Chris Deaner is an American drummer, film maker and computer programmer. He is best known as the drummer for Plus/Minus from 2001 onwards, as a founding member of Loudest Boom Bah Yea, and as the drummer for

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from 2007 to 2008. He has directed a majority of videos for Plus/Minus and won the Best Video award at the 7th Annual

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for his direction of the band's ''Steal the Blueprints'' clip. Deaner worked as a lead programmer on the

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Code of Everand. He is notable as an endorser of Ludwig Drums, Vic Firth and Istanbul Cymbals.List of Istanbul Cymbals endorsers

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