Ray Luzier
Raymond Lee " Ray" Luzier ( born June 14, 1970 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American drummer. He is since 2007 member of the band Korn, a founding member of The Hideous Sun Demons and moves stylistically in the areas of Heavy Metal, Alternative Metal, Nu Metal, Industrial Metal and Hard Rock.
Biography
Ray Luzier grew up in West Newton, Pennsylvania. At the age of five, he started playing drums. For a time he played in a marching band, the miteinfließt with their visual effects to this day in his live show. 1988 moved Luzier to Hollywood, California to study at the Musicians Institute. The breakthrough came Luzier through his work with David Lee Roth in which he played from 1997 to 2005.
In January 2006, Luzier attended the NAMM show in Anaheim, California in part with Billy Sheehan and Toshi Hiketa. Robert DeLeo and Dean DeLeo of Stone Temple Pilots also appeared as part of a spontaneous band along with Steve Ferrone. After the DeLeo brothers had seen Luziers appearance, they asked Luzier Army of Anyone join a band, which they had founded together with vocalist Richard Patrick of the band Filter.
2007 provided for Luzier the opportunity to join the band Korn, after David Silveria had left them in 2006. Luzier flew to Seattle to attend the audition for the new Korn drummer. The main reason for its inclusion in the band was well that he had not learned the required six, but thirty pieces. 2008 after Luzier played his first show with grain in Dublin, announced frontman Jonathan Davis that Luzier is now an official member of the band.
In 2014 he founded the supergroup KXM together with Doug Pinnick and George Lynch. A planned for 2014, self-titled album is already finished recorded and will be released in March.
Equipment and drumming
Luzier is not a classic metal drummer, since he has been working for The Path of Totallity with many electronic effects. As influences, he called AC / DC, Iron Maiden, Marilyn Manson and Nine Inch Nails. In addition to drums Luzier mastered guitar and bass.
Luzier changes his equipment for the appropriate style of artists with whom he collaborates. He has an endorsement in Pearl, Sabian cymbals, Remo skins, Latin Percussion, DW hardware, Pro-Mark sticks, Factory Metal Percussion Cymbals and Protection Racket bags. In addition, he has a custom -designed monster percussion of the Pearl Reference Series drums.
- 24 × 16 "Bass Drum ( x2)
- 6.5 × 14 " Snare Drum
- 12 × 8 " Tomtom
- 13 × 9 " Tomtom
- 14 × 14 " floor tom (mounted as gong drum)
- 16 × 16 " floor tom (left)
- 18 × 16 " floor tom
Pool:
- 21 " Sabian AA Rock Ride
- 18 " Sabian Evolution Ozone Crash
- 18 " Sabian HH Medium Crash
- 12 " Sabian Radia
- 10 " Factory Metal Percussion Celtic Bell
- 12 " Factory Metal Percussion Cross Chrasherz
Percussion:
- LP Ridge Rider Cowbell
Eardrums:
- Snare: Remo Coated Emperor X Coated or Emperor over Remo Ambassador Hazy
- Toms: Remo Clear Emperor over Remo Clear Ambassador
- Bass Drum: Remo Clear Powerstroke 3 over Remo Ebony Ambassador with Korn logo
Drumsticks:
- Pro-Mark TX757W Ray Luzier Signature Sticks
Hardware:
- Drum Workshop 9000 Series pedals
- DW Equipment
Other:
- Moongels
- Yamaha Electronics
Discography
With Darren Housholder:
With Medicine Wheel:
With David Lee Roth:
With Freak Power Ticket:
With Tracy G:
With Billy Sheehan:
- 2006: Cosmic Troubadour
- 2008: Holy Cow
With goaded:
- 2005: goaded
- 2008: To Die is Gain
With grain:
- 2010: Korn III: Remember Who You Are
- 2011: The Path of Totality
- 2013: The Paradigm Shift
With other artists: