Chuck Comeau
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Charles-André "Chuck" Comeau (born September 17, 1979) is a French Canadian
French Canadian
French Canadian or Francophone Canadian, , generally refers to the descendents of French colonists who arrived in New France in the 17th and 18th centuries...

 musician, who is best known as the drummer for pop punk
Pop punk
Pop punk is a fusion music genre that combines elements of punk rock with pop music, to varying degrees. Allmusic describes the genre as a strand of alternative rock, which typically merges pop melodies with speedy punk tempos, chord changes and loud guitars...

 band Simple Plan
Simple Plan
Simple Plan is a Canadian pop punk band from Montréal, Québec. The band has had no line up changes since its inception in 1999. Members are Pierre Bouvier , Jeff Stinco , Sébastien Lefebvre , David Desrosiers and Chuck Comeau...

.

Biography

Comeau started his music career in Reset
Reset (band)
-History:Reset was formed in 1993 by Pierre Bouvier and Chuck Comeau when they were 13 years old. The original band members were Pierre Bouvier , Philippe Jolicoeur , Chuck Comeau and Jean-Sébastien Boileau...

 with fellow bandmate Pierre Bouvier
Pierre Bouvier
Pierre Charles Bouvier is a French Canadian musician, who is best known as the lead singer for pop punk band Simple Plan.At the age of 13, he founded the punk rock band Reset with his best friend Chuck Comeau in which he was the bassist and lead vocalist. He eventually wasn't enjoying his role...

. After the band's first CD was released, Comeau left the band and went to McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...

 to pursue a degree in law.

After reuniting with Bouvier at a concert, he soon left school and helped Bouvier to form Simple Plan
Simple Plan
Simple Plan is a Canadian pop punk band from Montréal, Québec. The band has had no line up changes since its inception in 1999. Members are Pierre Bouvier , Jeff Stinco , Sébastien Lefebvre , David Desrosiers and Chuck Comeau...

. In Simple Plan, Comeau, along with Bouvier, are the main songwriters. He is sometimes known as the "writer" of the band as he does most of the lyrics, writes all the concepts, and writes the scripts to Simple Plan's music videos.

Comeau was also a judge for the 7th annual Independent Music Awards
The Independent Music Awards
The Independent Music Awards is an international program that honors top-ranked independent artists and releases in more than 50 Album, Song, Music Video and Design categories....

 to support independent artists' careers.

Equipment

He currently uses DW
Drum Workshop
Drum Workshop is a drum and hardware manufacturing company based in Oxnard, California. Their slogan is "The Drummer's Choice".-History:...

 drums, Evans drum heads and Zildjian cymbals. His kit configures of two floor toms, a tom, a bass drum, and a snare drum.

Cymbals:
  • 19" Z Custom Medium Crash
  • 14" A New Beats Hi-Hats
  • 19" Z Custom Medium Crash
  • 19" Z Custom Medium Crash
  • 21" A Sweet Ride


Drum Heads:
  • Bass drum:GMAD Clear/EQ3 Black Or White
  • Toms:G2 Clear/G1 Clear
  • Snare:Genera HD Dry/Hazy 300


Drum Sizes:
  • 22x18 bass drum
  • 12x9 tom
  • 14x12 and 16x14 floor toms
  • ...or 16x14 and 18x16 floor toms

Role Model Clothing

He is co-owner of Role Model Clothing, along with Pierre Bouvier
Pierre Bouvier
Pierre Charles Bouvier is a French Canadian musician, who is best known as the lead singer for pop punk band Simple Plan.At the age of 13, he founded the punk rock band Reset with his best friend Chuck Comeau in which he was the bassist and lead vocalist. He eventually wasn't enjoying his role...

 and Patrick Langlois.

Director

  • Simple Plan: Still Not Getting Any...
    Still Not Getting Any...
    Still Not Getting Any... is the second studio album by Canadian pop punk band Simple Plan. It was released on October 26, 2004. It debuted and peaked at #3 on the US Billboard 200 with over 130,000 copies sold in its first week. The record was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry...

     (2004) (V) (co-director)
  • Simple Plan: A Big Package for You
    A Big Package for You
    A Big Package for You: 1999-2003 is a DVD/CD by the pop punk band Simple Plan from Montreal, Canada. The band consists of 5 members Pierre Bouvier, lead singer, David Desrosiers, bassist and backing vocalist, Sébastien Lefebvre, rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist, Chuck Comeau, drummer, and Jeff...

     (2003) (V)

Actor

  • New York Minute
    New York Minute (film)
    New York Minute is a 2004 American teen comedy film starring Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen and Eugene Levy. It was directed by Dennie Gordon and released on May 7, 2004. In the film Mary-Kate and Ashley play twins with opposing personalities who have a series of misadventures around New York City...

    (2004/I) .... Simple Plan
  • The New Tom Green Show (1 episode, 2003)

Self

  • Simple Plan: MTV Hard Rock Live
    MTV Hard Rock Live
    -Track listing:Bonus tracksThe bonus tracks, excluding "Crazy ", are only available on the deluxe edition.-Versions:In 2005, Simple Plan released the live album, MTV Hard Rock Live which contained songs from both the previous albums. The album came in two different versions — a standard one, and a...

     (2005) (V) .... Himself
  • Simple Plan: A Big Package for You
    A Big Package for You
    A Big Package for You: 1999-2003 is a DVD/CD by the pop punk band Simple Plan from Montreal, Canada. The band consists of 5 members Pierre Bouvier, lead singer, David Desrosiers, bassist and backing vocalist, Sébastien Lefebvre, rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist, Chuck Comeau, drummer, and Jeff...

     (2003) (V) .... Himself
  • Simple Plan: Still Not Getting Any...
    Still Not Getting Any...
    Still Not Getting Any... is the second studio album by Canadian pop punk band Simple Plan. It was released on October 26, 2004. It debuted and peaked at #3 on the US Billboard 200 with over 130,000 copies sold in its first week. The record was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry...

     (2004) (V) .... Himself
  • Simple Plan: Simple Plan
    Simple Plan
    Simple Plan is a Canadian pop punk band from Montréal, Québec. The band has had no line up changes since its inception in 1999. Members are Pierre Bouvier , Jeff Stinco , Sébastien Lefebvre , David Desrosiers and Chuck Comeau...

     (2008) (V) .... Himself
  • Punk Rock Holocaust (2004) (V) .... Himself - Simple Plan
  • "What's New, Scooby-Doo
    Scooby-Doo
    Scooby-Doo is an American media franchise based around several animated television series and related works produced from 1969 to the present day. The original series, Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, was created for Hanna-Barbera Productions by writers Joe Ruby and Ken Spears in 1969...

    ?".... Himself (1 episode)

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