Doug Scharin

{{Infobox musical artist | name = Doug Scharin | image = | caption = | birth_name = Douglas Arthur Scharin | birth_date = | birth_place = West Hartford, Connecticut, United States | genre = Math rock, post-rock | occupation = Musician | instrument = Drummer | label = | years_active = 1980s–present | associated_acts = Blktop Project, Codeine, Directions in Music, Enablers, HiM, June of 44, Loftus, Mice Parade, Out in Worship, Rex | website = }}

'''Douglas Arthur Scharin''' is an American drummer and percussionist. He has served as a member of a multitude of bands, including Codeine, Rex, HiM, Enablers, June of 44, Loftus and Mice Parade. He currently resides in San Diego, California.

== Biography == Douglas Arthur Scharin was born and grew up in West Hartford, Connecticut. As a teenager, he became interested in music while listening to his mother's boyfriend perform drums in his band Son. Bassist and composer Bill Laswell was also a member of the band and taught Scharin to play drums and bass.<ref>{{cite web |first=David |last=Rat |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog_posts/7748556-doug-scharin-codeine-and-the-white-birch-interview |title=Doug Scharin, Codeine, and The White Birch interview |publisher=Goodreads |date=January 23, 2015 |accessdate=April 13, 2016}}</ref> In 1994, Scharin received attention for his drumming after he joined the slowcore group Codeine for their second album ''The White Birch''. After Codeine disbanded, Scharin founded Rex and HiM in 1995.<ref name="trouserpresscodeine">{{cite web |first=David |last=Sprague |url=http://trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=codeine |title=Codeine |publisher=Trouser Press |year=2007 |accessdate=April 13, 2016}}</ref>

In 2006, Scharin started an experimental music project named Activities of Dust. The idea for the project came after Scharin had accumulated hours' worth of feedback recordings, which he had recorded over the course of 2006. He decided to enlist Jeff Parker, Bill Laswell and Bernie Worrell to help him experiment and build off these recordings.<ref name="dusted">{{Cite journal|first=Michael |last=Ardaiolo |url=http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/5088 |title=Activities of Dust - ''A New Mind'' |journal=Dusted |date=July 2, 2009 |accessdate=April 14, 2016}}</ref> The finished compositions were compiled and released as ''A New Mind'' in 2008.<ref name="allmusicdust">{{cite web |first= |last= |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=mw0000807103|pure_url=yes}}|title=Activities of Dust: ''A New Mind'' > Overview |publisher=Allmusic |date= |accessdate=April 14, 2016}}</ref>

== Discography == *''A New Mind'' (Adluna, 2008)

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== External links == *[http://dougscharinmusic.bandcamp.com/ Doug Scharin] at Bandcamp *{{Discogs artist|artist=Doug Scharin|name=Doug Scharin}}

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