Blake Fleming

Infobox musical artist
Name = Blake Fleming


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Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
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Origin = flagicon|USA
Instrument = drums
Genre = Experimental rock
Post-punk
Progressive rock
Math Rock
Occupation = Drummer
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Associated_acts = Laddio Bolocko,
Dazzling Killmen,
The Mars Volta
The Rollo Treadway
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Blake Fleming is a drummer known for his involvement with several influential experimental bands. Fleming started drumming at age 8, and spent several years in fife and drumming corps, bagpipe bands, jazz bands, orchestras, etc. His first band was Dazzling Killmen, which he joined at age 15. Later he played with the Japanese prog-punk band Zeni Geva. He then moved from St. Louis to New York City and formed the instrumental band Laddio Bolocko. After breaking up Laddio, he moved to Los Angeles and helped start The Mars Volta in 2001, but left after only recording a handful of demos. He also drummed on Omar Rodriguez-Lopez's solo album ". He then returned to New York City to form Electric Turn To Me, which in turn broke up in 2006. He rejoined The Mars Volta after drummer Jon Theodore's departure on July 28th, 2006. He later left the band and was replaced by Deantoni Parks for the remainder of the 2006 tour. He has since built a career as a freelance performer and drum teacher in New York.

Gear

Blake Fleming, with The Mars Volta in 2006, used a Ludwig Stainless steel kit composed of a 24x16" kick, a 14x10" tom, a 16x16" floor tom, a 18x16" floor tom and a 14x6.5" steel snare.Fact|date=February 2008

Band History

*Dazzling Killmen
*Zeni Geva
*Laddio Bolocko
*The Mars Volta
*Electric Turn To Me
*The Rollo Treadway

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/vultureamerica Solo Myspace]
* [http://www.myspace.com/electricturntome Electric Turn To Me Myspace]