Patrick Hallahan

Patrick Hallahan is an American drummer with the Kentucky-based rock outfit My Morning Jacket. While the sound of early MMJ included softer drums behind reverb, on "It Still Moves" and "Z" Hallahan's drumming became much more powerful and prominent, drawing comparisons to Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham. Hallahan has been a close friend of frontman Jim James since childhood, so when My Morning Jacket's original drummer quit, James asked Hallahan, who has been a member ever since. A gifted drummer, Hallahan says that when he worked in a coffee shop he "could time the cappuccino by tapping my foot." Hallahan received co-composing credits on "Off The Record" with "Two Tone" Tommy and James. Hallahan's style meshes together the hard hitting sounds of more classic rock drummers, while still encompassing the necessary versatility of a more progressived rock sound. Hallahan has been interviewed and acclaimed by Rolling Stone magazine, hailed as the "years best little known drummer" of 2005," following the release of the My Morning Jacket's fourth studio release, and second on ATO records, Z.

Hallahan is endorsed by Istanbul AGOP cymbals.

External links

* [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/mymorningjacket/articles/story/8719246/kentuckys_finest Interview with Patrick Hallahan and MMJ, October 2005]
* [http://www.istanbulcymbals.com/artists.php Istanbul AGOP]