Drummers - Daniel Adair (Nickelback)
Daniel Patrick Adair (born February 19, 1975) is a
Canadian born, self-taught drummer best known for currently drumming
with Canadian rock band Nickelback as the replacement for Ryan Vikedal
who was 'fired' from the band in 2005. Adair's other projects include
his previous work with American Rock band 3 Doors Down and continuous
work with Canadian bands Suspect, instrumental fusion band Martone among
others.
Daniel often uses the quote "The harder you practice, the luckier you
get.", coined by Gary Player, to describe his career.
Biography
Born and raised in Toronto, Daniel Adair began playing drums at the age
of 13. His father was also a drummer and he had a set of 1967 Ludwigs in
storage which Daniel decided to set up one day. Later that day after
watching some drummers in music videos and listening to an album called
'Hemispheres' by Rush, he heard music differently for the first time and
decided that he had to learn how to drum like that. He soon became
obsessed with drums, air drumming in his room all night and playing
along to albums all day. He continued to self teach himself until the
age of 21 influenced by Neil Peart, John Bonham, Tim 'Herb' Alexander,
Lars Ulrich, among many others.
Through his late teenage years he regrettably didn't play much but was
soon hired by a music store in Vancouver. Not long after this he started
to put his heart and soul into his renewed passion for drumming. Soon
his musical taste began to change and was newly influenced by Jazz
drummers such as Dennis Chambers, Vinnie Colaiuta, Dave Weckl and Virgil
Donati. He also began playing with many local original bands and cover
bands, basically playing with anyone, anytime and anyplace. At this time
he also began to play the bass guitar and learn new drumming styles and
techniques from different teachers, becoming very disciplined with his
practice routine.
Daniel soon established himself in Vancouver as a reputable studio and
live drummer after spending many years performing for local bands in the
nastiest bars in East Vancouver to 5-Star Resorts in Whistler. During
this time he also spent lots of late nights in studios, often with
little or no sleep, acquiring the valuable asset of signing both lead
and backup while drumming all while playing with 3-4 working bands,
teaching 15 drum students a week and managing a music store full time.
During this busy time Daniel auditioned for a guitarist by the name of
David Martone, a Berklee College of Music graduate, who looking to start
a instrumental fusion band. Soon this new band by the name 'Martone'
began to record its first album in 1999. Daniel says that, "David was
and still is the greatest guitarist I've ever worked with. Since then
we've created lots of exciting, challenging instrumental fusion music
together. David's music helped me push the limit with my playing, and
he's been a large influence and inspiration to me. My playing had
matured, and I quickly jumped into some great gigs in town."
Substantiated claim.[1]
In the Summer of 2002, Daniel had the opportunity to audition for and
secure the job as the touring and studio drummer for the multi-platinum,
Mississippi based band 3 Doors Down. During his time with the band he
recorded the studio album '17 Days' and live album 'Another 700 Miles',
toured 14 countries and had multiple TV appearances.
In January 2005, Daniel left 3 Doors down to join the Canadian band
Nickelback. Seven months later they released the album 'All the Right
Reasons' which has been his biggest success as it debuted at #1 on the
Billboard and they continue to support a world tour after multiple
successful singles. During his time with Nickelback, Daniel has also
appeared on albums and performed with Theory of a Deadman, Bo Bice,
Martone, Thornley, Faber, Lynryd Skynrd. He is currently working on a
follow-up studio album to 'All the Right Reasons' with Nickelback in
their Abbotsford, BC studio.
Equipment
Drums
* Pearl Drums Masterworks Series
o Black/Natural Fade on Tamo wood with blk. hdwr.
o 22x18 bass drum
o 10x8 tom
o 12x9 tom
o 18x16 floor tom
o 14x5.5 snare drum
o 14x6.5 Steve Ferrone snare (w/ black die-cast hoops)
Cymbals
Daniel Adair's Cymbal setup.
Daniel Adair's Cymbal setup.
* SABIAN Cymbals
o A - HHX 14" Groove Hats Brilliant Finish
o B - AAXplosion 18" Crash
o C - HHX 10" Evolution Splash
o D - HHXplosion 18" Crash Brilliant Finish
o E - HHX 21" Groove Ride Brilliant Finish
o F - AAX 18" Chinese Brilliant Finish
Sticks
* Regal Tip Daniel Adair signature model
Hardware & Others
* Rack and Stands
o Pearl Drums DR503C ICON curved rack
o Pearl Drums DR501CE expansion bar
o Pearl Drums RJ50 mini-expansion bar
o Pearl Drums PCX100 clamp x 15
o Pearl Drums PCX200 clamp x 4
o Pearl Drums CH1000 cymbal holder x 5 P2002C double pedal
o Pearl Drums TH1000S tom holder x 2
o Pearl Drums PS85 pedal stabilizer
o Pearl Drums D2000 throne
o Pearl Drums S2000 snare stand x 2
* Pedals
o Pearl Drums H2000 hi-hat Stand
o Pearl Drums P-2002C Double Kick Pedal
* Drum Heads
o Snare - Remo Drumheads CS Batter Coated
o Toms Batter - Remo Drumheads Clear Emperor
o Toms Resonant - Remo Drumheads Clear Ambassador
o Bass - Remo Drumheads Powerstroke 3
* Misc
o Ahead Metronomes
o Shure Microphones
Endorsements
A list of endorsements that Daniel has received are
* Pearl Drums
* Sabian Cymbals
* Regal Tip Drumsticks
* Remo Drumheads
* Ahead Metronomes
* Shure Microphones
From:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Adair
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