock band Puddle of Mudd.

Born in Sun Valley, (Los Angeles) California, Moreno is of Mexican descent. He first started playing drums when he was only 11, and at just 15 years old, Moreno was already performing his first gig at the famous iconic Whisky A-Go-Go nightclub on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood, Ca..

Moreno's musical education continued when he attended The Dick Grove School of Music upon completing high school. There, he graduated from the Percussion Program after studying hand percussion, ear training and music theory, as well as many genres of music which encompassed everything from Rock, Metal, Jazz, Disco, Latin, Hip Hop, Funk, and Fusion to Orchestra, Big Band, R&B and Country.

Moreno has recorded more than 100 records which include movie soundtracks, instructional CDs, karaoke and television commercials. In 2008, he contributed the studio drum piece for the theme song to the "Dr. Phil" show.

Moreno's professional in-studio affiliations include names such as: Bill Appleberry (The Wallflowers, Puddle of Mudd), David Kahne (Paul McCartney, Sugar Ray, Rolling Stones), Johnny K (Disturbed, 3 Doors Down), Roy Z (Judas Priest, Bruce Dickinson), Andy Johns (Led Zeppelin), Greg Hampton (Alice Cooper, Lita Ford) and Richard Podolor (Three Dog Night, Michelle Branch).

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