David Olliffe is the former drummer of The Vines. During the recordings of the band's debut album, Highly Evolved, Olliffe left citing creative differences with band management and the albums producer, although it was reported on the band website that "he didn't enjoy the touring lifestyle" The Vines are an Australian garage rock band notable for producing a raw musical hybrid of 60s rock and 90s alternative with the band being popularly promoted as The Beatles meets Nirvana. // The original version of the Vines met in suburban Sydney in the mid 1990s where Craig Nicholls, Patrick... A debut album is the first released record album by an artist or a band. ... Highly Evolved is an album by Australian garage rockers The Vines, released in July of 2002 (see 2002 in music). ...

Before leaving, Olliffe had already recorded drum tracks for the songs "Highly Evolved", "Autumn Shade", "Outtathaway", "Sunshinin", "Homesick" (outro only), "Country Yard", "Mary Jane", and "1969" (which he also co-wrote).

Olliffe was also the drummer for Sydney's Theredsunband, however he is credited as "David O'Leaf" in the official site bio. He played with the Sydney outfit after Theredsunband's first drummer Kate Wilson left the band(formerly of The Null Set and current drummer in The Laurels). Theredsunband's current line up does not include O'Leaf/Olliffe, who left shortly before the band recorded their first album "Peapod". theredsunband is a three-piece rock band from Sydney, Australia. ...