Denny Weston Jr. is an American drummer, composer, and songwriter.
Biography
Weston has recorded and performed with acts including
KT Tunstall
Kate Victoria "KT" Tunstall (born 23 June 1975) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and musician. She first gained attention with a 2004 live solo performance of her song "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" on ''Later... with Jools Holland'', and h ...
,
Goldfrapp
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Despite favourable reviews and a short-listing for the Mercury Prize, thei ...
,
the Kooks
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Their music is primarily influenced by the 1960s Br ...
,
Take That
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,
Michael Kiwanuka,
Earlimart,
AM & Shawn Lee,
Orgone
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,
Robert Palmer,
Carlos Santana
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, and White Sea.
He is currently a member of the Los Angeles-based experimental music and visual art improvisational grou
Arthur King and the Night Seawhich releases music and visual art thoug
Dangerbird Records Weston is the drummer for the band, The Vacation on
Rick Rubin
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Rubin helped popularize hip hop by produci ...
's
American Recordings.
Weston was a staff songwriter for
Warner/Chappell Music and composes for artists, films, commercials and advertisements. Weston has performed on many television shows such as:
MTV
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, ''
Late Night with David Letterman
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'', ''
The Tonight Show
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'', ''
The Today Show
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'', ''
Later... with Jools Holland,'' and ''
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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''.
Weston currently records and tours with
KT Tunstall
Kate Victoria "KT" Tunstall (born 23 June 1975) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and musician. She first gained attention with a 2004 live solo performance of her song "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" on ''Later... with Jools Holland'', and h ...
.
He is featured in th
August 2017 issue of Drumhead Magazine.
Personal life
Weston Jr. resides in
Los Angeles, California
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.
References
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American rock drummers
Living people
American punk rock drummers
American male drummers
American music industry executives
Drummers from Maryland
Drummers from Los Angeles
Year of birth missing (living people)