Dan Elkan (born September 7, 1978) is an American singer-songwriter and producer, who is best known as the singer and guitarist for the rock band Them Hills. Elkan has performed live with Broken Bells, Hella, and Kim Deal, and has appeared on recordings by Hella, Team Sleep, Norah Jones and Zach Hill.Allmusic.com, Allmusic.com Credits. Elkan produced Aaron Ross' 2007 album "Shapeshifter" and tracks for Golden Shoulders' "Get Reasonable" 2009. Elkan also co-produced Zach Hill & Holy Smokes' "Masculine Drugs" 2004 and Holy Smokes' "Talk to Your Kids about Gangs" 2006 as well as Alela Diane's 2009 album "To Be Still".
The Union (Western Nevada County, CA) in 2009 called him "instrumental in much of the music that has come out of Nevada County in the last 10 years".
Discography
With Pocket For Corduroy
S/T EP (1998) As Soon As Impossible (2001)
With Hella
Bitches Ain't Shit But Good People (2003) There's No 666 In Outer Space (2007)
With Golden Shoulders
Friendship Is Deep (2004) Get Reasonable (2009)
Holy Smokes
Masculine Drugs (2004) With Zach Hill and
With Team Sleep
Team Sleep (2005)
With Daisy Spot
Daisy Spot (album) (2005)
With Holy Smokes
Talk To Your Kids About Gangs (2006)
With Aaron Ross
Shapeshifter (2007)
With Them Hills
Greener Grassing (2007) Process (2009)
With Zach Hill
Astrological Straits (2009)
With Alela Diane
To Be Still (2009)
With Norah Jones
Little Broken Hearts (2012)
With Zavalaz
All Those Nights We Never Met (unreleased)
With Pluralone
To Be One With You (2019)
Tours
Pocket For Corduroy (Vocals & Guitar, 2001) Hella (vocals, guitar, keyboard & sampler, 2005) Them Hills (vocals & guitar, 2006-2011) Broken Bells (vocals & guitar, 2010) Zavalaz (guitar & vocals, 2013)
References
External links AllMusic