Gregg Bissonette
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Gregg Bissonette (born June 9, 1959) is an American drummer.
He has performed on tour, session recording, and full-time drummer in numerous jazz and rock bands.
He is best known for his instructional videos and drum clinics, as a member of the David Lee Roth band and drummer.
He is the brother of bass player Matt Bissonette, who briefly played in Roth's band for a short time.
Career
In 1983, one of Bissonette's first recordings was on jazz trumpet legend Maynard Ferguson's Live From San Francisco. Brother Matt was also in the band and on the record. In 1985, he appeared on Brandon Fields' The Other Side of the Story. David Garfield appeared on keyboards. Bissonette will perform with Fields, Garfield, and Steve Lukather on guitar and Bass with John Pea on bass as Los Lobotomys a few years later. These performances were held at the Baked Potato, a jazz club and restaurant in Los Angeles, California, and featured rock, Latin, and jazz.
Former Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth gave Bissonnette his big break. Guitarist Steve Valiant and future Mr. Big bassist Billy Sheehan were among the band's members. Gregg appeared on all three American Billboard 200 hit albums between 1985-1992 (no.4) and A Little Ain't Enough (no.18) and the subsequent world tours.
Bissonette released Private Lesson and Playing, Reading & Soloing with a Band, respectively, in 1990 and 1993. Private Lesson explores a variety of topics, including double bass drumming, rudiments (using Mitch Markovich's backsticking method), playing with a metronome and brushes.
He appeared on every episode of the TV show Friends from 1994 to 2004.
When Simon Phillips developed back pains in late 1995, Toto was embarking on Tambu. During the tour's first leg, Phillips begged Bissonette to cover for him.
On Santana's album Supernatural (1999), he performed drums on one track. Daniel Glen Timms' album La La Land was released in 2007.
He was supposed to appear on the Electric Light Orchestra's Zoom Tour Live with his brother Matt on Bass in 2001. Following one televised appearance at the CBS Television City on PBS, the tour was postponed.
Gregg began playing double drums with Ringo Starr in 2003's band Ringo and The Roundheads. Matt Bissonette, a brother of the band, also appeared on bass. Gregg has been a member of Ringo Starr and his All Star Band since.(2008-present)
Warning Will Robinson, Gregg's third solo album in 2013 where he plays drums and sings, was released. Matt's brother appears on bass and backing vocals on this album.
I Found the Sun Again, Gregg appeared on Steve Lukather's 2021 album. Gregg performed 7 songs on the album, while Ringo Starr played 1.
The Reddcoats' debut album, 2021, was released in 2021. Gregg and Matt Bissonette on drums and bass with Andy Timmons on guitar, Wally Minko on keyboards, and Mike Medina on percussion appear on the album.
The Red Locusts' debut album was also released in 2021. Gregg on drums and his brother Matt on bass with Rick Springfield on guitar and vocals.
Bissonette's music includes The Extremist by Joe Satriani, Temporal by Shadrane, Deep Forest by Brian Moore, Blast by Martin Motnik, Real by Richie Kotzen, Blast of Time by Richard Motnik, The Endless Summer II by Gary Hoey, The Endless Summer II by Gary Hoey, The Endless Summer II by Joe Satriani, The Extremist by Joe Satriani, Guitar by Shadrane, Refam, Bisson
In 2012, Bissonette performed drums on several tracks featured on Docker's album The Age of Ignorance, the French-American composer, mentor, and ethnomusicologist Douglas R. Docker's book The Age of Ignorance (The Age of Ignorance).