Chad Smith

Chadwick Smith ( born October 25, 1961 in Saint Paul, Minnesota) is an American drummer and member of the California funk- rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. He grew up in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. He replaced 1988 Jack Irons, who left the band because of Hillel Slovaks death and the resulting chaotic circumstances. As a nameless applicant for the position of the free Drummers he managed a Jam with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, with whom he immediately inserted itself through its unique capabilities in the band mechanics, the entry into the group. In 1993 he published with " Red Hot Rhythm Method" an educational film for advanced drummers. Furthermore, it is often made ​​out to be a superficial resemblance to the comedian and actor Will Ferrell.

In 1994 he married Mary St. John ( artist ), with whom he has a child. The couple got divorced and married in the Bahamas on May 8, 2004, the architect Nancy Mack. Smith has three more children.

His skills as a drummer is also demonstrated by its participation in many albums outside of work with the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Between 2007 and 2008 he was active as a drummer in a jazz band in Japan. Since September 2008, he worked in the new supergroup Chickenfoot ( with Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony and Joe Satriani ) on an album called Chickenfoot, which was released on June 5, 2009 in the United States. The follow-up album is Chickenfoot III, which is available from 23 September 2011. In the fall of 2009, the CD Meet the Meatbats from Chad Smith's Bombastic Meatbats appeared. Here Smith demonstrates the successful synthesis of Funkdrumming and fusion jazz.

Equipment

Chad Smith is in the Guinness Book of Records with the largest percussion consisting of 308 drums and cymbals. He currently plays Drumsets from manufacturer Pearl, Sabian cymbals of the company and the company Drumsticks father. All three manufacturers have signature instruments of Smith in the range. In live performances, Chris Warren is currently responsible for the equipment.

• Pearl Acrylic Drum kit:

12x8 tom - 14x14 floor tom - 16x16 floor tom - 24x18 Kick Drum - 14 x 5 Pearl Ultracast Snare - 14 x 5 Pearl Chad Smith Signature Snare.

• Sabian Cymbals:

14 " AAX Celerator Hats - 21" AA Rock Ride - 20 " AA Rock Crash - 19" AA Medium Crash - 19 " Vault Holy China - 10" AAX Splash.

• Father Drumsticks:

Chad Smith Funk Blaster.

• Pearl hardware:

C1000 straight stand x 5 - P2000C Bass Drum Pedal - H2000 hi-hat stand - S2000 snare stand - D1000S Throne - T2000 Double Tom Stand - B1000 Boom Stand - X20 adapter.

• Remo drumheads:

Clear Powerstroke 4 ( bass drum ): 24 " - Clear Ambassador ( Tom Resonant ): 12 ", 14 ", 16" - Clear Controlled Sound (Tom Drumhead ): 12 ", 14", 16 " - Coated Controlled Sound (Snare Batter Head ): 14 " - Ambassador Hazy ( snare resonant head ): 14 ".

Discography