Kevin Sanders

Kevin Sanders was born on October 9 1982 in Dekalb County, Georgia and grew up in Conyers, Georgia. He is the drummer of the five-member American pop rock band from Conyers, Georgia that formed in 2004, called Cartel. [ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartel_%28band%29 Cartel] ] He started playing the trumpet in 1995 and picked up the drums during Christmas 1996.

Equipment

Sanders plays SJC Drums, while he is shown playing a DW kit in the "Honestly" Video, he switched shortly after that. He has used many different kits hand crafted by SJC, his current set-up for the Cartel (album) tour is an Amber Acrylic SJC Kit, sizes are (depth x diameter) Bass-18x24, Floor Toms-14x16, 16x16, and an 8x12 Rack tom. The set is equipped with gold glitter "revolutionary hoops", teardrop lugs, and Gauger Dynamounts. Sanders uses Pro-Mark 5B Hickory Drumsticks.

Influences, work, and personal life

Sanders's musical influences are Hot Water Music, The Beatles, [ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_beatles The Beatles] ] Dave Grohl, and Led Zeppelin. [ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Led_zeppelin Led Zeppelin] ]

He has made appearances in "Made", "Band in a Bubble " (2007), and Cartel music videos. Sanders is mostly accompanied by his brother, Kyle. Everyone who has met Sanders has been said to agree that he is an all around friendly guy. He reportedly talked to fans all day during "Bubble".

Sanders previously worked at Pottery Barn Kids part-time in the stock room around 2005.

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