Fred Coury (born October 20, 1967) is an American musician best known as the drummer for the

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band

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. Coury lists

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, Bobby Blotzer,

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and

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as his drumming inspirations.

Early years

Coury was born in

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, to a Lebanese family. At age 5, Coury started taking violin lessons. At age 6 he participated in his first public performance. Between the ages of 7 and 9 he studied at the Beirut Conservatory of Music in

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, Lebanon. At age 10, he added the trumpet to his repertoire. Finally, at age 12 he started to play the drums. By the age of 13, he was playing local bars with the band Sunjammer. As a teen, Coury was accepted to Berklee School of Music in Boston, for violin.

Career

Coury has played in other bands including

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and Chastain and was playing with

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in 1985 filling-in for

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who had a leg injury, before he joined Cinderella. Coury got into Cinderella when

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told him about the gig and encouraged him to audition. Coury sent in a cassette and because as far as everyone knew, according to ''Circus'' magazine, he was the drummer for Osbourne, that may have helped him score an audition. Coury left Cinderella in 1991 and joined

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to form the band

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. He also briefly substituted for

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drummer Steven Adler in December 1987 when health issues forced Adler off the road. Coury re-joined Cinderella after Arcade folded. In the summer of 2006, Coury and Cinderella joined

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on a joint 20th anniversary tour. Coury also filled in for

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during Poison's slot at the Comstock Rock Festival on July 15, 2009, due to the fact that Rockett having had baby the day before, and in 2017 he filled for Night Ranger when his friend Kelly Keagy took a brief leave from tour. Coury spends most of his time in his Los Angeles recording studio Double Forte Music composing for television and sports. A multi-award-winning composer, Coury has scored all four seasons of NBC's hit series '' The Night Shift'', WGN America's original series ''

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'', and also scored the opening then for the NBC series ''

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''. Coury composed and created the original musical score for the 2019 feature film ''Full Count''. An avid hockey fan, Coury combined his love of the sport with his musical skills to create the "Goal Song" and sonic identity for the

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hockey team. In 2017, The L.A. Kings series ''Black & White'', which Coury scores, was nominated and won a
Emmy Award
He also provides the sonic identity for the

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NBA team, with whom he won a second Emmy award.

Other interests

In his spare time Coury enjoys

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. He is also a part-time actor and has appeared in several films such as '' The Human Race'' or ''The Junkyard Willie Movie: Lost in Transit''. Coury performs mixes for his dance/electronica group called Effcee. Coury is an avid

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fan and can often be seen in 'pit row' alongside the crews. Coury is also passionate about rescuing animals.

Discography

* 1985 ''

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'': Chastain – drums * 1990 ''

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'': Cinderella – percussion, drums, background vocals * 1990 ''Leader of the Banned'': Sam Kinison – drums * 1992 ''Caught in the Middle'': Linear – drums * 1992 ''L.A. Blues Authority'': L.A. Blues Authority – drums, vocals, performer * 1993 ''

'': Arcade – drums * 1994 '' A/2'': Arcade – Drums, background vocals * 1994 ''Jack Daniel's Tour'': 1988 Guns N' Roses – drums * 1995 ''Stairway of Gold: Songs of the Sephardim'': Judy Frankel – tambourine, handclapping * 1997 ''Looking Back'': Cinderella – producer, engineer, mixing * 1997 ''Love Is Suicide'': Marshall Coleman – percussion, drums, background vocals * 1997 ''Once upon A...'': Cinderella – Producer * 1999 '' Live at the Key Club'': Cinderella – drums * 1999 ''Asylum Suite'': Asylum Suite – background vocals, producer * 2000 ''Before and Laughter'': Stephen Pearcy – Drums * 2000 ''Cheap Dream: A Tribute to Cheap Trick'': Various artists – remixing * 2000 ''Remixed to Hell: AC/DC Tribute'': Various artists – remixing * 2000 ''Todd Rundgren: Reconstructed'': Todd Rundgren – remixing * 2000 ''Broken Promises EP'': Allen Crane – drums, percussion * 2001 ''A/3: Live & Unreleased'': Arcade – drums, percussion, background vocals * 2001 ''Dance Mixes'': Tavares – remixing * 2001 ''Love Machine Remixed Hits'': The Miracles – remixing, mixing * 2002 ''Rock Tribute to Guns N' Roses'': Various Artists – liner notes, mixing * 2002 ''Somebody Loves You Back: The Mixes'': Teddy Pendergrass – Remixing * 2002 ''Tribute to Linkin Park'': Various Artists – Mixing * 2002 ''Tribute to Marilyn Manson'' Various Artists – Bass, Guitar, Programming, Vocals * 2003 ''Greatest Classics: With a Twist'': Todd Rundgren – Remixing * 2004 ''Blackest Album, Vol. 4: An Industrial Tribute'': Various Artists – Producer, Mixing * 2004 ''Destroy All DJs, Vol. 2'': B.P. vs. Effcee – Engineer, Digital Editing * 2004 ''Destroy All DJs'': B.P. vs. Effcee – Pro-Tools * 2004 ''Gothic Acoustic Tribute to Disturbed'': Various Artists – Producer * 2004 ''Greatest Hits: Love TKO'': Teddy Pendergrass – Remixing * 2004 ''In Concert'': Cinderella – Drums, Vocals, Group Member * 2004 ''Live from the Gypsy Road'': Cinderella – Drums, Vocals, Group Member * 2004 ''Making Tributes Is Easy: The Ultimate Tribute to Radi'': Various Artists – Producer * 2004 ''More '80s Hair Metal'': Various Artists – Producer * 2004 ''Perfect'': Effcee – Programming, Producer, Mixing, Group Member * 2004 ''Rock vs. Rap'': Various Artists – Producer * 2004 '' The Roots of Guns N' Roses'':

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– Remixing * 2004 '' Spin the Bottle: an All-Star Tribute to Kiss'': Various Artists – Drums * 2004 ''Trancemixed Anthems, Vol. 1'': Various Artists – Mastering * 2004 ''Tribute to Incubus ributized': Various Artists – Producer * 2004 ''Tribute to White Stripes'': Various Artists – Producer, Remixing * 2004 ''Unclean onus DVD': Pitbull Daycare – Programming, Vocals, Producer, Mixing * 2004 ''Voodoo Magick: The Godsmack Tribute'': Various Artists – Producer * 2005 ''Best of Club Hits, Vol. 3'': Various Artists – Mastering * 2005 ''Clubmixed, Vol. 2'': Various Artists – Mastering * 2005 ''Destination Lounge: Bali onus DVD': Various Artists – Mastering * 2005 ''Greatest Hits Remixed'': Marilyn Monroe – Remixing * 2005 ''In Concert VD': Cinderella – Group Member * 2005 ''Maximum Workout, Vol. 2'': Various Artists – Mastering * 2005 ''Revive the Soul'': Various Artists – Mastering * 2005 ''Rocked, Wired & Bluesed: The Greatest Hits'': Cinderella – Drums, Percussion, Background Vocals * 2005 ''Rocked, Wired & Bluesed: The Greatest Video Hits'': Cinderella – Drums, Percussion, Background Vocals * 2005 ''Soul Sauce'': Various Artists – Mastering * 2005 ''Ultimate Tribute to Radiohead'': Various Artists – Producer * 2005 ''Ultimate Tribute to U2'': Various Artists – Producer * 2005 ''Best of Club Hits, Vol. 3'': Various Artists – Mastering * 2005 ''Clubmixed, Vol. 2'': Various Artists – Mastering * 2005 ''Destination Lounge: Bali'': Various Artists – Mastering * 2005 ''Electro Goth Tribute to Prince'': Various Artists – Producer * 2005 ''Everything in Between'': The Numb Ones – Background Vocals, Producer, Mixing * 2005 ''Genius Remixed'' ypnotic Ray Charles – Remixing * 2005 ''Greatest Hits Remixed'': Marilyn Monroe – Remixing * 2005 ''In Concert'' VD Cinderella – Drums, Group Member * 2005 ''Revive the Soul'': Various Artists – Mastering * 2005 ''Rocked, Wired & Bluesed: The Greatest Hits'': Cinderella – Percussion, Drums, Background Vocals, Group Member * 2005 ''Rocked, Wired & Bluesed: The Greatest Video Hits'': Cinderella - Percussion, Drums, Background Vocals, Group Member * 2005 ''Soul Sauce'': Various Artists – Mastering * 2005 ''Ultimate Tribute to U2'': Various Artists – Producer * 2006 80s Metal Hits'': Various Artists – Producer * 2006 ''All Star Tribute to Bon Jovi'': Various Artists – Producer * 2006 ''Extended Versions'': Cinderella – Drums, Background Vocals * 2006 ''Gold'': Cinderella – Percussion, Drums, Background Vocals * 2006 ''Gothic Divas Presents Switchblade Symphony'': Various Artists – Producer * 2006 ''Gypsy Road: Live'': Cinderella – Group Member * 2006 ''World's Greatest Metal Tribute to Led Zeppelin'': Various Artists – Drums, Mixing * 2007 ''Heavy Metal Box'' hino Various Artists – Drums * 2007 ''Heavy Metal''

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Various Artists – Drums * 2007 ''Too Fast for Love: A Millennium Tribute to Mötley Crüe'': Various Artists – Engineer, Drum Programming, Mixing, Drum Producer * 2008 ''Cinderella: Live in Concert'': Cinderella – Drums, Vocals, Group Member * 2009 ''Already There'': Debbie Gibson – Drums, Producer, Mixing * 2008 ''Under My Skin'': Stephen Pearcy – Drums, Drum Engineering, Musician * 2009 80s Metal: A Double Dose'': Various Artists – Drums, Producer * 2009 ''80s Hair Metal Goes Classic'': Various Artists – Drums, Mixing * 2009 ''Authorized Bootleg: Live at the Tokyo Dome'': Cinderella – Drums, Group Member * 2009 ''Lou Gramm Band'': Lou Gramm – Mixing * 2009 ''Spectacular! (Music From the Nickelodeon Original Movie Original TV Soundtrack) – Drums * 2009 ''Hannah Montana: The Movie'' – Drums * 2009 ''High School Musical 3'' – Drums * 2011 Sacha Baron Cohen's ''The Dictator'' – Drums * 2012 Ubisoft's ''Just Dance 4'' – Drums * 2019 Fast & furious presents: ''Hobbs & Shaw'' – Drums

References

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