GOOD MUSIC IS GOOD MUSIC, AND DALE HAS MADE PLENTY OF IT WITH OTHER EXCEPTIONAL MUSICIANS.
You're most likely to have heard Dale’s drumming with Sixpence None the Richer, with whom he recorded five albums, sold millions of records, was nominated for several awards (including two Grammys), and scored three Top-Ten singles with the songs “Kiss Me,” “There She Goes,” and “Breathe Your Name.”
If you missed him with Sixpence, though, there’s never a shortage of opportunities to watch or hear his music. In 2013, for instance, he became one of the core touring members of Big Star’s Third Live, a concert event celebrating the music of Big Star, featuring a rotating roster of guest performers including members of Wilco, The Posies, REM, Beck, Dawes, Tom Petty, The dB's, Yo La Tengo, and the Kronos Quartet. He’s also played with Blake Mills, Aimee Mann, Benmont Tench, Van Dyke Parks, and Bobby McFerrin.
You may also find him occasionally touring with National and Regional Acts. In recent years this has included short tours and shows with Matt Maher, Mission House, American Aquarium, BJ Barham, Kate Rhudy, Brett Harris, Thad Cockrell, and North Carolina music luminaries including Chris Stamey, Peter Holsapple and Mitch Easter.
Or, Dale may be in the pit orchestra you hear at the next musical theater show you attend. In the past several years, Dale has been a regular musician in the orchestras supporting the local Raleigh theater scene, holding down the drum chair for marquee shows locally produced by NC Theater, Theater Raleigh, NC Conservatory, NC State, Peace College, and Playmakers Repertory Theatre.
No matter their genre, artists and directors have been trusting Dale to back them up for a very long time, and he is quite at home on virtually any stage.
CHECK OUT DALE’S SNOW DAY GROOVE
In addition to the mixed version of the entire groove you’ll hear in the video, below, you can find each individual track @ thedale.bandcamp.com.
Aiming for a lo-fi aesthetic and vibe, this was recorded with vintage mics using Logic Pro (88bpm, 24bit 44.1) on an Apple Macbook Pro with Premier and Ludwig drums, a Lowes Paint Bucket Snare, Remo Heads, Vic Firth sticks, and vintage Zildjian Cymbals and a tiny roped-tuned Djembe as well.
CHECK OUT DALE’S SNOW DAY GROOVE
In addition to the mixed version of the entire groove you’ll hear in the video, below, you can find each track @ thedale.bandcamp.com.
Aiming for a lo-fi aesthetic and vibe, this was recorded with vintage mics using Logic Pro (88bpm, 24bit 44.1) on an Apple Macbook Pro with Premier and Ludwig drums, a Lowes Paint Bucket Snare, Remo Heads, Vic Firth sticks, and vintage Zildjian Cymbals and a tiny roped-tuned Djembe as well.
CURRENT AND PAST COLLABORATIONS
Buddy Miller, Chris Stamey, Peter Holsapple, Sixpence None the Richer, Over the Rhine, Kim Taylor, Alisa Turner, Stephen Kellogg, Frankly Scarlet, Victoria Williams, Julie Miller, Jim Lauderdale, Emmylou Harris, Brett Harris, Christa Wells, Taylor Leonhardt, Stephen Claybrook, Jess Ray, Wade Baynham, The Neighbors, Spencer Acuff, Thad Cockrell, Tim Carless, Claire Holley, BJ Barham, Kate Rhudy, Anne-Claire, Shoji Tabuchi, Dave Perkins, Steve Taylor, Michael W. Smith, Southwest Airlines, Pepsi-Cola, Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Chrysler, DIC, Warner Brothers, Sony, BMG, Word, Squint Entertainment, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Mike Garrigan, Duke University, University of North Carolina, Peace College, University of North Texas, College of the Ozarks, The Summit RDU, Church of the Apostles Raleigh, Real Life Church (Santa Clarita), Chapel Hill Bible Church, The Gathering Church, Big Star’s Third Live, Clay Aiken, Blue Cactus, Jason Faulkner, Mike Mills, Tosca String Quartet, Jon Auer, Ken Stringfellow, This is War, The Bangles, Marshall Crenshaw, Matt Douglas, Sharon Van Etten, Fan Modine, Audley Freed, Greg Humphreys, John Heitzenrater, Aimee Mann, Ari Picker, Chuck Prophet, Richard Lloyd, Kurt Vile, the Woolridge Brothers, Jody Stephens, Pat Sansone, Django Haskins, Carl Marsh, Steve Hindalong, MTV, VH1, Nickelodeon, The WB, Herschend Family Entertainment, Jonathan and Amanda Noel, Nicole Witt, Pete Sallis, Chad Lister, Chas Sandford, Paul Fox, Derri Daugherty, Matt Bronleewe, Russ Long, Mark Williams, David Dollar, Jeff Crawford, Alex Bingham, Tito Puente, Bobby McFerrin, The Three Phantoms, Chris Donohue, Mark Olson, Jeff Coffin, Rob Seals, Brent Bourgeois, Jason Merritt, Jeff Creed, Nate Fancher, Mark Byrd, Plumb, Kaya Black, The Prayers and Tears of Arthur Digby Sellers, The Treemen, Armand John Petri, Tim Minor, Parklife, Miss Missouri Pageant, Percussive Arts Society, Gaylord Entertainment, Jeff Tweedy, North Carolina Master Chorale, NC Theatre, Crosspointe Church, Theatre Raleigh, NC Theatre Conservatory, Church of the Good Shepherd, Ed Brussa, Dan Haseltine, Charlie Lowell, Plumb, Phil Madeira, Kronos Quartet, Van Dyke Parks, The Great Promise, Chessa Rich, Matt Papa, Mike Passaro, Shelly Moore, Ira Kaplan, Jeff Tweedy, Dan Wilson, Sarah Kramer, Robyn Hitchcock, Brother Wild, Aaron Gallagher, Chris Hendricks, Benmont Tench, Charles Cleaver, Bill Berry, Blake Mills, Zach Wiley, Cory Branan, Tyler Atkinson, Ross Adams. To name a few . . .