Jay Lane
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Jay Lane is an American
drummer
from the San Francisco Bay Area
. He is currently a member of Primus
, as well as Bob Weir
's RatDog
, Scaring the Children with Weir and Rob Wasserman
, and the hip hop
/jazz
fusion group Alphabet Soup. In 2002, Lane was named "drummer of the year" by the California Music Awards. He currently lives in the Bay Area with his wife Aida, their two daughters, Erika and Xenia, and his mother.
, where he met saxophonist/drummer Dave Ellis and future Spearhead guitarist Dave Shul.
band The Uptones
when their saxophonist left, prompting drummer Dave Ellis to switch instruments. They released an album, K.U.S.A., before Lane left in 1985 to join the Freaky Executives
. Over the next four years, the Executives steadily gigged and built their reputation, eventually landing a record deal with Warner Bros. Records
. It was during this time that Lane met Primus
bassist Les Claypool
in the bands' shared rehearsal space, and the two became friends as Claypool volunteered to act as a roadie for the Freaky Executives.
In 1988, Lane had become so frustrated with Warner's handling of the Executives' contract that when Claypool asked him to recommend a replacement for Primus' recently departed drummer Tim "Curveball" Wright, Lane accepted the position himself. Claypool, Lane, and guitarist Todd Huth
played together as Primus for about eight months, and recorded a demo tape named Sausage. At the end of 1988, the Freaky Executives' deal looked to be taking a turn for the better, and as Claypool was ready for Primus to start touring, Lane decided he no longer had time for both projects and chose to leave Primus. Though his tenure was short, Lane's involvement with Primus had a lasting influence on the band's sound and style, with Claypool later crediting him as "the guy that wrote most of those drums parts on [their] early records". In 1989, Lane also left the Freaky Executives after their record deal was shelved.
player Rob Wasserman
and Grateful Dead
guitarist Bob Weir
, who had previously been playing as a duo for "six or eight years" before inviting Lane to join them. In 1992, Lane was reunited with Dave Ellis when he joined jazz
combo the Charlie Hunter Trio, and co-founded the hip hop
/jazz fusion group Alphabet Soup. The Charlie Hunter Trio released their debut album, Charlie Hunter Trio
, in 1993.
Lane later reunited with Claypool and Huth as the band Sausage
, named in recognition of the Primus demo they recorded together six years prior. They recorded a single album, 1994's Riddles Are Abound Tonight, followed by a short tour in support of Helmet
and Rollins Band
. In 1995, Lane released his last album with the Charlie Hunter Trio, Bing, Bing, Bing!
, as well as Alphabet Soup's debut, Layin' Low in the Cut, and following the death of Jerry Garcia
, the trio of Lane, Weir and Wasserman became the basis for the band RatDog
. In 1996, Alphabet Soup released their second album, Strivin', and Lane guested on Claypool's debut solo album Highball with the Devil
. In 1997, Lane guested on Christión
's debut album, Ghetto Cyrano, playing keyboards.
, followed by Live at Roseland
in 2001. Also in 2001, Lane appeared once more alongside Claypool and Huth, plus others, on the Colonel Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade
albums Live Frogs Set 1
and Live Frogs Set 2
, the latter of which is a complete performance of Pink Floyd
's Animals. In 2002, Lane guested on the Frog Brigade's studio album, Purple Onion
, and was named "drummer of the year" by the California Music Awards.
In 2005, Claypool released his retrospective DVD 5 Gallons of Diesel
, featuring many projects that included Lane, and Lane toured with him as part of his Fancy Band
. In 2006, many members of Alphabet Soup branched out to form the hip hop/reggae
fusion group Band of Brotherz, and Lane joined shortly after. They released their debut album Deadbeats and Murderous Melodys in 2009, featuring covers of Grateful Dead songs, supported by a tour of the East Coast of the United States
and a number of dates nationwide with special guests, including the trio of Lane, Weir and Wasserman reunited under the name Scaring the Children. At the end of 2009, Weir put RatDog on hiatus in order to dedicate his time to forming the supergroup Furthur
with Phil Lesh
, and Lane joined them as a charter member.
, and they released the free June 2010 Rehearsal
digital EP, followed in 2011 by a new album, titled Green Naugahyde
. Lane's official site still credits him as an active member of RatDog, despite the hiatus, as well as Alphabet Soup, and Scaring the Children.
Sabian Cymbals
Accessories
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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...
from the San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a populated region that surrounds the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California. The region encompasses metropolitan areas of San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, along with smaller urban and rural areas...
. He is currently a member of Primus
Primus (band)
Primus is an American rock band based in San Francisco, California, currently composed of bassist/vocalist Les Claypool, guitarist Larry "Ler" LaLonde and drummer Jay Lane. Primus originally formed in 1984 with Claypool and guitarist Todd Huth, later joined by Lane, though the latter two departed...
, as well as Bob Weir
Bob Weir
Bob Weir is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist, most recognized as a founding member of the Grateful Dead. After the Grateful Dead disbanded in 1995, Weir performed with The Other Ones, later known as The Dead, together with other former members of the Grateful Dead...
's RatDog
Ratdog
RatDog , is an American rock band. The group began as a side project for Grateful Dead rhythm guitarist Bob Weir and bassist Rob Wasserman. After the Grateful Dead disbanded in December 1995, following the death of Jerry Garcia on August 9, 1995, RatDog became Bob Weir's primary band...
, Scaring the Children with Weir and Rob Wasserman
Rob Wasserman
Rob Wasserman is an American bass player, who has played with a wide variety of musicians including David Grisman, Lou Reed, Bob Weir, Jerry Garcia, Bruce Cockburn, Van Morrison, Rickie Lee Jones, Brian Wilson, Elvis Costello, Mark Morris, Aaron Neville, Chris Whitley, Studs Terkel, Pete Seeger,...
, and the hip hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
/jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
fusion group Alphabet Soup. In 2002, Lane was named "drummer of the year" by the California Music Awards. He currently lives in the Bay Area with his wife Aida, their two daughters, Erika and Xenia, and his mother.
Biography
Lane began learning to play the drums at age nine, and continued to take lessons for 2 years. At sixteen, he took a summer job at a music camp in CazaderoCazadero, California
Cazadero is an unincorporated town and census-designated place in western Sonoma County, California, United States with a population of 354 as of the 2010 Census. Nearby towns include Jenner, Annapolis, Stewart's Point, Duncans Mills, Villa Grande, Rio Nido, Guerneville, Monte Rio, and The Sea Ranch...
, where he met saxophonist/drummer Dave Ellis and future Spearhead guitarist Dave Shul.
1980s
In 1982, Lane played with Dave Shul in the band Ice Age. In 1983, he joined Bay Area ska punkSka punk
Ska punk is a fusion music genre that combines ska and punk rock. It achieved its highest level of commercial success in the United States in the late 1990s. Ska-core is a subgenre of ska punk, blending ska with hardcore punk.The characteristics of ska punk vary, due to the fusion of contrasting...
band The Uptones
The Uptones
The Uptones were one of the first bands devoted to playing ska on the West Coast of the United States.- History :The Uptones formed in Berkeley, California while band members Eric Dinwiddie , Paul Jackson, Ben Eastwood and Charles Stella were attending Berkeley High School and Cazadero Performing...
when their saxophonist left, prompting drummer Dave Ellis to switch instruments. They released an album, K.U.S.A., before Lane left in 1985 to join the Freaky Executives
Freaky Executives
The Freaky Executives were a 1980s ska funk musical group based in the Berkeley, California area. They were a winner of a "Bammie" . The band was founded by singer Piero Ornelas and Michael Maung...
. Over the next four years, the Executives steadily gigged and built their reputation, eventually landing a record deal with Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...
. It was during this time that Lane met Primus
Primus (band)
Primus is an American rock band based in San Francisco, California, currently composed of bassist/vocalist Les Claypool, guitarist Larry "Ler" LaLonde and drummer Jay Lane. Primus originally formed in 1984 with Claypool and guitarist Todd Huth, later joined by Lane, though the latter two departed...
bassist Les Claypool
Les Claypool
Leslie Edward "Les" Claypool is an American musician and writer, best known as the lead vocalist and bassist in the band Primus. Claypool's playing style on the electric bass mixes tapping, flamenco-like strumming, whammy bar bends and slapping.Claypool has also self produced and engineered his...
in the bands' shared rehearsal space, and the two became friends as Claypool volunteered to act as a roadie for the Freaky Executives.
In 1988, Lane had become so frustrated with Warner's handling of the Executives' contract that when Claypool asked him to recommend a replacement for Primus' recently departed drummer Tim "Curveball" Wright, Lane accepted the position himself. Claypool, Lane, and guitarist Todd Huth
Todd Huth
Todd Richard Huth is an American guitarist. He is best known as an original member of the band Primus, along with bassist/lyricist Les Claypool....
played together as Primus for about eight months, and recorded a demo tape named Sausage. At the end of 1988, the Freaky Executives' deal looked to be taking a turn for the better, and as Claypool was ready for Primus to start touring, Lane decided he no longer had time for both projects and chose to leave Primus. Though his tenure was short, Lane's involvement with Primus had a lasting influence on the band's sound and style, with Claypool later crediting him as "the guy that wrote most of those drums parts on [their] early records". In 1989, Lane also left the Freaky Executives after their record deal was shelved.
1990s
In the early '90s, Lane began playing in a trio with double bassDouble bass
The double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2...
player Rob Wasserman
Rob Wasserman
Rob Wasserman is an American bass player, who has played with a wide variety of musicians including David Grisman, Lou Reed, Bob Weir, Jerry Garcia, Bruce Cockburn, Van Morrison, Rickie Lee Jones, Brian Wilson, Elvis Costello, Mark Morris, Aaron Neville, Chris Whitley, Studs Terkel, Pete Seeger,...
and Grateful Dead
Grateful Dead
The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. The band was known for its unique and eclectic style, which fused elements of rock, folk, bluegrass, blues, reggae, country, improvisational jazz, psychedelia, and space rock, and for live performances of long...
guitarist Bob Weir
Bob Weir
Bob Weir is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist, most recognized as a founding member of the Grateful Dead. After the Grateful Dead disbanded in 1995, Weir performed with The Other Ones, later known as The Dead, together with other former members of the Grateful Dead...
, who had previously been playing as a duo for "six or eight years" before inviting Lane to join them. In 1992, Lane was reunited with Dave Ellis when he joined jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
combo the Charlie Hunter Trio, and co-founded the hip hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
/jazz fusion group Alphabet Soup. The Charlie Hunter Trio released their debut album, Charlie Hunter Trio
Charlie Hunter Trio (album)
Charlie Hunter Trio is a 1993 album by jazz musician Charlie Hunter.This self-titled debut album was recorded on Les Claypool's Prawn Song record label.-Track listing:#"Fred's Life" – 4:30...
, in 1993.
Lane later reunited with Claypool and Huth as the band Sausage
Sausage (band)
-Critical reception:In his review for Allmusic, Bret Love compared the album to Primus' output favourably in some respects, describing Sausage as "a tighter, more focused groove machine" with a "more accessible sound", but also noted that the lack of "instrumental virtuosity, strange time...
, named in recognition of the Primus demo they recorded together six years prior. They recorded a single album, 1994's Riddles Are Abound Tonight, followed by a short tour in support of Helmet
Helmet (band)
Helmet is an alternative metal band from New York City formed in 1989. Founded by vocalist and lead guitarist Page Hamilton, Helmet has had numerous lineup changes, and Hamilton has been the only constant member....
and Rollins Band
Rollins Band
Rollins Band was an American rock band led by singer and songwriter Henry Rollins.They are best known for the songs "Low Self Opinion" and "Liar", which both earned heavy airplay on MTV in the early 1990s...
. In 1995, Lane released his last album with the Charlie Hunter Trio, Bing, Bing, Bing!
Bing, Bing, Bing!
Bing, Bing, Bing! is a 1995 album by jazz musician Charlie Hunter. This was his first album for the Blue Note label and features his 8-string guitar.The cover is a retro homage to Horace Parlan's 1960 album, Speakin' My Piece...
, as well as Alphabet Soup's debut, Layin' Low in the Cut, and following the death of Jerry Garcia
Jerry Garcia
Jerome John "Jerry" Garcia was an American musician best known for his lead guitar work, singing and songwriting with the band the Grateful Dead...
, the trio of Lane, Weir and Wasserman became the basis for the band RatDog
Ratdog
RatDog , is an American rock band. The group began as a side project for Grateful Dead rhythm guitarist Bob Weir and bassist Rob Wasserman. After the Grateful Dead disbanded in December 1995, following the death of Jerry Garcia on August 9, 1995, RatDog became Bob Weir's primary band...
. In 1996, Alphabet Soup released their second album, Strivin', and Lane guested on Claypool's debut solo album Highball with the Devil
Highball with the Devil
Highball with the Devil is a studio album by Les Claypool and the Holy Mackerel, released in 1996. "Les Claypool and the Holy Mackerel" is Claypool's first solo effort; many of the instruments on the album are played by Claypool himself including guitar, most of the drums and vocals as well as all...
. In 1997, Lane guested on Christión
Christión
Christión was a male duo featuring brothers Kenni Ski and Allen Anthony, the first R&B act to be signed to Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Records. They released their single "Full of Smoke" on Roc-A-Fella in 1996, reaching #53 on the Hot 100 and #15 on the R&B charts....
's debut album, Ghetto Cyrano, playing keyboards.
2000s
Throughout the 2000s, Lane continued to tour with RatDog, playing hometown shows with Alphabet Soup whenever they had a break in the schedule. In 2000, RatDog released their own debut album, Evening MoodsEvening Moods
Evening Moods is a 2000 studio album by the band Ratdog, featuring former Grateful Dead rhythm guitarist Bob Weir. It consists of a number of new songs introduced by Ratdog during the previous year and a Grateful Dead song, "Corrina"...
, followed by Live at Roseland
Live at Roseland
Live at Roseland is a 2001 live album by the band RatDog, featuring former Grateful Dead rhythm guitarist Bob Weir. In contrast to studio album Evening Moods, this release contains mostly songs from the Grateful Dead song book...
in 2001. Also in 2001, Lane appeared once more alongside Claypool and Huth, plus others, on the Colonel Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade
Colonel Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade
Colonel Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade is one of many musical projects involving Primus bassist Les Claypool. The original band was formed in summer 2000 and consisted of: Les Claypool , Todd Huth , Jay Lane , Jeff Chimenti , Skerik , and Eenor...
albums Live Frogs Set 1
Live Frogs Set 1
Live Frogs Set 1 is a live album by Colonel Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade, released by Prawn Song Records on 10 April 2001. It chronicles the first part of the 8 October 2000 show the Frog Brigade played at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, the second part released as...
and Live Frogs Set 2
Live Frogs Set 2
Live Frogs Set 2 is the second set of live recordings by Les Claypool's Frog Brigade, released on July 24, 2001. The album is a complete performance of the Pink Floyd studio album Animals...
, the latter of which is a complete performance of Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd were an English rock band that achieved worldwide success with their progressive and psychedelic rock music. Their work is marked by the use of philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, innovative album art, and elaborate live shows. Pink Floyd are one of the most commercially...
's Animals. In 2002, Lane guested on the Frog Brigade's studio album, Purple Onion
Purple Onion
-Credits:Musicians*Les Claypool - bass , vocals, percussion , guitar , whamola , drums *Jay Lane - drums *Mike Dillon - vibraphone , metal drum , percussion , tabla baya , pandiero , electric bow & arrow , metal sounds , cuica , marimba , metal , tabla *Skerik - saxophone , "fancy" sax...
, and was named "drummer of the year" by the California Music Awards.
In 2005, Claypool released his retrospective DVD 5 Gallons of Diesel
5 Gallons Of Diesel
-Extras:-External links:* at the...
, featuring many projects that included Lane, and Lane toured with him as part of his Fancy Band
Les Claypool's Fancy Band
Les Claypool's Fancy Band was a lineup of musicians on tour with Les Claypool from 2005 to 2008. The band consisted of Claypool on bass, Skerik on tenor and baritone saxophone, Mike Dillon on vibraphone, marimba, tabla, cuíca and percussion, Gabby La La on sitar, ukulele and theremin and Paulo...
. In 2006, many members of Alphabet Soup branched out to form the hip hop/reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
fusion group Band of Brotherz, and Lane joined shortly after. They released their debut album Deadbeats and Murderous Melodys in 2009, featuring covers of Grateful Dead songs, supported by a tour of the East Coast of the United States
East Coast of the United States
The East Coast of the United States, also known as the Eastern Seaboard, refers to the easternmost coastal states in the United States, which touch the Atlantic Ocean and stretch up to Canada. The term includes the U.S...
and a number of dates nationwide with special guests, including the trio of Lane, Weir and Wasserman reunited under the name Scaring the Children. At the end of 2009, Weir put RatDog on hiatus in order to dedicate his time to forming the supergroup Furthur
Furthur (band)
Furthur is a rock band founded in 2009 by former Grateful Dead members Bob Weir and Phil Lesh. The original lineup also included John Kadlecik of the Dark Star Orchestra on lead guitar, Jeff Chimenti of RatDog on keyboards, Jay Lane of RatDog on percussion, and Joe Russo of the Benevento/Russo Duo...
with Phil Lesh
Phil Lesh
Phillip Chapman Lesh is a musician and a founding member of the Grateful Dead, with whom he played bass guitar throughout their 30-year career....
, and Lane joined them as a charter member.
2010s
In 2010, Lane left both Furthur and Band of Brotherz to rejoin Primus with Claypool and long-standing guitarist Larry LaLondeLarry LaLonde
Larry "Ler" LaLonde is a guitarist who currently plays in Primus along with Les Claypool and Jay Lane...
, and they released the free June 2010 Rehearsal
June 2010 Rehearsal
June 2010 Rehearsal is an extended play by alternative rock band Primus released on August 5, 2010 worldwide. The EP has been released digitally from Primus' official website for free...
digital EP, followed in 2011 by a new album, titled Green Naugahyde
Green Naugahyde
Green Naugahyde is the seventh studio album by alternative rock group Primus, released by ATO Records and Prawn Song on September 12, 2011 in Europe, and on September 13, 2011 in the United States...
. Lane's official site still credits him as an active member of RatDog, despite the hiatus, as well as Alphabet Soup, and Scaring the Children.
Discography
- 1984 – The UptonesThe UptonesThe Uptones were one of the first bands devoted to playing ska on the West Coast of the United States.- History :The Uptones formed in Berkeley, California while band members Eric Dinwiddie , Paul Jackson, Ben Eastwood and Charles Stella were attending Berkeley High School and Cazadero Performing...
– K.U.S.A. - 1988 – PrimusPrimus (band)Primus is an American rock band based in San Francisco, California, currently composed of bassist/vocalist Les Claypool, guitarist Larry "Ler" LaLonde and drummer Jay Lane. Primus originally formed in 1984 with Claypool and guitarist Todd Huth, later joined by Lane, though the latter two departed...
– Sausage (demo) - 1993 – Charlie Hunter Trio – Charlie Hunter TrioCharlie Hunter Trio (album)Charlie Hunter Trio is a 1993 album by jazz musician Charlie Hunter.This self-titled debut album was recorded on Les Claypool's Prawn Song record label.-Track listing:#"Fred's Life" – 4:30...
- 1994 – SausageSausage (band)-Critical reception:In his review for Allmusic, Bret Love compared the album to Primus' output favourably in some respects, describing Sausage as "a tighter, more focused groove machine" with a "more accessible sound", but also noted that the lack of "instrumental virtuosity, strange time...
– Riddles Are Abound Tonight - 1995 – Charlie Hunter Trio – Bing, Bing, Bing!Bing, Bing, Bing!Bing, Bing, Bing! is a 1995 album by jazz musician Charlie Hunter. This was his first album for the Blue Note label and features his 8-string guitar.The cover is a retro homage to Horace Parlan's 1960 album, Speakin' My Piece...
- 1995 – Alphabet Soup – Layin' Low in the Cut
- 1996 – Alphabet Soup – Strivin'
- 1996 – Les Claypool and the Holy MackerelLes ClaypoolLeslie Edward "Les" Claypool is an American musician and writer, best known as the lead vocalist and bassist in the band Primus. Claypool's playing style on the electric bass mixes tapping, flamenco-like strumming, whammy bar bends and slapping.Claypool has also self produced and engineered his...
– Highball with the DevilHighball with the DevilHighball with the Devil is a studio album by Les Claypool and the Holy Mackerel, released in 1996. "Les Claypool and the Holy Mackerel" is Claypool's first solo effort; many of the instruments on the album are played by Claypool himself including guitar, most of the drums and vocals as well as all... - 1997 – ChristiónChristiónChristión was a male duo featuring brothers Kenni Ski and Allen Anthony, the first R&B act to be signed to Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Records. They released their single "Full of Smoke" on Roc-A-Fella in 1996, reaching #53 on the Hot 100 and #15 on the R&B charts....
– Ghetto Cyrano - 2000 – RatDogRatdogRatDog , is an American rock band. The group began as a side project for Grateful Dead rhythm guitarist Bob Weir and bassist Rob Wasserman. After the Grateful Dead disbanded in December 1995, following the death of Jerry Garcia on August 9, 1995, RatDog became Bob Weir's primary band...
– Evening MoodsEvening MoodsEvening Moods is a 2000 studio album by the band Ratdog, featuring former Grateful Dead rhythm guitarist Bob Weir. It consists of a number of new songs introduced by Ratdog during the previous year and a Grateful Dead song, "Corrina"... - 2001 – RatDog – Live at RoselandLive at RoselandLive at Roseland is a 2001 live album by the band RatDog, featuring former Grateful Dead rhythm guitarist Bob Weir. In contrast to studio album Evening Moods, this release contains mostly songs from the Grateful Dead song book...
- 2001 – Colonel Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog BrigadeColonel Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog BrigadeColonel Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade is one of many musical projects involving Primus bassist Les Claypool. The original band was formed in summer 2000 and consisted of: Les Claypool , Todd Huth , Jay Lane , Jeff Chimenti , Skerik , and Eenor...
– Live Frogs Set 1Live Frogs Set 1Live Frogs Set 1 is a live album by Colonel Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade, released by Prawn Song Records on 10 April 2001. It chronicles the first part of the 8 October 2000 show the Frog Brigade played at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, the second part released as... - 2001 – Colonel Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade – Live Frogs Set 2Live Frogs Set 2Live Frogs Set 2 is the second set of live recordings by Les Claypool's Frog Brigade, released on July 24, 2001. The album is a complete performance of the Pink Floyd studio album Animals...
- 2002 – The Les Claypool Frog Brigade – Purple OnionPurple Onion-Credits:Musicians*Les Claypool - bass , vocals, percussion , guitar , whamola , drums *Jay Lane - drums *Mike Dillon - vibraphone , metal drum , percussion , tabla baya , pandiero , electric bow & arrow , metal sounds , cuica , marimba , metal , tabla *Skerik - saxophone , "fancy" sax...
- 2005 – Les Claypool – 5 Gallons of Diesel5 Gallons Of Diesel-Extras:-External links:* at the...
(DVD) - 2009 – Band of Brotherz – Deadbeats and Murderous Melodys
- 2010 – PrimusPrimus (band)Primus is an American rock band based in San Francisco, California, currently composed of bassist/vocalist Les Claypool, guitarist Larry "Ler" LaLonde and drummer Jay Lane. Primus originally formed in 1984 with Claypool and guitarist Todd Huth, later joined by Lane, though the latter two departed...
– June 2010 RehearsalJune 2010 RehearsalJune 2010 Rehearsal is an extended play by alternative rock band Primus released on August 5, 2010 worldwide. The EP has been released digitally from Primus' official website for free...
(EP) - 2011 – Primus – Green NaugahydeGreen NaugahydeGreen Naugahyde is the seventh studio album by alternative rock group Primus, released by ATO Records and Prawn Song on September 12, 2011 in Europe, and on September 13, 2011 in the United States...
Equipment
Ludwig Drums- Black Beauty snare (5½"x14")
- Classic Maple rack toms (10"x8", 10"x10", 10"x12")
- Classic Maple floor toms (14"x14", 15"x16")
- Classic Maple bass drum (16"x22")
- VistaliteVistalite DrumsVistalite drums were a line of acrylic PET drums produced by the Ludwig Drum company, introduced in 1972. The name Vistalite refers to the translucent plastic that the shells were made out of...
auxiliary bass drum (14"x24") - Tama octobanOctobanOctoban drums, also known as tube toms and quarter toms, are tom-toms grouped in melodically-tuned sets of eight, hence the reference to octave, from octo meaning "eight". Octobans have 15 cm diameter drum shells, and range in length from 280 millimeters to 600 millimeters...
s
- Vistalite
Sabian Cymbals
- AAX Fast hi-hats (14")
- Paragon auxiliary hi-hats (13")
- AA splash (8")
- Radia cup chime (9")
- AAXplosion crash (17")
- HHX O-Zone crash (18")
- Paragon china (19")
- Paragon ride (22”)
Accessories
- Aquarian drum heads
- Remo Falam snare heads
- Drum WorkshopDrum WorkshopDrum Workshop is a drum and hardware manufacturing company based in Oxnard, California. Their slogan is "The Drummer's Choice".-History:...
hardware and pedals- Czarcie Kopyto double bass pedal
- VaterVaterVater Percussion is an American drumstick and percussion accessory manufacturing company. It was founded by Clarence Vater, and is currently run by his two grandsons Alan and Ron Vater. Although the company began producing sticks in 1956, it did not officially become Vater Percussion until much later...
drumsticks (size 5A)
External links
- JayLane.net – Official site
- Primusville.com – Official Primus site
- Rat-Dog.com – Official RatDog site