Dave Dederer
Encyclopedia
Dave Dederer, best known as guitarist
and singer for The Presidents of the United States of America
, was born on October 5, 1964. An alumnus of Seattle, Washington
's The Bush School and Brown University
in Providence, Rhode Island
, he founded The Presidents with fellow Bush School alumnus Christopher Ballew
. He has also been a member of The Gentlemen and Loaded
with current Velvet Revolver
and former Guns N' Roses
bassist Duff McKagan
, also a Seattle native, and Subset, a collaboration between The Presidents and Sir Mix-a-lot.
Prior to The Presidents' success, Dederer taught high school English at Kent Denver School
and The Bush School, did public relations work on environmental issues, and attended graduate school in urban planning
at the University of Washington
.
Dederer no longer tours with The Presidents but is still involved in the band's business. In this capacity, Dederer is actively engaged in exploring new modes of music distribution on the Internet and on mobile phones; he has presented on this topic at a number of events, including Digital Music Forum East & West and Gnomedex.
Since January 2007 Dederer has worked for Seattle web/mobile media company Melodeo, where he is Vice President, Business Development. Melodeo was acquired by Hewlett Packard in June, 2010. He previously worked for three years as a public affairs consultant at Seattle firm Pyramid Communications.
Dederer's sister, Claire Dederer, is well known as a writer of essays and reviews for the New York Times, Salon.com, and other major publications.
On October 22, 2009, Dederer responded to questions made by users of the website reddit
.
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
and singer for The Presidents of the United States of America
The Presidents of the United States of America (band)
The Presidents of the United States of America, commonly referred to as Pot USA or "PUSA" or The Presidents, are a twice Grammy-nominated American alternative rock band. The band formed in Seattle, USA, in 1993. The three-piece group currently comprises vocalist and "basitarist" Chris Ballew,...
, was born on October 5, 1964. An alumnus of Seattle, Washington
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
's The Bush School and Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
in Providence, Rhode Island
Providence, Rhode Island
Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region...
, he founded The Presidents with fellow Bush School alumnus Christopher Ballew
Chris Ballew
Christopher "Chris" Ballew is a member of the alternative rock group The Presidents of the United States of America and performs as a children's artist under the pseudonym Caspar Babypants....
. He has also been a member of The Gentlemen and Loaded
Loaded (band)
Loaded is an American hard rock band from Seattle, Washington, formed in 1999. Since 2001, the band's line-up has included vocalist and rhythm guitarist Duff McKagan , lead guitarist Mike Squires and bassist Jeff Rouse Loaded (also known as Duff McKagan's Loaded) is an American hard rock band...
with current Velvet Revolver
Velvet Revolver
Velvet Revolver is an American hard rock supergroup consisting of former Guns N' Roses members Slash, Duff McKagan, and Matt Sorum, alongside Dave Kushner formerly of punk band Wasted Youth. Stone Temple Pilots vocalist Scott Weiland was Velvet Revolver's lead singer from their formation until...
and former Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band, formed in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, in 1985. The band has released six studio albums, three EPs, and one live album...
bassist Duff McKagan
Duff McKagan
Michael Andrew "Duff" McKagan is an American musician and writer. He is best known for his twelve-year tenure as the bassist of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s and early 1990s...
, also a Seattle native, and Subset, a collaboration between The Presidents and Sir Mix-a-lot.
Prior to The Presidents' success, Dederer taught high school English at Kent Denver School
Kent Denver School
Kent Denver School is a private, co-educational, non-sectarian college preparatory high school and middle school in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado...
and The Bush School, did public relations work on environmental issues, and attended graduate school in urban planning
Urban planning
Urban planning incorporates areas such as economics, design, ecology, sociology, geography, law, political science, and statistics to guide and ensure the orderly development of settlements and communities....
at the University of Washington
University of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
.
Dederer no longer tours with The Presidents but is still involved in the band's business. In this capacity, Dederer is actively engaged in exploring new modes of music distribution on the Internet and on mobile phones; he has presented on this topic at a number of events, including Digital Music Forum East & West and Gnomedex.
Since January 2007 Dederer has worked for Seattle web/mobile media company Melodeo, where he is Vice President, Business Development. Melodeo was acquired by Hewlett Packard in June, 2010. He previously worked for three years as a public affairs consultant at Seattle firm Pyramid Communications.
Dederer's sister, Claire Dederer, is well known as a writer of essays and reviews for the New York Times, Salon.com, and other major publications.
On October 22, 2009, Dederer responded to questions made by users of the website reddit
Reddit
reddit is a social news website where the registered users submit content, in the form of either a link or a text "self" post. Other users then vote the submission "up" or "down," which is used to rank the post and determine its position on the site's pages and front page.Reddit was originally...
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