Noah "Shark" Robertson (born July 28, 1983) is an American
drummer
A drummer is a percussionist who creates music using drum
The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel-Sachs classification system, it is a membranophone. Drums consist of at least one mem ...
, comedian, and writer. He is one of the founding members of
The Browning
The Browning is an American metalcore band formed in Kansas City, Missouri in 2005. The band's musical style is characterized by an eclectic blending of electronicore and deathcore. The group currently consists of vocalist Jonny McBee, drummer ...
. He was also the drummer of
Motograter
Motograter was an American heavy metal band formed in Santa Barbara, California in 1995. They are best known for their homemade, namesake instrument, designed with industrial cable and guitar pieces that creates a unique bass sound, and painti ...
from 2013 to 2017. Robertson is currently the drummer for
Jeffrey Nothing, former vocalist and founding member of
Mushroomhead
Mushroomhead is an American heavy metal band from Cleveland, Ohio. Formed in 1993 in the Cleveland Warehouse District, the band is known for their avant-garde sound and horror film-inspired imagery which features masks and costumes as well as ...
.
In July 2011, he founded
Swimming With Sharks Records. The label roster includes
Eye of the Enemy
Eye of the Enemy are a death metal band from Melbourne, Australia.Damon Jackson. "Eye of the Enemy", ''Heavy Music Magazine'', Issue 11, 2014 The band formed in 2006 and has since released an EP and three full-length albums, the latest of whic ...
(Australia) and Hellbent, among other acts from around the world. Past artists include Mouth Of The Serpent, Aechoes, Laconic, Blindfolded and Led To the Woods, among others.
On August 29, 2016 Robertson launched
Zombie Shark Records and announced his first signings as Keychain from Montreal and Darkc3ll from Australia. The Zombie Shark Records roster has included Dirty Machine, Keychain, Darkcell, Lethal Injektion, NoSelf, Riksha, The Black Crown, 10/31, Natas Lived, JUNK, The Rift, Promidal, Krehated and more.
In August 2016,
Thom Hazaert
Thom Hazaert is an American musician, author/journalist, music executive and radio personality. He was co-founder and president of Corporate Punishment Records and currently runs THC: MUSIC, a management firm and label. With David Ellefson, he re ...
brought Robertson on as Marketing Director of
EMP Label Group
EMP Label Group, also known as Ellefson Music Productions, is an American record label formed in October 2015, which was founded by former Megadeth bassist David Ellefson.
History
In October 2015 it was announced that Ellefson had launched a r ...
, the new record label from
David Ellefson
David Warren Ellefson (born November 12, 1964) is an American musician, best known for his long tenure as the bassist for thrash metal band Megadeth.
Ellefson initially became an accomplished bassist and honed his songwriting skills while leadin ...
of
Megadeth
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fame. Thom is currently serving as Director of Operations and Head of A&R at EMP and has served as a consultant for Zombie Shark Records.
In 2018, Robertson officially began his stand-up comedy career. He made his Comedy Store debut in Hollywood, California on June 4, 2018.
In September 2018, Robertson played drums on a single released by
Jeffrey Nothing.
References
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Living people
American industrial musicians
1983 births
American heavy metal drummers
Musicians from Texas
American rock drummers
Snot (band) members
21st-century American drummers