Dave Rees
| Dave Rees | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | David Rees |
| Born | June 15, 1969 |
| Origin | Seattle, Washington, United States |
| Genres | Punk rock, alternative rock |
| Instruments | Drums, percussion |
| Years active | 1983–1998 |
| Associated acts | Entirely Distorted, Broken Smile, My Dog Popper, Wheat Chiefs, Cowboy Dick, SNFU |
David Rees (born June 15, 1969 in Seattle, Washington) is an American-Canadian musician and television editor currently based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Rees played drums in the punk rock band SNFU and the alternative rock band Wheat Chiefs, and served for a time as the touring drum tech for Bad Religion.
As an editor, he has worked on the television shows The L-Word, The Dead Zone and Whistler.
As a teenager, Rees became involved in the punk rock scene in his hometown of Edmonton, Alberta, to which he had relocated from Seattle at age three. He joined the punk band Entirely Distorted, and the group gained notoriety after opening for the popular local skate punk band SNFU in 1985. Entirely Distorted remained active until 1987, when Rees and several other members formed the new group Broken Smile.
Broken Smile recorded an unreleased album in 1987 before relocating to Montreal, Quebec the following year. The move impeded the group's activity, however, and aside from a five-song demo, they failed to record any further material. After serving as a touring opening act for SNFU in 1989, Broken Smile became inactive. Rees and band mate Brian Kassian joined the group My Dog Popper, playing on their Buenos Dias Jesus album. Rees also performed briefly as a guest backing musician for the notorious performer GG Allin during this era.
Early in 1990, Rees returned to Edmonton to join SNFU members Marc Belke, Brent Belke and Curtis Creager in a new project, then named The Ship of Fools, in the wake of SNFU's first breakup. The group soon renamed themselves The Wheat Chiefs and added former Broken Smiles bassist Trent Buhler after the departure of Creager. Rees played with the group for the next two years, but quit in 1992 after SNFU reformed and his band mates' attention shifted. Rees, Buhler and Kassian formed the new group Cowboy Dick shortly thereafter.
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