Joey Waronker
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| Joey Waronker | |
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| Birth name | Joseph Waronker |
| Born | May 20, 1969 |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California |
| Genre(s) | Rock and Roll Pop Indie Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Drummer Songwriter Producer |
| Instrument(s) | drums percussion |
| Years active | 1989 - date |
| Associated acts | Walt Mink Ima Robot |
Joseph "Joey" Waronker (born May 20, 1969 in Los Angeles, California) is an American drummer and producer. He is the son of record producer Lenny Waronker and singer/actress Donna Loren; his younger sister is musician Anna Waronker; and his grandfather is record executive and professional violinist Simon Waronker. He has three other sisters.
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[edit] Early life
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Waronker grew up in Pacific Palisades, California. He attended Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota, from which he graduated in 1993.
[edit] On the drum stool
Left-handed[1] Waronker first became known in the late 1990s for his work with Beck (Odelay, Mutations, Midnite Vultures, Sea Change, and Guero), and was also a session drummer on The Smashing Pumpkins' 1998 platinum album Adore. Although he only contributed to three songs on the album, Waronker was invited to become the band's full-time drummer (at least for the subsequent tour) but declined as his financial requests were not met.
Waronker's first professional project was the indie group Walt Mink in 1990, which he formed at the age of 21 while attending Macalester College.[2] He was also a member of Ima Robot for a short period of time in the early 2000s.
Between 1998 and 2002, Waronker toured with R.E.M. and appeared on two albums (1998's Up and the 2001 release, Reveal) after the departure of Bill Berry in late 1997 (see Joey Waronker: The R.E.M. years).
In 1998, Waronker played drums on two songs ('Bled White' and 'Bottle Up and Explode!') on Elliott Smith's XO. He also appeared on 'Stupidity Tries' on Smith's next release, 2000's Figure 8 (the song was one of three recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London). He has also worked with Johnny Cash, Nelly Furtado, and in 2005 appeared on Paul McCartney's Chaos and Creation in the Backyard, playing bongos, bass drums and shaker.
In 2003, Waronker joined Beck on his Sea Change tour, playing only a few shows in Australia and Japan.[3] In December 2007, he appeared again with Beck in South America. He also plays on Beck's 2008 single Chemtrails from his album Modern Guilt. [4]
Waronker played on Willy DeVille's 2004 album Crow Jane Alley.
Waronker has an endorsement contract with Istanbul Agop Cymbals.[5]
He can be identified in live performances by his personal crest, which is located on the skin of his bass drum (see image, left).
[edit] Behind the console
In 2002, Waronker began to focus more on production, basing himself at his recording studio, The Bank, where he has produced such artists as the Eels, Lisa Germano, The Incredible Moses Leroy, Judd & Maggie, and Priscilla Ahn.
As early as 1996, Waronker scored Miguel Arteta's movie, Star Maps, followed in 2000 by Chuck & Buck and The Good Girl in 2002. In 2003, AMC invited him to score several documentary movies, including 2002's Lost in La Mancha. Other Waronker compositions have appeared in the drama Alias, sit-com Malcolm in the Middle and on FOX Sports. His drumming performances, meanwhile, have appeared in several scores: Man on the Moon (1999), Badly Drawn Boy's About a Boy soundtrack (2002), Collateral (2004), Dawn of the Dead (2004), and Walking Tall (2004), for example.
His musical collaborations include Nina Persson of The Cardigans, E of the Eels, and Tracy Bonham.[6]
[edit] Personal life
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Waronker is married. He and his wife, Elizabeth, have a pit bull named Lana and four cats.[7]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Joey Waronker pictures and biography
- Pictures of Waronker at flickr.com
- AllMusic profile
- IMDb profile
- LastFM.com
- Tama Drums, Hardware & Accessories
- Interview with The A.V. Club
- Tama interview
- Interview with Gig City
- Record Production.com
- Discogs.com - Waronker's discography
- New York Times filmography
