Matthew Ryan "Matt" McGinley (born February 24, 1983) is an American musician and drummer, best known as the co-founder and drummer of

Gym Class Heroes Gym Class Heroes was an American rap rock band from Geneva, New York. The group formed in 1997 when Travie McCoy met drummer Matt McGinley during their high school gym class. The band's music displays a wide variety of influences, including h ...

and a contributing music producer to the nationally syndicated radio program ''

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Career

Matt McGinley is the drummer and co-founder of the band Gym Class Heroes (Atlantic Records). Independent of the band, he has toured and performed with a range of other artists including

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, Wafia, and Ben Abraham. He is a contributing music producer to the nationally syndicated radio show,

. And has composed original music for other critically acclaimed podcast series, including Serial and S-Town. McGinley also worked with experimental

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band The Bunny the Bear as a studio drummer for their three releases '' Stories'', ''

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'', and '' A Liar Wrote This''. He was accompanied by producer and guitarist Doug White, who had previously worked with Gym Class Heroes.

Education

McGinley attended the

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/ref> and holds a B.A. from Boston University, which he pursued while touring with Gym Class Heroes.

References

Gym Class Heroes members 1983 births Living people Musicians from New York (state) State University of New York at Oneonta alumni 21st-century American drummers {{US-hiphop-bio-stub Boston University alumni