David Reilly (May 5, 1971 – October 16, 2005), as singer and songwriting/production partner in the electro-rock band God Lives Underwater (GLU), spent the better part of the 1990s as a producer and touring artist, first signed by Rick Rubin to American Recordings in 1993.
American went on to release GLU's self titled EP and debut album Empty, which spawned minor radio hits "No More Love" and "All Wrong", the former as a single from the soundtrack to the hit Keanu Reeves film Johnny Mnemonic (film).
GLU then made a move to 1500 /A&M, who went on to release their second full-length Life in the So-Called Space Age, which generated the hit, "From Your Mouth". The single enjoyed play on alternative rock stations and MTV alike, and saw the band hitting the road for several years of mostly sold out shows alongside notable artists including KMFDM, Korn, Stabbing Westward, Life of Agony, Filter, Far, Type O Negative, Genitorturers, Deftones, No Doubt, and Sublime.
In addition to his repertoire as a writer and vocalist, Reilly was a multi-instrumentalist and producer with synthesis/sampling knowledge, and with his GLU partner Jeff Turzo stayed busy with other production and remix projects as well, including remixes for Skinny Puppy, Rob Zombie and Messiah, and organizing and contributing to 1998's For the Masses: A Tribute To Depeche Mode, which also featured tracks from Deftones, Smashing Pumpkins, Failure, The Cure and Monster Magnet.
In 2001 David released a solo album under the band name Robot Teen America titled "Living In Syn" which was 4 untitled instrumental songs. Each CD was numbered and signed by David and only available through the internet.
In 2002 David started the rock band Fluzee and they released 1 album titled "7" before breaking up the following year.
2004 saw the release of GLU's Up Off The Floor, released worldwide in June on Megaforce/Locomotive. 2004 also saw a short solo acoustic tour by Reilly, mostly along the east coast (including stops in Cleveland, Akron, Detroit, Boston, & New York City), in support of his Inside (which due to timing issues actually wasn't released until the end of the tour). 2005 was to see Reilly's return to touring in support of unreleased How Humans R(x) album.
David Reilly died unexpectedly at 5:15am on October 16, 2005 from complications of a coma brought on by pain medication for an abscessed tooth. He was 34 years old. Tour dates were scheduled at the time of his death, and the album was left unfinished, which was tentatively scheduled to be finished and released in March 2006 with guest vocalists filling in on a few incomplete tracks.
"How Humans R(x)" has been brought back to life and has a tentative release date of 2009.
In 2006 a novel was released about David's life between 1995 - 2005 titled "Dreams Are Unfinished Thoughts" by longtime friend Brian Paone with all the proceeds of the book going to David's nephew. http://MySpace.com/DaveReillyNovel
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David Reilly Discography
- 2004 - Inside EP
- How Humans R(x) (Currently unreleased. In production at time of death)
Robot Teen America Discography
- 2001 – Living in Syn - Robot Teen America 4 Track EP, solo side project by Dave Reilly of God Lives Underwater
Fluzee Discography
- 2002 – The 7 EP - M7 Track EP featuring members of Fluzee: David Reilly, Adam Kary, Melissa Zahnweh, Patrick Haslup.
God Lives Underwater Discography
- 1995 – God Lives Underwater EP – Onion/REP, imprint of Rick Rubin's American Recordings
- 1995 – Empty – American Recordings
- 1998 – Life in the So-Called Space Age – 1500/A&M
- 1998 – Rearrange EP – A&M
- 2004 – Up Off The Floor – Locomotive Music
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