Chris A. Hornbrook
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| Chris Hornbrook | |
| Born | April 29th, 1981 Hollywood, Florida |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Musician |
| Spouse | None |
| Children | None |
Chris Hornbrook is the drummer and original member of Poison the Well.
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[edit] Background
Chris started playing drums at the age of 12. He had grown up with music all around him with his father, Donald Hornbrook, being a bass player and a passionate music advocate. At the age of 16 he started playing shows locally around the South Florida area with his first serious band, Last Minute, which also included Ryan Primack (cofounder of Poison the Well) on Bass. When he was 18 he was asked to join Poison the Well and started touring the US while still in high school. As soon as he graduated, he decided to dedicate his life to drumming and music as a career.
[edit] Influence
Chris has citied his first real big influences being Mitch Evedon, Roger Meddows-Taylor, Dave Grohl, Dave Abbruzzese, and Matt Cameron. Presently, these are some of his biggest influences.
- Billy Cobham (Jazz and Fusion Great)
- David Sandström (The Refused)
- Ken Shalk (Candiria)
- Elvin Jones (Jazz Great)
- Chris Pennie (ex-The Dillinger Escape Plan, Coheed and Cambria)
- John Bonham (Led Zeppelin)
- Art Blakey (Jazz Great)
- Jon Theodore (Formerly of the Mars Volta)
- Jean-Paul Gaster (Clutch)
- Danny Carey (Tool)
[edit] Discography
- 1998 Poison the Well - Distance Only Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
- 1999 Keepsake - The Things you Say EP
- 1999 Poison the Well - The Opposite of December...A Season of Separation
- 2000 Until the End - S/T EP
- 2001 Poison the Well - Distance Makes the Heart Grow Fonder (Re-release)
- 2002 Poison the Well - Tear From the Red
- 2003 Poison the Well - You Come Before You
- 2006 Poison the Well - The Killer inside...Smashing Pumpkins tribute (the song, "Soma")
- 2007 Poison the Well - Versions
[edit] Equipment
This is Chris Hornbrooks current set up:
Drums: Orange County Drum and Percussion in "Coke Bottle" Acrylic.
- 18 x 26 Bass drum
- 18 x 18 Floor tom
- 16 x 16 Floor tom
- 8 x 13 Rack tom
- 6.5 x 14 Black beauty w/ reinforced maple rings
Cymbals: Paiste
- 14" Alpha Sound Edge Hi-Hats
- 19" Alpha Rock Crash
- 20" Alpha Rock Crash
- 22" 2002 Wild Ride
- 18" Signature Heavy China
He also uses Vic Firth extreme 5B sticks, Drum Workshop hardware, and Evans drumheads.
[edit] Trivia
- Chris is first generation American in his family. His parents were born in Quebec, Canada and the rest of his family resides in Canada.
- He also programs electronic based music on his computer with fellow drummer and friend, Chris Pennie of Coheed and Cambria.
- While still in high school, both records, "Distance makes..." and "The Opposite of..." were recorded and he would tour during Summer, Winter, or Spring breaks. Chris would take Fridays off of school and go play weekend shows around the U.S. and be home to start school on Tuesday.
- Chris is an only child, but does have a step brother through marriage.
- Chris can also play bass and a little bit of guitar. When he was in Middle school, he learned how to play Alto Saxophone.
