Dave Derby is an American songwriter, recording artist, producer, and composer who was born in

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and now resides in New York City. Derby serves as a songwriter and producer fo
Gramercy Arms
a

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musical and artist collective featuring members of

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, Elk City,

The Dambuilders The Dambuilders was an indie rock band that began in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, in 1989 and later relocated to Boston. They released seven LPs (six studio albums & one compilation) and a number of EPs before breaking up in 1998. Members have gone o ...

, Guided by Voices,

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, Sparklehorse and A Girl Called Eddy, as well as notable artists such as

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and

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. Derby has also produced albums for

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. Gramercy Arms released their second album "The Seasons of Love" in August 2014 on

. The album received a positive review in ''

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''.Fusilli, Jim
"With a Little Help from His Friends"
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for the album's song "Beautiful Disguise" which featured

and

Joan Wasser Joan Wasser (born July 26, 1970) is an American musician, singer-songwriter and producer who releases music as Joan As Police Woman. She began her career playing violin with the Dambuilders and played with Black Beetle, Antony and the Johnsons, ...

on lead vocals. Their third album tentatively titled "Deleted Scene" and an EP called "The Making of the Making of" will be released on

an
Magic Door Records
in late 2021. In addition to his work with Gramercy Arms, Dave was a founding member of

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, The Norfolk Downs, and has released solo records, and played bass in

's band The Negatives. Derby and Cole have co-written numerous songs and shared production credits for both of their respective musical projects. Derby has also composed and produced music for film and TV including a song that he co-wrote with Michael Kotch and Colleen Fitzpatrick (Vitamin C) for Hannah Montana in Hannah Montana: The Movie . Derby wrote and performed the theme song for ''Pilot Season''. While the show was not picked up by any television networks, the song eventually became the end theme for ''

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''.

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