Brian Chase

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Brian Chase in 2006
Brian Chase in 2006

Brian Chase (b. December 2, 1978) is an American drummer with the New York rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

Chase grew up in Long Island and attended Friends Academy in Locust Valley, and Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Oberlin, Ohio. Now living in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, he also plays for the rock band The Seconds, and used to play drums for his longtime girlfriend Emily Manzo's band, until the pair split in 2006. Chase has always been an adventurous player and has sat in with many other groups, including Oakley Hall and Blarvuster. He has also performed in a number of experimental duos with other musicians such as Stefan Tcherepnin and Seth Misterka. Other musicians he has played with recently are Jessica Pavone, Mary Halvorson, Matt Elliot, and klezmer-fusion band The Sway Machinery.[1]

A CD Duo of the collaboration with Seth Misterka was released in 2007 on the Australian Heathen Skulls label.

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