Simon Phillips is an English jazz, pop, and rock drummer and record producer. He worked with rock bands during the 1970s and 1980s and was the drummer for the band Toto from 1992 to 2014.
Pat Torpey was an American hard rock drummer and singer. Torpey was known as the drummer and backing vocalist for the band Mr. Big. He also played with John Parr, Belinda Carlisle, Robert Plant, Montrose, Richie Kotzen and The Knack. Torpey has recorded with Impellitteri and Ted Nugent.
Remy Zero was a Birmingham, Alabama-based alternative rock band made up of Cinjun Tate, Shelby Tate, Cedric LeMoyne (bass), Jeffrey Cain, and Gregory Slay.
Kenny Aronoff is an American drummer who has been the sideman for many bands both live and in the studio. He is most recognized as being the longtime drummer for John Mellencamp, with whom he worked from 1980 to 1996. He is also known for his recorded drums and percussion with many recording artists.
Alan Myers was an American rock drummer whose music career spanned more than 30 years. He came to prominence in the late 1970s as the third and most prominent drummer of the new wave band Devo, replacing Jim Mothersbaugh. Myers was known for the precision of his drumming, especially on the complex and often bizarre rhythms Devo used on their albums. Bandmate Bob Casale often referred to him as "the Human Metronome."
Ricky Fataar is a South African multi-instrumentalist of Cape Malay descent, who has performed as both a drummer and a guitarist. He gained fame as an actor in The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash, a spoof on the actual history of The Beatles in which he also performed as a member of The Rutles. He is also known for his stint as a member of The Beach Boys. Fataar may also be recognized for his contributions as a record producer, and has worked on projects scoring music to film and television.
Raymond Cooper is an English virtuoso percussionist. He is a session and road-tour percussionist, and occasional actor, who has worked with several musically diverse bands and artists including George Harrison, Billy Joel, Rick Wakeman, Eric Clapton, Pink Floyd and Elton John. Cooper absorbed the influence of rock drummers from the 1960s and 1970s such as Ginger Baker, Carmine Appice, and John Bonham. Incorporation of unusual instruments such as cowbells, glockenspiel, and tubular bells, along with several standard kit elements, helped create a highly varied setup.
Peter Michael Thomas is an English rock drummer best known for his collaboration with singer Elvis Costello, both as a member of his band "The Attractions", and with Costello as a solo artist. Besides his lengthy career as a studio musician and touring drummer, he has been a member of the band Squeeze during the 1990s and as a member of the supergroup Works Progress Administration during the early 2000s.
Pat Thrall is an American rock guitarist. Thrall began his recording career in 1972. He played guitar, vocals, and percussion with the group Cookin Mama, which had his brother, Preston Thrall, on percussion. They released the album New Day in 1972.
Gregg Bissonette is an American drummer. He has been a touring, session recording, and full-time drummer in many jazz and rock bands. He is also known for his instructional videos, drum clinics, and for having been a member of the David Lee Roth band. He is the brother of bass player Matt Bissonette.
Mike Kowalski is a drummer, percussionist and musicologist. He is best known as one of the former drummers from the rock band The Beach Boys.
Carmen was a British-American band active from 1970-75. Their style was a fusion of rock music and flamenco music and dance. Carmen's first album, Fandangos in Space, is ranked number 46 in the Rolling Stone list of 50 Greatest Prog Rock Albums of All Time.
Nelson Bragg is an American percussionist, vocalist and songwriter based in Los Angeles, California.
Don Michael "Red" Young is an American keyboard, piano, synthesizer and organ player.
Combo Audio was a new wave group from Champaign-Urbana, Illinois best known for their song "Romanticide."
Mr. Big is an American hard rock supergroup formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1988. The band was originally composed of Eric Martin, Paul Gilbert (guitar), Billy Sheehan, and Pat Torpey. They are noted especially for their musicianship, and have scored a number of hits. Their songs are often marked by strong vocals and vocal harmonies. Their hits include "To Be with You" and "Just Take My Heart".
Against All Will is an American rock quartet from Los Angeles, California, whose debut album lineup was formed in Spring 2009 by Jimmy Allen, Jeff Current, Steve "Boomstick" Wilson, and Cello Dias. The songs "All About You" and "The Drug I Need" from their debut album entitled A Rhyme & Reason ranked in the national rock radio top 50 in 2010.
Jonathan D. "Jon" Nelson is best known for playing lead guitar in the controversial punk band Suicidal Tendencies.
Tony Braunagel is an American drummer, record producer and composer, from Houston, Texas. He was the drummer in Paul Kossoff's band Back Street Crawler, renamed Crawler after Kossoff's death in 1976.
Mark Schulman is an American musician and corporate speaker. He performed with Cher as her tour drummer on her D2K Tour. Schulman is also a session drummer as well as a music producer, audio engineer and co-owner of West Triad Studios, a recording venue located in Venice, California.
