Danny Heifetz
Danny Heifetz (born 1964 in New York City) is an American musician who is perhaps best known for being the drummer for American experimental rock group, Mr. Bungle from 1989, until their disbandment in 2000. Heifetz also plays trumpet, guitar, bass and piano and currently teaches music lessons in Sydney, Australia. He is the grandson of the late violinist Jascha Heifetz.
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| Birth name | Daniel Mark Heifetz |
| Also known as | I Quit, 26Valencia, AtlasFace, Back-It-Up Dan |
| Born | 1964 New York, NY |
| Genres | Experimental rock, country, jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, teacher |
| Instruments | Drums, percussion, trumpet, piano, guitar |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Associated acts | Mr. Bungle Dieselhed Secret Chiefs 3 Barefoot Hockey Goalie Virgil Shaw and The Killer Views The Tango Saloon The Fantastic Terrific Munkle The Curse of Company |
Played with
- Embryo (with Ryan Mallory)
- Snowblind (with Blair Hatch and Hector Nunez)
- Persuasion (with Matt Johnson, Gregor Verbinski and BlairH)
- The Drivers (1981–1983; with GregorV, John Thum, RyanM and Rick MacDonald)
- The Cylon Boys Choir (1981–1982; with John Nau, Gerald Gates, Michael Cronin, Andrew Harvey, John Hench and GV)
- Barn (1987–1988; same minus MW)
- Mr. Bungle (1989–2000)
- Dieselhed (1989–2000)
- Link Wray (1997–2002)
- Merle Morris (2004–2007)
Currently active
- Neil Hamburger and the Hungry Man Band
- Old Man River
- Secret Chiefs 3 (most recently on Winter 2012 U.S. West Coast Tour)
- The Curse of Company
- The Exiles
- The Tango Saloon
- Virgil Shaw
Collaborations
- Andrew Covell
- Badly Drawn Boy
- Corduroy
- Darren Stratti
- Delia Obst
- Granfaloon Bus
- Harry Vanda
- John Paul Young
- Nations by the River
- Paul Greig
- Phillip Johnston
- Plainfield (band)
- Robi DelMar
- The Cutters
- The Holy Soul
- Youth Group
- Zip Code Rapists
Personal life
As of September, 2013, he lives back in Sydney, Australia (after spending 2011 in the US).
External links
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