David Alan Douglas (born August 19, 1979) is an American musician, most widely known for being the drummer of the American rock band
Relient K
Relient K () is an American Rock music, rock band formed in 1998 in Canton, Ohio by Matt Thiessen, Matt Hoopes, and Brian Pittman during their third year in high school and time at Malone University in Canton. The band is named after guitarist ...
.
Musical career
Douglas joined Relient K after their former drummer, Stephen Cushman, departed in late 2000. Douglas played the drums and provided
background vocals
A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are u ...
for the band for seven years. Douglas announced on October 18, 2007 that he would be resigning from Relient K on December 29, 2007. He started pursuing new musical avenues, and he started devoting as much time as possible to Gypsy Parade. That band has been reformed and now called Attack Cat.
Douglas rejoined Relient K in October 2014 for the ''
MMHMM
''Mmhmm'' is the fourth full-length studio album by American rock band Relient K, released on November 2, 2004, by Gotee Records, Gotee and Capitol Records. This album includes their breakthrough singles "Be My Escape" and "Who I Am Hates Who I' ...
'' 10th Anniversary Tour, providing both drums and backup vocals. This marked the first time he played with the band since his departure in 2007. He continued to serve as a touring and session member before being made an official member again in 2016.
His style often focuses on heavy snare hits on the beat and complex kick patterns.
Back when he joined Relient K, Douglas was also filling in as a guitarist for
Ace Troubleshooter
Ace Troubleshooter, often shortened to Ace, was an American pop punk band. Formed in December 1995 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, they released five albums through Tooth & Nail Records.
Background
Formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the band gaine ...
, whose
frontman
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was future Relient K bassist
John Warne
John Warne is an American musician who has been active since 1996. He is best known for being the bassist for the Christian rock band Relient K as well as being a founding member of the Christian punk band Ace Troubleshooter. His hometown is M ...
.
Agnes
Douglas had a solo side project, Agnes.
[My Other Band]
at Amazon.com
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, Retrieved March 7, 2007[CD Review]
at ChristianityToday.com, Retrieved March 7, 2007 His first three songs debuted on
Mono vs Stereo's ''My Other Band, Vol. 1'', which was released in June 2006.
The CD was a compilation for members of Christian rock bands to get outside projects of theirs to the public. This project has its own unique sound compared to that of Relient K, although there are hints of Relient K's earlier sound in it.
Douglas started Agnes in late 2005, after tossing the idea around in his head for a few years. The side project was announced on MySpace by his Relient K bandmate Jonathan Schneck around May 2006. He has also done some vocal solos in the Relient K songs "Failure to Excommunicate", "Hoopes I Did It Again", "I Am Understood", "I So Hate Consequences", "More Than Useless", "Life After Death & Taxes (Failure II)", "Apathetic Way to Be", and "I Need You". He also provided vocals for
their Christmas songs and for their cover of "
The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything".
Douglas explained the name "Agnes" originated in a book that he enjoyed, ''
David Copperfield
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'' by
Charles Dickens
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.
Songs
All songs can be found on
Mono vs Stereo's ''My Other Band, Vol. 1''.
* "Gravity"
* "The Brakes"
* "Privileged Few"
Gypsy Parade
Gypsy Parade was another side project by Dave Douglas. Unlike Agnes, Douglas performed for Gypsy Parade with his wife Rachel Hoskins. They recorded a few songs, "Shining", "In Every Moment", and "The Fight of Dugger Ripley" for the project, and released them on their MySpace page.
Gypsy Parade has an obvious rock sound to it, but is not as heavy in some parts of later songs.
A four-track
EP was released on July 2, 2009.
Attack Cat
Attack Cat is the latest band started by Douglas and Hoskins. They have released two EPs; the second, ''Dandy Outlaws'', was released on October 18, 2011.
Personal life
Douglas has professed an interest in airplanes and said that when he was younger, he either wanted to be a pilot or a musician when he grew up. While he is obviously a musician, he said he still wants to get his
pilot's license
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someday.
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References
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1979 births
Living people
American performers of Christian music
Relient K members
American rock drummers
20th-century American drummers
American male drummers
21st-century American drummers