Chad Gracey is the drummer for the bands Live

Live (band)

Live is an American rock band from York, Pennsylvania, composed of Chad Taylor , Patrick Dahlheimer , and Chad Gracey . Lead singer and principal songwriter Ed Kowalczyk left the band in November 2009....

 and The Gracious Few

The Gracious Few

The Gracious Few is an American rock supergroup featuring guitarist Chad Taylor, bassist Patrick Dahlheimer and drummer Chad Gracey from the band Live, along with lead vocalist Kevin Martin and guitarist Sean Hennesy from the band Candlebox....

. Live have sold over 20 million records, including the 8x platinum

RIAA certification

In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards...

 album Throwing Copper

Throwing Copper

-Outtakes and B-sides:*"Hold Me Up"*"Susquehanna"*"We Deal in Dreams" -Album:-End-of-decade charts:-Singles:-Personnel:*Ed Kowalczyk: Vocals, Rhythm Guitar*Chad Taylor: Lead Guitar, Backing Vocal...

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Biography

Chad is a founding member of the band Live and has appeared on all their albums to date. He met his future Live band mates in middle school in York. When vocalist Ed Kowalczyk left the band in 2009, Gracey formed the band The Gracious Few along with Patrick Dahlheimer

Patrick Dahlheimer

Patrick "Pat" Dalheimer is the bassist for the bands Live and The Gracious Few. Live have sold over 20 million records, including the 8x platinum album Throwing Copper.-Biography:...

 and Chad Taylor

Chad Taylor

Chad Taylor is a guitarist in the bands The Gracious Few and Live. Live have sold over 20 million records, including the 8x platinum album Throwing Copper.-Biography:...

 of Live and Kevin Martin and Sean Hennesy

Sean Hennesy

Sean Hennesy is a guitarist currently playing for the bands Candlebox and The Gracious Few. He has previously played for the bands The Hiwatts and The Kings Royal.-History:...

 from the band Candlebox

Candlebox

Candlebox is an American alternative rock band from Seattle, Washington. Since their debut, the group has released four studio albums, which have achieved multi-platinum and gold certification, as well as numerous charting singles, a compilation, and a CD+DVD....

. They released their debut album The Gracious Few

The Gracious Few (album)

-Band:* Kevin Martin: lead vocals* Chad Taylor: rhythm guitar* Sean Hennesy: lead guitar* Patrick Dahlheimer: bass guitar* Chad Gracey: drums-Album credits:*Jerry Harrison - producer*Tom Lord-Alge - mixing*Lawrence Goldfarb - executive producer...

in 2010. In 2011, Live announced their intention to record new material with an as yet unnamed new lead singer.

Equipment

Drums- Pearl drums

Pearl Drums

Founded in 1952, the is a multinational corporation based in Japan with a wide range of products, predominately percussion instruments.-History:Pearl was founded by Katsumi Yanagisawa, who began manufacturing music stands in Sumida, Tokyo on April 2, 1946...

 masters series mrx (silver)

• 12"x10" Rack Tom
• 16"x16" Floating Floor Tom
• 18"x18" Floating Floor Tom
• 14"x6" snare

Hardware-Pearl

• Eliminator single pedal (red cam)
• Tama Iron Cobra double-bass pedal (customized)
• (7) 1000 series boom stands
• throne
• eliminator hi hat 3 legs

Cymbals: Zildjian

• 14" A Custom hats
• 10" A custom splash
• 16",17",18",19" A Custom crash
• 20" A custom Medium ride
• 14" Oriental China "trash"
• 14" K custom mini China

Sticks- Pro-Mark

Pro-Mark

Pro-Mark is a Houston, Texas-based American drumstick company owned by founder Herb Brochstein. It is a widely known stick company generally played in drum set, drum and bugle corps and concert bands.-History:...

• Custom made Pro-Mark Hot Rods, measured between 5A and 5B.

External links

• The Gracious Few (official website)
• Friends of Live (official website)