Josh Eppard

Infobox Musical artist
Name = Joshua Eppard


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Background = solo_singer
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Born = birth date and age|1979|12|6
Origin = Kingston, New York, United States
Instrument = Drums, vocals, Guitar, Keyboards
Genre = Rap, hip-hop, rock, alternative rock, progressive rock, new prog, alternative hip hop
Occupation = Musician
Years_active = 1993–present
Label = Equal Vision Records
Associated_acts = Weerd Science Coheed and Cambria 3 Newborn Counterfeit Disaster
URL = [http://www.weerdscience.com www.weerdscience.com]

Josh Eppard (born December 6, 1979) is MC and music maker for alternative hip hop project Weerd Science. Best known for his drumming with new prog band Coheed and Cambria, Eppard was also a founding member of the Woodstock, NY new prog outfit, 3 along with his brother Joey and studio engineer, Chris Bittner.

On November 2, 2006 it was announced that Eppard would be leaving Coheed and Cambria indefinitely, with Chris Pennie as his replacement.

On February 19, 2008 it was announced Josh joined Counterfeit Disaster on drums. [ [http://www.myspace.com/counterfeitdisaster Counterfeit Disaster's Myspace Profile] ] The founding member of Counterfeit Disaster, Dave Parker, formerly played as a live member for Coheed and Cambria and is a member of Josh's project, Weerd Science.

On May 26, 2008 it was announced that Sick Kids, the follow up to Friends and Nervous Breakdowns, completed the production phase at Darkworld Studio in Kingston, NY and had moved on to post-production at Applehead Studios in Woodstock, NY. [ [http://www.myspace.com/weerdscience Weerd Science's Myspace Profile] ]

June 14, 2008 Weerd Science posted an "in the studio video" on youtube [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pf9MU80IjRI] .

Discography

As Weerd Science

tudio

* "Friends and Nervous Breakdowns" (2005)
* "Sick Kids" (2008)

Unreleased

* "Newborn" (1999, under the group name Newborn with Bobby Delicious)
* "Leader 0ne" (2001, under the group name Leader 0ne with Majestic)
* "From the Grave" (2006, Internet-only release by fansite Cobalt and Calcium)
* "Suck My Dick Freak" (2007, found in DJ Styles Myspace)

=With 3=

* "Paint by Number" (1999)

With Coheed and Cambria

* "The Second Stage Turbine Blade" (2002)
* "" (2003)
* "" (2005)

Drumming

Eppard uses a single pedal which he insists gives a better groove. His playing style is right-handed and open handed. In particular for Josh, that means his ride cymbal and hi hats are on the left side of his drum set which he plays with his left hand, while playing snare with his right hand, so that he rarely crosses his arms while playing.

Gear

Drums: C&C Custom DrumsRed Sparkle Kit
* 6.5" x 14" Snare
* 8" x 10" Rack Tom (sometimes a 9" x 12" Rack Tom)
* 15" x 15" Floor Tom
* 18" x 22" Bass Drum (No Tom Mount)

Hardware:
* All DW 9000 series Boom Stands, Hi-Hat Stands, Tom Stands, Pedals and Throne.

Cymbals (Sabian):
* 13" AA Hi-Hats
* 18" AA Chinese
* 8" AA Splash
* 21" AA Raw Bell Dry Ride (Crash)
* 21" AA Rock Ride (Ride)

Sticks:
* Vic Firth 5B - Wood Tip

Heads:
* Snare (Remo Coated Emperor)
* Toms (Pinstripes on tops, and Clear Ambassadors on bottoms)
* Bass (Remo Powerstroke 3 with C&C Custom Logo Head on front)

Pedals/Hardware:
* DW 9000(Single bass drum pedal)

Microphones (Live):
* Shure SM57 (Snare)
* Sennheiser 604 (Toms)
* Shure 52 and 91 (Bass)
* Neumann KM184 (Overheads)

References

External links

* [http://www.purevolume.com/weerdscience Weerd Science purevolume profile]
* [http://www.myspace.com/weerdscience Weerd Science MySpace profile]
* [http://www.myspace.com/djstylesofweerdscience DJ Styles MySpace profile]