Tim Alexander is an American drummer, famous for being a very influential member of the funk-metal band Primus. Alexander Primus recorded the album's most admired and commercially successful.
Born April 10, 1965, Cherry Point, North Carolina, Alexander Primus until the last second on the list long series of drummers. Prior to Primus, Lingo was a member of the band increased pace, the amazing tool Tony Bruno, a lap steel guitar was.
Alexander joined Primus inIn 1989, when drummer Jay Lane left to pursue other projects. Alexander got the job after viewing its extraordinary blend of percussion technique frontman and bassist Les Claypool. The two seniors at the Berklee School of Music in Boston, Massachusetts met. He brought with him in Primus suck on this album, Frizzle Fry, Sailing the Seas of Cheese, miscellaneous debris, Pork Soda and Tales from the Punchbowl. It 'was the live album Suck on this, that Alexander recorded his first and last playedOnly, he brought another drummer Steve Smith's admiration for him. In 1996, after the tour for Punch Bowl, Alexander left the band by the band members of different visions of the future, but the band returned in 2003, just in time for the EP Animals should not try to act like humans. The band toured throughout 2003 and 2004.
In addition to his work with Primus, Alexander with bassist Michael Manring and former Testament guitarist Alex Skolnick on the form of Attention Deficitin 1998. Although the trio was instrumental experimental, has paved way for Alexander is another challenge his skills drumming. Alexander has also worked with Linda cushma, and with the rock band from Las Vegas-based supersonic. Laundry, an indie rock band that formed while he was on a break after the tour for the album Pork Soda. Interestingly, Alexander joined the group Blue Man Group Theatre. It 'was also a member of the first embodiment of the alternative rockSupergroup A Perfect Circle guitarist Billy Howerdel joined by frontman Maynard James Keenan, bassist Paz Lenchantin and guitarist Troy Van Leeuwen. With this band has taken and published in 2000 Mer de noms. It was also a part of Puscifer, the side project band Keenan from Tool and A Perfect Circle.
In 2006, Alexander has worked and finished the recording for his side project, Fata Morgana, the performance of Lenchantin Paz, Luis Carlos Maldonado, Tony Levin of Peter characterizedGabriel, Zwan, Chris Peeler, Todd Minnix, and Sam Lersch Fred Green.
Alessandro musical influences are Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham, Neil Peart, Stewart Copeland of The Police and African music, juju.
Alexander recently called together with the guitarist and singer Luis Carlos Maldonado for a project in the present. The duo brought in bassist Paz Lenchantin and cellist Ana Lenchantin in this self-titled album, which should work to resolve.
HeCurrently using Starclassic Drums, Zildjian Cymbals, Vic Firth Sticks and Remo Heads.
