171: Dave Elitch (Antemasque, Justin Timberlake, M83, Killer Be Killed)

The Trap Set with Joe Wong

Joe Wong

Joewong, Drums, Comedy, Performing Arts, Arts, Drummers

4.8 • 709 Ratings

🗓️ 13 June 2018

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Dave Elitch has the rare ability to deconstruct the craft of drumming on a granular level. This gift has led to a diversity gigs ranging from The Mars Volta to Justin Timberlake. Dave's primary passion, though, is for teaching. At age 34, he's taught a who's-who of professional drummers, some of whom are twice Dave's age and icons in their own right. Dave tells Joe about how he fell in love with drumming; his teaching style; his love of visual art; and the parallels between therapy and drum instruction.

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0:00.0	I think the world would be a much, much better place if everyone saw a therapist.
0:17.6	This is Joe Wong. Welcome to the Trap Set, where each week we explore the lives of drummers.
0:24.6	I want to play something for you.
0:27.6	I want to play something for you. You're hearing right action by Big Sur,
0:51.3	featuring my guest Dave Eilich on drums.
0:55.0	Dave's gift for deconstructing the craft of drumming has led to a career in which he's equally at home performing with technically demanding bands such as Mars Volta,
1:05.0	as he is with pop stars like Justin Timberlake.
1:08.0	Currently, Dave's primary focus is on teaching.
1:12.2	With a unique insight into body mechanics,
1:15.2	he teaches a who's who of seasoned professionals,
1:18.3	some of whom are twice his age and icons in their own right.
1:23.1	If you'd like to study with Dave,
1:24.7	visit his website, Dave Eilich.com.
1:34.4	And now my conversation with Dave Eilich.
1:49.8	So I'm from Sebastopol, which is like a really small hippie town, like an hour north of San Francisco.
1:53.0	So it's like 7,000 people.
2:01.5	It's like we're all, I always say it's like we're all that acid, Grateful Dead acid casualties want to go just burn out after the 60s.
2:02.9	Is that what your parents did?
2:03.7	No, no.
2:07.4	My dad's from Jersey and my mom's from Queens.
2:14.2	So they were like, we don't want to raise our kids in New York.
2:20.9	So let's just move to some idyllic small town and pretend like it's my dad always says we wanted to raise you like it was the 50s, you know, so just pretend like it's the 50s. You can run
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