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Robert Gregory Bourdon (born January 20, 1979) is an American musician, who is currently the drummer
Drummer

A drummer is a musician who plays a drum or drums, particularly a drum kit , marching percussion or hand drums. The term percussionist applies to a musician performing on any percussion instrument, but usually refers to one who plays Classical music or Latin percussion....
 and one of the founders of the rock band Linkin Park
Linkin Park

Linkin Park is an American Rock music band from Agoura Hills, California, California. Since its formation in 1996, the band has sold more than 50 million albums and won two Grammy Awards....
.

he albums Hybrid Theory
Hybrid Theory

Hybrid Theory is the debut album by the American nu metal band Linkin Park, released on October 24, 2000 through Warner Bros. Records. The album was a huge commercial success, selling over 10 million units in the United States alone and peaking at number two on the Billboard 200 while also reaching high positions on other Record chart...
 and Meteora
Meteora

The Met?ora is one of the largest and most important complexes of Eastern Orthodox monastery in Kalambaka, Greece and is second only to Mount Athos....
, Bourdon's style was simplistic, mostly trying to fit the drumming into the sound of the band, with only "Easier to Run" from Meteora sounding very complex as Rob had to approach his drum playing style differently.






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Robert Gregory Bourdon (born January 20, 1979) is an American musician, who is currently the drummer
Drummer

A drummer is a musician who plays a drum or drums, particularly a drum kit , marching percussion or hand drums. The term percussionist applies to a musician performing on any percussion instrument, but usually refers to one who plays Classical music or Latin percussion....
 and one of the founders of the rock band Linkin Park
Linkin Park

Linkin Park is an American Rock music band from Agoura Hills, California, California. Since its formation in 1996, the band has sold more than 50 million albums and won two Grammy Awards....
.

Musical career

In the albums Hybrid Theory
Hybrid Theory

Hybrid Theory is the debut album by the American nu metal band Linkin Park, released on October 24, 2000 through Warner Bros. Records. The album was a huge commercial success, selling over 10 million units in the United States alone and peaking at number two on the Billboard 200 while also reaching high positions on other Record chart...
 and Meteora
Meteora

The Met?ora is one of the largest and most important complexes of Eastern Orthodox monastery in Kalambaka, Greece and is second only to Mount Athos....
, Bourdon's style was simplistic, mostly trying to fit the drumming into the sound of the band, with only "Easier to Run" from Meteora sounding very complex as Rob had to approach his drum playing style differently. In the latest Linkin Park
Linkin Park

Linkin Park is an American Rock music band from Agoura Hills, California, California. Since its formation in 1996, the band has sold more than 50 million albums and won two Grammy Awards....
 album Minutes to Midnight
Minutes to Midnight (album)

Minutes to Midnight is the third studio album by American Rock music band Linkin Park that was released, depending on location, between May 9 and May 18, 2007....
, Rob's drums had wooden bodies to sound more traditional, most notably a complex 3/4 drum pattern in "The Little Things Give You Away". In live shows, playing with the song "Bleed It Out
Bleed It Out

"Bleed It Out" is the second single from Linkin Park's third studio album, Minutes to Midnight , released on August 20, 2007. On July 31, 2007 the music video was shown on MTV Germany and MTV Asia and has premiered in Canada through the Muchmusic Countdown and their MuchAxs video streaming website....
", the song is extended with Rob playing a long solo. He has said before that he uses Puma racing shoes while playing.

Personal life

In a Z100 chat in February 2008 with Rob and Joe Hahn, DJ of Linkin Park, Bourdon stated that he is single. He dated actress Vanessa Lee Evigan
Vanessa Lee Evigan

Vanessa Evigan was born on March 18, 1981 in Burbank, California to actor Greg Evigan and model/actress Pamela Serpe. She is the oldest of the couple's three children....
 from 2001 to 2007. He previously dated once actress Shiri Appleby
Shiri Appleby

Shiri Freda Appleby is an United States film and television actor.She is best known for her leading role as Liz Parker in the popular television program Roswell ....
. His 25th birthday was featured on an episode of iTunes
ITunes

iTunes is a Proprietary software digital media media player application, used for playing and organizing digital music and video files. The program is also an interface to manage the contents on Apple's popular iPod digital media players as well as the iPhone....
' LPTV. On January 20, 2004, Linkin Park played a show in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia is the largest city in Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population city in the United States. It is the fifth-largest metropolitan area and fourth-largest urban area by population in the United States, the nation's fourth-largest consumer media market as ranked by the Nielsen Media Research, and the 49th-most...
 and the band can be seen joking around backstage and saying that it is Rob's twentieth birthday. In late 2006, Chester Bennington
Chester Bennington

Chester Charles Bennington is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He is the lead vocalist in the rock music band Linkin Park, and was previously associated with the band Grey Daze, among others....
 of Linkin Park said on Tattoo Stories that his band mates Rob and main guitarist Brad Delson
Brad Delson

Bradford Phillip Delson is an American musician, lead guitarist, and one of the founding members of the alternative rock band Linkin Park. He is also the A&R for Machine Shop Recordings....
 didn't have any tattoos for religious reasons. Both are actively of the Jewish faith. He now lives in Los Angeles.

Equipment


Drums (Projekt Revolution kit)

Gretsch
Gretsch Drums

Gretsch Drums is a leading drum manufacturing company, based in Ridgeland, South Carolina. Their motto is "That Great Gretsch Sound!"...
 USA Custom
  • 14x5 Snare Drum
  • 10x8 High-Tom
  • 12x9 Mid-Tom
  • 16x13 Floor Tom
  • 18x16 Floor Tom
  • 22x18 Bass Drum


Cymbals

Zildjian
Avedis Zildjian Company

The Avedis Zildjian Company is a cymbal and gong manufacturer founded in Istanbul, Turkey by an Armenians named Avedis Zildjian during the Ottoman Empire....


  • 14" A-New Beat hi-hats
  • 14" A-Custom Mastersound hi-hats
  • 10" A-Custom Splash
  • 18" A-Custom Projection Crash
  • 19" A-Custom Projection Crash
  • 20" Oriental China Trash
  • 21" A-Custom Projection Ride
  • 14" ZXT Trashformer


Other

  • Heads: Remo
    Remo

    Remo is an American drum skin company.Remo may also refer to:* Remo , a member of the Lucchese crime family* Remo language, a Panoan language of Brazil and Peru...
     Clear Emperor Batter, Clear Ambassador Reso
  • Sticks: Vater
    Vater

    Vater is an American drumstick and percussion accesssory manufacturing company. It was founded by Clarence Vater, and is currently run by his two grandsons Alan and Ron Vater....
     5B Hickory with wood tip/Splashstick
  • DW
    Drum Workshop

    Drum Workshop is an Oxnard, California-based drum and hardware manufacturing company. Their list of endorsers includes many professional drummers....
     5000 kick pedals
  • Hardware: Gibraltar
    Gibraltar Hardware

    Gibraltar Hardware is a maker of drumset and percussion Drum hardware. It's most famed for making drumset frames and cages, but it also makes everything from hi-hat stands to drumset thrones....
     Rack System
  • Freestanding Electric Drum Pads (Pintech)
  • Triggers on snare (DDrum
    Ddrum

    ddrum is a division of Armadillo Enterprises, Inc. that manufactures Drum kit, Percussion instrument, and electronic drum triggers....
    )
  • KD-7 Bass Drum Trigger Unit (Roland
    Roland Corporation

    is a Japanese manufacturer of electronic musical instruments, electronic equipment and software. It was founded by Ikutaro Kakehashi in Osaka on April 18, 1972, with ?33 million in capital....
    )
  • DM5 Drum Module (Alesis
    Alesis

    Alesis is a manufacturer of electronic musical instruments owned by Numark and based in Cumberland, Rhode Island, Rhode Island....
    )
  • Footwear: FIA specification Puma
    PUMA AG

    Puma AG Rudolf Dassler Sport is a large German multinational company that produces high-end athletic shoes and other clothing.The company is perhaps best known for its association football shoes and has sponsored footballers, including Pel?, Eus?bio, Johan Cruijff, Enzo Francescoli, Diego Maradona, Lothar Matth?us, Kenny Dalglish, Didier...
     racing shoes
  • Recording Software: Pro Tools
    Pro Tools

    Pro Tools is a Digital Audio Workstation platformfor Mac OS and Microsoft Windows operating systems, developed and manufactured by Digidesign, a division of Avid Technology....
  • MultiDirector DI (Whirlwind)
  • Headphone Mixer MH4 (Rane
    Rane Corp.

    Rane Corporation is a pro audio equipment manufacturer. Located in Mukilteo, Washington , it was made up of former employees of Phase Linear Corporation, and started out with products aimed at small live band ....
    )
  • Crossover SAC22 (Rane)
  • Bass Shaker (Aura
    List of loudspeaker manufacturers

    This is a list of some current loudspeaker system manufacturers....
    )
  • S6000 Sampler (Akai
    Akai

    Akai is a consumer electronics brand, founded as , a Japanese manufacturer in 1929. It is now headquartered in Singapore as a subsidiary of Grande Holdings, a China Hong Kong-based conglomerate, which also owns the formerly Japanese brands Nakamichi and Sansui....
    )
  • MPC2000XL Sampler (Akai)
  • M-1400I Power Amp (Mackie
    Mackie

    Mackie is a brand of the United States based company LOUD Technologies. The Mackie brand is used on professional music and recording equipment such as mixing consoles, loudspeakers, and DAW control surfaces....
    )
  • PL Plus Power Conditioner (Furman)


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