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Atlanta_Drummer + Musician in Atlanta, GA

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In over a decade of professional performance experience, Chris has performed nationally and around the world with several award winning bands and has been used in hundreds of recording sessions at studios around the southeast.

Chris performs with piano driven pop artist Joe Aielli out of Atlanta. Chris was the drummer on the 2010-2011 Australian/Asian tour with two time Grammy award winning HipHop group Arrested Development, consisting of multiple soldout dates across Austraila and Southeast Asia, Japan, and Singapore. He also performed on the 2011 Luke Bryan Farm Tour, and the 2011 Willie Nelson Country Throwdown Tour on multiple dates spanning the United States.

Chris has performed with:
Joe Aielli of Atlanta, Ga
Arrested Development of Atlanta, Ga
Jackson Lawrence of Atlanta, Ga
Jess Godwin of Chicago, IL
Anthony Baxter of Dallas, Ga
Foxtrot November of Atlanta, Ga
Dallas of Temple, Ga
Bria Kam of Atlanta
University of West Georgia Theatre Company
Trucker Love Band of Carrollton, Ga
Metalsome Live Karaoke Band of Atlanta, Ga.
And many more

A graduate of the Atlanta Institute of Music, Chris studied under drumming legends such as Tom Knight, drummer for TLC, Creig Harber of The Drifters and the Brothers Brooks, Jack Jones, Chris Coleman, and Dave Weckl just to name a few.

His drumming style has been influenced by many great drummers, including:
Carter Beauford (DMB)
Stewart Copeland (The Police)
Questlove (The Roots)
Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Steve Jordan
Chris Coleman

Screen name:
Atlanta_Drummer
Member since:
Aug 05 2009
Active over 1 month ago
Level of commitment:
Very Committed
Years playing music:
12
Gigs played:
Over 100
Tend to practice:
More than 3 times per week
Available to gig:
6-7 nights a week
Most available:
Nights

Influences

Dave Matthews Band, Muse, Colplay, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sting, The Police, Imagine Dragons, Jamie Cullum, Maroon 5, The Script, and many more

Instrument experience:

Drums:
Expert
Background Singer:
Moderate

EQUIPMENT

Yamaha Maple Absolute Drums and Hardware
Zildjian K Custom Cymbals
Shure PSM 900 IEM System
1964 Ears Custom In Ear Monitors

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