Dave Elkins (born Dave Gimenez) is an American musician from

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. He is best known as the co-founder and lead singer of the band

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. His other notable musical projects include Sky's The Limit and Schematic.

Career

Sky's the Limit

In 2001, Elkins was the lead singer for the band Sky's the Limit. The band's only album, self-titled, was originally released independently, then later released again through

Spartan Records Spartan Records was founded by John T. Frazier in Seattle, Washington in January 2007. It is currently home to the bands Schematic, Barren Womb, Ourlives, Shy, Low, and several others. Prior to founding Spartan, Frazier was the director of mar ...

to allow for greater distribution. Elkins went on to re-record several Sky's the Limit songs with Mae.

Mae

In 2002, Elkins formed the band Mae with friend Jacob Marshall, with Elkins serving as lead vocalist and guitarist through several studio albums and EPs. The band went on hiatus in 2010, at which point Elkins and the other band members moved on to other projects. The band announced a reunion tour in 2014 and released a new album on

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in 2018.

Schematic

After Mae went on hiatus in 2010 Elkins formed a record label and a band under the name Schematic. He serves as the vocalist and producer for and composes and records most of the tracks himself. The band's albums are released through Spartan Records. The project was put on hold for Mae's reunion tour.

Personal life

Elkins moved to

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in 2011. He is currently a producer and engineer at Schematic Studios in

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References

External links

Schematic Bandcamp
{{DEFAULTSORT:Elkins, Dave Living people American rock guitarists American rock singers Record producers from Virginia American audio engineers Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Musicians from Virginia Beach, Virginia