Dan Elkan (born September 7, 1978) is an American singer-songwriter and producer, who is best known as the singer and guitarist for the rock band Them Hills.[1] Elkan has performed live with Broken Bells,[1] Hella, and Kim Deal, and has appeared on recordings by Hella, Team Sleep, Norah Jones and Zach Hill.[2] Elkan produced Aaron Ross' 2007 album "Shapeshifter" and tracks for Golden Shoulders' "Get Reasonable" 2009. Elkan also co-produced Zach Hill & Holy Smokes' "Masculine Drugs" 2004 and Holy Smokes' "Talk to Your Kids about Gangs" 2006 as well as Alela Diane's 2009 album "To Be Still".

Dan Elkan
Born (1978-09-07) September 7, 1978 (age 45)
Nevada City, California, United States
GenresRock
Instruments'80s Squire Telecaster, '60s Hagstrom I
Websitewww.themhills.com

The Union (Western Nevada County, CA) in 2009 called him "instrumental in much of the music that has come out of Nevada County in the last 10 years".[3]

Discography edit

With Pocket For Corduroy
  • S/T EP (1998)
  • As Soon As Impossible (2001)
With Hella
  • Bitches Ain't Shit But Good People (2003)
With Golden Shoulders
  • Friendship Is Deep (2004)
  • Get Reasonable (2009)
Holy Smokes
  • Masculine Drugs (2004)

With Zach Hill and

With Team Sleep
With Daisy Spot
  • Daisy Spot (album) (2005)
With Holy Smokes
  • Talk To Your Kids About Gangs (2006)
With Aaron Ross
  • Shapeshifter (2007)
With Them Hills
  • Greener Grassing (2007)
  • Process (2009)
With Zach Hill
With Alela Diane
With Norah Jones
With Zavalaz
With Pluralone

Tours edit

  • Pocket For Corduroy (Vocals & Guitar, 2001)[3]
  • Hella (vocals, guitar, keyboard & sampler, 2005)
  • Them Hills (vocals & guitar, 2006-2011)
  • Broken Bells (vocals & guitar, 2010)
  • Zavalaz (guitar & vocals, 2013)

References edit

  1. ^ a b Locks, Jesse (August 1, 2011). "Chili Peppers perform in secret Nevada City concert". The Union (Western Nevada County, CA).[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Allmusic.com, Allmusic.com Credits.
  3. ^ a b Locks, Jesse (December 24, 2009). "Lemonade: Reflecting on the best music of the decade". The Union (W Nevada Co, CA).

External links edit

Boken Bells Best song:Ghost inside and After the Disco