Dave Kropf, The Host … is a giant nerd when it comes to music history and theory. He’s been playing drums for about 22 years and loves the sound of his own voice. His favorite food is sushi .. no, wait - Mexican. Hmm, that’s tough. His favorite piece of gear is his set of 14″ Connie hats (thanks MyCymbal.com!) When he’s not drumming, he’s brushing up on his skillz on Wii Bowling. > www.davekropf.com

Ian “The Whipping Boy” McClellan … has been playing drums for 11 years and banging on pots since age 3. When he is not playing music he is watching “DOG: The Bounty Hunter” and training himself in the arts of bounty hunting. His favorite restaurant deal is “2 for Tuesday” at Subway and his favorite piece of gear his is vintage 1950’s era Ludwig snare. > www.ianmcclellan.com

Carter “Son of Whipping Boy” Baldwin … spends his free time eating Hot Pockets. Any other time he has is spent playing drums and writing music, attempting to graduate from college. He has been playing drums for roughly 6 1/2 years and is learning bass guitar and piano as well. His favorite piece of gear is a toss up between his K Custom Dark Ride and 6.5×14 Gecko maple snare drum.

Jon Nowicki “Wiki” … bio coming soon!

Mike “Puff’d Mallow” Mountford … has been playing drums for 9 years or so, when he has free time he is often found reading books, especially books by Gideon Defoe, he enjoys eating Indian food or would do if you there was such a thing in America. His favorite piece of gear is a 1960’s 5×14 premier snare drum.

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Thomas “JABB” Kiger … is a jack of all trades and a master of none. If you catch him in his spare time (of which he has plenty) you will see an object at rest… staying at rest. He frequents Uncle Gio’s Pizzeria and has a strange tendency to review stuff that comes his way. He is currently on hiatus from drumming and lacks a drum kit. If asked why he claims it’s “for a good cause.”

Tim “harrison” Harrison … been playing percussion for approximately a combined 18 years. Influenced by the sounds and intricacies of orchestral percussion, and the wonder and cultural significance of Asian (particularly Chinese) music, he finds himself trying to play in a more musical way… but failing on an epic scale. Over the last 8 years, he has spent most of his time working with electronic percussion, but misses the magic of acoustics.