Jeff Plate

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Jeff Plate (born March 26, 1962, in Horseheads, New York) is a professional drummer and percussionist. He currently plays with the progressive rock group Trans-Siberian Orchestra.

Plate grew up near Elmira, New York with dreams of becoming a pitcher for the Yankees, but a hip injury soon ended his dreams of being on the mound. However, he saw KISS perform on television when he was 13, which inspired him to become a musician. In 1989, he joined the group Wicked Witch, featuring Zak Stevens on vocals and Matt Leff on guitar. Despite its cult following, the group failed to get a recording contract, and Stevens left for the heavy-metal group Savatage. Plate soon followed.

In 1996, Plate joined the fledging Trans-Siberian Orchestra, playing on their first album, Christmas Eve and Other Stories, and has been with the group ever since.

In addition to his work with TSO, he has recently performed on the solo albums of fellow TSO member Chris Caffery. Plate has recently joined Metal Church and can be heard on their latest album, A Light In The Dark.

[edit] External links

• Jeff's Home Page

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Jon Oliva | Damond Jiniya | Chris Caffery | Al Pitrelli | Johnny Lee Middleton | Jeff Plate | Paul O'Neill
Criss Oliva | Keith Collins | Steve "Doc" Wacholz | Zak Stevens | Alex Skolnick | Jack Frost
Discography
Studio Albums: Sirens | Power of the Night | Fight for the Rock | Hall of the Mountain King | Gutter Ballet | Streets: A Rock Opera | Edge of Thorns | Handful of Rain | Dead Winter Dead | The Wake of Magellan | Poets and Madmen
Extended Plays: The Dungeons Are Calling | Chance EP | Doesn't Matter Anyway EP
Live Albums: Japan Live '94 | Final Bell / Ghost in the Ruins
Compilation Albums: From the Gutter to the Stage | The Best and the Rest | Believe
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