Dave Kushner has been working hard as a musician since the mid 80s and
until recently he has gone virtually unnoticed.
As a member of Wasted Youth he was on board when they released their
first album "Black Daze". Soon after Kushner left the band and began
working with the band Infectious Grooves, he stayed on-board for their
first album but was not featured on their subsequent albums. He then
joined the group Electric Love Hogs which was comprised of future band
members of Orgy and Goldfinger. Despite shows with an early incarnation
of Stone Temple Pilots and a tour with L.A Guns the band never released
another album. Kushner then worked with Danzig for a short time.
After releasing work with 'Cyco Miko' he toured with the band 'Zilch'
at which point he met up with future band-mate Duff McKagan who was
touring with his band 'Loaded'. He also worked as musical director on
Dave Navarro's touring band for his solo album 'Trust No One'.
After McKagan disbanded Loaded he began working on 'The Project' with
Kushner and past Guns N' Roses band-mates. After a grueling search for
a lead singer the band found Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots fame.
After sobering him up and helping him kick his heroin habit the band
was christened 'Velvet Revolver'.
The band's first release, 'Contraband', has since sold around 4 million
records, spawned three hit singles and been nominated for three
Grammys, winning one.