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For the baseball player of the same name, see Dave Eiland.

David Eiland
Background information
Born	St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Genres	R&B pop rock funk
Occupations	Musician producer composer author
Instruments	Saxophone guitar bass drums wind synths keys
Years active	1970s–present
Label	Flyte Tyme Records

David Eiland (born in St. Louis, Missouri) is a musician, composer, recording artist and producer. Eiland is a multi-instrumentalist playing saxophones, guitar, bass, synths, drums, Aerophone, Lyricon and EWI amongst other instruments.

Biography

David Eiland has enjoyed a successful career in the music business for over 50 years. In the 1970s he was member in a variety of bands in the Twin Cities, he was also a founding member of the funk band Flyt Tyme. Throughout his career Eiland has recorded and performed with national artists such as Janet Jackson, David Bowie, Human League, Jonny Lang, Thelma Houston, Alexander O'Neal, Baby and The Pacifiers, Shannon Curfman’s bassist, The New Primitives, and Cherrelle. He also worked as a staff member for Flyte Tyme Productions.

Awards

Eiland won Brass/Reed Player of the Year at the 1995 MMA Awards.

External links

• David Eiland at AllMusic