Hi I’m Dave. I’m a multi instrumentalist from Reno and I started writing and performing music when I was a kid. I’ve been drumming, singing, and touring the world with my band Vampirates for over 20 years and now I’m writing and recording solo works. 

2022 - False Island (EP)

2023 - Chrysalis (Single)

2026 - Three Quarter Life Crisis (LP)

"Masud has been a fixture in the Reno music scene since debuting as a teenager in the late ’90s band 2 Corporate. Apart from his solo work, he is currently the drummer in Vampirates and Voted Best Band, and the new bassist for The Scattering. Masud’s previous bands include (deep breath): Squalid, Propaganda Machine, Sucka Punch, Twice, Painting Gala, Melvin Makes Machineguns and Me Time.

For his new solo album, Masud wrote the songs in his home studio before going to Pus Cavern Recording in Sacramento and tracking all the instruments and most of the vocals over three different weekends in 2025. He also had his wife, Jenni, sing backup on a few songs.

Even though it’s mostly solo, Life Crisis sounds remarkably like a band recording, cohesive with its sound, tempos and singing styles. It has all the hallmarks of well-written modern punk, from the more melodic variety on songs like “After The Storm” to discordant and heavy songs like “Firebird.”

-Mark Earnest / Reno News and Review

”I love any creator going out of their comfort zone to explore their pure creativity without putting any expectations to it. I think Dave Masud put together a collection of songs that provide a solid emotional timestamp that I’m so glad he decided to share with the world.”

-Bobby Benedict / Dying Scene