Derek Almstead

Derek Almstead (born August 23, 1974) is an American musician/engineer closely tied to The Elephant Six Collective.

Background[]

Born in Lexington, Virginia, he spent his childhood in Tishomingo, Oklahoma, and later Manassas, Virginia. In 1995 he moved to Athens, Georgia, where he became involved with Elephant 6. A multi-instrumentalist, Almstead also writes, records, engineers, and masters music from his own Pixel Studio.

Portfolio[]

Almstead is perhaps best known as a bass player. He has played or currently plays with the following bands: Of Montreal (on drums and bass),^[1] Destroyer, Summer Hymns, Visitations, Great Lakes, The Sunshine Fix, Polaris, Mary Jane, , Marshmallow Coast, Daisy, , Major Organ and the Adding Machine, Pipes You See, Pipes You Don't, Circulatory System, The Instruments, M Coast, The 63 Crayons, Vic Chesnutt, Elf Power, , Space Trucks, The Olivia Tremor Control and the Glands. He released his solo project, Faster Circuits - Tunes of Glory, on June 25, 2013. He also helped record and produce The Sleeping Flies (Electronic Watusi Boogaloo / Ultra Wide Band) with The Bill Doss for Kindercore in Athens

Personal[]

He was married in 2005 to , also of Marshmallow Coast.

References[]

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