Chad Wackerman

Chad Wackerman! A highly 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. Wackerman joined the Bill Watrous band in 1978 and later went on to work with Frank Zappa from 1981 to 1988. In 1983, he toured, but didn't record with the Australian rock band Men At Work. He is one of the most skilled and talented drummers in all of rock and modern jazz, he was born on March 25 in 1960 in Long Beach, California, he studied with some of the finest drummers of the area including Chuck Flores. Chad lived in Australia for ten years between 1995 and 2005. Due to the changes in the music scene in Australia and an increase in gigs in the United States, Chad decided to move back to California in 2005. Chad has also recorded his own solo albums, including 1991's Forty Reasons, 1993's The View, and 2000's Scream. Today he is performing at drumming clinics around the world, and released his own instruction book, 'Double Hi Hat Exercises For The Contemporary Drummer.'


Some links:
Chad Wackerman Official Website
Chad Wackerman at Drummerworld