Who are The Damnwells?
As most fans will know, Alex Dezen has often referred to The Damnwells as a collective. As he wrote on his myspace blog back here:
The Damnwells has always been about my songs with extremely talented musicians and producers collaborating. The personnel have changed, but the essence—one of this week’s vocabulary words for the 7th graders I teach—remains the same.
So the question of, “Who are The Damnwells?” remains a difficult one to pin down with one set answer. However, for those of you who are after the cold, hard, dry facts:
The original members of the Damnwells were:
- Alex Dezen - Lead Vocals, Guitar, Piano
- David Chernis - Lead Guitar
- Ted Hudson - Bass Guitar
- Steven Terry (ex-Whiskeytown) - Drums
If you were to visit their Myspace page today, however, you would see that the band members are currently listed as:
Band Members
- Alex Dezen ~ Vocals/Guitar
- Ted Hudson ~ Bass
- often with:
- J Barclay ~ Guitar/Vocals
- David Chernis ~ Guitar
- Angela Dezen ~ Vocals
- Adrian Dickey ~ Bass/Vocals
- Cameron Hammon ~ Vocals
- Matt “the” Hammon ~ Drums/Percussion
- Dan Hickey ~ Drums/Percussion
- Andrew Ratcliffe ~ Drums/Percussion
- Julian “Big in the UK” Velard ~ Keyboards/Vocals/Vibe
- Neal Ostrovsky ~ Drums/Percussion
What you need to know? Not so much the current line up. What you need to know is that The Damnwells, as a collective, produce some of the most exciting music you can hear today.
