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Joseph Arrington

Gretsch Artist Since: 
2014
Country: 
US
Band or Affiliations: 
A Lot Like Birds, Sianvar, Love Mischief, Kurt Travis, Alone., So Much Light, Chiodos, independent studio etc.
Current Kit Setup: 

Renown / New Classic
22x18 Kick Drum (Sometimes a 20x18), 10x8 Rack Tom, 12x9 Rack Tom, 14x14 Floor Tom, 16x16 Floor Tom, Snare: 14x6.5 Hammered Brass Gretsch

Influences: 

Vinnie Colaiuta, Antonio Sanchez, Tigran Hamasyan, Sufjan Stevens, Jay Lawrence, Bertrand Russell, Samus Aran, Victor Hugo.

We asked...Why Gretsch?: 

When I sit down at a Gretsch kit, it gives me something that no other drums ever did. It gives back. You’ve heard plenty of drum science about craftsmanship and tone and quality… Just sit down and play the hell out of one!

Advice to Aspiring Musicians: 

"Find teachers, practice your butt off, put your iphone down and play like there’s no tomorrow…"

 

BIOGRAPHY

 

Joseph Arrington can be seen backing two adrenaline fueled acts, A Lot Like Birds and Sianvar, across the world. Experimental and ambitious, these bands are hard to define much like Arrington’s playing. Upon returning home from such adventures he can be found in his natural habitat fueling jazz-fusion/jam-band juggernauts like Love Mischief and his own various studio endeavors that span the spectrum of Northern California’s brimming musical jungle. Combining traditional musical mentalities with a modern energy all his own, Joseph literally eats, sleeps, and bleeds drums… Except when he is playing Metroid, reading, or backpacking in the wilderness.

RECORDINGS

A Lot Like Birds: Conversation Piece, No Place, Upcoming LP V Sianvar: Sianvar self-titled EP, Stay Lost LP Kurt Travis: Everything is Beautiful So Much Light: Suspine and Spellbound, Idiot Soul Old Languory Hills: Short stories Various independent sessions and Upcoming Love Mischief live studio sessions

TOUR DATES AND LISTING

Past tours:

 

2016
-August/September: Stay Lost CD releas tour (Sianvar, My Iron Lung, Sace us From the Archon) -March SXSW run: (A Lot Like Birds, Hail the Sun, Stolas, Idle Hands)
2015
-November/December: Dance Gavin Dance 10th Anniversary Tour (A Lot Like Birds, Dance Gavin Dance, Slaves, Dayshell, Strawberry Girls)
-September: Sianvar headliner (Sept 2015 - Sianvar, Idlehands, Strawberry Girls, Movements)
-May: Sometimes I Feel Real Weird Tour (A Lot Like Birds, I The Mighty)
-April: 68' East Coast and Canada (A Lot Like Birds, 68')
-March/April: Mindsweep Tour Full US (A Lot Like Birds, Enter Shikari, Stray From the Path, I The Mighty)
-Jan/Feb:Chiodos Australian/Asia tour (Chiodos in Singapore, Full Australian tour, Japan)

2014:
- December: Chiodos/We Came as Romans Dec '14 (Chiodos, We Came as Romans, Slaves)
- June/July: Warped Tour 2014 (A Lot Like Birds)
- April: Being as an Ocean (A Lot Like Birds, Being as an Ocean, Idlehands, My Iron Lung)
- January: Substance Sequence Full US Tour (Sianvar, A Lot Like Birds, Stolas, The Venetia Fair)

2013:
- Oct/Nov: Fall No Place Full US Tour (A Lot Like Birds, Night Verses, HRVRD, My Iron Lung)
- February: A Lot Like Birds European Headliner (A Lot Like Birds, Violet)
2012:
- Nov/Dec: Rock Yourself to Sleep Full US Tour (A Lot Like Birds, Dance Gavin Dance, I The Mighty, Hail the Sun, The Orphan the Poet)
- March/April:I Set My Friends on Fire Full US tour (A Lot Like Birds, I Set My Friends On Fire, Bullet For Pretty Boy)
- Feb/March: Dance Gavin Dance West Coast (A Lot Like Birds, Dance Gavin Dance)
Jan/Feb: Winter Full US A Lot Like Birds Headliner (A Lot Like Birds, Just Like Vinyl, I The Mighty)

Festivals:

2016 SXSW Monster Energy Showcase (A Lot Like birds)
2016 Spring South by Sowhat (A Lot Like Birds)

2015 Never Say Never Fest (Chiodos)
2015 South by So What (Chiodos)

2014 Warped Tour (A Lot Like Birds)
2014 Never Say Never Fest (A Lot Like Birds)
2014 South by So What (A Lot Like Birds)
2014 SXSW Artery Showcase (A Lot Like Birds)

2013 Fall South by So What (A Lot Like Birds)

2012 South By So What (A Lot Like Birds)
2012 SXSW Artery Showcase (A Lot Like Birds)

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