Chad Smith
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Chad Smith |
| Born | October 25, 1961 St. Paul, Minnesota, United States |
| Genres | Funk rock, alternative rock, experimental rock, punk jazz, jazz-funk, hard rock, heavy metal, funk metal |
| Instruments | Drums, percussion, Piano, Guitar, Oboe, Saxophone, Didgeridoo, Flute |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Associated acts | Red Hot Chili Peppers, Chickenfoot, Chad Smith's Bombastic Meatbats, Glenn Hughes, Dave Navarro, Toby Redd |
Chad Smith (born October 25, 1961)[1] is an American musician, best known as the longtime and current drummer of Red Hot Chili Peppers with whom he joined in 1988. Smith is also the drummer of the hard rock supergroup Chickenfoot, former Deep Purple vocalist Glenn Hughes' backing band and his own instrumental side-project, Chad Smith's Bombastic Meatbats. In 2010 Smith released a children's record, Rhythm Train which he recorded with legend, Dick Van Dyke, and Leslie Bixler. In April 2010 MTV named Rhythm Train one of the best children's records of all time.
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In addition to Smith's bands, he also records with many other musicians including The Dixie Chicks, Kid Rock, George Clinton and Outernational. Smith was ranked #87 on Rolling Stone list of "100 Greatest Drummers of All time". He entered the Guinness book of the world records for playing the world's largest drum kit consisting of 308 pieces. Smith, along with his Red Hot Chili Peppers bandmates, will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on April 14, 2012.
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[edit] Personal life
On May 8, 2004 in Hopetown, Abaco, Bahamas, Smith got married for the second time to architect Nancy Mack, they first got married in 1996, but they split in 1997. They have two sons together, Cole and Beckett Cash. Smith, Mack and their boys split their time between Malibu, CA and New York. Smith has 3 other children from previous relationships; daughters Manon St. John Smith and Ava Cadoso-Smith, and son Justin Smith.[2] Smith is a diehard Detroit Pistons fan and loves playing golf, riding motorcycles, surfing and watching Saturday Night Live. He has a striking resemblance to actor Will Ferrell and has acknowledged the resemblance in various interviews.[3]
Smith regularly contributes to the following non profit organizations: MusiCares, Surfer's Healing, an organization which provides aid to children facing Autism, Right Turn in Boston, Children's Hospitals across the United States and Camp Korey, which is one of Paul Newman's Hole in the Wall summer camps for children with serious illness.
[edit] Equipment
Chad's Pearl Acrylic kit:
- 12x8 tom
- 14x14 floor tom
- 16x16 floor tom
- 24x18 kick drum
- 14×5 Pearl Ultracast Snare
Note: Chad rarely uses his signature snare.
Sabian cymbals:
- 14" AAX-Celerator Hats,
- 21" AA Rock Ride,
- 20" AA Rock Crash,
- 19" AA Medium Crash,
- 19" Vault Holy China,
- 10" AAX Splash
Vater Percussion sticks:
- Chad Smith Funk Blaster
Pearl hardware:
- C1000 straight stand x 5
- P2000C bass drum pedal
- H2000 hi-hat stand
- S2000 snare stand
- D1000S throne
- T2000 double tom stand
- B1000 boom stand
- AX20 adapter
Remo drumheads:
- Clear Powerstroke 4 (Bass Drum Batter): 24"
- Clear Ambassador (Tom Resonants): 12", 14", 16"
- Clear Controlled Sound(Tom Batters):12", 14", 16"
- Coated Controlled Sound (Snare Batter): 14"
- Ambassador Hazy (Snare Side): 14"
[edit] Selected discography
- Jam Sessions - Jamming with Linc (1977)
- Pharaoh - Point Of Entry (1982)
- Toby Redd - In the Light (1986)
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - Mother's Milk (1989)
- Second Self - Mood Ring (1990)
- Twenty Mondays - Twist Inside (1992)
- Queen Remix (1991)
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
- Wild Colonials - Fruit of Life (1994)
- General Clusterfunk - Starin' Straight at the Sun (1994)
- Various Artists - A Means to an End: The Music of Joy Division (1995)
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - One Hot Minute (1995)
- Original Soundtrack - Grace of my Heart (1996)
- Wayne Kramer - Dangerous Madness (1996)
- Thermadore - Monkey on Rico (1996)
- Howard Stern's Private Parts (1997)
- Lili Haydn - Lili (1997)
- John Fogerty - Blue Moon Swamp (1997)
- Leah Andreone - Alchemy (1998)
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (1999)
- Fishbone - The Psychotic Friends Nuttwerk (2000)
- Various Artists - Loud Rocks (2000)
- Dave Navarro - Trust No One (2001)
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - By the Way (2002)
- Johnny Cash - Unearthed (2003)
- Glenn Hughes - Songs In The Key Of Rock (2003)
- Hughes Turner Project - HTP 2 (2003)
- John Frusciante - Shadows Collide With People (2004)
- Glenn Hughes - Soulfully Live In The City Of Angels (2004)
- Glenn Hughes - Soul Mover (2005)
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium (2006)
- Dixie Chicks - Taking The Long Way (2006)
- Glenn Hughes - Music For The Divine (2006)
- Glenn Hughes - First Underground Nuclear Kitchen (2008)
- George Clinton - George Clinton and His Gangsters of Love (2008)
- Chickenfoot - Chickenfoot (2009)
- Chad Smith's Bombastic Meatbats - Meet The Meatbats (2009)
- B'z - Ichibu to Zenbu/Dive (2009)
- Rhythm Train with Leslie Bixler, Chad Smith and Featuring Dick Van Dyke - (2010) [4]
- Paul Oakenfold - Pop Killer (2010)
- Chad Smith's Bombastic Meatbats - More Meat (2010)
- Kid Rock - Born Free (2010) [5]
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - I'm with You
- Chickenfoot - Chickenfoot III
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0807650/
- ^ [1]
- ^ Baltin, Steve. "Chad Smith Won't Use Will Ferrell Resemblance For Evil". Spinner.com. http://www.spinner.com/2009/08/19/chad-smith-wont-use-will-ferrell-resemblance-for-evil/. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- ^ "Chad Smith Dick Van Dyke Leslie Bixler". The Rhythm Train. http://therhythmtrain.com/. Retrieved 2011-03-13.
- ^ "Kid Rock Will Be Born Free in November With New Album Release". http://www.antimusic.com/news/10/aug/31Kid_Rock_Will_Be_Born_Free_in_November_With_New_Album_Release.shtml.
[edit] External links
- Red Hot Chili Peppers Official website
- Chad on Twitter
- Rhythm Train
- Drummerworld
- Chad Smith on Drum Channel
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