David Kennedy (guitarist)
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David James Kennedy is an American guitarist, songwriter and performer. He currently plays guitar
for the alternative rock
band Angels & Airwaves
.
He was also a member of Box Car Racer
, a musical collaboration launched by Tom DeLonge
, along with member Travis Barker
, both from Blink-182
. Box Car Racer
, then a vanity project to Blink-182
, put out its only album in 2002. Kennedy was also a member of the hardcore group Over My Dead Body
from San Diego, California
, and worked with rock group Built to Last. David and bandmember Tom DeLonge
are close friends and grew up together in Poway, California.
chords, often with delay effects. David plays through Mesa Boogie
triple rectifier heads and matching cabinets. Most of David's rig emulates that of Tom's, including the use of amps, preamp, cabs and effects. David uses Ernie Ball (.10) guitar strings.
Since 2010, David now uses one Fender '65 Twin Reverb for clean, and one Vox AC30 for overdrive, matching Tom's setup once again.
On October 19, David placed second in his second race at Willow Springs, and managed to break his placement streak on November 14 by once again taking first.
With Box Car Racer
With Hazen Street
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
for the alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band Angels & Airwaves
Angels & Airwaves
Angels & Airwaves is an American alternative rock supergroup led by Blink-182 guitarist/vocalist Tom DeLonge, also including guitarist David Kennedy from Over My Dead Body, Hazen Street and Box Car Racer, bass guitarist Matt Wachter from 30 Seconds to Mars and former Lostprophets and Nine Inch...
.
He was also a member of Box Car Racer
Box Car Racer
Box Car Racer was a short-lived American post-hardcore band from San Diego, California, formed in 2002. The band was a side-project of guitarist/vocalist Tom DeLonge and drummer Travis Barker of Blink-182, along with lead guitarist David Kennedy of Hazen Street, and touring bassist Anthony Celestino...
, a musical collaboration launched by Tom DeLonge
Tom DeLonge
Thomas Matthew "Tom" DeLonge, Jr. is an American rock musician. He is the guitarist and one of the two lead vocalists for the American pop punk band Blink-182 as well as the guitarist and lead vocalist for the alternative band Angels & Airwaves...
, along with member Travis Barker
Travis Barker
Travis Landon Barker is an American musician, producer and entrepreneur, most noted as the drummer for the American pop punk band Blink-182, as well as the alternative rock band +44, the rap rock band The Transplants, and the alternative rock band Box Car Racer. He was a frequent collaborator with...
, both from Blink-182
Blink-182
Blink-182 is an American rock band consisting of vocalist and bass guitarist Mark Hoppus, vocalist and guitarist Tom DeLonge, and drummer Travis Barker. They have sold over 27 million albums worldwide since forming in Poway, California in 1992...
. Box Car Racer
Box Car Racer
Box Car Racer was a short-lived American post-hardcore band from San Diego, California, formed in 2002. The band was a side-project of guitarist/vocalist Tom DeLonge and drummer Travis Barker of Blink-182, along with lead guitarist David Kennedy of Hazen Street, and touring bassist Anthony Celestino...
, then a vanity project to Blink-182
Blink-182
Blink-182 is an American rock band consisting of vocalist and bass guitarist Mark Hoppus, vocalist and guitarist Tom DeLonge, and drummer Travis Barker. They have sold over 27 million albums worldwide since forming in Poway, California in 1992...
, put out its only album in 2002. Kennedy was also a member of the hardcore group Over My Dead Body
Over My Dead Body (band)
Over My Dead Body was a straight edge hardcore punk band from San Diego that featured former members from Built To Last, Forced Life, Palpatine, Four Walls Falling and Unbroken. David Kennedy of Box Car Racer, Hazen Street and Angels & Airwaves fame was also in the band for a short period between...
from San Diego, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, and worked with rock group Built to Last. David and bandmember Tom DeLonge
Tom DeLonge
Thomas Matthew "Tom" DeLonge, Jr. is an American rock musician. He is the guitarist and one of the two lead vocalists for the American pop punk band Blink-182 as well as the guitarist and lead vocalist for the alternative band Angels & Airwaves...
are close friends and grew up together in Poway, California.
Instruments
While playing with Angels & Airwaves Kennedy is often seen playing his Gibson Memphis Custom Shop ES-335 Diamond Limited Run Electric Guitars, in all three colors in which they are available. He uses Gibson Dirty Fingers Humbucking Pickups, the same bridge pickup Tom uses in all of his signature ES-333 models, in order to emulate Delonge's signature distorted, over driven tone when playing hand muted octaveOctave
In music, an octave is the interval between one musical pitch and another with half or double its frequency. The octave relationship is a natural phenomenon that has been referred to as the "basic miracle of music", the use of which is "common in most musical systems"...
chords, often with delay effects. David plays through Mesa Boogie
Mesa Boogie
Mesa/Boogie is a company in Petaluma, California that makes amplifiers for guitars and basses. It has been in operation since 1969....
triple rectifier heads and matching cabinets. Most of David's rig emulates that of Tom's, including the use of amps, preamp, cabs and effects. David uses Ernie Ball (.10) guitar strings.
Since 2010, David now uses one Fender '65 Twin Reverb for clean, and one Vox AC30 for overdrive, matching Tom's setup once again.
Motorcycle racing
David Kennedy is known to have a love of motorcycles. In July 2009 he entered and won his first race at the Willow Springs Motorcycle Club. Afterwards Kennedy stated,He added that he wants to race as many tracks as he can.
“I was nervous at the start, feeling just like I do before I go on stage to play for a huge crowd. There’s a lot to compare between playing on stage and racing. Once the race started I just wanted to perform as best as I possibly could. I always want to be the best at what I dedicate myself to doing. A lot of people have helped me get to this point with my riding and I couldn’t let them down. So it felt as though my riding was a lot like doing a performance.”
On October 19, David placed second in his second race at Willow Springs, and managed to break his placement streak on November 14 by once again taking first.
Discography
With Angels & AirwavesAngels & Airwaves
Angels & Airwaves is an American alternative rock supergroup led by Blink-182 guitarist/vocalist Tom DeLonge, also including guitarist David Kennedy from Over My Dead Body, Hazen Street and Box Car Racer, bass guitarist Matt Wachter from 30 Seconds to Mars and former Lostprophets and Nine Inch...
- We Don't Need to WhisperWe Don't Need to WhisperWe Don't Need to Whisper is the debut album by American rock band Angels & Airwaves. It was released on May 20, 2006 in Australia, on May 22 in the UK, and on May 23 in North America....
(2006) - I-EmpireI-EmpireI-Empire is the second studio album by alternative rock band Angels & Airwaves. It was officially released worldwide on November 6, 2007 from the Angels & Airwaves website, where it was available for download...
(2007) - LoveLove (Angels & Airwaves album)Love is the third studio album by alternative rock band Angels & Airwaves. It was released on February 12, 2010 on Fuel TV, and on February 14 on Modlife. The album was released free of charge due to "corporate underwriting". A "special edition" hard copy version of the album was scheduled for...
(2010) - Love Part II (2011)
With Box Car Racer
Box Car Racer
Box Car Racer was a short-lived American post-hardcore band from San Diego, California, formed in 2002. The band was a side-project of guitarist/vocalist Tom DeLonge and drummer Travis Barker of Blink-182, along with lead guitarist David Kennedy of Hazen Street, and touring bassist Anthony Celestino...
- Box Car RacerBox Car Racer (album)Box Car Racer is the debut and only studio album by American post-hardcore band Box Car Racer. Produced by Jerry Finn, the album was released May 21, 2002 through MCA Records...
(2002)
With Hazen Street
Hazen Street
Hazen Street is a supergroup that formed in early 2004.The band features Freddy Cricien and Hoya of New York hardcore band Madball; Toby Morse of hardcore band H2O; David Kennedy of post-hardcore band Box Car Racer, hardcore punk band Over My Dead Body, and later neo-progressive rock band Angels &...
- Hazen StreetHazen Street (album)Hazen Street is the eponymous debut album by the Alternative rock band Hazen Street. It was released on July 20, 2004. The song "Are You Ready?" was the official theme song for Survivor Series 2006...
(2004)