Paul Kodish is a professional drummer raised in

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, London. Kodish has performed with a variety of different artists, including the hip hop act

Whodini Whodini is an American hip hop group that was formed in 1982. The Brooklyn, New York-based trio consisted of vocalist and main lyricist Jalil Hutchins; co-vocalist John Fletcher, a.k.a. Ecstasy (who wore a Zorro-style hat as his trademark; Ju ...

in 1986, and the drum and bass group

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. He was also one of two drummers for the

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band

Apollo 440 Apollo 440 (also known as Apollo Four Forty or @440) are a British electronic music group formed in Liverpool in 1990. The group has written, recorded, and produced five studio albums, collaborated with and produced other artists, remixed as ...

between 1997 and 2005 and the drummer in the Australian-British

drum and bass Drum and bass (also written as drum & bass or drum'n'bass and commonly abbreviated as D&B, DnB, or D'n'B) is a genre of electronic dance music characterized by fast breakbeats (typically 165–185 beats per minute) with heavy bass and sub-ba ...

band

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between 2006 and 2009. Kodish spent a short time in 2010 drumming with the Liverpool band Killaflaw, performing at several concerts and drumming for their debut album ''Sleaze and Grit''. He currently supports

DJ Fresh Daniel Edward Stein (born 11 April 1977), better known by his stage name DJ Fresh, is an English musician, DJ, record producer, best known for making electronic music. He is one of the principal members of the drum and bass group Bad Company, ...

's crew on their FRESH/Live tour.

Biography

Early career: 1986–1996

Kodish grew up in

, London. He learned to play the drums at an early age and was heavily influenced by drummers including

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and

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.Kodish, Paul
Biography
. Official website. Retrieved on 15 February 2009. His earliest professional gig was with

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hip hop act

, as the drummer on their 1986 studio album ''

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''. Over the next ten years, he played and performed with a variety of different artists, including Eye to Eye, London-based acid house pioneers T-Funk, Phunk Lawds, Lizzie Tear, The Franks,

Skunk Anansie Skunk Anansie are a British rock band whose members include Skin (lead vocals, guitar), Cass (bass, guitar, backing vocals), Ace (guitar, backing vocals) and Mark Richardson (drums and percussion). Skunk Anansie formed in 1994, disbanded in 2 ...

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, mrTimothy and IBEX. Moving to fusion, Paul soon became familiar with the London

scene.

Apollo 440: 1996–2005

In 1996, Kodish formed the

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- surf

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band Maximum Roach with

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and Ian "Mary Byker" Hoxley, former lead singer of

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. He then joined Apollo 440 with Mary and Harry K in 1997, as their second drummer. Kodish toured extensively with Apollo 440 that year, and they were invited to support U2 in Israel. During his time with them, he appeared on two albums, ''

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'' and '' Dude Descending a Staircase''. Two years later, after many lineup changes, Noko left Maximum Roach and was replaced by

Peredur ap Gwynedd Pendulum is an Australian electronic rock band founded in 2002. Pendulum originally formed in the city of Perth, Western Australia, by Rob Swire, Gareth McGrillen and Paul "El Hornet" Harding. The band was later expanded to include members Ben ...

, who eventually joined

with Kodish. Noko then reunited with Maximum Roach in 2005 to record new material, which was never released. In one interview, Kodish called Maximum Roach and Apollo 440 the best bands he'd ever played in and said would die happy with those memories. Kodish is currently playing with DJ Fresh, who was introduced to Kodish by Howard Grey from Apollo 440. Kodish is currently back playing with the original Apollo 440 line up.

Pendulum: 2005–2009

Prior to leaving Apollo 440, Kodish had joined the drum and bass group

as part of their live band. Although he did not remain with them for long, he did become friends with Dan Stein, better known as Fresh, who went on to produce several songs with Pendulum. In 2005, Kodish met the lead singer and producer of Pendulum,

Rob Swire Robert Swire-Thompson (born 5 November 1982) is an Australian musician, singer, songwriter, record producer and DJ, best known as the founder and vocalist of the drum and bass and electronic rock band Pendulum (drum and bass band), Pendulum, a ...

, to whom he suggested trying to play tracks from the band's debut album, ''

Hold Your Colour ''Hold Your Colour'' is the debut studio album by the Australian drum and bass band Pendulum, released on 25 July 2005 and later reissued in 2007 by Breakbeat Kaos. The album was mastered by Stuart Hawkes at Metropolis in London. The album feat ...

'', in live performance. Soon after, he joined the band as their first live drummer, and went on to perform on the band's second studio album, ''

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''. Kodish toured extensively with Pendulum between 2006 and 2009 In 2010, it was announced that Kodish was no longer a member of the band. After a short stint with Liverpool electronica group Killaflaw, he reunited with DJ Fresh and his Fresh/live Project.

Musical equipment

Kodish plays a customised drum kit including

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drums and

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cymbals. He has also used drum triggers and pads, and various other percussion instruments including bells and a 30-inch gong.Molineaux, Sam (November 1999)
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''

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''. Retrieved on 15 February 2009. Zildjian cymbals: *6" A Custom

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*12" A Custom splash *13" A Custom Mastersound

hi-hat A hi-hat (hihat, high-hat, etc.) is a combination of two cymbals and a pedal, all mounted on a metal stand. It is a part of the standard drum kit used by drummers in many styles of music including rock, pop, jazz, and blues. Hi-hats consist o ...

*17" A Custom fast crash *18" A Custom fast crash *20" A Custom sizzle ride with 6 rivets *13.25" K Custom Hybrid hi-hat *20" K Custom Hybrid

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*9.5" Zil-Bel

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*14" ZXT Trashformer effect Gretsch usa Maple drums: *10x8" mounted tom *12x9" mounted tom *14x5"

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*14x6.5" snare drum *14x14"

floor tom A floor tom or low tom is a double-headed tom-tom drum which usually stands on the floor on three legs. However, they can also be attached to a cymbal stand with a drum clamp, or supported by a rim mount. It is a cylindrical drum without snare ...

*16x16" floor tom *18x16" floor tom *22x18"

bass drum The bass drum is a large drum that produces a note of low definite or indefinite pitch. The instrument is typically cylindrical, with the drum's diameter much greater than the drum's depth, with a struck head at both ends of the cylinder. Th ...

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Nord DDrum4 *

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acoustic

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s *ddrum

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s Various Roland td's muse receptors Fat kat pedals *30"

gong A gongFrom Indonesian and ms, gong; jv, ꦒꦺꦴꦁ ; zh, c=鑼, p=luó; ja, , dora; km, គង ; th, ฆ้อง ; vi, cồng chiêng; as, কাঁহ is a percussion instrument originating in East Asia and Southeast Asia. Gongs ...

*various bells

Discography

Albums with Whodini: *''

'' (1986, Jive) Albums with Apollo 440: *''

'' (1999,

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) *'' Dude Descending a Staircase'' (2003, Sony Music Entertainment) Albums with Pendulum: *''

'' (2008,

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) Singles with Pendulum: *"

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" (2007, Warner Music UK) *"

Propane Nightmares "Propane Nightmares" is a song by Australian drum and bass band Pendulum, released as the second single from their second album ''In Silico''. It incorporates elements of the song " Million Miles from Home" by German happy hardcore band Dune.

" (2008, Warner Music UK) *" The Other Side" (2008, Warner Music UK) *"

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" (2009, Warner Music UK)

References

External links

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