Terry Bozzio
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Terry John Bozzio is an American drummer
best known for his work with Missing Persons and Frank Zappa
.
premier performance on The Ed Sullivan Show
, and begged his father for drum lessons. During the 1960s, he played in the garage bands Blue Grass Radio, The Yarde, and Tamalpais Jungle Mountain Boys.
In 1968 Bozzio attended Sir Francis Drake High School
in San Anselmo, California
, where he received a music scholarship award, and later went on to the College of Marin
. During this time he studied concurrently with Chuck Brown on the drum set and Lloyd Davis and Roland Kohloff on a percussion and timpani scholarship. He also played Bartok-Dahl-Cowell & Baroque chamber ensembles with the Marin and Napa County Symphonies.
In 1972 Bozzio played in the rock musicals Godspell
and Walking in my Time. He also began playing in local jazz groups with Mark Isham
, Peter Maunu, Patrick O'Hearn
, Mike Knock, Art Lande
, Azteca
, Eddie Henderson
, Woody Shaw
, Julian Priester
, Eric Gravatt
, Billy Higgins
, Andy Narell
, Hadley Calliman, Mel Graves, and Mel Martin
. He became a regular in the Monday Night Jim Dukey Big Band at San Francisco's Great American Music Hall
.
He recorded and toured with Frank Zappa
beginning in 1975, and appeared in the concert movie Baby Snakes
(which included him singing lead on a portion of the song "Punky's Whips"). He is noted for performing Zappa's "The Black Page
", a piece of music designed to be a "musician's nightmare" a page so filled with notes as to be almost black.
In 1977 he joined The Brecker Brothers
with long time San Francisco friend and guitarist Barry Finnerty
. With The Brecker Brothers, Bozzio toured and recorded the album "Heavy Metal Be-Bop." Shortly after, he was dismissed by Zappa as he joined Group 87 with Mark Isham
, Peter Maunu, Patrick O'Hearn
and Peter Wolf
. The group auditioned for and got a record deal with CBS
; Bozzio declined membership in the group and then auditioned unsuccessfully for Thin Lizzy
.
After Bill Bruford
& Allan Holdsworth
departure from the band UK
in late 1978, Bozzio joined Eddie Jobson
and John Wetton
to continue UK
as a trio. The trio recorded Danger Money and Night After Night and toured the US twice (supporting Jethro Tull), as well as Europe and Japan. After UK
disbanded in early 1980, Bozzio, ex-Zappa guitarist Warren Cuccurullo
and then-wife and vocalist Dale Bozzio
founded the band Missing Persons. Missing Persons released the albums Spring Session M (which went Gold), Rhyme & Reason, and Color in Your Life. They also toured the US & Europe and appeared on TV and radio shows.
After Missing Persons breakup in 1986, Bozzio joined ex-Duran Duran guitarist Andy Taylor
's solo band. He also played on sessions with Robbie Robertson
, Gary Wright
, Don Dokken
, XYZ
, Paul Hyde
, Herbie Hancock
, Dweezil Zappa
, and Richard Marx
. During this time he also began touring as a clinician/solo drummer and recorded Solo Drums which was his first instructional video for WB. Bozzio also joined Mick Jagger
and Jeff Beck
to make the video Throwaway, and teamed up with Beck & keyboardist Tony Hymas
to co-write/produce and perform on the Grammy Award winning album Jeff Beck's Guitar Shop
.
In 1988 Bozzio married Ev Kvamme. They have one son.
Between the years of 1990–1995 Terry developed ostinato
-based drum solo compositions and recorded his second instructional video Melodic Drumming and the Ostinato Volumes 1, 2, and 3, as well as Solo Drum Music Volumes 1 & 2 on CD. He also joined Tony Hymas
, Toney Coe, and Hugh Burns
to form the band Lonely Bears and record The Lonely Bears, Injustice, and The Bears are Running, while living in Paris, France. He also formed the band Polytown with David Torn
and Mick Karn
.
From 1995 to 2002 Bozzio did tours of the US, Australia, Canada & Europe as a solo drum artist as well as recording two solo CDs: Drawing the Circle and Chamberworks. He also teamed up with Chad Wackerman
to produce the Duets video and Alternative Duets CDs. Bozzio was inducted into the Modern Drummer "Hall of Fame" and won the Clinician of the Year award twice as well as Drum Magazine's Drummer of the Year and Best Clinician. Internationally, he received Schlagwerkrant Magazine's (Netherlands) and Player Magazine's (Japan) Best Drummer Award.
Bozzio was inducted into Guitar Center's RockWalk in Hollywood on January 17, 2007 along with rock and roll icons Ronnie James Dio
and Slash
. Bozzio also worked with the nu-metal band Korn
on their 8th studio album after the departure of their drummer David Silveria
. He was scheduled to play on the road with the band during the Family Values Tour
, but he left and was replaced by Joey Jordison
of Slipknot
and later Ray Luzier
.
Since November 2008 Bozzio has toured with guitarist Allan Holdsworth
, bassist Tony Levin
, and drummer Pat Mastelotto
as the experimental super-group HoBoLeMa
.
is played using various bass drum and hi-hat permutations while he solos against these rhythms using his hands. Sometimes (often in the same composition) the opposite is true, where he will hold an ostinato pattern with his hands and solo with his feet.
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
best known for his work with Missing Persons and Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa
Frank Vincent Zappa was an American composer, singer-songwriter, electric guitarist, record producer and film director. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa wrote rock, jazz, orchestral and musique concrète works. He also directed feature-length films and music videos, and designed...
.
Biography
Terry Bozzio was born December 27, 1950 in San Francisco, California. He started at age 6 playing makeshift drum sets. At the age of 13 he saw The BeatlesThe Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
premier performance on The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan....
, and begged his father for drum lessons. During the 1960s, he played in the garage bands Blue Grass Radio, The Yarde, and Tamalpais Jungle Mountain Boys.
In 1968 Bozzio attended Sir Francis Drake High School
Sir Francis Drake High School
Sir Francis Drake High School is a secondary school located in San Anselmo, California. It was named for English privateer and naval hero Sir Francis Drake, who purportedly landed in the area in 1579. The school's mascot is a pirate named Petey....
in San Anselmo, California
San Anselmo, California
San Anselmo is an incorporated town in Marin County, California, in the western United States. San Anselmo is located west of San Rafael, at an elevation of 46 feet . It is located about north of San Francisco. Neighboring towns include San Rafael to the east, Fairfax to the west, and Ross to the...
, where he received a music scholarship award, and later went on to the College of Marin
College of Marin
The College of Marin is a community college in Marin County, California, U.S., with two campuses, one in Kentfield, and the second in Novato. It is the only institution operated by the Marin Community College District. Its chief executive officer is currently Superintendent/President David Wain...
. During this time he studied concurrently with Chuck Brown on the drum set and Lloyd Davis and Roland Kohloff on a percussion and timpani scholarship. He also played Bartok-Dahl-Cowell & Baroque chamber ensembles with the Marin and Napa County Symphonies.
In 1972 Bozzio played in the rock musicals Godspell
Godspell
Godspell is a musical by Stephen Schwartz and John-Michael Tebelak. It opened off Broadway on May 17, 1971, and has played in various touring companies and revivals many times since, including a 2011 revival now playing on Broadway...
and Walking in my Time. He also began playing in local jazz groups with Mark Isham
Mark Isham
Mark Isham is an American trumpeter, synthesist, and film composer. He works in a variety of genres, including jazz, electronic, and film.-Life and career:...
, Peter Maunu, Patrick O'Hearn
Patrick O'Hearn
Patrick O'Hearn is an American multi-instrumentalist musician, composer and recording artist. While his musical repertoire spans a diverse range of music, he is an acclaimed New Age artist in his solo career...
, Mike Knock, Art Lande
Art Lande
Art Lande is a jazz pianist, drummer, composer and educator.Born in New York City, he began piano at age 4, studied at Williams College, and moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1969. He made the first record of his own compositions in 1973 for ECM Records, in a duo with saxophonist/flutist Jan...
, Azteca
Azteca
Azteca may refer to:* Azteca , a Latin based rock band from the San Francisco Bay Area, United States* Azteca , a breed of horse* Azteca , a genus of ants* Azteca Records , a record label...
, Eddie Henderson
Eddie Henderson (musician)
Eddie Henderson is an American jazz trumpet and flugelhorn player. Henderson's influences include Booker Little, Clifford Brown, Woody Shaw and Miles Davis.-Family influence and early music history:...
, Woody Shaw
Woody Shaw
Woody Shaw was an American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, composer and band leader, often referred to as the "last innovator" in the jazz trumpet lineage...
, Julian Priester
Julian Priester
Julian Priester is an American jazz trombonist and composer.He has played with many artists including Sun Ra, Max Roach, Duke Ellington, John Coltrane and Herbie Hancock.-Biography:...
, Eric Gravatt
Eric Gravatt
Eric Kamau Grávátt is a jazz drummer who has played with McCoy Tyner, Joe Henderson, Weather Report, and others.-Discography:With Julian Priester*Love, Love...
, Billy Higgins
Billy Higgins
Billy Higgins was an American jazz drummer. He played mainly free jazz and hard bop.Higgins was born in Los Angeles, California. Higgins played on Ornette Coleman's first records, beginning in 1958...
, Andy Narell
Andy Narell
Andy Narell is a musician and composer specialized in the steelpan.-Biography:He was born in New York City and moved to California in his teens. He took up the steelpan at a very young age in Queens, New York...
, Hadley Calliman, Mel Graves, and Mel Martin
Mel Martin
Mel Martin is an English actor. She has appeared in such British television programmes and films as The Pallisers, Love for Lydia, Bergerac, Cover Her Face, Lovejoy, Inspector Morse, Cadfael, When the Boat Comes In, Midsomer Murders and "A Touch of Frost".She starred as Fiona Samson, the double...
. He became a regular in the Monday Night Jim Dukey Big Band at San Francisco's Great American Music Hall
Great American Music Hall
The Great American Music Hall is a concert hall in San Francisco, California. It is located on O'Farrell Street in the Tenderloin neighborhood on the same block as the Mitchell Brothers O'Farrell Theater...
.
He recorded and toured with Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa
Frank Vincent Zappa was an American composer, singer-songwriter, electric guitarist, record producer and film director. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa wrote rock, jazz, orchestral and musique concrète works. He also directed feature-length films and music videos, and designed...
beginning in 1975, and appeared in the concert movie Baby Snakes
Baby Snakes
Baby Snakes is a movie which includes footage from Frank Zappa's 1977 Halloween concert at New York City's Palladium Theater, backstage antics from the crew, and stop motion clay animation from award-winning animator Bruce Bickford....
(which included him singing lead on a portion of the song "Punky's Whips"). He is noted for performing Zappa's "The Black Page
The Black Page
"The Black Page" is a piece by American composer Frank Zappa known for being extraordinarily difficult to play. Originally written for the drum kit and melodic percussion, the piece was later rearranged in several versions, including a disco and a so-called New Age version.Drummer Terry Bozzio said...
", a piece of music designed to be a "musician's nightmare" a page so filled with notes as to be almost black.
In 1977 he joined The Brecker Brothers
Brecker Brothers
The Brecker Brothers was the musical duo of Michael and Randy Brecker , who recorded commercially successful jazz fusion albums together in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. They had a notable hit single with "East River" in 1979...
with long time San Francisco friend and guitarist Barry Finnerty
Barry Finnerty
Michael Barry Finnerty is an American jazz guitarist, keyboardist, and bassist, best known for his work as a session musician for artists like Miles Davis and the Crusaders...
. With The Brecker Brothers, Bozzio toured and recorded the album "Heavy Metal Be-Bop." Shortly after, he was dismissed by Zappa as he joined Group 87 with Mark Isham
Mark Isham
Mark Isham is an American trumpeter, synthesist, and film composer. He works in a variety of genres, including jazz, electronic, and film.-Life and career:...
, Peter Maunu, Patrick O'Hearn
Patrick O'Hearn
Patrick O'Hearn is an American multi-instrumentalist musician, composer and recording artist. While his musical repertoire spans a diverse range of music, he is an acclaimed New Age artist in his solo career...
and Peter Wolf
Peter Wolf
Peter Wolf is an American Rhythm and Blues, Soul and Rock and Roll musician, best known as the lead vocalist for the J. Geils Band from 1967 to 1983; and for a successful musical solo career to date with writing partner Will Jennings.- Life and career :Wolf was born in the Bronx, New York...
. The group auditioned for and got a record deal with CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
; Bozzio declined membership in the group and then auditioned unsuccessfully for Thin Lizzy
Thin Lizzy
Thin Lizzy are an Irish hard rock band formed in Dublin in 1969. Two of the founding members, drummer Brian Downey and bass guitarist/vocalist Phil Lynott met while still in school. Lynott assumed the role of frontman and led them throughout their recording career of thirteen studio albums...
.
After Bill Bruford
Bill Bruford
William Scott "Bill" Bruford is an English drummer, percussionist, composer, producer, and record label owner. He was the original drummer for the progressive rock group Yes, from 1968-1972. Bruford has performed for numerous popular acts since the early 1970s, including a stint as touring...
& Allan Holdsworth
Allan Holdsworth
Allan Holdsworth is an English guitarist and composer. He has released twelve studio albums as a solo artist and played many different styles of music over a period of four decades, but first drew attention for his work in jazz fusion...
departure from the band UK
UK (band)
U.K. were a short-lived British progressive rock supergroup active from 1977 until 1980.The band was composed of Singer/Bassist John Wetton, formerly of King Crimson, Bryan Ferry's band and Uriah Heep, Keyboardist/Electric Violinist Eddie Jobson, formerly of Curved Air, Roxy Music and Frank Zappa's...
in late 1978, Bozzio joined Eddie Jobson
Eddie Jobson
Edwin "Eddie" Jobson is an English keyboardist and violinist noted for his use of synthesizers. He has been a member of several progressive rock bands, including Curved Air, Roxy Music, U.K., and Jethro Tull. He was also part of Frank Zappa's band in 1976-77...
and John Wetton
John Wetton
John Kenneth Wetton is an English bassist, guitarist, keyboardist, singer and songwriter. He was born in Willington, Derbyshire, and grew up in Bournemouth. He has been a professional musician since the late 1960s...
to continue UK
UK (band)
U.K. were a short-lived British progressive rock supergroup active from 1977 until 1980.The band was composed of Singer/Bassist John Wetton, formerly of King Crimson, Bryan Ferry's band and Uriah Heep, Keyboardist/Electric Violinist Eddie Jobson, formerly of Curved Air, Roxy Music and Frank Zappa's...
as a trio. The trio recorded Danger Money and Night After Night and toured the US twice (supporting Jethro Tull), as well as Europe and Japan. After UK
UK (band)
U.K. were a short-lived British progressive rock supergroup active from 1977 until 1980.The band was composed of Singer/Bassist John Wetton, formerly of King Crimson, Bryan Ferry's band and Uriah Heep, Keyboardist/Electric Violinist Eddie Jobson, formerly of Curved Air, Roxy Music and Frank Zappa's...
disbanded in early 1980, Bozzio, ex-Zappa guitarist Warren Cuccurullo
Warren Cuccurullo
Warren Bruce Cuccurullo in Brooklyn, New York is an American rock musician who worked with Frank Zappa, was a founding member of Missing Persons, and has been a long term member of Duran Duran. He also has some notoriety in the porn industry after making nude appearances in a magazine and...
and then-wife and vocalist Dale Bozzio
Dale Bozzio
Dale Bozzio, born Dale Frances Consalvi in Medford, Massachusetts March 2, 1955, is an American progressive rock and new wave vocalist. She is best known as co-founder and lead singer of the 1980s pop/new wave band Missing Persons. She is also known for her work with Frank Zappa...
founded the band Missing Persons. Missing Persons released the albums Spring Session M (which went Gold), Rhyme & Reason, and Color in Your Life. They also toured the US & Europe and appeared on TV and radio shows.
After Missing Persons breakup in 1986, Bozzio joined ex-Duran Duran guitarist Andy Taylor
Andy Taylor (guitarist)
Andy Taylor is an English guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer, best known as a member of Duran Duran and The Power Station....
's solo band. He also played on sessions with Robbie Robertson
Robbie Robertson
Robbie Robertson, OC; is a Canadian singer-songwriter, and guitarist. He is best known for his membership as the guitarist and primary songwriter within The Band. He was ranked 59th in Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time...
, Gary Wright
Gary Wright
Gary Malcolm Wright is an American musician, best known for his song, "Dream Weaver". He was the piano player on Harry Nilsson's version of "Without You".-Early life:...
, Don Dokken
Don Dokken
Donald Maynard Dokken is best known for being the lead singer and founder of the band Dokken. He is known for his vibrato-laden, melodic vocal style which has made him an influential figure in American heavy metal. After enjoying mainstream success with Dokken, he parted ways with the band in 1988...
, XYZ
XYZ
XYZ may refer to:* Cartesian coordinate system * CIE 1931 color space, color coordinates called "XYZ"* XYZ file format, a chemical file format* XYZ , an abortive rock project featuring Jimmy Page, Chris Squire and Alan White...
, Paul Hyde
Paul Hyde
Paul Hyde is a British-born Canadian musician and record producer .Born in Yorkshire, Hyde came to Canada as a teenager.- Hyde in the Payola$, Phase One :...
, Herbie Hancock
Herbie Hancock
Herbert Jeffrey "Herbie" Hancock is an American pianist, bandleader and composer. As part of Miles Davis's "second great quintet," Hancock helped to redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section and was one of the primary architects of the "post-bop" sound...
, Dweezil Zappa
Dweezil Zappa
Dweezil Zappa is an American rock guitarist and occasional actor.-Early life:Zappa was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of musician Frank Zappa and Adelaide Gail Sloatman, who worked in business. He is the second of four siblings: his older sister, Moon, younger sister Diva and younger...
, and Richard Marx
Richard Marx
Richard Noel Marx is an American adult contemporary and pop/rock singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He had a string of hit singles in the late 1980s and 1990s, including "Endless Summer Nights", "Right Here Waiting", "Now and Forever", and "Hazard"...
. During this time he also began touring as a clinician/solo drummer and recorded Solo Drums which was his first instructional video for WB. Bozzio also joined Mick Jagger
Mick Jagger
Sir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger is an English musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist and a founding member of The Rolling Stones....
and Jeff Beck
Jeff Beck
Geoffrey Arnold "Jeff" Beck is an English rock guitarist. He is one of three noted guitarists to have played with The Yardbirds...
to make the video Throwaway, and teamed up with Beck & keyboardist Tony Hymas
Tony Hymas
Anthony 'Tony' Hymas is an English keyboard player, pianist, composer and is well known for being a founding member of Ph.D. He is a very versatile musician and contributes in different styles of music....
to co-write/produce and perform on the Grammy Award winning album Jeff Beck's Guitar Shop
Jeff Beck's Guitar Shop
-Album:-Singles:-Personnel:*Jeff Beck – electric guitar, production*Tony Hymas – keyboard, synthesizer, production*Terry Bozzio – drums, percussion, spoken vocals, production*Leif Mases – engineering, mixing, production*Dick Beetham – engineering...
.
In 1988 Bozzio married Ev Kvamme. They have one son.
Between the years of 1990–1995 Terry developed ostinato
Ostinato
In music, an ostinato is a motif or phrase, which is persistently repeated in the same musical voice. An ostinato is always a succession of equal sounds, wherein each note always has the same weight or stress. The repeating idea may be a rhythmic pattern, part of a tune, or a complete melody in...
-based drum solo compositions and recorded his second instructional video Melodic Drumming and the Ostinato Volumes 1, 2, and 3, as well as Solo Drum Music Volumes 1 & 2 on CD. He also joined Tony Hymas
Tony Hymas
Anthony 'Tony' Hymas is an English keyboard player, pianist, composer and is well known for being a founding member of Ph.D. He is a very versatile musician and contributes in different styles of music....
, Toney Coe, and Hugh Burns
Hugh Burns
Hugh Burns is a Scottish former professional football player who is best known for his time with Rangers and Ayr United....
to form the band Lonely Bears and record The Lonely Bears, Injustice, and The Bears are Running, while living in Paris, France. He also formed the band Polytown with David Torn
David Torn
David Torn is an American composer and guitarist.He is known for the organic blending/manipulation of electronic and acoustic instruments and performance techniques that have an atmospheric or textural quality and effect, along with a particular harmonic richness...
and Mick Karn
Mick Karn
Andonis Michaelides , better known as Mick Karn, was an English multi-instrumentalist musician and songwriter, who came to fame as the bassist for the art rock band Japan, from 1974 to 1982....
.
From 1995 to 2002 Bozzio did tours of the US, Australia, Canada & Europe as a solo drum artist as well as recording two solo CDs: Drawing the Circle and Chamberworks. He also teamed up with Chad Wackerman
Chad Wackerman
Chad Wackerman is a jazz, jazz fusion and rock drummer; arguably best known in the United States for his work as a drummer and percussionist in Frank Zappa's band...
to produce the Duets video and Alternative Duets CDs. Bozzio was inducted into the Modern Drummer "Hall of Fame" and won the Clinician of the Year award twice as well as Drum Magazine's Drummer of the Year and Best Clinician. Internationally, he received Schlagwerkrant Magazine's (Netherlands) and Player Magazine's (Japan) Best Drummer Award.
Bozzio was inducted into Guitar Center's RockWalk in Hollywood on January 17, 2007 along with rock and roll icons Ronnie James Dio
Ronnie James Dio
Ronald James Padavona , better known as Ronnie James Dio, was an American heavy metal vocalist and songwriter. He performed with, amongst others, Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell, and his own band Dio, which means God in Italian. Other musical projects include the collective fundraiser...
and Slash
Slash (musician)
Saul Hudson , known by his stage name Slash, is a British-American musician and songwriter. He is best known as the former lead guitarist of the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. During his later years with Guns N'...
. Bozzio also worked with the nu-metal band Korn
Korn
Korn is an American nu metal band from Bakersfield, California, formed in 1993. The current band line up includes four members: Jonathan Davis, James "Munky" Shaffer, Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, and Ray Luzier. The band was formed as an expansion of L.A.P.D.The band released their first demo album,...
on their 8th studio album after the departure of their drummer David Silveria
David Silveria
David Randall Silveria is a former-drummer, best known as the drummer for the band Korn from early 1993 until leaving the band in late 2006.-1993 to 2006: Korn:...
. He was scheduled to play on the road with the band during the Family Values Tour
Family Values Tour
The Family Values Tour was created by the band Korn in 1998 to be an annual rock & rap tour.The tour began in 1998 and would take the year off in 2000, due to heavy competition from other tours, such as the Anger Management Tour and the Summer Sanitarium Tour. After a four year hiatus, the Family...
, but he left and was replaced by Joey Jordison
Joey Jordison
Joey Jordison , is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer, best known for his work as the drummer for the nu metal band Slipknot. He grew up in Waukee, Iowa with his parents and two sisters, and was given his first drum kit at the age of 8...
of Slipknot
Slipknot (band)
Slipknot is an American heavy metal band from Des Moines, Iowa. Formed in 1995, the group was founded by percussionist Shawn Crahan and bassist Paul Gray...
and later Ray Luzier
Ray Luzier
Raymond Lee "Ray" Luzier is an American drummer. He is currently the drummer of the band Korn, becoming a full-time member of the band in April 2009.-Life and career:...
.
Since November 2008 Bozzio has toured with guitarist Allan Holdsworth
Allan Holdsworth
Allan Holdsworth is an English guitarist and composer. He has released twelve studio albums as a solo artist and played many different styles of music over a period of four decades, but first drew attention for his work in jazz fusion...
, bassist Tony Levin
Tony Levin
Tony Levin is an American progressive rock musician, specializing in bass guitar, Chapman stick and upright bass ....
, and drummer Pat Mastelotto
Pat Mastelotto
Pat Mastelotto is a rock drummer who has worked with Mr. Mister and King Crimson, amongst others. For King Crimson he initially formed part of the "double trio" lineup, joining Bill Bruford on drums...
as the experimental super-group HoBoLeMa
HoBoLeMa
HoBoLeMa is an improvisational instrumental supergroup consisting of Allan Holdsworth, Terry Bozzio, Tony Levin and Pat Mastelotto. The group toured Japan in November 2008, the West Coast of the United States in January 2009 and Europe in April and May 2010...
.
Musical innovation
In most of Bozzio’s works, the ostinatoOstinato
In music, an ostinato is a motif or phrase, which is persistently repeated in the same musical voice. An ostinato is always a succession of equal sounds, wherein each note always has the same weight or stress. The repeating idea may be a rhythmic pattern, part of a tune, or a complete melody in...
is played using various bass drum and hi-hat permutations while he solos against these rhythms using his hands. Sometimes (often in the same composition) the opposite is true, where he will hold an ostinato pattern with his hands and solo with his feet.
Drums
Vertical Low Timbre drums in olive ash burl finish with satin chrome lugs and black powdercoat rims. All heads are Terry Bozzio Attack signature in clear mylar- 10" snare tuned to D
- 13 - 8" × 3" piccolo toms - tuned from high C to a low C
- 12" solid craviotto snare tuned to B
- 8" × 3" piccolo tom tuned to Bb
- 8" × 6" tom tuned to A
- 4 - 10"x 6" toms G-F-E-D
- 10" × 8" tuned to C
- 12" × 6" tuned to B
- 12" × 8" tuned to A
- 13" × 9" tuned to G
- 14" × 10" tuned to F
- 16" × 12" tuned to E
Cymbals
All cymbals are Sabian Radia Terry Bozzio signatures.- 21" ride
- 16" china below 8"china
- 18" china below 10"china
- 14" china w/12"crash stack below 7"china w/6"crash stack
- 16" china w/14"crash stack below 8"china w/7"crash stack
- 18" china w/16"crash stack below 10"china w/8"crash stack
- 20" china w/18"crash stack below 12"china w/10"crash stack
- 20" china below 12"china
- 22" china below 14"china
- 36" Chinese gong (behind right w/beater on cym boom)
- 10" hihats
- left remote china hi hat 16" over 18"
- spoxe hi hat
- 12" hi hats
- lp tambourine
- 12" heavy bell under 8" cup chime
- 11" heavy bell under 7" cup chime
- 10" heavy bell under 7" cup chime
- 9" heavy bell under 6" cup chime
- 20" flat ride w/20"china stack, under closed14" flat bottom hi hats, under factory metal , under pete englehardt ribbon crasher
- 26" B-20 radia gong on dw custom 3 point gong holder designed by Terry
- 20" crash w/20" novo type china stack
- right remote china hi hat 16" over 20"
- 6" closed flat bottom mini hihat
- 7" closed flat bottom mini hihat
Foot operated
- 12" Chinese gong or
- 8" × 3" foot tom tuned to
- 10" × foot tom tuned to
- 12" × foot tom tuned to
- 10" hi hat
- Vic firth/emil richards jingle stick
- Wooded headed tambourine
- 12" wooden headed djembeDjembeA djembe also known as jembe, jenbe, djbobimbe, jymbe, yembe, or jimbay, or sanbanyi in Susu; is a skin-covered drum meant played with bare hands....
- 16" × bd tuned to F
- remote china hi hat 16" over 18"
- 20" × 12" bd tuned to C
- spoxe hi hat
- 12" hi hats
- 20" × 16" main left kick drum (muffled) tuned to Bb
- Metal tambourineTambourineThe tambourine or marine is a musical instrument of the percussion family consisting of a frame, often of wood or plastic, with pairs of small metal jingles, called "zils". Classically the term tambourine denotes an instrument with a drumhead, though some variants may not have a head at all....
shaker or tb special tambourine foot plate jingle device - 20" × 16" main right kick drum (muffled) tuned to G
- 24" × 14" bd tuned to A (w/ akg d-112 may mic)
- right remote hi hats 16" over 20"
- 18" × bd tuned to D
- 18" × bd tuned to E
- 20" × 8" bd tuned to B
Other
- Glockenspiel
- 36" wuhan Chinese gong
- One octave set of wuhan Chinese bossed gongs
Solo
- Solo Drum Music I (1992)
- Solo Drum Music II (1992)
- Drawing The Circle (1998)
- Chamber Works (1998)
- Solos & Duets (with Chad Wackerman) (2001)
- Nine Short Films (with Billy Sheehan) (2002)
- Chamber Works (2005, with Metropole Orchestra)
- Prime Cuts (2005)
- Four From Ten Twenty Nine (2008)
- Seven Nights in Japan (2008)
Frank Zappa
- Bongo FuryBongo FuryBongo Fury is a mostly live album released by Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart in 1975. The live portions were recorded on May 20 & 21, 1975 at the Armadillo World Headquarters in Austin, Texas...
(October 1975), US #66 - Zoot AlluresZoot AlluresZoot Allures is a 1976 rock album by Frank Zappa. This was Zappa's only release on the Warner Bros. Records label. Due to a lawsuit with his former manager Herb Cohen Frank Zappa's recording contract was temporarily re-assigned from DiscReet Records to Warner Bros.The title is a pun on the French...
(October 1976), US #71 - Zappa in New YorkZappa in New YorkZappa in New York is a live double album by Frank Zappa. It was recorded at a series of concerts at New York City's Palladium in December 1976. It was released by Zappa's DiscReet Records label in 1977, then quickly withdrawn. A second version was re-released in 1978 with changes ordered by...
(March 1977), US #57 - Studio TanStudio TanStudio Tan is an album by Frank Zappa, first released in September, 1978 on his own DiscReet Records label. It reached #147 on the Billboard 200 albums chart...
(1978) - Sleep DirtSleep DirtSleep Dirt is an album by Frank Zappa released in January, 1979 on his own DiscReet Records label. It reached 175 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart...
(January 1979), US #175 - Sheik YerboutiSheik YerboutiSheik Yerbouti is a double vinyl album by Frank Zappa made up of material recorded in 1977 and 1978. It was first released on March 3 1979 as the first release on Zappa Records and re-issued on compact disc, first in unauthorized form by EMI in 1986 and then by Rykodisc in 1990 and then again in 1995...
(March 1979), US #21 - Joe's GarageJoe's GarageJoe's Garage is a 1979 rock opera by Frank Zappa. Zappa stated that along with Lumpy Gravy, this album was one of his finest achievements. It was originally released as two separate albums, the first comprising Act I, and the second part as a double-album which made up Acts II & III. All three...
(September 1979), US #27 (vocals only) - Orchestral FavoritesOrchestral FavoritesOrchestral Favorites is an album by Frank Zappa first released in May, 1979 on his own DiscReet Records label. The album is instrumental and features music performed by the 37-piece Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra...
(1979) - Shut Up 'n Play Yer GuitarShut Up 'n Play Yer GuitarShut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar is a triple vinyl album, originally issued mail order-only as three separate volumes, featuring live material recorded by Frank Zappa between February 1977 and December 1980. The final track, "Canard du Jour", is a duet with Frank Zappa on electric bouzouki and Jean-Luc...
(May 1981) - Baby SnakesBaby Snakes (soundtrack)Baby Snakes is the soundtrack to Frank Zappa's film of the same name. It features several of the songs from the film and was originally released as a picture disc. The track "Baby Snakes" is the studio recording which appears on Sheik Yerbouti, but omits the opening riff...
(March 1983) - Thing-FishThing-Fish-1995 Rykodisc CD Release:- Cast :*Thing-Fish—Ike Willis*Harry—Terry Bozzio*Rhonda—Dale Bozzio*The Evil Prince—Napoleon Murphy Brock*Harry-As-A-Boy—Bob Harris*Brown Moses—Johnny "Guitar" Watson*Owl-Gonkwin-Jane Cowhoon—Ray White- Musicians :...
(November 1984) - You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 1You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 1You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 1 is a double disc set of live tracks by Frank Zappa. It was released in 1988 under the label Rykodisc.-Disc one:#"The Florida Airport Tape" – 1:03...
(May 1988) - You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 3You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 3You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 3 is a double disc collection of live recordings by Frank Zappa, spanning from December 10, 1971 to December 23, 1984. "Sharleena" had been previously issued as a flexidisc in "Guitar Player" magazine. All the songs on disc one are by the 1984 band...
(November 1989) - You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 4You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 4You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 4 is a two-CD set of live recordings by Frank Zappa, recorded between 1969 and 1988, and released in 1991.-Disc one:#"Little Rubber Girl" - #*...
(July 1991) - You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 5You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 5You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 5 is a double compact disc collection of live recordings by Frank Zappa. Disc one comprises performances by the Mothers of Invention spanning the period from 1966 to 1969. "My Guitar" had been previously released as a single in 1969...
(July 1992) - You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 6You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 6You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 6 is the last of six double disc collection volumes of live performances by Frank Zappa recorded between 1970 and 1988. All of the material on Disc one has a sexual theme. It was released on October 23, 1992 under the label Rykodisc.-Disc one:#"The M.O.I...
(July 1992) - LätherLätherLäther is an album by Frank Zappa which was released on CD posthumously in 1996. Produced by Zappa in 1977, the recordings contained in Läther were made between 1972 and 1977 . A collection of these tapes was delivered to Warner Bros...
(September 1996) - Frank Zappa Plays the Music of Frank Zappa: A Memorial TributeFrank Zappa Plays the Music of Frank Zappa: A Memorial TributeFrank Zappa Plays the Music of Frank Zappa: A Memorial Tribute is a posthumous album by Frank Zappa.According to the liner notes, Frank's son Dweezil talked with his father shortly before Frank's death about the songs Frank had written that he would consider to be his "signature" tunes. These were...
(October 1996) - The Lost EpisodesThe Lost EpisodesThe Lost Episodes is a 1996 posthumous album by Frank Zappa which compiles previously unreleased material. Much of the material covered dates from early in his career, and as early as 1958, into the mid-1970s...
(1996)
Missing Persons
- Missing Persons EP (1980) #46 US
- Spring Session MSpring Session MSpring Session M is the debut album by American new wave band Missing Persons, released in 1982 . The title of the album is an anagram of the band's name. Tracks from this album: "Words", "Windows", "Destination Unknown", and "Walking in LA" all had videos created and all received heavy play on...
(1982) #17 US - Rhyme & ReasonRhyme & ReasonRhyme & Reason is the second album by American new wave band Missing Persons, released in 1984. After the successful debut album by the band, this LP fell flat in sales. The pleasant-sounding "Surrender Your Heart" was its signature single...
(1984) #43 US - Color in Your LifeColor in Your LifeColor in Your Life is the third and final album by American new wave band Missing Persons, released in 1986 .-Track listing:All songs by Missing Persons, except where noted#"Color in Your Life" – 5:00...
(1986) #88 US - Late Nights Early Days (1999)
- Lost Tracks (2002)
UK
- Danger MoneyDanger MoneyDanger Money is the second album by the group U.K., featuring John Wetton, Eddie Jobson and Terry Bozzio. It was released by E.G. Records / Polydor in March 1979...
(1979) (Replaced Bill Bruford) - Night After Night (1979, Live)
Dweezil Zappa
- Back to the Beach Soundtrack (Wipe Out) with Herbie Hancock (1987)
- My Guitar Wants to Kill Your Mama (1988)
- Shampoohorn (1994)
- AutomaticAutomatic (Dweezil Zappa album)Automatic is an album by Dweezil Zappa, released in 2000.-Track listing:All songs written by Dweezil Zappa except as noted.# "Fwakstension" performed by Zappa / Terry Bozzio / Scott Thunes – 4:13...
(2000)
Other
- Born To Love You Luis Gasca (1974)
- Eye of the Beholder Ray Baretto (1977)
- Heavy Metal Be-Bop Brecker BrothersBrecker BrothersThe Brecker Brothers was the musical duo of Michael and Randy Brecker , who recorded commercially successful jazz fusion albums together in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. They had a notable hit single with "East River" in 1979...
(1978) - Group 87 Group 87 (1980)
- Andy Taylor Andy TaylorAndy Taylor (guitarist)Andy Taylor is an English guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer, best known as a member of Duran Duran and The Power Station....
(1986) - Robbie RobertsonRobbie Robertson (album)Robbie Robertson is the self-titled solo debut by Robbie Robertson, released in 1987. The album won the Juno Award for "Album of the Year", and producers Lanois and Robertson won the "Producer of the Year" Juno award, both in 1989 as there were no Juno Awards held in 1988.The album is notable for...
Robbie RobertsonRobbie RobertsonRobbie Robertson, OC; is a Canadian singer-songwriter, and guitarist. He is best known for his membership as the guitarist and primary songwriter within The Band. He was ranked 59th in Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time...
(1987) - CastaliaCastalia (album)Castalia is an album by the American trumpeter/synthesist Mark Isham. The title refers to the mythical spring Castalia on Mount Parnassus in Greece.This album features a larger ensemble of musicians than Isham's previous albums...
Mark IshamMark IshamMark Isham is an American trumpeter, synthesist, and film composer. He works in a variety of genres, including jazz, electronic, and film.-Life and career:...
(1988) - Rivers Gonna Rise Patrick O'HearnPatrick O'HearnPatrick O'Hearn is an American multi-instrumentalist musician, composer and recording artist. While his musical repertoire spans a diverse range of music, he is an acclaimed New Age artist in his solo career...
(1988) - Who I Am Gary WrightGary WrightGary Malcolm Wright is an American musician, best known for his song, "Dream Weaver". He was the piano player on Harry Nilsson's version of "Without You".-Early life:...
(1988) - Def, Dumb and BlondeDef, Dumb and BlondeDef, Dumb & Blonde is the third solo album by the American singer Deborah Harry. Released in October 1989, the album saw Harry reverting from "Debbie" to "Deborah" as her professional name...
Deborah Harry (1989) - El Dorado Patrick O'Hearn (1989)
- How Long Michael ThompsonMichael Thompson (guitarist)Michael Thompson is an American guitarist and songwriter.Thompson achieved enduring modest success with his 1989 melodic rock/AOR group Michael Thompson Band but is most noted for his work as a popular session guitarist on the recordings of some of the most popular musical artists of the 1980s,...
(1989) - Jeff Beck's Guitar ShopJeff Beck's Guitar Shop-Album:-Singles:-Personnel:*Jeff Beck – electric guitar, production*Tony Hymas – keyboard, synthesizer, production*Terry Bozzio – drums, percussion, spoken vocals, production*Leif Mases – engineering, mixing, production*Dick Beetham – engineering...
Jeff BeckJeff BeckGeoffrey Arnold "Jeff" Beck is an English rock guitarist. He is one of three noted guitarists to have played with The Yardbirds...
& Tony HymasTony HymasAnthony 'Tony' Hymas is an English keyboard player, pianist, composer and is well known for being a founding member of Ph.D. He is a very versatile musician and contributes in different styles of music....
(1989) - Twins Soundtrack Jeff Beck (1989)
- Girlfriend from Hell JorgensonJorgensonJorgenson may refer to:* Bill Jorgenson, American bluegrass musician* Carl O. Jorgenson, American politician* Dale W. Jorgenson, economist at Harvard University* Joe Jorgenson, Australian rugby player* John Jorgenson, American musician...
(1990) - Mark Isham Mark Isham (1990)
- Up From The Ashes DokkenDokkenDokken is an American heavy metal and hard rock band formed in 1978. They split up in 1989 but reformed four years later. The group accumulated numerous charting singles and has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide...
(1990) - Beckology Jeff BeckJeff BeckGeoffrey Arnold "Jeff" Beck is an English rock guitarist. He is one of three noted guitarists to have played with The Yardbirds...
(1991) - In Your Face Earl SlickEarl SlickEarl Slick is a guitarist best known for his collaborations with David Bowie, Jim Diamond and Robert Smith, although he has also worked with other artists , John Waite, and even released some solo recordings.In the early 1970s, Earl Slick gained his...
(1991) - Rush StreetRush Street (Richard Marx album)Rush Street is the third studio album by singer/songwriter Richard Marx. Released in late 1991, it sold over two-million copies in the United States alone. Its first single, "Keep Coming Back," was #1 on the American Adult Contemporary chart for four consecutive weeks and peaked at #12 Pop...
Richard MarxRichard MarxRichard Noel Marx is an American adult contemporary and pop/rock singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He had a string of hit singles in the late 1980s and 1990s, including "Endless Summer Nights", "Right Here Waiting", "Now and Forever", and "Hazard"...
(1991) - Retrograde Planet Zazen (1992)
- Vol. Pour Sydney Lonely Bears (1992)
- White Sands Soundtrack Patrick O'Hearn
- Sex and Religion Steve VaiSteve VaiSteven Siro "Steve" Vai is a three time Grammy Award-winning American guitarist, songwriter and producer who has sold over 15 million albums. Steve Vai is widely known as a flamboyant guitar virtuoso....
(1993) - Big Bang: In the Beginning Was a Drum Compilation (1994)
- Hide Your FaceHide Your FaceHide Your Face is the debut album by hide, released on February 23, 1994. The cover art features a mask designed by H. R. Giger. The song "Frozen Bug '93 " is a remixed version of "Frozen Bug", a song that hide wrote and performed with Luna Sea members J and Inoran, under the band name M*A*S*S, on...
hideHide (musician), better known by his stage name hide , was a popular Japanese musician. He was primarily known for his work as lead guitarist of the heavy metal band X Japan from 1987 to 1997...
(1994) - Polytown Polytown (1994)
- First Signs of Life Gary Wright (1995)
- Thank You Duran DuranDuran DuranDuran Duran are an English band, formed in Birmingham in 1978. They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s and a leading band in the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" of the United States...
(1995) - Trust Patrick O'Hearn (1995)
- Black Light SyndromeBlack Light SyndromeBlack Light Syndrome is the first studio album by Terry Bozzio, Tony Levin, and Steve Stevens released under the band name Bozzio Levin Stevens. The tracks are all instrumental and were all "spontaneously composed", according to the liner notes...
Bozzio Levin StevensBozzio Levin StevensBozzio Levin Stevens is a supergroup power trio of rock, fusion, jazz and instrumental classical music, consisting of drummer Terry Bozzio , bassist and Chapman Stick player Tony Levin and guitarist Steve Stevens,...
(1997) - Dream Castles Sly (1997)
- Something With a Pulse Mark Craney & Friends (1997)
- Age of ImpactAge of Impact-Personnel:*James LaBrie – lead vocals*Bret Douglas – lead vocals*Matt Bradley – lead vocals*D.C. Cooper – lead vocals*Trent Gardner – keyboards, trombone, lead vocals*Wayne Gardner – electric and acoustic guitars, some bass...
Explorer's Club (1998) - Best of the Lonely Bears Lonely Bears (1998)
- Proof: The Very Best of the Knack The KnackThe KnackThe Knack was an American New Wave rock quartet based in Los Angeles that rose to fame with their first single, "My Sharona", an international number one hit in 1979.-Founding :...
(1998) - Zoom The KnackThe KnackThe Knack was an American New Wave rock quartet based in Los Angeles that rose to fame with their first single, "My Sharona", an international number one hit in 1979.-Founding :...
(1998) - Lonely Bears Lonely Bears (1999)
- Injustice Lonely Bears (2000)
- Situation DangerousSituation DangerousSituation Dangerous is the second studio album by Terry Bozzio, Tony Levin, and Steve Stevens released under the band name Bozzio Levin Stevens. The band continued in the same progressive rock vein from writing their first album Black Light Syndrome, but with more time to prepare the tracks. These...
Bozzio Levin Stevens (2000) - The Bears are Running Lonely Bears (2000)
- Compression Billy SheehanBilly SheehanWilliam "Billy" Sheehan is an American bassist known for his work with Talas, Steve Vai, David Lee Roth, Mr. Big, and Niacin. Sheehan has won the "Best Rock Bass Player" readers' poll from Guitar Player Magazine five times for his "lead bass" playing style...
(2001) - Feeding The WheelFeeding the WheelFeeding the Wheel is the fifth of many albums by keyboardist Jordan Rudess of Dream Theater and Dixie Dregs fame. Many other musicians perform on tracks on this album including Terry Bozzio , Steve Morse , and Dream Theater bandmate John Petrucci, who also worked with Rudess on Liquid Tension...
Jordan RudessJordan RudessJordan Rudess is an American keyboardist best known as a member of the progressive metal band Dream Theater and the progressive rock supergroup Liquid Tension Experiment.-Biography:...
(2001) - XYZ XYZ (2001)
- Big Delta Omar & The Howlers (2002)
- Delete & Roll Bozzio Preinfalk & Machacek (2002)
- Queen of the Damned Soundtrack Jonathan Davis, Richard Gibbs (2002)
- Raising The Mammoth The Explorers ClubThe Explorers ClubThe Explorers Club is a professional society dedicated to scientific exploration of Earth, its oceans, and outer space. Founded in 1904 in New York City, it currently has 30 branches world wide...
(2002) - Bozzio - Mastelotto with Pat Mastelotto (2003)
- Alamo Soundtrack Carter Burwell (2004)
- Boogie Man Omar & The Howlers (2004)
- Drum Nation, Vol. 1 Various Artists (2004)
- Two Sides of If Vivian CampbellVivian CampbellVivian Patrick Campbell is a Northern Irish rock guitarist who is a member of Def Leppard and was, from May 2010 to November 2011, a member of Thin Lizzy. Prior to joining Def Leppard in April 1992, he had been a member of Whitesnake, Sweet Savage, Trinity, Riverdogs, and Shadow King...
(2005) - Sic Alex Machacek (2006)
- Untitled KornKornKorn is an American nu metal band from Bakersfield, California, formed in 1993. The current band line up includes four members: Jonathan Davis, James "Munky" Shaffer, Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, and Ray Luzier. The band was formed as an expansion of L.A.P.D.The band released their first demo album,...
(2007) - Live with the Tosca Strings DVD(2008)