Danny Carey
Daniel "Danny" Edwin Carey (born May 10, 1961 in Lawrence (Kansas) ) is an American drummer and member of the band Tool . He also works as a composer and producer.
biography
At the age of 10 Carey joined a school band and took private lessons on the snare drum , where he also learned to play bongos . Carey began playing drums two years later. He eventually joined a jazz band in his senior year of high school . At the University of Missouri , he began studying drums and expanded this to include the principles of geometry , science and metaphysics . During this time he also gained experience in the Kansas jazz scene .
1986 Carey left the university and moved to California Los Angeles . There he worked as a studio drummer with bands like Carole King and made some live recordings with the band Pigmy Love Circus .
In 1990 he joined the band Tool after front singer Maynard James Keenan and guitarist Adam Jones had previously looked in vain for a new drummer.
Religion and symbols
Even though Carey was never drawn to certain religions or philosophies, he was interested in magical powers and occultism . So symbols of the Enochian language , geometric graphics and other symbols are attached within his drum kit and on his drum kit. His father, who died of a stroke on December 22, 2013, was a Freemason .
Carey uses various drum techniques that are based on geometric figures such as the hexagram . The result is audibly drumming drums, but for Carey it is much more: The official Tool website claims that Carey uses the drums as a ritual, similar to the occult rituals, in order to mentally search for the goal of which one the demon he summons is guarded to go.
The tool website also advises that Carey uses meditations in combination with hallucinogenic drugs, such as DMT .
Like much official information, it should be viewed critically and understood along with the band's well-known black humor.
style
Elements from the areas of jazz , fusion and various metal genres can be found in the game. Through the complex work with snare and tom rhythms, Carey gives many tool songs a virtuoso structure.
Carey is an enthusiastic tabla player, which is why some elements of this percussion instrument can also be found in Tool . He is tutored by Aloke Dutta, for whom he also produced the album Sinuosity . On the album Side One of Adrian Belew Carey plays such as the complete song Matchless Men in the South Asian percussion instrument.
In 2016, Rolling Stone listed Carey 26th of the 100 best drummers of all time .
Edge projects and other musical endeavors
In addition to his work with Tool, Carey is also involved in other music projects:
- some pieces with Guns N 'Roses guitarist Slash on the album Color of Dreams by Carole King
- Green Jellÿ , an American heavy metal band
- The Wild Blue Yonder (drums on the album of the same name)
- Lusk did some songs on the Free Mars album
- Collide on the album Some Kind of Strange
- Pigface on the album 90-96
- Electronica- oriented project bridle
- Pigmy Love Circus , with whom he recorded and produced several albums
- Drums in the song Somewhere on the Collide album Some Kind of Strange
- 2003 he played as a guest on the album The Greater Wrong of the Right of Skinny Puppy
- Drums on the album Side One and Side Three by Adrian Belew (together with bassist Les Claypool )
- permanent member of the band VOLTO!
- Composer of the soundtrack for I pass for Human
- Composer of the soundtrack for Tweeked
- Producer of the Sinousity album by Aloke Dutta
- Drums on Legend of the Seagullmen album by Legend of the Seagullmen
Probably the only official video you see Carey play on is Trust Your Ears , a DVD by and about Jeff Ocheltree. Carey plays the last sequence of the tool song Lateralus there .
Equipment
Carey is an endorser with Sonor , Paiste , EVANS, Vic Firth and Synthesia Corporation. The structure of Carey's sets is very similar over the years and different projects, but there are many details that can be distinguished here.
Carey uses a double bass structure with two tom toms, two floor toms and a snare. In between there are ride, hihat, three crashes, two Chinas, various bells and splashes. The sizes:
- Bass drum: 24 "left, 22" right (earlier both bass drums in 22 ")
- Toms: 8 ", 10", 14 ", 16"
- Snare: 14 "* 8"
Tool drum kit
The special thing about Carey's tool drum kits is definitely the electronics. Between his “normal” structure there are six Edrum pads, so-called “mandala pads”, which he developed himself with his friend Vince DeFranco, a technician at the Synthesia Corporation. He controls this via USB with the program "Battery II" from Native Instruments via a MAC-2 with the necessary sounds that he needs for the respective songs. The e-sounds are an integral part of the tool songs. Carey's current drum set from Sonor is a designer / SQ2 maple set with extremely thick shells. It shows in the finish "Ebony".
More sets / special
Carey's other sets include various older Sonor sets, a Rototom set (which he often plays with VOLTO! ), A drum workshop set, and the most famous set, the Jeff Ocheltree set by Paiste. This set consists almost entirely of used pool material, "waste" from the Paiste company. These are melted down in an anchor factory (to ensure that there is no oxygen in the metal) and then processed into boilers. This requires enormous effort, is very expensive (the boiler set is estimated at around $ 70,000) and time consuming. The sound of these sets ( Carl Palmer also has a similar Paiste set) is very loud, aggressive and dry. The weight of the drum sets is also enormous: a bass drum weighs around 50 kg. The set was given to Carey shortly after the Tool album Lateralus ; he played only on the studio albums Side One and Side Three of Adrian Belew and use it else in the US tours of tool . Carey also owns some Brady snare drums.
hardware
Carey mostly uses Sonor Designer series hardware, but often changes foot machines and hi-hats. Carey currently uses a remote hi-hat and two Pearl pedals from the Eliminator series. Previously he used u. a. a remote hi-hat from Drum Workshop , hi-hat and pedals from AXIS. Sonor pedals were also in use. The drum stool is from RocSoc.
pool
Carey uses the following pools from Paiste:
- 7.5 "2002 Cup Chime
- 8 "2002 Cup Chime
- 20 "2002 Novo China
- 6 "2002 Accent Cymbal
- 8 "Signature Bell
- 8 "New Signature Dark Energy Splash Mark I.
- 10 "New Signature Dark Energy Splash Mark I.
- 18 "Signature Full Crash
- 13 "Signature Sound Edge Hi-Hat
- 19 "Signature Power Crash
- 21 "Signature Dry Heavy Ride
- 20 "Signature Thin China
- 20 "Signature Power Crash
- 5 "2002 Cup Chime
- 11/18 "Noise Works Dark Buzz China
- 40 "Symphonic Gong
Skins
Carey uses the following Evans skins:
- "Genera 2" Clear on Toms 8 ", 10", 14 "
- "Genera 1" Clear on the Tom 16 "
- "Powercenter" and "Hazy 300" on the snare drum
- "EQ3" and "Retro Screen" (with print) on the bass drums
The selection varies in the studio and live. In the tool rehearsal room, Carey uses z. B. "EC2" on all toms.
Sticks
Carey uses signature sticks from VicFirth. These sticks are thicker and heavier than usual sticks and have a kind of integrated handle. They also show his logo and his signature as an imprint. Carey used to use signature sticks from Trueline, which are still available today under the name "Tribal Assault". These sticks also have a kind of integrated handle, but are significantly lighter and thinner than the newer sticks from Vic Firth.
Personal
- Carey is u. a. a supporter of the Jayhawks , the University of Kansas sports team . At tool concerts he occasionally wears a Jayhawks basketball jersey with the number 22 and the name "Carey" on his back. Name and number come from the basketball player Jeff Carey who played for the Jaykaws from 1999 to 2002 , with whom Danny Carey is not related.
- Carey currently plays in the NBA Entertainment League with stars like George Clooney , Snoop Dogg and Ray Liotta .
- Carey was offered a professional basketball contract, which he turned down because he believed he was not good enough.
Web links
- Carey's official homepage
- The official site of Pigmy Love Circus
- The official website of Volto
- Danny Carey at Paiste
- Danny Carey at Drummerworld.com
Individual evidence
- ^ RIP "Big" Bob Carey. In: FOURTHEY E. December 23, 2013, accessed November 12, 2019 (American English).
- ↑ Danny Carey. Retrieved November 12, 2019 .
- ↑ 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time. Rolling Stone , March 31, 2016, accessed August 6, 2017 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Carey, Danny |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Carey, Daniel Edwin (real name); Carey, Danny Edwin (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American drummer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 10, 1961 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lawrence, Kansas , USA |