Matt Sherrod
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| Matt Sherrod | |
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| Born | July 11, 1968 |
| Origin | United States |
| Genre(s) | Rock |
| Years active | 1988 – Current |
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| Website | Crowded House Official Website |
Matt Sherrod is an American drummer and musician. Sherrod became known as a musician playing drums for rock artist Beck. In 2007, following the 2005 death of Australian drummer Paul Hester of Crowded House, Sherrod was auditioned to join Crowded House as the group had decided to reunite.
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Matt Sherrod, born July 11, 1968, was brought up in Southern California, in the United States. Having been interested in music from a young age, he began playing the drums when he was 9 years old and piano when he was 12 years old.[1]
In early 2007, New Zealand rock group Crowded House decided to reform. As their previous drummer had passed away, they held auditions for drummers and Sherrod was invited by the group to join the band, on the condition that it was a permanent arrangement. Sherrod accepted and joined the band. Crowded House leader Neil Finn has stated in interviews that he selected Sherrod based both on his musical ability, but also based on not being too familiar with the band, their history or their music, as this would bring a new angle to the band.[2] In another interview, Finn stated "Matt is his own man. I think that was what we like about him and he actually didn't know a lot about Crowded House but he responded to the songs. And it felt very exciting for us. The choice was kind of obvious in the end."[3]
Sherrod plays drums on the new Crowded House album Time on Earth on four tracks including its lead single "Don't Stop Now". He does not play on the rest of the album because it had already been recorded by other session drummers. He also contributes backing vocals to one song on the album. The band is set to return to the studio by the end of 2007 to begin recording a full album incorporating the new lineup, as Time on Earth, though a full album, only included Sherrod on four songs and guitarist Mark Hart also on the same four songs.[3]
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In addition to Beck and Crowded House, Sherrod has contributed to various musical recordings including writing music for Tracie Spencer with his brother Paul Sherrod and participating in the Beck-composited metal band Wounded Cougar. He has also produced and worked with groups such as NOFX, Macy Gray, Seiko Matsuda, Donna De Lory and others.
Sherrod is ambidextrous and performs some tasks with his left hand and some with his right. As a drummer, he plays left handed. Sherrod is sponsored by Vater drumsticks and uses Zildjian K series cymbals.[4]
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