Dan Druff (musician)

Dan Druff
Dan Druff
Background information
Birth name	Daniel James Irving
Born	April 16, 1969 (age 55); New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Genres	Rock
Occupations	Technician; musician;
Instruments	Vocals; guitar; bass guitar;
Years active	1988–present

Daniel James Irving (born April 16, 1969), better known as Dan Druff, is a guitar technician and musician who has worked with various artists in the studio and on tours, including Queens of the Stone Age, Guns N' Roses, Tool, Sum 41, Wolfmother, The Distillers, Coheed and Cambria, Monster Magnet and Madrugada.^[1]^[2]^[3] Druff is best known for his work with Queens of the Stone Age, which saw him work as a technician on three studio albums and join the band for a stint as touring bassist. He has worked as a studio technician on over 30 albums throughout his career.^[3]

Career

Druff was born in New Haven, Connecticut and formed the St. Louis rock band Shagnaps in 1991. The band consisted of Druff as guitarist and co-vocalist along with bassist and co-vocalist Otis London and drummer Tony Mack. The Shagnaps broke up in 1995, but played reunion shows in 1996 and 1998. Druff had a brief stint with the punk band Butt Trumpet in 1995, before abruptly quitting the band onstage at a New York City concert. He appears in the band's video for the song "I'm Ugly and I Don't Know Why."

Druff started working with Queens of the Stone Age on their 2000 album Rated R and subsequently worked on their follow-up album Songs for the Deaf.^[4] In early 2004, bassist Nick Oliveri was fired by frontman Josh Homme and replaced by Druff.^[4] Druff worked on the band's following album, Lullabies to Paralyze, as a technician and appears in the videos for "Little Sister" and "Long Slow Goodbye".^[5] He left Queens of the Stone Age in 2005 and later toured as a tech with Guns N' Roses on the Chinese Democracy Tour.^[6] In 2019, Druff worked as technician on Tool's Fear Inoculum album.

Discography

Year	Artist	Title	Notes
1988	The Essence	A Mirage	Additional percussion
1996	d.b.s / Anti-Flag	North America Sucks!!	Backing vocals
1996	Anti-Flag	Die For The Government
1998	Anti-Flag	Their System Doesn't Work For You
1999	Chlorine	Primer	Guitar technician
2000	Queens of the Stone Age	Rated R
	Monster Magnet	God Says No
	Treble Charger	Wide Awake Bored	Assistant producer, guitar technician
	The Drowners	Is There Something On Your Mind?	Guitar technician
2001	Betty Blowtorch	Are You Man Enough?
	40 Below Summer	Invitation To The Dance
	The Benjamins	The Art Of Disappointment
	Backyard Burial	The $2 Pe-ep	Performer (bass)
2002	Queens of the Stone Age	Songs for the Deaf	Guitar technician
	Treble Charger	Detox
	Project 86	Truthless Heroes
2003	The Distillers	Coral Fang
	Powerman 5000	Transform
	Element Eighty	Element Eighty
2004	Burning Brides	Leave No Ashes
	Monster Magnet	Monolithic Baby!	Performer (guitar), guitar technician
	Sum 41	Chuck	Guitar technician
2005	Madrugada	The Deep End
	No Warning	Suffer, Survive
	Sunnshine	No More Forever
	Queens of the Stone Age	Lullabies to Paralyze
2009	Wolfmother	Cosmic Egg	Guitar technician
2010	Coheed and Cambria	Year of the Black Rainbow	Guitar technician
2018	Dizzy Reed	Rock 'n Roll Ain't Easy	Performer (bass)
2019	Tool	Fear Inoculum	Guitar technician
2021	Chevelle	NIRATIAS	Guitar technician

References

^ Montgomery, James (10 February 2005). "Stone Age Secrets Are Out: Bass Player, New Video Revealed". MTV. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
^ Jenkins, Sacha (May 2005). "Rumble". SPIN. p. 88. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Dan Druff Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
^ ^a ^b Billboard Staff (2005-03-09). "Oliveri Tells Homme He's Still A Queen". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
^ Montgomery, James (February 10, 2005). "Stone Age Secrets Are Out: Bass Player, New Video Revealed". MTV. Archived from the original on December 23, 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
^ Blabbermouth (2008-01-20). "GUNS N' ROSES Tech's Bike Stolen". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 2023-10-28.

External links

Dan Druff discography at Discogs

[1] Montgomery, James (10 February 2005). "Stone Age Secrets Are Out: Bass Player, New Video Revealed". MTV. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2010.

[2] Jenkins, Sacha (May 2005). "Rumble". SPIN. p. 88. Retrieved 22 December 2010.

[:0-3] "Dan Druff Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-10-28.

[:1-4] Billboard Staff (2005-03-09). "Oliveri Tells Homme He's Still A Queen". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-12-23.

[5] Montgomery, James (February 10, 2005). "Stone Age Secrets Are Out: Bass Player, New Video Revealed". MTV. Archived from the original on December 23, 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-23.

[6] Blabbermouth (2008-01-20). "GUNS N' ROSES Tech's Bike Stolen". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 2023-10-28.

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