Brian Chase
Brian Chase | |
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![]() Brian Chase in 2016 | |
Background information | |
Born | February 12, 1978 |
Origin | Long Island, New York, U.S. |
Genres | Alternative rock, fusion, drone |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instruments | Drums, guitar |
Years active | 1990s–present |
Labels | Interscope, Heathen Skulls |
Associated acts | Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Seconds, The Sway Machinery, Smith Westerns |
Website | www |
Brian Chase (born February 12, 1978) is an American drummer and drone musician who plays in the New York rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs. He was ranked at #50 in Gigwise's list of The Greatest Drummers of All Time.[1] He plays drums with traditional grip.[2]
Career[]
Chase met Karen O at Ohio's Oberlin College, and he joined the Yeah Yeah Yeahs in 2000 after the original drummer left the trio.[3]
Starting at college, Chase played for the rock band The Seconds.[4] Chase has been described by the New York Times as "a consummate music nerd, a conservatory-trained jazz drummer who still plays in the city’s experimental scene."[5]
Outside of his rock work with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Chase has performed in a number of experimental duos with other musicians such as Stefan Tcherepnin and Seth Misterka, with whom he released a CD Duo on the Australian Heathen Skulls label in 2007.[6] Other musicians he has played with include Jessica Pavone, Mary Halvorson, Yonatan Gat, Moppa Elliott, and groups Oakley Hall, Blarvuster, and klezmer-fusionists The Sway Machinery[7]
In May 2010 the Chase/Misterka Duo performed at the Melbourne International Jazz Festival[8] and then a month-long Australian tour. A second record The Shape of Sound was released to coincide.[9]
In 2013, Chase released the album .[5] A follow-up, , was released in 2018 by Canadian label ICM.[10] Chase's drone work has been inspired by his time working at La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's Dream House, NYC.[11]
References[]
- ^ "The Greatest Drummers Of All Time!". Gigwise. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
- ^ "Brian Chase and Seth Misterka". YouTube. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
- ^ Phares, Heather (2002-05-17). "Yeah Yeah Yeahs". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
- ^ Motia, Shahryar (March 14, 2006). "No No No Wave". Music. Village Voice. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Goodman, Lizzy. "Get Yer Yeah Yeah Yeahs Out". Retrieved 2018-07-28.
- ^ "Heathen Skulls". Heathen Skulls. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
- ^ Pasternack, Alex (October 10, 2007). "Can't Get Enough of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs (interview)". thebeijinger.com blog. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
- ^ "MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL 2010 — DAY 2". AusJazz Blog. May 4, 2010.
- ^ "Heathen Skulls". Heathen Skulls. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
- ^ "Drums & Drones II, by Brian Chase". ICM. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
- ^ "Brian Chase On "Drums and Drones: Decade" - Ravelin Magazine". Ravelin Magazine. 2018-05-29. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
External links[]
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Musicians from New York (state)
- American rock drummers
- Oberlin College alumni
- Musicians from Brooklyn
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs members
- 20th-century American drummers
- American male drummers
- 21st-century American drummers
- American rock drummer stubs