Dave Kushner

Dave Kushner (born November 16, 1966) is an American musician best known as the rhythm guitarist for the hard rock supergroup Velvet Revolver. Kushner has also been a member of Wasted Youth,[2] Electric Love Hogs,[2] Loaded,[2] Danzig,[2] Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro's solo band,[2] Sugartooth,[2] Zilch[3] while he has also recorded with Infectious Grooves,[2] Cyco Miko[2] and more recently collaborated with Scars on Broadway guitarist Franky Perez[4][5] releasing songs under the pseudonym of DKFXP, a combination of the initials of Perez and Kushner, as well as working with Indian singer and actress Shruti Haasan.[6] Kushner has also been writing and composing music for films and television, most notable the theme for FX series Sons of Anarchy, titled "This Life",[7][8] where he received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music in 2009[9][10][11][12][13] while in 2010 he received an ASCAP Award for the theme.[14][15][16] He collaborated with composer John O'Brien on the music for the movies Four Christmases, Couples Retreat[9][10] and the ABC police drama series Detroit 1-8-7[17][18] while he was also asked to develop a spin-off of How I Met Your Mother entitled "The Bro Code" by Fox creative director Dave Warren and The Simpsons segment director Ralph Sosa.[9][10] In 2009, Kushner was named "One of The 50 Greatest Unsung Guitar Heroes Ever" by Total Guitar magazine.[9][10]