associated_acts years_active birth_place label background instrument birth_date genre article_title name occupation
hamster theatre , thinking plague , 3 mice 1980s -- present united states prolific , altrock non_vocal_instrumentalist accordion , bass guitar , guitar , keyboards 1963 avant-rock , experimental dave willey
 dave willey musician , composer
dave willey

dave willey -lrb- born 1963 -rrb- is an american experimental musician and composer , best known as the co-founder and member of the boulder , colorado-based avant-rock group hamster theatre .
he is also a member of thinking plague and 3 mice .
he has released two solo albums and has performed with hamster theatre and thinking plague in the united states and europe .
in a biography at allmusic , dave lynch described willey 's music as `` uncompromising , challenging , and adventurous but also engaging and tuneful '' .
