Daniel Platzman

Daniel Platzman

Platzman at the 2013 Ilosaarirock festival.
Background information
Born September 28, 1986
Origin Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Genres Alternative rock
Occupation(s) Drummer, musician, film composer
Instruments Drums, percussion, viola, violin, guitar, vocals, trumpet, bass guitar
Years active 2011–present
Labels Interscope, KIDinaKORNER
Associated acts Imagine Dragons
Website

imaginedragonsmusic.com

www.danielplatzman.com

Daniel Platzman (born September 28, 1986) is an American musician, best known as the drummer of the Las Vegas-based rock band Imagine Dragons.

Early life

Platzman was born on September 28, 1986 in Atlanta, Georgia.[1] He attended Berklee School of Music where he earned a degree in film scoring.[1][2] While at Berklee, Platzman played in the Berklee Concert Jazz Orchestra, the Urban Outreach Jazz Orchestra and the Berklee Rainbow Big Band, and received the Vic Firth Award for Outstanding Musicianship and the Michael Rendish Award in Film Scoring.[1] He also played in a guitar performance ensemble with future Imagine Dragons bandmates Wayne Sermon and Ben McKee.[3]

Career

Imagine Dragons

In 2008, McKee was invited by Wayne Sermon to join Imagine Dragons, based out of Las Vegas. McKee dropped out of his final semester at Berklee to join the band, inviting Daniel Platzman to play drums, completing the lineup. The band proceeded to earn a number of local accolades including "Best CD of 2011" (Vegas SEVEN),[4] "Best Local Indie Band 2010" (Las Vegas Weekly),[5] "Las Vegas' Newest Must See Live Act" (Las Vegas CityLife),[6] and more sent the band on a positive trajectory. In November 2011 they signed with Interscope Records and began working with producer Alex da Kid.[7]

In 2012 their debut album Night Visions brought the band mainstream success. It reached #2 on the Billboard 200 chart and won the Billboard Music Award for Best Rock Album (2014). Single "It's Time" became the band's first single reaching #15 Billboard Hot 100 and certified multi-platinum by the RIAA. Second single "Radioactive" reached #3 Billboard Hot 100 and was certified 9x platinum by the RIAA, becoming the best selling rock song in the history of Nielsen SoundScan. Third single "Demons" reached #6 Billboard Hot 100 and was certified multi-platinum by the RIAA. Their album made the highest debut for a new rock band in six years (since 2006) and single Radioactive set a new record for longest time atop the Billboard Hot Rock Songs chart with 23 consecutive weeks.[8] Tracks from the album topped the Billboard Rock Songs, Billboard Alternative Songs, and Billboard Pop Songs charts. Radioactive was also nominated for two Grammy Awards, winning the Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance.[9]

In 2015, Imagine Dragons' sophomore album Smoke + Mirrors reached #1 on the Billboard 200, UK Albums Chart, and Canadian Albums Chart.[10][11] It featuring singles "I Bet My Life" and "Shots".[12][13]

The band has contributed songs to several film soundtracks, including "Ready Aim Fire" for Iron Man 3, "Who We Are" for Hunger Games: Catching Fire and "Battle Cry" for Transformers: Age of Extinction. In addition, in September, 2014, "Warriors" was released by Riot Games along with an animated music video promoting the League of Legends World Championships.[14][15][16][17]

Platzman will appear on the cover of DRUM! Magazine's March 2015 issue.[18]

Equipment

Drums

Platzman plays on:

-SJC Drums [19]

-Zildjian Cymbals also 13.25 k custom hybrid, 20" K Crash Ride, 18" K Dark Crash Thin, 22" K Constantinople Medium Thin Ride, High [20]

-Evans drumheads (G2 Coated) [21]

-Gibraltar Hardware [22]

-Vic Firth 5B American classic [23]

Discography

Awards

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 http://www.danielplatzman.com/bio/
  2. ↑ "Berklee College of Music". berklee.edu. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
  3. ↑ "Staff Pick: Imagine Dragons (Interview)". berkleegroove.com. Retrieved 2014-12-09.
  4. ↑ "Vegas Seven 07-28-2011". Digitaleditiononline.com. 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2012-07-26.
  5. ↑ "2010 Vegas' Best Arts & Entertainment winners". Las Vegas Weekly. Retrieved 2012-07-26.
  6. ↑ "Las Vegas CityLife". Las Vegas CityLife. 2009-07-02. Retrieved 2012-07-26.
  7. ↑ "Vegas band Imagine Dragons sign with Interscope". vegasseven.com. Retrieved 2014-12-09.
  8. ↑ "Imagine Dragons Blaze Into #2 Spot On Billboard Chart - MTV". mtv.com. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
  9. ↑ "Imagine Dragons pick up a pair of Grammy nominations - Las Vegas Weekly". lasvegasweekly.com. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
  10. ↑ http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/imagine-dragons-claim-first-uk-number-1-album-with-smoke-plus-mirrors__8164/
  11. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6480541/imagine-dragons-no-1-billboard-200-chart
  12. ↑ http://www.spin.com/articles/imagine-dragons-new-album-announcement-i-bet-my-life/
  13. ↑ http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2014/10/27/imagine-dragons-i-bet-my-life-listen-up-song-of-the-week/17998245/
  14. ↑ http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/iron-man-3-soundtrack-features-passion-pit-imagine-dragons-rogue-wave-more-20130329
  15. ↑ http://www.hypable.com/2013/11/11/imagine-dragons-catching-fire-soundtrack-who-we-are/
  16. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6133924/imagine-dragons-battle-cry-new-music-radioactive
  17. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6251744/imagine-dragons-warriors-league-of-legends
  18. ↑ http://www.entermusicstore.biz/drum-mar15.html
  19. ↑ http://www.sjcdrums.com/artists/profile/daniel-platzman/3340
  20. ↑ http://zildjian.com/SoundLab/Kits/QQAX2Z
  21. ↑ http://www.daddario.com/EvArtistDetail.Page?ActiveID=3551&ArtistId=45318&sid=758743ae-4b21-4155-86a6-0dbc216b9e8e
  22. ↑ http://www.danielplatzman.com/endorsements/
  23. ↑ http://vicfirth.com/artists/daniel_platzman.php

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