A phenomenally skilled jazz and rock drummer, Chad’s professional career began in 1978 with the Bill Watrous band. Since then he has amassed a remarkable body of work including a seven year association with Frank Zappa, with whom he toured the USA and Europe and recorded 26 albums including the London Symphony recordings. He has also recorded 6 albums and toured with guitar legend Allan Holdsworth, played on the ‘One Voice’ album and video with Barbra Streisand, and recorded albums and toured with artists as diverse as Steve Vai, Andy Summers, Men At Work, Ed Mann, Albert Lee, Colin Hay, Dweezil Zappa and Tom Grant. Chad has also toured with James Taylor, John Patitucci , Joe Sample, Banned From Utopia and The World Drummers Ensemble (Bill Bruford, Luis Conte, Dou Dou Ndiaye Rose and Chad Wackerman) and most recently toured the USA with another ex Zappa drummer - Terry Bozzio. As a band leader and composer Chad has three critically acclaimed CDs titled ‘Forty Reasons’ and ‘The View’ and his latest release ‘Scream’. Chad has written music for the television show ‘The Dennis Miller Show’, as well as composing music for Allan Holdsworth’s ‘Secrets’ , ‘Wardenclyffe Tower’ and ‘Sixteen Men of Tain’ CDs. Chad’s drumming combines the power and conviction of rock with the sensitivity and finesse of jazz. His playing is remarkably free of predictable patterns and licks, relying instead on invention and interplay with the musicians around him.

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American Drum Shop is a division of American Band Instrument Service. We are located in Tyler, Texas, the central part of the United States. We have a large local drum shop and band instrument store located in the heart of our city that has a population of about a hundred thousand. We sell or repair Pearl Yamaha Electronic Sonor Sunlite drum sets Percussion Djembe Bongo Conga drums, in addition a complete line of wind instruments. We have complete repair facility and staff that work on thousands of percussion instruments a year. We are ready to serve you with great drums, great prices, and great service.

American Drum Shop carry the complete line of Pearl Drums including the Masters, the Session Custom, the Export, and Export Select. We also carry the entry level Forum and Rhythm Traveler sets. Also, check out all the Pearl percussion: like congas, bongos, timbales, djembes, batas, and other percussion instruments.

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