Duncan Arsenault
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Duncan Charles Arsenault (born August 28, 1974 in Worcester, Massachusetts
, U.S.
) is the drummer
for the American
rock
band
The Curtain Society
, Sam James, Beg, Scream & Shout!, Scott Ricciuti & Pistol Whipped, The Howl
featuring Troy Gonyea from The Fabulous Thunderbirds
and Booker T. Jones
. His solo electronic music
project Tripleplus Feelgood has been featured on the CBS
television program NCIS
.
Duncan is the son of jazz and blues organ player Al Arsenault
Duncan currently endorses Silverfox Percussion
daughter of Van Morrison
and has also played drums with author, poet, musician Jim Carroll
. Duncan and The Curtain Society
have also performed backing up Mark Burgess
from The Chameleons
.
He has performed both in the studio and live with Jim Carroll
, Shana Morrison
, Dana Colley
, Jon Short, Craig Rawding, Kelleigh Bannen, Jabe Beyer, Sam James, Scott Ricciuti, Jeff Galindo, Dmitry Gorodetsky, Bill Fanning, Johnny Trama, Jeremy Curtis, Troy Gonyea, Brian Thomas, Jimmy Ryan
, Zack Borer, DJ Shame, Steve Mossberg, Brooks Milgate, Craig Rawding, Nate Wilson, Michael Thibodeau
, Mike Duffy, Al Arsenault
, James Keyes, and Eileen Rose
.
These songs and discs can sometimes be found through collectors, bootlegs and on the web
Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester is a city and the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, as of the 2010 Census the city's population is 181,045, making it the second largest city in New England after Boston....
, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
) is the drummer
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
for the American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band
Musical ensemble
A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...
The Curtain Society
The Curtain Society
The Curtain Society is a band which formed in Southbridge, MA in 1988, and consists of singer/guitarist Roger Lavallee, Ron Mominee and Duncan Arsenault. Their stylistic influences include pop, shoegazing, Dream pop and alternative rock & roll....
, Sam James, Beg, Scream & Shout!, Scott Ricciuti & Pistol Whipped, The Howl
The Howl
The Howl is a 1970 Italian comedy film directed by Tinto Brass. It was entered into the 20th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Tina Aumont - Anita* Gigi Proietti - Coso* Nino Segurini - Berto Bertuccioli* Germano Longo...
featuring Troy Gonyea from The Fabulous Thunderbirds
The Fabulous Thunderbirds
The Fabulous Thunderbirds are an American, Grammy-nominated Blues rock band, formed in 1974.-Career:After performing for several years in the Austin, Texas blues scene, the band won a recording contract with Takoma/Chrysalis Records, and later on signed with Epic Records.Their first two albums,...
and Booker T. Jones
Booker T. Jones
Booker T. Jones is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, record producer and arranger, best known as the frontman of the band Booker T. and the MGs. He has also worked in the studios with many well-known artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, earning him a Grammy Award for lifetime...
. His solo electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
project Tripleplus Feelgood has been featured on the CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
television program NCIS
NCIS (TV series)
NCIS, formerly known as NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service, is an American police procedural drama television series revolving around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which conducts criminal investigations involving the U.S...
.
Duncan is the son of jazz and blues organ player Al Arsenault
Al Arsenault
Joseph Alfred Arsenault is an American blues and jazz organ player known for his playing on the Hammond B3. He was a prominent musician in the Worcester area for over 50 years...
Duncan currently endorses Silverfox Percussion
Collaborations
Arsenault frequently drums with Shana MorrisonShana Morrison
Shana Morrison, born Shana Caledonia Morrison, on April 7, 1970, in Kingston, New York, is an American singer-songwriter and the daughter of Northern Irish singer-songwriter, Van Morrison, and his ex-wife, Janet Rigsbee Minto.-Early life:...
daughter of Van Morrison
Van Morrison
Van Morrison, OBE is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician. His live performances at their best are regarded as transcendental and inspired; while some of his recordings, such as the studio albums Astral Weeks and Moondance, and the live album It's Too Late to Stop Now, are widely...
and has also played drums with author, poet, musician Jim Carroll
Jim Carroll
James Dennis "Jim" Carroll was an author, poet, autobiographer, and punk musician. Carroll was best known for his 1978 autobiographical work The Basketball Diaries, which was made into the 1995 film of the same name, starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Carroll.-Biography:Carroll was born to a...
. Duncan and The Curtain Society
The Curtain Society
The Curtain Society is a band which formed in Southbridge, MA in 1988, and consists of singer/guitarist Roger Lavallee, Ron Mominee and Duncan Arsenault. Their stylistic influences include pop, shoegazing, Dream pop and alternative rock & roll....
have also performed backing up Mark Burgess
Mark Burgess (musician)
Mark Burgess is an English singer, bass player and songwriter. He was the lead singer, co-founder and main force behind English post-punk band The Chameleons. He currently resides in Germany and the UK.-Biography:...
from The Chameleons
The Chameleons
The Chameleons were an English post-punk band that formed in Middleton, Greater Manchester, England in 1981. They consisted of singer and bassist Mark Burgess, guitarist Reg Smithies, guitarist Dave Fielding, and drummer John Lever...
.
He has performed both in the studio and live with Jim Carroll
Jim Carroll
James Dennis "Jim" Carroll was an author, poet, autobiographer, and punk musician. Carroll was best known for his 1978 autobiographical work The Basketball Diaries, which was made into the 1995 film of the same name, starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Carroll.-Biography:Carroll was born to a...
, Shana Morrison
Shana Morrison
Shana Morrison, born Shana Caledonia Morrison, on April 7, 1970, in Kingston, New York, is an American singer-songwriter and the daughter of Northern Irish singer-songwriter, Van Morrison, and his ex-wife, Janet Rigsbee Minto.-Early life:...
, Dana Colley
Dana Colley
Dana Colley is an American musician, best known as the baritone and tenor saxophonist in the alternative rock band Morphine.-with Three Colors :...
, Jon Short, Craig Rawding, Kelleigh Bannen, Jabe Beyer, Sam James, Scott Ricciuti, Jeff Galindo, Dmitry Gorodetsky, Bill Fanning, Johnny Trama, Jeremy Curtis, Troy Gonyea, Brian Thomas, Jimmy Ryan
Jimmy Ryan
Jimmy Ryan may refer to:* Jimmy Ryan , 19th-century baseball player* Jimmy Ryan , mandolin player* Jimmy Ryan , former football player, currently the Director of Youth Football at Manchester United F.C....
, Zack Borer, DJ Shame, Steve Mossberg, Brooks Milgate, Craig Rawding, Nate Wilson, Michael Thibodeau
Michael Thibodeau
Michael D. Thibodeau is an American politician and businessperson. Thibodeau is a Republican State Senator from Maine's 23rd District, representing all of Waldo County. He graduated from Hampden Academy in 1984. He was first elected to the Maine State Senate in 2010 after serving from 2006 to 2010...
, Mike Duffy, Al Arsenault
Al Arsenault
Joseph Alfred Arsenault is an American blues and jazz organ player known for his playing on the Hammond B3. He was a prominent musician in the Worcester area for over 50 years...
, James Keyes, and Eileen Rose
Eileen Rose
Eileen Rose is an American singer-songwriter who is known for her eclectic Americana music. She has released five solo studio albums and toured Europe and the US extensively with her band The Holy Wreck...
.
Albums
- Every Corner of the Room (CD) - Orcaphat Records - 2005
- Life is Long, Still (CD) - Bedazzled RecordsBedazzled RecordsBedazzled Records was an American record label, based in Washington, D.C., which existed from 1989 to 2000. It primarily featured dream pop, goth rock and shoegaze bands...
- 1996 - InertiaInertiaInertia is the resistance of any physical object to a change in its state of motion or rest, or the tendency of an object to resist any change in its motion. It is proportional to an object's mass. The principle of inertia is one of the fundamental principles of classical physics which are used to...
(CD) - Bedazzled RecordsBedazzled RecordsBedazzled Records was an American record label, based in Washington, D.C., which existed from 1989 to 2000. It primarily featured dream pop, goth rock and shoegaze bands...
- 1995
Singles, compilations
- Every Corner of the Room - Worcester Magazine Turtle Boy Music Awards CD 2008
- Sleigh Ride - A Very Local Christmas 2003, Bedazzled Records X-Mas Disc 1997
- No Wonder - It's Your Local Music 2002
- Plaster - Several Bands Galore - Claire Records 1998
- Swing/Evanston - Splashed with Many a Speck - Dewdrops Records 1997
- Riverful Losing Today Magazine 1997
- Mouthwithout (version 2) - Nigh - Castle von Buhler Records 1997
- Mouthwithout b/w Swamp Thing - 7" vinyl - Bedazzled Records 1997
- Ferris Wheel - Radio Hepcats Vol. 1 1996
- Gravity - Anon - Castle von Buhler Records 1995
- Cradle - Woke Up Smiling - Bedazzled Records 1995
- Love Ends - Soon - Castle von Buhler Records 1994
Rarities
These songs and discs can sometimes be found through collectors, bootlegs and on the web
- 10th Anniversary Celebration (4 song CD) - 1998
- Two Wonderful Stars
- Beautiful Song
- Beautiful Dub (remix)
- Sleigh Ride
- 10th Anniversary Celebration (4 song CD) - 1998
- Ocean Rain - Echo & the BunnymenEcho & the BunnymenEcho & the Bunnymen are an English post-punk band, formed in Liverpool in 1978. The original line-up consisted of vocalist Ian McCulloch, guitarist Will Sergeant and bass player Les Pattinson, supplemented by a drum machine. By 1980, Pete de Freitas had joined as the band's drummer, and their debut...
- cover, unreleased - Across the Universe - The BeatlesThe BeatlesThe Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
- cover, unreleased - Theme From Tremolo Lounge unreleased
- I Wanna Be Sedated - The Ramones - cover, unreleased
- Do They Know It's Christmas - performed under the name Clanging Chimes of Doom, featuring guest singers - 2003
Other appearances
- Drums - James Keyes "Devil Take The Hindmost" 2011
- Drums - Scott Ricciutti "The Red Haunts The Wine" 2011
- Solo - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen A Very Local Christmas 2003
- Drums - Zack Borer Home (cd) - May 2007
- Drums - Al ArsenaultAl ArsenaultJoseph Alfred Arsenault is an American blues and jazz organ player known for his playing on the Hammond B3. He was a prominent musician in the Worcester area for over 50 years...
The Al Arsenault Blues Band (cd) - 2007 - Drums - Mike Duffy 'Destined to be a Rumor' (cd)
- Drums - Daniel Roughan (cd)
- Drums - Tim Hansen 'Bless My Soul' (cd)
- Drums - Denis Coughlan (cd)
External links
- Official Curtain Society website
- Beg, Scream & Shout! official website
- Sam James official website
- Official The Howl website
- Tripleplus Feelgood website
- Official Collapsible Three website
- Official site
- Tripleplus Feelgood at MySpace
- The Curtain Society at MySpace
- Collapsible Three at MySpace
Additional information
- Voted 1 of the 26 people to watch in 2006 in The Pulse Magazine.
- Worcester Magazine Interview July 2010