York, Pennsylvania
York (Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Yarrick''), known as the White Rose City (after the symbol of the House of York), is the county seat of York County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located in the south-central region of the state. The populatio ...
, US) is the drummer for the bands Live and The Gracious Few. Live have sold over 20 million records, including the 8× platinum album ''
Throwing Copper
''Throwing Copper'' is the third studio album by American alternative rock band Live, released on April 26, 1994, on former MCA Records subsidiary Radioactive Records. It was produced by Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads and was recorded at Pac ...
''.(Gold and Platinum) ''RIAA.com'' (note: enter ''Throwing Copper'' in the search box to see its entry)
Biography
Gracey is a founding member of the band Live and has appeared on all their albums to date. He met his future Live bandmates in middle school in York. When vocalist
Ed Kowalczyk
Edward Joel Kowalczyk (; born July 16, 1971)"Edward Kowalczyk IMDb entry" '' left the band in 2009, Gracey formed the band The Gracious Few along with
Patrick Dahlheimer
Patrick Michael "Pat" Dahlheimer (born May 30, 1971, in York, Pennsylvania) is the former bassist for Live and bassist for The Gracious Few. Live have sold over 20 million records, including the 8× platinum album ''Throwing Copper''.
Sean Hennesy
Sean Robert Hennesy is a guitarist for the bands Candlebox,"Band" ''candleboxrocks.com''
from the band
Candlebox
Candlebox is an American rock band from Seattle, Washington. Since its formation in 1990, the group has released seven studio albums, several charting singles, a compilation, and a CD+DVD.
Candlebox found immediate success with the release of ...
. They released their debut album '' The Gracious Few'' in 2010. In 2011, Live announced their intention to record new material. They began recording with new lead singer Chris Shinn in 2012. In 2016, it was announced that Kowalczyk had rejoined the band, with plans to go on tour in 2017.
Equipment
Drums-
Pearl drums
, simply known as Pearl, is a multinational corporation based in Japan with a wide range of products, predominantly percussion instruments.
History
Pearl was founded by Katsumi Yanagisawa -who began manufacturing music stands in Sumida, Tokyo- o ...
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)
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Tama Iron Cobra
The Tama Iron Cobra is a bass drum pedal line made between 1992 and the present. They are a full-baseplate, double chain or kevlar strap drive, professional quality bass drum pedal used by many leading drummers. The Iron Cobra comes in both si ...
double-bass pedal (customized)
*(7) 1000 series boom stands
*throne
*eliminator hi hat 3 legs
Cymbals:
Zildjian
:''Zildjian leads here. For people with the surname, see Zildjian (disambiguation)''
The Avedis Zildjian Company, simply known as Zildjian (), is a musical instrument manufacturer specializing in cymbals and other percussion instruments. Founded ...
*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
Promark is a Houston, Texas-based American drum stick company. Since 2011, it is part of strings company D'Addario. Promark is a widely known stick company generally played in drum set, drum and bugle corps and concert bands.
History
Promark w ...
*Custom made Pro-Mark Hot Rods, measured between 5A and 5B.