Thomas Scott "Flip" Phillips (born 22 February 1973) is an American musician. He is the drummer, percussionist, keyboardist and co-founder of the rock bands

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Alter Bridge Alter Bridge is an American Rock music, rock band from Orlando, Florida. The band was formed in 2004 by vocalist and guitarist Myles Kennedy, lead guitarist Mark Tremonti, bassist Brian Marshall and drummer Scott Phillips (musician), Scott Phill ...

, and

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Life and career

Phillips grew up in

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. He started out playing in a band called Crosscut at 18. He was a founding member of the band

. After Creed dissolved, he joined Alter Bridge in 2004 with fellow then-former Creed members bassist

Brian Marshall Brian Aubrey Marshall (born 24 April 1973) is an American musician best known as the bassist and co-founder of the rock bands Creed and Alter Bridge. Early life Brian Aubrey Marshall was born April 24, 1973, in Jackson, Mississippi but has l ...

and lead guitarist

Mark Tremonti Mark Thomas Tremonti (born April 18, 1974) is an American guitarist and singer, best known for his tenures with the rock bands Creed (band), Creed and Alter Bridge. He is a founding member of both bands, and has also collaborated with many other ...

. He is a self-taught drummer, starting at age 18, and has also played piano and saxophone. Phillips is credited with playing drums and keyboards on Creed's 2001 album Weathered, along with 1997's My Own Prison and 1999's Human Clay. In early 2012, Phillips joined the supergroup

with musicians from

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and

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Influences

Phillips cites the following drummers as his influences:

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), and

Neil Peart Neil Ellwood Peart ( ; September 12, 1952 – January 7, 2020) was a Canadian and American musician, known as the drummer, percussionist, and primary lyricist of the rock band Rush (band), Rush. He was known to fans by the nickname "the Profe ...

( Rush). His favorite bands are

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and Rush. His favorite albums are '' Time's Up'' (Living Colour), ''

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'' and ''

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'' (Pink Floyd), ''

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'' (Led Zeppelin), ''

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'' (Metallica) and '' Superunknown'' (Soundgarden).

Equipment

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Phillips has in the past used Premier Drums, but has recently been seen with DW Drums. Scott also uses Evans Drumheads,

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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. He was also known for his association ...

drumsticks. Drums: DW Drums Jazz Series * 22x18" Bass Drum * 10x8" Rack Tom * 12x9" Rack Tom * 16x16" Floor Tom * 18x16" Floor Tom * 14x6.5" Ludwig Black Beauty Snare Drum Cymbals:

* 14" A custom top w/ 14" A Quick beat bottom * 18" Z Custom Medium Crash (x2) * 19" Z Custom Medium Crash (x2) * 10" A Splash * 22" A Custom Ping Ride * 9.5" Zil-Bel * 20" Oriental China Trash Drumheads: Evans * Snare: Power Center over Hazy 300 * Toms: G2 Clear over G1 Clear * Bass Drum: EQ3 Clear over EQ3 Black Resonant Drumsticks: *

5B - More substantial than a 5A, but not overpowering. Medium taper for a great balance. Diameter: .595" .51 cm Length 16" 0.64 cm Taper: Medium

Discography

Creed

* (1997) '' My Own Prison'' * (1999) ''

Human Clay ''Human Clay'' is the second studio album by American rock band Creed, released on September 28, 1999, through Wind-up Records. Produced by John Kurzweg, it was the band's last album to feature Brian Marshall, who left the band in August 200 ...

'' * (2001) ''

Weathered ''Weathered'' is the third studio album by American rock band Creed, released on November 20, 2001. It was the last Creed album to be released until '' Full Circle'' came out in October 2009, with Creed disbanding in June 2004. It is the only Cr ...

'' * (2009) '' Full Circle'' * (2009) ''

Creed Live ''Creed Live'' is the first concert film by the American rock band Creed (band), Creed, recorded on September 25, 2009, in Houston and released on December 8, 2009. The performance broke the world record for the most cameras (239) used at a liv ...

Alter Bridge

* (2004) '' One Day Remains'' * (2007) '' Blackbird'' * (2009) '' Live from Amsterdam'' * (2010) ''

AB III ''AB III'' is the third studio album by American rock band Alter Bridge, released on October 8, 2010. Produced by Michael Baskette, the album is a departure from the band's first two albums; lyrically, it is a loose concept album dealing with ...

'' * (2012) '' Live at Wembley'' * (2013) ''

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'' * (2016) ''

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'' * (2017) '' Live at the O2 Arena + Rarities'' * (2018) '' Live at the Royal Albert Hall'' * (2019) ''

Walk the Sky ''Walk the Sky'' is the sixth studio album by American rock band Alter Bridge, released on October 18, 2019 via Napalm Records. It was produced by the band's longtime collaborator Michael Baskette, who has produced all of the band's albums since ...

'' * (2022) ''

Pawns & Kings ''Pawns & Kings'' is the seventh studio album by American rock band Alter Bridge. It is the follow-up to 2019's ''Walk the Sky''. It was released on October 14, 2022, via Napalm Records. It was ranked as the second best guitar album of 2022 by '' ...

Submersed

* (2004) ''

In Due Time ''In Due Time'' is the 2004 debut studio album by Submersed, a hard rock band from Stephenville, Texas. The album was originally titled ''All Things Becoming of the End''. The album was recorded and mixed, but eventually scrapped and renamed as ...

Projected

* (2012) ''

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'' * (2017) '' Ignite My Insanity'' * (2022) ''Hypoxia''

References

External links

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