Joseph Paul Seiders (born September 5, 1980) is an American touring/session multi-instrumentalist and is the drummer and backing vocalist for
The New Pornographers.
Primarily a drummer, Joe also sings, plays keyboards, accordion, and guitar. Seiders was born in
Winchester, Massachusetts and grew up in
Derry, New Hampshire
Derry is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 34,317 at the 2020 census. Although it is a town and not a city, Derry is the most populous community in Rockingham County and the fourth most populous in the ...
. Having a father that also played drums, he developed an interest for the drum kit at a very young age. He was also classically trained on piano from the age of five.
He has toured, recorded, and worked with a variety of artists, including
The New Pornographers,
Neko Case,
Emitt Rhodes,
John Oates
John William Oates (born April 7, 1948) is an American musician, best known as half of the rock and soul duo Hall & Oates, with Daryl Hall. He has played rock, R&B, and soul music, acting as a guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer ...
,
Tracy Bonham,
Juliana Hatfield,
Chris Mann,
Gary Jules,
Bleu,
Josh Kaufman,
Pat Badger,
Night Terrors of 1927
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,
Val McCallum, among many others.
Seiders' percussion, accordion, and vocal talents were also featured in the 2015
Disney film, ''
Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast
''Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast'' is a 2015 American computer-animated fantasy film directed by Steve Loter. It is the sixth and final installment in the ''Tinker Bell'' film series, based on the character Tinker Bell from J. M. B ...
''.
Joe is also known as an avid mixologist.
References
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1980 births
Living people
People from Winchester, Massachusetts
Musicians from Massachusetts
Musicians from New Hampshire
The New Pornographers members
American rock drummers