Dan Auerbach
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Daniel Quine Auerbach (born May 14, 1979) is a multi-instrumentalist best known as the guitarist and vocalist for The Black Keys, a blues rock band from Akron, Ohio. He is married to Stephanie Gonis, with whom he has a daughter, Sadie Little Auerbach, born in 2008.[1]
Childhood and early life
Daniel Quine Auerbach is the son of Charles Auerbach (b. about 1950) and Mary Little Quine (b. about 1948). Auerbach grew up in a family with musical roots. His first cousin once removed is the late Robert Quine. Auerbach became infatuated with blues music after listening to his father's old vinyl records during his childhood.[2] He was influenced early-on by his mother's side of the family, notably his uncles who played bluegrass music. Auerbach described himself as a normal teenager in high school who smoked marijuana and captained his high school soccer team.[3] He was heavily influenced by Junior Kimbrough in college, eventually resulting in him dropping out to pursue the guitar more seriously. "I've listened to him so much, it's just how I hear it... I studied him so much... Getting F's in college, when I should've been studying, I was listening to Junior Kimbrough's music instead".[4] Other major influences include: Robert Johnson, R.L. Burnside, Clarence White, Robert Nighthawk, T-Model Ford, Hound Dog Taylor, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Kokomo Arnold and Son House.
Performances and bands
The Barnburners
Auerbach was a member of a band called The Barnburners before forming The Black Keys in 2001.[5] The Barnburners included Auerbach, Jason Edwards and Kip Amore.[5] The Barnburners were a blues-based band that performed in Northeast Ohio clubs and released a 6 track album called The Rawboogie EP.[5] The album includes the Junior Kimbrough song "Meet Me in the City", which Auerbach later covered with The Black Keys on their Chulahoma studio album.[5]
The Fast Five (band)
The band "Fast Five" toured with Auerbach in 2009. The Fast Five's other members drew from the band Hacienda and percussionist Patrick Hallahan from My Morning Jacket[6][7][8][9] The original percussionist, Bob Cesare, was unable to perform with the Fast Five due to a death in his family.[10]
Dan and Pat met the members of Hacienda at a club, Emo's, in Austin, Texas while watching a band during the Austin City Limits Music Festival.[11] Upon seeing one of the Hacienda band members hit on an intoxicated woman, Carney walked over and leaned in saying, "Dude, trust me, that's a bad idea."[11] After becoming acquainted with each other, Dan emailed Hacienda a month later asking for more demos, which eventually led them to being asked to open for The Black Keys and Dr. Dog at a show in Austin, Texas.[11] Afterwards, Auerbach asked Hacienda to travel to Akron, Ohio where they would be his "Guinea pigs" while recording Keep It Hid.[11]
Discography
- Solo
- Keep It Hid (2009)
- With The Black Keys
- The Big Come Up (2002)
- Thickfreakness (2003)
- The Moan (2004)
- Rubber Factory (2004)
- Chulahoma (2006)
- Magic Potion (2006)
- Attack & Release (2008)
- Brothers (2010)
- Blakroc
- Blakroc (2009)
Other Projects
- Jessica Lea Mayfield With Blasphemy So Heartfelt – Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Arranger, Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Bass, Drums, BG Vocals, Piano, Synthesizer, Hammond Organ, Toy Piano, Lap Steel, Percussion
- Shivering Timbers We All Started In The Same Place – Producer, Engineer, Drums, Mixer
- Cadillac Sky Letters In The Deep – Producer, Engineer, Mixer
- Hacienda Loud Is The Night – Producer, Engineer, Mixer, BG Vocals, Guitar
- Hacienda Big Red & Barbacoa – Producer, Engineer, Mixer
- Radio Moscow Radio Moscow – Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Acoustic Guitar
- Buffalo Killers Let It Ride – Producer, Engineer, Mixer
- The Ettes Danger Is EP (2 songs) – Producer, Engineer, Mixer
- The Ettes Do You Want Power (1 song- No Home) – Producer, Engineer, Mixer Piano
- Nathaniel Mayer Why Don't You Give It To Me – Co-producer, co-mixer, Guitar, Drums, Vocals
- Nathaniel Mayer Why Won't You Let Me Be Black? – Co-producer, co-mixer, Guitar, Vocals
- Brimstone Howl Guts of Steel – Producer, Engineer, Mixer
- Black Diamond Heavies A Touch of Someone Else's Class – Producer, Engineer, Mixer
- Patrick Sweany Every Hour Is a Dollar Gone – Producer, Engineer, Mixer
- SSM SSM – Recorded, Engineered
- SSM EP1 – Recorded, Engineered
Musical equipment
Guitars
- Fender Jerry Donahue Telecaster[12]
- Harmony Stratotone[12]
- Gibson Firebird VII[12]
- Harmony Heath TG-46[13]
- Supro Martinique[13]
- Rickenbacker 360[13]
- Ibanez SG copy[13]
Amplification
- Fender Quad Reverb[13]
- Marshall JTM45 and vintage Marshall 8x10 cab[13]
- Fender '65 Twin Reverb Reissue[12]
- Fender Musicmaster Bass[13]
- Fender Super Reverb[14]
Effects
- Ibanez Standard Fuzz[13]
- Sovtek Big Muff[13]
- Gibson Maestro Fuzz Tone[12]
- Tubeplex tape delay[13]
- Fulltone Tape Echo[13]
- Boss TR-2 Tremolo[13]
References
- ^ Quine Genealogy 10 Generations by Douglas Boynton Quine. Quine.org. Retrieved on 2011-05-10.
- ^ The Black Keys’ Guitar Player – Dan Auerbach on the Majesty of Muck
- ^ Usinger, Mike. (2011-05-05) The Black Keys – Modern Primitives « Americana and Roots Music – No Depression. Archives.nodepression.com. Retrieved on 2011-05-10.
- ^ PopMatters Music Interview – Cold Steel in the Midnight Hour: An Interview with Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys
- ^ a b c d [1] Meet Me In The City: Junior Kimbrough vs The Barnburners vs The Black Keys. Retrieved on 2011-05-12.
- ^ "Out of the Garage with Hacienda".
- ^ [2] Fast Five concert poster
- ^ The Fast Five, Dan Auerbach (11 April 2009). "Dan Auerbach and the Fast Five @ Boogie Festival, Tallarook". Concert video. YouTube.
- ^ Oliphint, Joel (11 November 2009). "Auerbach goes solo—with five other guys". The Other Paper. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
- ^ http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2009/02/my_morning_jack_15.html
- ^ a b c d [3] The Black Keys Fan Lounge. Retrieved on 2011-05-12.
- ^ a b c d e Dan Auerbach’s Gear (Some of it…). Fretbase (2008-08-20). Retrieved on 2011-05-10.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Future Blues: The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach. Premier Guitar. Retrieved on 2011-05-10.
- ^ Dan Auerbach | Guitars, Reviews, Tabs, Gear on. Fretbase.com. Retrieved on 2011-05-10.
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