Scot Coogan is an American

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known for his accomplished drumming and vocal skills, working as both a session and touring musician. Scot resides in

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, where he records, performs and has worked as a counselor at

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. Scot is also related to

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who is responsible for the Coogan Act that was put into place in 1939. Coogan has worked with groups such as

Brides of Destruction Brides of Destruction was an American hard rock supergroup from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2002. The band's last lineup consisted of singer London LeGrand (vocals), Tracii Guns (lead guitar) and Scot Coogan (drums, percussion). Previ ...

featuring Nikki Sixx,

Ace Frehley Paul Daniel "Ace" Frehley (; born April 27, 1951) is an American musician, best known as the original lead guitarist and co-founding member of the hard rock band Kiss. He invented the persona of The Spaceman (a.k.a. Space Ace) and played wi ...

, Violets Demise, Ednaswap, Parade of Losers, Annetenna,

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, Peter Yorn,

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, and

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. Aside from drums, he sings, plays guitar, bass and piano. Coogan is currently the drummer in the

Tracii Guns Tracy Richard Irving Ulrich (born January 20, 1966), known professionally as Tracii Guns, is an American guitarist best known as the co-founder of glam metal group L.A. Guns, as well as the supergroups named Brides of Destruction and Contra ...

and Phil Lewis version of L.A. Guns.

Career

In 2004, Coogan gained prominence as a member of

, a heavy metal band consisting of

, Nikki Sixx, and London LeGrand. He has also played with Stephen Pearcy in the band

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as well as a Beatles/Led Zeppelin cover band named 6 Foot Nurse. In December 2007, Coogan joined

's band and appears on Frehley's 2009 release, "Anomaly". He performed as Ace's Drummer and Vocalist on the 2008 Rocket Ride World Tour, 2010 Anomaly World Tour, 2011 No Regrets US Tour and at many music festivals in both the United States and Europe through 2012. Scot was the touring drummer for the 2015 tour. In 2009, Coogan recorded

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's Smoke and Mirrors album and toured Australia with the band. Coogan toured with a reformed Lynch Mob from 2011 until mid 2012 and recorded, co-produced and co-wrote the Lynch Mob EP "Sound Mountain Sessions". From June 2012 through September 2012, Coogan was the drummer and backing vocalist for

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on the "Rock of Ages Tour", an extensive arena tour featuring Def Leppard, Poison and Lita Ford in support of the movie ''Rock of Ages''. In December 2012, Coogan became a "Rock Star Counselor" at Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp, where he has had the opportunity to perform with Roger Daltrey, Alice Cooper,

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, Dave Navarro, Stephen Perkins, Steve Vai, John5, Howard Leese, Billy Sheehan, Kip Winger, Kane Roberts, Rudy Sarzo, Phil Soussan, Vinny Appice, Teddy Adreadis, Joe Vitale, Tony Franklin and John Moyer. In February 2013 at Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp, Coogan reunited with both Ace Frehley and George Lynch, performing with them at the MGM Grand Las Vegas. Future recordings with both artists and Coogan are being planned for 2013–2014. 25 June 2013 Bret Michaels "Jammin With Friends" was released, featuring Scot Coogan and Mark McGrath on the track "Talk Dirty To Me". Scot Coogan is a professional touring & session musician, songwriter and producer hailing from Chicago, IL, best known for his accomplished drumming and vocal skills. Scot appears on over 30 original recordings including the Multi-Platinum "Spiderman" soundtrack and most recently as a guest vocalist on Bret Michaels (Poison) 2013 release "Jammin' With Friends". Coogan has toured the world as a member of the Ace Frehley Band (original KISS Guitarist), Brides of Destruction (with Nilkki Sixx - Mötley Crüe & Tracii Guns - LA Guns & Raiding the Rock Vault), Lynch Mob (George Lynch - Dokken), and many others. Since relocating to Las Vegas earlier this year, Scot has performed as a guest or featured artist with popular local bands The Limit, Tinnitus, Uberschall, Unique Massive, Sin City KISS, Vinyl Tattoo, Lust of KISS and the Rock N' Roll Rebels. Scot is currently a performer with Blue Man Group and a Rock Star Counselor at Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp. Later this year, Scot will begin hosting and performing late night, exclusive events with his critically acclaimed Led Zeppelin/Beatles cover band, 6 Foot Nurse. Scot uses CRUSH and Tama drums,

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drumheads, Zildjian cymbals, and

Vic Firth Everett Joseph "Vic" Firth (June 2, 1930 – July 26, 2015) was an American musician and the founder of Vic Firth Company (formerly Vic Firth, Inc.), a company that makes percussion sticks and mallets. Biography Vic Firth was born June 2, ...

signature drumsticks.

References

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