- Thomas Pridgen
Infobox musical artist
Name = Thomas Pridgen
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Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth_name = Thomas Armon Pridgen
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Born = birth date and age|1983|11|23
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Origin =El Cerrito ,California , U.S.
Instrument = drums,
Genre =Jazz ,progressive rock , gospel,Experimental Music
Occupation =Drummer ,Tagger
Years_active = 1999-present
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Associated_acts =The Mars Volta Christian Scott Wicked Wisdom
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Notable_instruments =Thomas Armon Pridgen (born
November 23 1983 inAlameda County ,California ) is the current drummer forThe Mars Volta .Biography
Pridgen won the
Guitar Center Drum-Off at age 9 and at age 10 was the youngest recipient for aZildjian endorsement in the nearly 400 year history of the company. Thomas has studied withDavid Garibaldi ,Walfredo Reyes Jr ,Troy Luketta , andCurtis Nutall . He is endorsed by DW Drums, Zildjian Cymbals,Evans Drumheads ,Vater Drumsticks . Thomas was also the recipient of a 4 year scholarship toBerklee College of Music in 1999 at the age of 15; he was youngest musician to ever receive this scholarship. [ [http://www.berklee.edu/opi/1999/0916.html BERKLEE | Press Release ] ] He has played in clinics withWalfredo Reyes, Jr . andDennis Chambers .In
2007 , Pridgen received a call fromOmar Rodriguez-Lopez ofThe Mars Volta :Pridgen's style on Bedlam in Goliath used "blistering 32nd-note full-set combinations, stunning single-stroke rolls, and blazing single bass drum patterns (sounding like double bass)" [ [http://www.moderndrummer.com/updatefull/200001694 Thomas Pridgen: Artist Update: Modern Drummer Magazine ] ] along with creative and precise paradiddle technique.
Thomas Pridgen has been voted as Best Up and Coming Drummer by Modern Drummer magazine beating
Benny Greb .Besides his work with The Mars Volta, he has also been involved with
Christian Scott andWicked Wisdom .Discography
With
Eric Gales *"
Crystal Vision " - (2006)
*"Psychedelic Underground " - (2007)With
Christian Scott *"
Rewind That " (2006)With
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Group *"
Calibration (Is Pushing Luck and Key Too Far) " (2007)With
The Mars Volta *"
The Bedlam in Goliath " - LP (2008)Equipment
*Drums - Clear Acrylic DW Drums
**8x12 Rack Tom
**9x13 Rack Tom
**13x15 Floor Tom
**14x16 Floor Tom
**16x18 Floor Tom
**24x18 Bass Drumm
**6.5x14 Copper snare
* Cymbals -Zildjian
**A ARMAND RIDE
**A CUSTOM CRASH
**A CUSTOM MASTERSOUND HIHATS
**A MEDIUM RIDE
**K CUSTOM HYBRID CHINA
**ORIENTAL CHINA TRASH
**ORIENTAL CRASH OF DOOM
**ORIENTAL TRASH SPLASH* Drum Sticks -
Vater
**Universal Model
*Drum Heads - Evans
*Hardware - DWReferences
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