Christopher B. Lee, also known as Krasp born January 27, 1975 , is an American musician, and the drummer from metal band Downset[1] as well as Jodoh, Filth Rotten, Social Justice, Drunk With Power, Adema, and others.
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Born in Torrance,_California, Ca. and raised in Sylmar,_Los_Angeles, Ca. Lee started on pots, pans, boxes, and air drums as early as 3. At age 5 his late father saw interest and bought him a Toys R Us drum kit for Christmas. The kit did not last long, but a passion for drumming did. Taking some snare lessons in fifth grade and getting his first real kit in the summer of '86 so he could start a band, His motivation drove him to be on a performing level and joined a local band from Sylmar,_Los_Angeles called Social Justice in April 1991 that had started up in the late 80s, and at the time he was also playing in a band with current Death_By_Stereo guitarist Dan Palmer called Bottom Line. Social Justice morphed into downset. and a buzz began. downset. caught the attention of PolyGram/Mercury_Records and released their self titled debut in 1994 and sophomore release in 1996.
Upon a temporary departure in the summer of 1998 from downset., Lee began getting involved in numerous side projects including Adema, Drunk With Power, and his own, Jodoh, a blend of edgy rock and reggae.
Lee returned to downset. in October 2001 and recorded "Universal", released in 2004 on Seattle-based Hawino Records, and worked on a new L.A. based band called Filth Rotten originally with Tony L on vocals, Doug "Fado" from Crazytown on Bass, the homies Mikey and Hesh on guitars.
In 2009 Lee and Jodoh recorded an album at Kushhouse Studio in Thousand Oaks, Ca. with guest vocals by Steve_Ewing of The_Urge and Son Doobie of Funkdoobiest. The album in currently being mixed for a 2012 release.
In 2011, Lee delved into the percussion world picking up the Cajon drum for future recordings and live performances in an acoustic setting.
Lee claims influences of 70's heavy rock, through the Metal stages of the mid eighties on to the punk and hardcore of the eighties and early nineties, as well as rocksteady, reggae, dancehall, dub, hip hop, and some thrash. Artists he credits include the following in no particular order; John Bonham, Bill Ward, Chad Sexton, Neil Peart, Josh Freese, Stephen Perkins, Sly Dunbar, Carlton Barrett, Leroy Wallace, and countless others!
drums: Drum Workshop
12x10 tom
14x12 floor tom
16x16 floor tom
22x18 bass drum
cymbals: Zildjian cymbals. Like most artists the setup varies somewhat over time.
Hardware:
a DW 5500 Hi-hat stand, and DW cymbal stands.
Heads:
Remo coated Ambassador on snare batter, clear Ambassadors on bottoms of toms and on front of bass drum.
He has also used Powerstroke 3 bass batters (and, on occasion, as resonant heads, too) with a falam pad.
Sticks: various 7a and 5b sticks
Percussion: Meinl HCAJ1NT Headliner Rubber Wood Cajon