David Keith (born October 18, 1973) is an American drummer, composer, and producer living in

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. He plays and tours with

Ritchie Blackmore Richard Hugh Blackmore (born 14 April 1945) is an English lead guitarist. He was a founding member and the guitarist of Deep Purple, one of the pioneering bands of hard rock. After leaving Deep Purple in 1975, Blackmore formed the band Rainbow ...

Blackmore's Night Blackmore's Night is a British-American neo-medieval folk rock band formed in 1997, consisting mainly of Ritchie Blackmore (acoustic guitar, hurdy gurdy, mandola, mandolin, nyckelharpa, and electric guitar) and Candice Night (lead vocals, lyr ...

and Blackmore's Rainbow, and also with Gunnar and Matthew Nelson.

Biography

David Keith was born in Hartford, Connecticut. He began playing drums at age four and took private lessons from ages eight to eighteen. During his time playing with the William H. Hall High School Concert Jazz Band, Keith received an award for outstanding musicianship from

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as part of its annual national high school jazz band competition (the band also took first place overall). In 1996 Keith moved to New Haven and joined the progressive rock band Mighty Purple, touring the US and releasing several albums. From 2000 through 2006 he played with

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, performing swing, R&B, and popular American music in the US and Europe, as well as recording several albums. In 2010, Keith and sister Megan Chenot formed the synth-pop band Mission Zero, releasing several albums and touring the US before disbanding in 2017. In 2012 he joined Blackmore’s Night, led by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore (founding member of

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and Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow). In 2015, Blackmore reformed Rainbow, selecting Keith to play drums. In 2023 Keith joined Gunnar and Matthew Nelson as the drummer for their rock band

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, and for their tribute show to their father,

Ricky Nelson Eric Hilliard "Ricky" Nelson (May 8, 1940 – December 31, 1985) was an American musician and actor. From age eight, he starred alongside his family in the radio and television series ''The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet''. In 1957, he began a ...

. Also in 2023, Keith began playing with blues rock guitarist and frontwoman, Leilani Kilgore.

Discography

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* ''Rainbow: Memories in Rock II'' (2018) * ''Rainbow: Memories in Rock, Live in Germany'' (2016) * ''Live in Birmingham 2016'' (2017)

* '' Dancer and the Moon'' (2013) * '' All Our Yesterdays'' (2015) Mission Zero -
Bruises on the Map
' (2011),
Sky Candy
' (2013),
People in Glass Yachts
' (2015),
Easy Tiger
(2017) David keith mission zero video shoot feb 2017

David keith mission zero video shoot feb 2017

Boyan & Boyer feat. Mission Zero -
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(2015)Eight to the Bar
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Hey, Sailor!
' (2001),
Superhero Swinger Undercover
' (2003),
You Call This Swing?
' (2005) Mighty Purple -

' (1997),

' (1998),

' (2000)

My Brightest Diamond My Brightest Diamond is the project of singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Shara Nova. The band has released five studio albums and a remix album, five studio EPs and four remix EPs, and made several tours across the United States. Hist ...

- ''Tear It Down'' (2007)

External links

* Wallner, Will.
Bent Out Of Shape Show Review: Blackmore's Night Live in Berlin
''Guitar World,'' September 1, 2014 * Cihak, Izzy.
Mission Zero: My Favorite Lounge Act
''Philthy Mag,'' July 15, 2014 * Yung, Ben.
Mission Zero: People In Glass Yachts EP
''The Revue,'' May 11, 2015 * Dauphinais, Jennifer.
Mission Zero: People In Glass Yachts
''Local Band Review,'' April 22, 2015 * Mims, Dan.
Making Tracks
''Daily Nutmeg,'' July 9, 2014 * Budnik, Dean.
Jam Bands: America's Hottest Live Groups
1999 * O'Connell, Joshua.
Required Listening
2015 {{DEFAULTSORT:Keith, David 1973 births Living people Musicians from Hartford, Connecticut Musicians from New Haven, Connecticut 20th-century American drummers American male drummers 21st-century American drummers 20th-century American male musicians 21st-century American male musicians Drummers from Connecticut