Brian Wakefield - drums

I was born in St. Louis in 1973 to a strict but lovable mother. She bought me my first drum set when I was about four years old. Of course, back then I could only bang senslessly on them, and I did it for hours. So she sold them.

Later I got into violin, and stayed with it for six years. That taught me a lot about music, and therefore was an invaluable experience.

In high school I took up drums again, much to the chagrin of my mother. I played with several garage bands but none of them ever got off the ground. After many frustrating years, I had given up hope of becoming a rock star. So this time I sold my drums, and bought a bunch of hockey goalie equipment.

I played hockey for a total of nine years, the last four of which were spent on a team sponsored by Syberg's. We won several tournaments and placed well in many others. Overall, our team maintained a win percent of over .500.

When I first met James, Tom, and Eric, I saw talent but never imagined they could be so dedicated. For our first practice, I played on a really crappy kit with warped heads, no hi-hat, and just one cymbal (which had a crack in it). I thought I sounded terrible but they asked me back and it's been an incredible ride ever since. We added Nick and changed bass players just before our first demo recording, which was admittedly a risky move. Looking back, I think we made the right decision. However, our first bass player, who happens to be named Bass, deserves credit for helping things get rolling. He was an invaluable tool in the writing of My Life, Chamber, and Crush.

In 1999, I sold my goalie equipment, so now there's no turning back. I hope our fans and anyone who hears our work will relate to it the same way I do.

Email me!!! drum4everms@hotmail.com

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