Brian Chase (born February 12, 1978) is an American drummer and

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musician who plays in the New York rock band

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. He was ranked at #50 in Gigwise's list of ''The Greatest Drummers of All Time''. He plays drums with

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Career

Chase met

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at Ohio's Oberlin College, and he joined the

in 2000 after the original drummer left the trio. Starting at college, Chase played for the rock band The Seconds. Chase has been described by the ''

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'' as "a consummate music nerd, a conservatory-trained jazz drummer who still plays in the city’s experimental scene." Outside of his rock work with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Chase has performed in a number of experimental duos with other musicians such as Stefan Tcherepnin and Seth Misterka, with whom he released a CD ''Duo'' on the Australian Heathen Skulls label in 2007. Other musicians he has played with include Jessica Pavone, Mary Halvorson,

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, Moppa Elliott, and groups

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, Blarvuster, and klezmer-fusionists The Sway Machinery In May 2010 the Chase/Misterka Duo performed at the Melbourne International Jazz Festival and then a month-long Australian tour. A second record ''The Shape of Sound'' was released to coincide. In 2013, Chase released the album ''Drums & Drones''. A follow-up, ''Drums & Drones II'', was released in 2018 by Canadian label ICM. Chase's

work has been inspired by his time working at La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's Dream House, NYC. Chase founded and operates Chaikin Records, a

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named after his family's original name.

References

External links

Yeah Yeah Yeahs official websiteZildjian Artists official profile
* http://www.chasebrian.com/ 1978 births Living people Musicians from New York (state) American rock drummers Oberlin College alumni Musicians from Brooklyn Yeah Yeah Yeahs members 20th-century American drummers American male drummers 21st-century American drummers {{US-rock-drummer-stub