Drummer for American Idol

[Funkifized]

Am I the only one who thinks that the drummer for the show 'American Idol' is an absolute monster? He can play so many styles with such dexterity and he's always in the pocket! Great drum sound too. Anybody know who he is? It's a Black man...

 

[Phil]

To be honest I've not noticed him until you mentioned it. And yes, he must be pretty talented and versatile.
But then again, the different songs on American Idol are not exactly from the polar ends of the musical spectrum.

Another similar and worthy mention would be that lady on 'Whose Line is it Anyway?'
Now, she plays the guitar and the piano and everything else.
A little irrelevant, so my apologies. :wink:

 

[jf_element]

yes! i think the lady from 'whose line issit anyway' quite talented to be able to play different stuff. haha..

hmm. but then she also like always play the same tune one.

 

[rylche]

thinking along the same line, the bassist from american idol is really awesome too. check out his playing on Lisa Tucker's Signed Sealed Delivered Im Yours. really awesome bass playing.

 

[binderdonedat]

could be wrong. but...

... I think it is Ricky Lawson. Guy is freaking amazing.

performed with:

Michael Jackson
Whitney Houston
Phil Collins
Steely Dan
Eric Clapton
Yellowjackets
Lime Spiders
Yellowjackets
Anita Baker
Roy Ayers
Chet Atkins
Bette Middler
Dianne Reeves
Cliff Richard
Rockwell
Jeffrey Osborne
Maze
Bobby Lyle
Kenny Loggins
Paul McCartney
Ray Simpson
Dee Dee Bidgewater
George Duke
Randy Crawford
Tevin Campbell
Lionel Ritchie

 

[gkinsingapore]

Well you dont walk into Hollywood and end up playing sessions on the most watched TV show in the world without being at the top of your game! I'm sure all of that band are first call session players.

I really like the house band on rockstar...awesome.

 

[davemakesway]

It's not Ricky Lawson.

It's Teddy Campbell.
Check him out on drummerworld.com.

 

[binderdonedat]

ah... thanx la, dude looks like him though! Teddy Cambell is off the hook!

 

[binderdonedat]

yeah the house band on Rockstar is also stoopid good. Anyone have info on them? The guitar player is crazy.

 

[gkinsingapore]

The guitar player is in Pinks band and also a solo guy;

http://www.rafaelmoreira.com/index.htm

The keyboard player has been the MD for whitesnake and cher among countless other acts:

http://www.paulmirkovich.com/index.htm

 

[doublestrokesg]

The drummer's called Nate Morton... check him out on www.n8drums.com.
Haha, I actually emailed him to say that I digged his stuff while watching rockstar last year and he actually replied! (hopefully it's not a bot)

He was also here in SG a few yrs back for the American Idols Live tour, and is a berklee alumnus...

 

[Funkifized]

Teddy Campbell eh? He's awesome! It may be hard to hear what he's playing sometimes due to the live situation, but if you have the chance, go hear some past episodes. I was totally floored by his playing on Aretha Franklin's 'Think' and Stevie Wonder's 'Part-time Lover'. Although it's mostly pop/rock/r&b stuff, he does them all with fluidity AND chops to boot. Best of all, he never overplays. I never expected to hear such caliber of drumming on a live pop-oriented tv show!

 

[drummerboi]

Nate Morton is definitely awesome,can sit in with the band well.Playing for songs not just drums.

 

[Boon-SDF]

Funny!

Had no idea there was a thread like that back in 2006! HAHA

Well.. the key ppl that were mentioned in this thread....Nate, Rafael, Teddy have all came to Singapore to perform in Singapore Drumfest 2007 and 2008 respectively!

Yes...they are awesome!

Wait for the videos!

Hope many of you went and caught it!

Boon

 

[heavenbjorn]

I gotta agree with... both of them are awesome.. talk about versatility..

 

[spinninsticks]

I've actually uploaded some videos which I've taken from the drumfest (mainly Teddy and Nate!) up to the DXS facebook page:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=46289958657&ref=ts

Have a look at the videos if you're interested, and post on the wall if you want more videos, I still have a few I've yet to upload, the uploading are taking forever, ugghh....

 

[Jetame]

It's not Ricky Lawson.

It's Teddy Campbell.
Check him out on drummerworld.com.

oh maybe Teddy Campbell