Keeley Davis

Keeley Davis
with Sparta at San Diego, May 2007
Background information
Born	(1976-01-04) January 4, 1976
Origin	Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Genres	Alternative rock, indie rock, post-hardcore, emo, math rock, electronic, ambient
Occupation(s)	Musician, singer-songwriter, graphic designer
Instrument(s)	Guitar, vocals, bass guitar, piano, organ, synthesizer, sampler, programming
Years active	1996–present
Labels	Lookout, Lovitt, Jade Tree

Keeley Davis (born January 4, 1976) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter and graphic designer. He is best known as a former member of the rock band Sparta, and is currently performing in the post-hardcore band At the Drive-In.

Prior to joining Sparta, Davis was the vocalist and guitarist of Engine Down.

Career

He was the primary lead singer of the band Engine Down, in which he also played guitar. He was also in the band Denali with his sister, Maura Davis. He played bass and synthesizer.

Engine Down disbanded (under friendly circumstances) after a farewell tour in 2005, and Davis joined Sparta as lead guitarist. Davis has since recollaborated with Maura in the ambient indie rock side-project Glös, formed by him and former Engine Down drummer Cornbread Compton. Their debut album, Harmonium, was released in April 2007 on Lovitt Records. As of 2009, he is working with new band, Heks Orkest, which features longtime collaborators, Jonathon Fuller and Cam DiNinzio. As of March 2016, Davis is a touring member of At the Drive-In, following the sudden departure of guitarist and founding member Jim Ward. Since 2005, Davis has performed alongside Ward in Sparta.

With At the Drive-In

• TBA (2017)

With Bughummer

• Getaway With (1998)

With Engine Down

• Under the Pretense of Present Tense (1999)
• To Bury Within the Sound (2000)
• Demure (2002)
• Engine Down (2004)

With Denali

• Denali (2002)
• The Instinct (2003)

With Sparta

• Threes (2006)

With Glös

• Harmonium (2007)

With Heks Orkest

• (2 songs free) (2009)

Equipment with Sparta

Keeley Davis playing lead guitar during Sparta's 2006 tour.

Unlike bandmate Jim Ward, Davis keeps relatively the same guitar and amp setup on each tour. All of Davis' pedals, two guitars and one amplifier were stolen when their storage facility in Los Angeles was broken into, so the equipment he performs with as of May 2007 is mostly new.

Guitars

• Rickenbacker 330
• Gibson Les Paul Special Double Cut
• Epiphone 50th Anniversary 1961 SG Special

Amplifiers

• Orange 100 Watt Rockerverb Amp
• Orange 4x12 Cab

Effects

• Line 6 DM-4
• Line 6 DL-4
• Line 6 MM-4
• Digitech Whammy

External links

• Sparta's Official Site
• Keeley's Post Production Company - MONDIAL
• The Liberty Movement Zine - Interview with Keeley