Rob Bourdon

Infobox Musical artist


Name = Rob Bourdon
Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth_name = Robert Gregory Bourdon
Alias =
Born = Birth date and age|1979|1|20
Died =
Origin = Calabasas, California, U.S.
Instrument = drums, piano, sampling
Genre = Alternative rock
Alternative metal
Nu metal
Occupation = Musician
Years_active = 1996-present
Label = Warner Bros. Records
Associated_acts = Linkin Park
URL =
Notable_instruments = Gretsch Drums, Zildjian Cymbals, and Pintech pads.
Influences = Carter Beauford, Joey Kramer

Robert Gregory Bourdon (born January 20, 1979) is an American musician , who is currently the drummer and one of the founders of the rap rock band Linkin Park.

Musical career

In the albums "Hybrid Theory" and "Meteora", Bourdon's style was simplistic, mostly trying to fit the drumming into the sound of the band, with only "Easier to Run" from Meteora sounding very complex as Rob had to approach his drum playing style differently. In the latest Linkin Park album "Minutes to Midnight" Rob's drums had wooden bodies to sound more traditional, most notably a complex 3/4 drum pattern in "The Little Things Give You Away". In live shows, playing with the song "Bleed It Out", the song is extended with Rob playing a long solo.

Personal life

In a Z100 chat in February 2008 with Rob and Joe Hahn, DJ of Linkin Park, Bourdon stated that he is single. He dated actress Vanessa Lee Evigan from 2001 to 2007. He previously dated once actress Shiri Appleby.His 25th birthday was featured on an episode of iTunes' LPTV. On January 20, 2004, Linkin Park played a show in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the band can be seen joking around backstage and saying that it is Rob's twentieth birthday. In late 2006, Chester Bennington of Linkin Park said on Tattoo Stories that his band mates Rob and main guitarist Brad Delson didn't have any tattoos for religious reasons. Both are actively of the Jewish faith. He now lives in Los Angeles.

Equipment

Drums (Projekt Revolution kit)

Gretsch USA Custom
14X5 Snare Drum
10X8 High-Tom
12X9 Mid-Tom
16X13 Floor Tom
18X16 Floor Tom
22X18 Bass Drum

=Cymbals (Zildjian)=

14" A-New Beat hi-hats
14" A-Custom Mastersound hi-hats [Changes between hi hats live]
10" A-Custom Splash
18" A-Custom Projection Crash
19" A-Custom Projection Crash
20" Oriental China "Trash"
21" A-Custom Projection Ride
14" ZXT Trashformer

Others

*Heads: Remo Clear Emperor Batter, Clear Ambassador Reso
*Sticks: Vater 5B Hickory with wood tip/Splashstick
*DW 5000 kick pedals
*Hardware: Gibraltar Rack System
*Freestanding Electric Drum Pads (Pintech)
*Triggers on snare (DDrum)
*KD-7 Bass Drum Trigger Unit (Roland)
*DM5 Drum Module (Alesis)
*Footwear: Puma racing shoes
*Recording Software: Pro Tools
*MultiDirector DI (Whirlwind)
*Headphone Mixer MH4 (Rane)
*Crossover SAC22 (Rane)
*Bass Shaker (Aura)
*S6000 Sampler (Akai)
*MPC2000XL Sampler (Akai)
*M-1400I Power Amp (Mackie)
*PL Plus Power Conditioner (Furman)

External links

* [http://rob.linkinpark.com/ Bourdon's official LPN page from LinkinPark.com]
* [http://www.zildjian.com/en-US/artists/artistDetail.ad2?artistID=1039&genreID=7,9 Zildjian Artist Profile]
* [http://robbourdonfansite.blogspot.com/ Rob Bourdon Fansite]

articleissues
unreferenced = March 2007
cleanup = May 2007