Will Chatham
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| 🏳️ Nationality | American |
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Will Chatham is an American musician from Asheville, North Carolina who was the former drummer for the indie band Crain.[1][2]
Career
Chatham was a member of the band "Cerebellum" from 1988–1989.[3][4][5]
After Cerebellum broke up, he and four other band members went on to form the indie band Crain with Chatham on drums. Chatham remained with the band during the early 1990s.[6][7]
During his career, Chatham was associated with multiple groups. He collaborated as a drummer with different bands including King G and the J Crew, Substance, 7 More Seconds, The Merle, The Modlins, The Whappers, Second String Bluegrass Band, You Dirty Rats, The Night Trotters, Drunken Prayer.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
In 2012, Chatham released his first solo album called Geekamongus which consisted of eight tracks.[17] Chatham released his second album called Will Chatham's Musical Variety Show in 2021.[18][19]
Chatham is currently a drummer for Ska City, a nine-piece ska orchestra based in Asheville, North Carolina.[20][21]
Controversy
In January 2009, as part of a "mass takedown" request from Warner Music Group, YouTube took down a video of Chatham playing the Star Wars theme song on his banjo. Even though YouTube had featured the video on their front page as a “must-watch” viral video of the day, the video which was uploaded on Chatham's channel was one of the first taken down from YouTube under the DMCA act. Chatham filled out a copyright counterclaim on grounds that the work was a parody under US copyright doctrine, and was able to get his video restored on YouTube. Being early in the days of the DMCA, much uncertainty about the process existed, and Chatham’s debacle was written about, along with others caught in the crossfire of “mass takedowns.[2][22]
References
- ↑ Sandford, Jason (2009-01-28). "Asheville YouTube star caught in a Web crossfire". Mountain Xpress. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Warner Music vs. YouTube casualties include a banjo-playing 'Star Wars' fan". LA Times Blogs - Technology. 2009-01-26. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
- ↑ "Cerebellum - Louisville Punk/Hardcore History". history.louisvillehardcore.com. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
- ↑ "Cerebellum". The Slamdek Record Company. 1989-09-19. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
- ↑ "Appalachian Voices". LEO Weekly. 2010-07-28. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
- ↑ "Will Chatham Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
- ↑ "Crain: Speed". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
- ↑ Pope, Hunter (2009-07-22). "Talking bout my degeneration". Mountain Xpress. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "House of Morgan | Drunken Prayer". Retrieved 2021-12-05.
- ↑ The Night Trotters – Thoroughbred Bluegrass Music (File), retrieved 2021-12-05
- ↑ The Decline Of Western North Carolina (1995, Cassette), retrieved 2021-12-05
- ↑ The Merle (1993-09-09), The Merle Live at Sage Cafe on 1993-09-09, retrieved 2021-12-05
- ↑ "King G & The J Krew - Indestructible Songs Of The Humpback Whale". Discogs. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
- ↑ "Merry Christmas". The Slamdek Record Company. 1991-12-19. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
- ↑ "7 More Seconds". The Slamdek Record Company. 1991-02-02. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
- ↑ "Christmas". The Slamdek Record Company. 1987-12-01. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
- ↑ Marshall, Alli (2021-11-04). "Sound track web extra: Geekamongus". Mountain Xpress. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Will Chatham". Discogs. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
- ↑ "Will Chatham's Musical Variety Show is out! | Will Chatham". www.willchatham.com. 2021-06-04. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
- ↑ "About Me | Will Chatham". www.willchatham.com. 2009-01-16. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
- ↑ "Will Chatham's Musical Variety Show, by Will Chatham". Will Chatham. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
- ↑ Star Wars on a Banjo, retrieved 2021-12-05
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