Wylie Gelber
{{short description|American musician & guitar maker, bass guitarist of Dawes}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Wylie Gelber
| image = Newport Folk Festival 2014, Sunday (14856647895).jpg
| caption = Wylie Gelber at the Newport Folk Festival in 2014
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| birth_name =
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|05|13}}
| birth_place = Los Angeles County, California, U.S.
| origin =
| instrument = Bass
| genre = Folk rock, Indie rock
| occupation = Bassist, guitar maker
| years_active = 2002–present
| label = HUB Records
Rounder Records
ATO Records
| associated_acts = {{hlist|Dawes|Simon Dawes}}
| website =
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Wylie Gelber (born May 13, 1988) is a professional bassist and guitar maker from Los Angeles, California.{{cite web |title=Wylie Quinn Gelber, Born 05/13/1988 in California {{!}} CaliforniaBirthIndex.org |url=https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/wylie_quinn_gelber_born_1988_18526571 |website=www.californiabirthindex.org |accessdate=23 October 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://gazette.com/arts-entertainment/dawes-bassist-wylie-gelber-on-the-evolution-of-a-rock/article_91e0b990-b7a6-11e8-9fb1-272cf222b36f.html|title=Dawes' bassist Wylie Gelber on the evolution of a rock band|last=Karas|first=Michelle|website=Colorado Springs Gazette|date=23 September 2018 |language=en|access-date=2019-10-22}}{{Cite web|url=https://ampeg.com/artists/wylie-gelber/|title=Wylie Gelber|website=Ampeg|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-22}} A founding member of the band Dawes, Gelber played bass in the band from 2009 to 2023.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-09 |title=Dawes Delivers an Emotional Tribute to Wylie Gelber in His Final Gig With The Band at the Theatre at the Ace Hotel |url=https://blurredculture.com/dawes-delivers-an-emotional-tribute-to-wylie-gelber-in-his-final-gig-with-the-band-at-the-theatre-at-the-ace-hotel/ |access-date=2024-01-05 |website=Blurred Culture |language=en}} Gelber played on Dawes' first eight albums.{{Cite web |last=Cormier |first=Ryan |title=Dawes preps first Dylan-less Delaware show |url=https://www.delawareonline.com/story/entertainment/2015/12/03/dawes-preps-first-dylan-less-delaware-show/76674920/ |access-date=2024-01-05 |website=The News Journal |language=en-US}}
Career
= Simon Dawes =
Gelber dropped out of high school to tour as the bassist in the post-punk band Simon Dawes. The band broke up in 2007 when guitarist Blake Mills left.{{Cite web|url=http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2017/oct/24/dawes/|title=Dawes|last=Smith|first=Micah|website=www.jacksonfreepress.com|language=en|access-date=2019-10-22}}
= Dawes =
Image:Dawes-17 (49296923933).jpg 8/2/19]]Following the break up of Simon Dawes, Gelber and former bandmates Griffin and Taylor Goldsmith formed the folk rock band Dawes, which released its first album, North Hills, in 2009.{{Cite web|url=https://coldsmokeco.com/blogs/news/coldsmoke-chronicles-wylie-gelber-musician-guitar-bass-builder-and-all-around-creative|title=Coldsmoke Chronicles: Wylie Gelber: Basist [sic] for Dawes, Shows us his Secret Lair|website=COLDSMOKE|access-date=2019-10-22}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-xpm-2013-may-22-la-et-ms-dawes-20130522-story.html|title=Dawes adds fresh sentiments to folk-rock roots|date=2013-05-22|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-22}} The band tours extensively and has released eight full-length studio albums.{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-dawes-ott-0422-20160418-story.html|title=Dawes making it the old-fashioned way|last=Stewart|first=Allison|website=chicagotribune.com|date=21 April 2016 |access-date=2019-10-22}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.theaquarian.com/2018/01/01/buzz-dawes-keeping-things-fresh-interview-with-wylie-gelber/|title=Dawes — Keeping Things Fresh: Interview with Wylie Gelber {{!}} The Aquarian|last=Schafer|first=Debra Kate|website=www.theaquarian.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-22}}{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/breaking-dawes-234994/|title=Breaking: Dawes|date=2009-11-11|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-22}}
In February 2023, it was announced on social media that Gelber would be departing the lineup following the band's spring tour dates to focus on other projects, including Gelber & Sons.
After playing with Dawes and Simon Dawes for 18+ years, Gelber played his final full gig with Dawes at the Theatre at the Ace Hotel Los Angeles on May 5th, 2023.
= Gelber & Sons =
Gelber operates Gelber & Sons, a Los Angeles company that makes guitars.{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/gelberandsons/|title=Gelber & Sons (@gelberandsons) • Instagram photos and videos|website=www.instagram.com|language=en|access-date=2019-10-23}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.instagram.com/gelberandsons/ Gelber & Sons]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENpBsCG9eJc Dawes - Love Is All I Am]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQEj_9IhJSo Dawes - When My Time Comes]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxbUShqm0Wg Wylie Gelber Bass Solo - 2017]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-T-V4-4ePRs Wylie Gelber interview - Kyle Meredith]
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Category:21st-century American bass guitarists
Category:American rock bass guitarists
Category:American male bass guitarists
Category:American musical instrument makers