Jamie Eads
Jamie Eads | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | March 8, 1977 Somerset, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Genres | Alternative rock |
| Instruments | Drums |
| Years active | 1989–present |
Jamie Eads (March 8, 1977) is an American musician who has worked as a session and touring drummer since 1989. He has performed and/or recorded with artists including Funnel, Wheelhorse, The Eric Cummins Band, Shane Smith, and No Fences. He is an endorsing artist for the U.S. custom drum manufacturer Bowie Custom Drum[1] and the international drum gear brands Dream Cymbals and Gongs,[2] Los Cabos Drumsticks,[3] Vratim,[4] and TnR Products.[5] He hosts the weekly podcast, The Drum Shuffle,[6] which features interviews with professional drummers from around the world. He is also a voting member of The Recording Academy (Grammys).
Early life[edit]
Born in Somerset, Kentucky, Eads began drumming in 1989 and has been active in the regional music scene since that time. He has played professionally since the age of 16 in numerous bands and groups, primarily centered around the Lexington, Kentucky music industry.
Career[edit]
After finding minor success with his first cover band, Lancelot, Eads moved to Memphis at age 19 and immersed himself into the eclectic music scene gigging in numerous musical situations ranging from heavy metal to old-school Delta Blues. When he returned home in 1997, he was reunited with his former Lancelot bandmates, forming the wildly popular band Funnel. After winning 100.1 WKQQ's Decent Exposure[7] contest, Funnel released their debut album, Wide Open,[8] in May 1998 to considerable radio airplay. In the following years, Funnel performed and toured with Peter Frampton,[9][10] Better Than Ezra,[11] Candlebox,[11] Drivin N Cryin,[11] Third Eye Blind,[11] and Dokken.[11]
After Funnel, Eads spent several years as a member of the band Wheelhorse[12][13][14][15] in support of their album Victrola For Sale. In the mid-2000s, Ead joined the Central Kentucky alt-country band, The Eric Cummins Band. After two successful albums, Mountain and Brand New Heartache, and the support cycles for those albums over the following eight years, Ead is one of Kentucky's most recognized drummers.[citation needed]
Eads has since become a permanent member of No Fences,[16] which won WKQQ's 2016 installment of "Decent Exposure".[17] It was recently announced that No Fences was added to the lineup of 2016's Moontower Music Festival, joining such greats as Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue and Drive-By Truckers for this festival.[18][19] In 2016, Jamie provided the drum tracks for the album Unofficial by Shane Smith.[20] He has recently started producing other artists' projects in conjunction with Phil Weisenberger Productions. He resides in Georgetown, Kentucky with his wife and daughter.
Discography[edit]
| Artist | Album | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Funnel | Wide Open | 1998 |
| The Eric Cummins Band | Mountain | 2009 |
| The Eric Cummins Band | Brand New Heartache | 2013 |
| No Fences | All In or Nothing | 2016 |
| Shane Smith | Unofficial | 2016 |
| Jake Ellis | Fix It With a Beer | 2016 |
Gear[edit]
Eads is an endorsing artist for Bowie Custom Drum of Bowie, Maryland,[1] Dream Cymbals and Gongs of Toronto, Canada,[2] Los Cabos Drumsticks,[3] Vratim[4] and TnR Products.[21]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Bowie Custom Drum". bowiecustomdrum.com. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Dream Cymbals and Gongs Inc. - Artists". Dream Cymbals and Gongs Inc. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "American Independent artists". Los Cabos Drumsticks. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Jamie Eads". VRATIM. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
- ↑ "Improve the Sound of your Drum & Drum Resonance - Booty Shakers". Tnrproducts.com. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
- ↑ Development, PodBean. "The Drum Shuffle". Retrieved 2018-02-28.
- ↑ Tunis, Walter (January 22, 1999). "Funnel has had a whirlwind of a year". Lexington Herald-Leader.
- ↑ "Funnel. Wide open [sound recording]". Library of Congress. KP Jam Records. 1998. Retrieved April 4, 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Cincinnati Entertainment: Cincinnati.Com". www2.cincinnati.com. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
- ↑ Tunis, Walter (May 7, 1999). "Jammin' takes Lexington-based Funnel to Cincy". Lexington Herald-Leader.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 "Funnel Vision". Ace Weekly. April 28, 1999.
- ↑ Dansby, Andrew (February 23, 2004). "Reviews". RollingStone.com.
- ↑ Arrington, Monica (February 2004). "Reviews". PerformerMag.
- ↑ Lipton, Michael (January 29, 2004). "CD reviews". Charleston Daily Mail.
- ↑ Tunis, Walter (January 2, 2004). "Vintage All American". Lexington Herald-Leader.
- ↑ "Home". Nofencesky.com. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
- ↑ "Decent Exposure 2016: Final Battle | 100.1 WKQQ". Wkqq.iheart.com. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
- ↑ "MoonTower Music Festival". MoonTower Music Festival. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
- ↑ "MoonTower Music Festival continues to grow with its audience | Lexington Herald-Leader". Kentucky.com. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
- ↑ "Unofficial: Shane Smith". cdbaby.com. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
- ↑ "Improve the Sound of your Drum & Drum Resonance - Booty Shakers". Tnrproducts.com. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
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