Chris Hornbrook

Chris A. Hornbrook
Birth name	Christopher Aaron Hornbrook
Born	April 29, 1981 (1981-04-29) (age 30)
Origin	Hollywood, Florida
Genres	Rock Hardcore punk Indie rock
Occupations	Drummer
Instruments	Drums, Percussion
Years active	1998–present
Associated acts	Poison the Well Keepsake Until the End Cowgirls & Indians

Christopher Aaron Hornbrook (born April 29, 1981) is a drummer and a founding member of Metalcore/Post-Hardcore band, Poison the Well. He is best known for his solid, dynamic and groove orientated approach to drumming.

Bio

Chris started playing drums at the age of 12. He had grown up with music all around him with his father, Donald Hornbrook, being a bass player and a passionate music advocate. At the age of 16, Chris started playing shows locally around the Fort Lauderdale/Miami area with his first serious band, Last Minute, which included Ryan Primack (cofounder of Poison the Well) on Bass. When Chris was 18 he was asked to join Poison the Well and started touring the U.S. while still in high school. As soon as Chris graduated, he decided to dedicate his life to drumming and to a career in music. Chris and the band spent the next twelve years releasing records and touring around the world. On July 14, 2010, it was announced that Poison the Well was going on hiatus to "explore other interests. Since then, Chris has moved to Southern California to expand upon his music career.

He has cited his first big musical influences as: Roger Meddows-Taylor, Dave Grohl, Dave Abbruzzese, and Matt Cameron. He is a self-taught drummer and is dedicated to practice and drumming education. In an interview with Modern Drummer, he is quoted saying, “If I’m not working on actual ideas that I have, or certain rudiments or whatever, then I’m just playing to play.”

Influences

Presently, these are some of his influences.

• Matt Cameron
• Billy Cobham
• Chris "Daddy" Dave
• Josh Freese
• Dave Grohl
• David Sandström
• Ken Shalk
• Jon Theodore

Discography

With Poison the Well

• 1998 Poison the Well - Distance Only Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
• 1999 Poison the Well - The Opposite of December...A Season of Separation
• 2001 Poison the Well - Distance Makes the Heart Grow Fonder (Re-release)
• 2002 Poison the Well - Tear From the Red
• 2003 Poison the Well - You Come Before You
• 2007 Poison the Well - Versions
• 2009 Poison the Well - I/III / II/III / III/IIIEP's
• 2009 Poison the Well - The Tropic Rot

With Keepsake

• 1999 Keepsake - She Hums Like A Radio

With Until The End

• 2000 Until the End - Until the End

With Cowgirls & Indians

• 2010 Cowgirls & Indians - You & I EP

Equipment

Current set up:

Drums: Dark Horse Percussion in Clear Acrylic.

• 14 x 26 Bass drum
• 16 x 18 Floor tom
• 8 x 13 Rack tom
• 6.5 x 14 Ludwig Bronze Supraphonic

Cymbals: Zildjian

• 15" K Light Hi Hats
• 21" K Crash/Ride
• 24" K Light Ride

Hardware: Drum Workshop

• 9000 hardware
• 9000 pedals

Sticks: Vic Firth

• Extreme 5B wood tip

Heads: Evans Drumheads

Trivia

• While still in high school, both records, "Distance makes..." and "The Opposite of..." were recorded and he would tour during Summer, Winter, or Spring breaks. Chris would take Fridays off of school and go play weekend shows around the U.S. and be home to start school on Tuesday.

Links

• Interview with Chris Hornbrook by Modern Drummer
• Poison the Well's Myspace page
• Dark Horse Percussion
• Zildjian Cymbals
• Vic Firth Sticks.com
• DW Drums

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