- Jason McGerr
Jason McGerr is the current drummer for the band
Death Cab for Cutie . McGerr was previously inKrusters Kromonid andEureka Farm as well as theSeattle jazz trioTeenage Rockin' Combo . McGerr is an instructor at theSeattle Drum School when not playing drums for Death Cab for Cutie. McGerr has also helped and mentored pre-teen indie-pop groupSmoosh .McGerr played on
Matt Nathanson 's latest releaseSome Mad Hope . He is featured on half the tracks of the album,Jason McKenzie played on the other half.Jason has also lent a hand to
Pretty Girls Make Graves on theirThe New Romance album. This was done while drumming for his other band Neo.He also drummed on the latest
Tegan and Sara album The Con, and on his Death Cab bandmateChris Walla 's solo album,Field Manual .Jason plays
Ludwig drums ,Paiste cymbal s,Vic Firth drumsticks, andDrum Workshop pedals and hardware.In June 2007, McGerr opened the doors to his own recording studio,
Two Sticks Audio , located in Seattle, WA - whereSmoosh , Only Human,Moros Eros ,Grand Archives ,David Bazan ,Mark Kozelek ,Matt Cameron ofPearl Jam , andDeath Cab for Cutie --amongst others--have spent time recording.After the opening of his studio, Jason began working with
Propellerhead on an expansion pack for Reason 4. It's been dubbed "The Jason McGerr Sessions", and it is available as a refill from the propellerheads website.Discography
Death Cab for Cutie
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Death Cab for Cutie - "Transatlanticism " (2003 ), (Barsuk Records)
*Death Cab for Cutie - "Plans" (2005 ), (Atlantic Records)
*Death Cab for Cutie - "Narrow Stairs " (2008 ), (Atlantic Records)External links
* [http://www.drummersdigest.com/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=195&Itemid=25 Online interview with Death Cab drummer Jason McGerr in magazine Drummer's Digest]
* [http://www.propellerheads.se/products/refills/index.cfm?fuseaction=get_article&article=mcgerr The Jason Mcgerr Sessions: Reason 4 Refill]
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