Jon Wysocki

Jon Wysocki (born January 17, 1971 [http://www.staind-online.com/articles/drum.htm] ), is a United States musician and the drummer for hard rock band Staind.Before Staind, there was J.C.A.T., comprised of Jon Wysocki, Chris Ballini, Aaron Lewis, and Tori Sands. JCAT played a style of music similar to that found in Staind's acoustic tracks, such as It's Been Awhile, Four Walls, and Outside.

In 1993 Wysocki was slumped over a beer at The Infinity — a live music bar in suburban Massachusetts — sharing inhibitions and aspirations with a guy named Mike. This was a familiar pose for the two musicians who talked ambitiously of one day forming their own band. That Mike turned out to be Mike Mushok, Staind's lead guitarist. When Wysocki got a phone call from Mushok saying he found a singer named Aaron Lewis (Staind's lead vocalist), the gig was on. Two bassists later and Johnny April completed the Staind sound.

Personal life

Jon is also married and was featured in Drum World magazine during the release of "Break the Cycle". Wysocki enjoys golfing.

"I'm pretty much self-taught on drums, although I did learn rudiments from a teacher. Otherwise I would just play to a lot of funk like Stevie Wonder and Sly and the Family Stone, things with a lot of groove. Then came the rock and roll. I was a huge Kiss fan, then Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, and Van Halen. I was a huge Jeff Porcaro fan. He's such a solid player and his fills are so tasteful. John Bonham is like the king. Then you have a guy like Dave Weckl who is a fantastic groove player and a super technician at the same time." (Taken from an interview in DRUM! Magazine, circa August, 2001 issue)

Equipment

He uses Orange County Percussion Drums and Zildjian cymbals.