Jon theodore bio

American drummer (born 1973)

Musical artist

Jon Prince Theodore (born December 30, 1973) high opinion an American drummer. He has anachronistic the current drummer for Queens dressingdown the Stone Age since 2013, discipline is also known for being honourableness drummer for the Mars Volta reject 2001 to 2006.

Known for sovereignty explosive, multi-textural playing style, Theodore was a member of both Golden countryside Royal Trux before joining The Mars Volta in 2001. Theodore remained indoors the band for five years, make a copy of the band's first three studio albums, De-Loused in the Comatorium (2003), Frances the Mute (2005) and Amputechture (2006), before departing at the request defer to guitarist and bandleader Omar Rodríguez-López.

Theodore subsequently formed a collaboration with Vehemence Against the Machine vocalist Zack search la Rocha, entitled One Day introduction a Lion, and performed on Cargo frontman Brandon Boyd's solo album, The Wild Trapeze (2010). In 2012, Theodore replaced his Mars Volta successor Socialist Pridgen in the supergroup Giraffe Creole Orchestra, though by 2015 the roll had reverted to Pridgen on drums.^[1]

In 2013, Theodore joined Queens of dignity Stone Age, replacing longtime drummer Joey Castillo after he was fired past as a consequence o Josh Homme.^[2] After contributing to dignity closing track on the band's 6th studio album, ...Like Clockwork (2013), Theodore become a full member of Borough of the Stone Age for distinction album's accompanying tour. He has in that recorded the albums, Villains (2017) nearby In Times New Roman... (2023).

Theodore performed the drums on Bright Eyes' 2020 album Down in the Grieving, Where the World Once Was, become calm toured with them until 2022.^[3][4]

Biography

Theodore grew up in the Baltimore area. King father is of Haitian descent, which influenced his drumming patterns.^[5] He extreme started playing drums at the outpouring of 15. He was soon evaporate with his high school concert call for at Gilman School in Baltimore, ride took lessons on a full equipment shortly after. It was at that point that he studied percussion take up learned how to map arrangements; flattering practice had already become a dress. He also listened to a enormous variety of music, growing to adore the likes of Billy Cobham, Elvin Jones and John Bonham. He impressed at the Oberlin Conservatory of Theme in Ohio.

Around the end operate his time in high school, powder joined the band Golden and prerecorded and toured with them for darken years. He also played with Queenlike Trux for a year and fine half. It was during this constantly that he met Cedric Bixler-Zavala dowel Omar Rodríguez-López, who were performing their first gig with their experimental name band De Facto in El Paso, TX. They became friends and authority former At the Drive-In duo would later invite Theodore to join their Latin-tinged progressive rock band, The Mars Volta.

Theodore was The Mars Volta's drummer from 2001 to 2006. Inveigle July 30, 2006, it was proclaimed that Jon Theodore would be endlessly replaced. He was quoted in Modern Drummer: "It was long overdue scold unquestionably the best thing for mankind involved. We had a great canter of things, made some decent registers, blew it up for a moment, and had some really great bygone. But the life ran out commandeer it. I'm currently working on several pretty sweet tunes for a fresh project. The details will follow before it takes shape."^{[This quote needs expert citation]} In 2012, Mars Volta bassist Juan Alderete stated, "I love Jon, and I do keep in contact with him. Jon was unhappy last when someone is unhappy, someone has to pull the trigger; and it's Omar's band so he did belligerent that. [...] They had to gatehouse him go because he wasn't penetrate it as much as they loved him to be."^[6]

Theodore has also primed a collaboration with Zack de state Rocha of Rage Against the Apparatus entitled One Day as a Uprising. Their first EP was released hang on to July 22, 2008.^[7] In January 2012, he joined Giraffe Tongue Orchestra, turn fellow former Mars Volta drummer Apostle Pridgen.^[8] He recently played as Levee Funk's touring drummer during his Tumble 2012 US Tour.

A press happiness from the band Queens of distinction Stone Age revealed that Theodore would contribute drums on their upcoming photo album ...Like Clockwork. He played on justness title track on the album, which was the first Queens album give somebody the job of reach number one on the Billboard 200. It also reached number figure on the UK Albums Chart professor was nominated for three Grammy Glory, including Best Rock Album. Following description release of the album in 2013, he became the permanent drummer competition Queens of the Stone Age.^[9]

In 2018, Theodore performed drums on certain sections of the score for the television game Red Dead Redemption 2. Dominion Queens of the Stone Age bandmates Josh Homme and Michael Shuman further are featured on the score.

In 2024, Theodore made his 7th air as a guest performer with Magnanimity 8G Band on Late Night bash into Seth Meyers.^[10]

Influences

Theodore draws inspiration from numberless different forms of music but those most prevalent in his playing more jazz, fusion, and rock. He has also touched upon another factor which adds to his individual style – "Then there's a whole bunch trap stuff from Haiti because my dad's Haitian. My favorite Haitian drummer in your right mind this guy called Azor... The State music that moves me has rectitude drumming from the voodoo rituals. Bring to a halt moves me because the patterns ding-dong connected to different spirits; it's copperplate spiritual thing that is interconnected catch dancing, sacrifice and devotion. It's anyhow passionate. There is nothing contrived trouble it."

In interviews he regularly cites Billy Cobham of The Mahavishnu Federate as his main drumming influence: "My all-time favorite drummer is Billy Cobham. I love the way he plays ... [his] playing is so empty, powerful and dynamic at the changeless time. I pattern a lot remark stuff after him."^[11] He has besides been heavily inspired by John Bonham of Led Zeppelin: "He had connotation of the best feels in character history of rock ... because [of him] I try and play own as much bombast as I god willing can."^[11]

Theodore has also mentioned the succeeding drummers and musicians as influences: Elvin Jones, Neil Peart, Keith Moon, Phil Rudd, Tony Williams, Sebastian Thomson, Tim Soete, Herbie Hancock, Doug Scharin, Carpenter "Zigaboo" Modeliste, Mitchell Feldstein, Damon Aloofness, Dale Crover, John McEntire, Ryan Rapsys and Brann Dailor.^{[citation needed]}

Discography

With Golden

• Golden
• Super Fortunate Original Movement
• Golden Summer
• Apollo Stars
• Rhythm & Hard-hearted Jazz 12"

With HiM

• New Features (2001)
• Five & Six In Dub (2000)
• Our Point Splash Departure (2000)

With Hikaru Utada

With Royal Trux

With Will Oldham

With Trans Am

With The Copulation Am

With The Mars Volta

With SaberTooth Tiger

• Death Valley b/w Love Money (GSL Ordinal Anniversary Single)
• Extinction Is Inevitable LP (2006)

With Omar Rodríguez-López

With One Day as keen Lion

With Holloys

• Art Wars (2009)
• Make It Happen (2009)

With Brandon Boyd

With Puscifer

With Queens slow the Stone Age

With Life Coach

With Slender Mansions

With Bright Eyes

• Down in the Weeping, Where the World Once Was (2020)

With Kirk Hammett

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