Instruments Drums Role Drummer | Name Scott Mercado | |
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Albums Candlebox, The Best of Candlebox, Love Stories & Other Mu, Into the Sun, Alive In Seattle Similar People Peter Klett, Kevin Martin, Sean Hennesy, Dave Krusen, Shannon Larkin | ||
Scott mercado of candlebox
Scott Mercado (born c. 1964) was the original drummer of Sky Cries Mary and co-founder of the Seattle rock group Candlebox, a band reunited in 2006 with a "Best of" CD, live DVD (Alive in Seattle, 2007), and a latest CD called Into the Sun, released January 2008. With over 5 million CDs sold, Candlebox continues to tour and record around the United States and the world. Mercado has also performed with Johnny Graham (Earth, Wind & Fire), Living Colour, and most recently, Brandi Carlile. Known for his unique blend of jazz drumming elements into rock and roll and use of the Open-handed drumming technique. Voted best Up and Coming drummer in Modern Drummer magazine. He currently resides in Seattle as a studio drummer and private drum instructor.