{{short description|American drummer}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2021}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Dave Moreno | image = Bruce_Dickinson_-_The_Mandrake_Project_(40)_(53818040120).jpg | landscape = yes | caption = Moreno with Bruce Dickinson in 2024 | birth_name = | alias = Chilli | birth_place = Sun Valley, California, U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} | instrument = Drums, percussion, vocals, guitars, keyboards | genre = | occupation = Musician | years_active = | label = | website = {{URL|davemoreno.com}} }}
'''David Moreno''' is an American musician, singer, audio engineer, songwriter and producer, best known for his role as the drummer in the American rock band Puddle of Mudd,<ref name="puddleofmudd">{{cite web|url=http://www.puddleofmudd.com|title=Puddle of Mudd Official Website|publisher=puddleofmudd.com|accessdate=May 6, 2015}}</ref><ref name="rock-zone">{{cite web|url=http://www.rock-zone.co.uk/2014/03/29/puddle-of-mudd-have-another-line-up-change/|title=Puddle of Mudd Have Another Line Up Change {{pipe}} Rock Zone UK|date=March 29, 2014|publisher=rock-zone.co.uk|accessdate=May 6, 2015}}</ref> and for Bruce Dickinson.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2024-01-21 |title=BRUCE DICKINSON Talks Setlist For Upcoming Solo Tour: 'Effectively, It's Gonna Be From 'Balls To Picasso' Forward' |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/bruce-dickinson-talks-setlist-for-upcoming-solo-tour-effectively-its-gonna-be-from-balls-to-picasso-forward |access-date=2024-12-24 |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |language=en}}</ref>
==Early life and education== Born in Sun Valley, Los Angeles, California, Moreno is of Mexican descent. He first started playing drums when he was only 11, and at just 15 years old, Moreno was already performing his first gig at the famous iconic Whisky a Go Go nightclub on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood, California.
Moreno's musical education continued when he attended The Dick Grove School of Music upon completing high school. There, he graduated from the Percussion Program after studying hand percussion, ear training and music theory, as well as many genres of music which encompassed everything from Rock, Metal, Jazz, Disco, Latin, Hip Hop, Funk, and Fusion to Orchestra, Big Band, R&B and Country.<ref name="davemoreno">{{cite web|url=http://www.davemoreno.com|title=Dave Moreno|publisher=davemoreno.com|accessdate=May 6, 2015}}</ref>
==Career== Moreno has recorded more than 100 records which include movie soundtracks, instructional CDs, karaoke and television commercials. In 2008, he contributed the studio drum piece for the theme song to the ''Dr. Phil'' show.
Moreno's professional in-studio affiliations include names such as: Bill Appleberry (The Wallflowers, Puddle of Mudd), David Kahne (Paul McCartney, Sugar Ray, Rolling Stones), Johnny K (Disturbed, 3 Doors Down), Roy Z (Judas Priest, Bruce Dickinson), Andy Johns (Led Zeppelin), Greg Hampton (Alice Cooper, Lita Ford) and Richard Podolor (Three Dog Night, Michelle Branch).
Moreno has also recorded and toured worldwide with an eclectic array of musical artists including: Bruce Dickinson – Iron Maiden, Dizzy Reed – Guns N' Roses, Steve Stevens – Billy Idol, Earshot – Warner Bros, Operator – Atlantic Records, Rob Rock, Judas Priest, Tribe of Gypsies<ref name="bookofhours">{{cite web |url=http://www.bookofhours.net/bdwbn/davidmoreno.htm |title=Feature: David Moreno |publisher=bookofhours.net |accessdate=May 6, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101110083639/http://www.bookofhours.net/bdwbn/davidmoreno.htm |archivedate=November 10, 2010 }}</ref> – JVC/Victor, Love/Hate, Ice-T's Body Count, Phil Lewis – L.A. Guns, Vampiro X-Mana, Christian Castro, Belinda and María José.<ref name="davemoreno"/>
In January 2016, Dave was chosen to be included in the elite line-up of performers at the 'Bonzo Bash' - an annual event at the NAMM Show honoring the late, great drummer, John Bonham of Led Zeppelin. There, he took the stage alongside other top-industry professionals, performing "The Immigrant Song" during the show.<ref>{{cite web |author= |url=http://backstageaxxess.com/2016/01/bonzo-bash-m3-anaheim-california-january-22-2016/ |title=Bonzo Bash @ M3, Anaheim, California January 22, 2016 |publisher=Backstage Axxess |date= |accessdate=April 3, 2016 |archive-date=April 16, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416190132/http://backstageaxxess.com/2016/01/bonzo-bash-m3-anaheim-california-january-22-2016/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
===Recent projects=== Moreno joined Bruce Dickinson's touring band for his Mandrake Project tour in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Bruce Dickinson Announces Two New Touring Band Members And A One-Off Warm-Up Show for 'The Mandrake Project' | url=https://www.ironmaiden.com/news/article/bruce-dickinson-announces-two-new-touring-band-members-and-a-one-off-warm-up-show-for-the-mandrake-project | access-date=2025-07-14 | website=www.ironmaiden.com | date=February 16, 2024 }}</ref>
Moreno also owns and operates a full production Recording Studio in Los Angeles called Doom Room Studio where he teaches, produces, records, and mixes independent and national artists, television and film.<ref name="youtube">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgWZlJIhwp4|title=DJ FRANKIE RIOS & DAVID CHILLI MORENO – YouTube|date=August 19, 2010 |publisher=youtube.com|accessdate=May 6, 2015}}</ref> Previous clients of Moreno's have included Nick Simmons (Gene Simmons Family Jewels), Roy Z (Halford, Dickinson), Brent Woods (Vince Neil, Sebastian Bach), Vinny Appice (Black Sabbath), Kelly Rhoads, Chas West<ref name="magikwebs">{{cite web|url=http://us.alliedartists.com/release.php?id=39|title=Allied Artists – News – ALLIED ARTISTS MUSIC GROUP'S CHAS WEST WINS BEST MALE VOCALIST|publisher=us.alliedartists.com|accessdate=May 6, 2015|archive-date=April 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150416142457/http://us.alliedartists.com/release.php?id=39|url-status=dead}}</ref> (The Jason Bonham Band, Foreigner), Copper Mountain, The Doo Wah Riders, Bobby Blotzer (Ratt), Jizzy Pearl (Quiet Riot), and Afterhours.
== Discography ==
{| class="wikitable" |- !Artist !Title !Released |- |Achilles Heel |''D.F.C.'' |1997 |- |Estancia |''Latin Groove'' |1999 |- |Claudia Claudia |''Relaxing'' |1999 |- |The Liberators |''Access Denied'' |2000 |- |Fairy Flute |''The Other Side of Bossa'' |2000 |- |Supercool |''Live at the Wilcox Hotel'' |2001 |- |The Spanish Bossa |''Brazilian Mode'' |2002 |- |Edify |''Edify'' |2002 |- |Scapegoat Wax |''SWAX'' |2002 |- |Jizzy Pearl |''Just A Boy'' |2003 |- |Viacrucis |Delirios |2003 |- |Earshot |''II'' |2003 |- |Rob Rock |''Holy Hell'' |2005 |- |Bruce Dickinson |''Tyranny of Souls'' |2005 |- |Jizzy Pearl |''Vegas Must Die'' |2005 |- |Bruce Dickinson |''ANTHOLOGY'' |2006 |- |Mundo Vacio |''Best of Rock en Español'' |2006 |- |Can You Rock? |''Blink-182 Play Along'' |2006 |- |Can You Rock? |''Fall Out Boy Play Along'' |2006 |- |Tribe of Gypsies |''Dweller on the Threshold'' |2006 |- |KARAOKE |''Ramones – Gabba Gabba Hey'' |2006 |- |Can You Rock? |''Mötley Crüe Play Along'' |2006 |- |Can You Rock? |''Metallica Play Along'' |2007 |- |Operator |''Soulcrusher'' | 2007 |- |Earshot |''The Silver Lining'' |2008 |- |Vains of Jenna |''The Art of Telling Lies'' |2009 |- |The New Czars<ref name="song-haven">{{cite web|url=http://www.song-haven.com/e-news.html|title=Endless Productions: Info and News|publisher=song-haven.com|accessdate=May 6, 2015|archive-date=March 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150321031039/http://song-haven.com/e-news.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="therimofhell">{{cite web|url=http://www.therimofhell.com/2010/09/08/music-review-the-new-czars-doomsday-revolution-samson-records/|title=Music Review: The New Czars – Doomsday Revolution [Samson Records] {{pipe}} The Rim Of Hell|publisher=therimofhell.com|accessdate=May 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918235927/http://www.therimofhell.com/2010/09/08/music-review-the-new-czars-doomsday-revolution-samson-records/|archive-date=September 18, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> |''Dooms Day Revolution''<ref name="thepulsemag">{{cite web|url=http://thepulsemag.com/wordpress/2010/12/1210-on-cd|title=12.10 on CD {{pipe}} The Pulse Magazine|date=December 2010 |publisher=thepulsemag.com|accessdate=May 6, 2015}}</ref><ref name="facebook">{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-New-Czars/132727813417002|title=The New Czars |publisher=facebook.com|accessdate=May 6, 2015}}</ref> |2010 |- |Dreams of Reason |''Radically Poetic'' |2011 |- |Humanity Street |''Humanity'' |2011 |- |Godfrey Paul |''Country Rockin' Blues'' | 2011 |- |Body Count |''The Gears of War'' |2012 |- |Zombie Squash |''Destroy'' |2013 |- |Bruce Dickinson |''The Mandrake Project'' |2024 |}
==Equipment== {{BLP sources|date=July 2015}} '''Drums''' – DW<ref>{{cite web|url=http://davemoreno.com/set-up/ |title=Set Up {{pipe}} |website=davemoreno.com |date=June 20, 2014 |accessdate=April 3, 2016}}</ref>
18 X 22 22 <br> 10, 12, 14, 16 – Toms / Floor Toms<br> 6.5 x 14 Snare – Maple Wood and one spare
'''Cymbals''' – Sabian
1 – 17 " AAXplsion Crash<br> 2 – 18 " AAXplosion Crashes<br> 1 – 19 " AAXplosion Crash<br> 1 – 21 " AA Rock Ride<br> 1 – 14 " AA Brilliant Studio or Stage Hats
'''Hardware'''
1 – DW 5000 Snare Stand<br> 1 – Low to ground – Drum Throne<br> 1 – DW 5000 or 9000 Hi Hat Stand<br> 1 – DW 5000 or 9000 DW DBL Bass Pedal<br> 5 – DW Cymbal Boom Crash Hardware Stands
'''Accessories'''
1 – Shure 58 – Vocal Mic<br> 1 – Drum Rug (if necessary)<br> 1 – DI Box
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.davemoreno.com}}
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