14 Facts About Doug Gillard

Douglas Scott Gillard was born on December 23,1965 and is an American guitarist and songwriter.

Doug Gillard has been a member of major indie pop and punk bands, most notably Guided by Voices, Nada Surf, Bambi Kino, Death of Samantha, and Cobra Verde.

Doug Gillard's parents were from Colorado, where his father helped construct missile silos, and his mother was a teacher's aide.

On July 25,2016, it was announced Doug Gillard rejoined Guided by Voices.

Doug Gillard was one of the founding members of Bambi Kino, a band formed in anticipation of 2010's fiftieth anniversary of the first Beatles shows in Hamburg, Germany.

In 2010, Doug Gillard joined the band Nada Surf, which had been formed in 1992 by Matthew Caws and Daniel Lorca.

The line-up of Caws, Lorca, drummer Ira Elliot, and Doug Gillard appeared on Nada Surf's 2012 album The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy.

Doug Gillard has always been pretty dedicated to the painting, and that's a good thing.

Doug Gillard has recorded three full-length albums as a solo artist, not including his early cassette releases.

Doug Gillard's solo recording career technically began with two self-released cassettes, the four-song Cover Songs with Big Heads EP, and a 1990 release of juvenilia recorded by Doug Gillard at ages 5 to 9.

Doug Gillard produced indie band Eternal Summers' third album, The Drop Beneath.

Doug Gillard has scored several independent films, including the comedy short film Creative Process 473, and American Cannibal.

In 2014, Doug Gillard recorded a version of Scott Miller's song "Dripping with Looks," which originally appeared on the 1987 Game Theory album Lolita Nation.

Doug Gillard's version, released as a music video in May 2014, was expected to appear on a Scott Miller memorial tribute album.