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Birth name
  
Tony Royster Jr.

Instruments
  
Drums

Role
  
Drummer

Occupation(s)
  
Drummer

Name
  
Tony Jr.

Music groups
  
AWOLNATION, Imajin

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Born
  
October 9, 1984 (age 39) (
1984-10-09
)

Origin
  
Hinesville, Georgia, U.S.

Genres
  
Pop, gospel, experimental, fusion, hip hop, funk, trip hop, rock

Associated acts
  
Jay-Z, Big Sean, Awolnation, Joe Jonas, Tori Kelly

Movies
  
Modern Drummer: Festival Weekend 1997

Similar People
  
Aaron Bruno, Kenny Carkeet, Olamide Faison, David Amezcua, Isaac Carpenter

Profiles

GoPro Music: Tony Royster Jr. - Drummer's Odyssey


Tony Royster, Jr (born October 9, 1984) is an American drummer. He was raised in Hinesville, Georgia and is a 2002 graduate of Liberty County High School. His father began to teach him how to play the drums at the age of three. He is the son of Tony Sr. and Gayle Royster, and has one brother, Calvin Royster. All still reside in Hinesville, GA.

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Biography

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He was given endorsement deals with DW Drums, Sabian Cymbals, Vic Firth sticks, Remo drumheads, LP percussion, Drumframe, Shure microphones,Warner Bros. Publications and Gopro Camera's. Some of his influences are Dennis Chambers, Jim Chapin and Billy Cobham.

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Royster Jr. has played with Imajin, Lazyeye, New Flava, and En Vogue. He performed on the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards show at the age of 15, and an international tour in 2001 backing #1 selling Japanese artist Hikaru Utada as well as performing with Paul Shaffer (of Late Show with David Letterman) in the Nickelodeon House Band. In addition, he is also currently playing with Francisco Fattoruso, Jay-Z, Joe Jonas, Joss Stone and his own band. Royster Jr. released the videos "Pure Energy" (2007), and The Evolution of Tony Royster (2009), which are both more inspirational than instructional.

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Some other high points of his career include playing the Glastonbury Festival and President Barack Obama’s inaugural ball with Jay-Z in 2009. He has received the “Louis Armstrong Jazz Award”, a prestigious award that recognizes a musician’s level of musicianship, character, and individual creativity. Tony has also received a “Senior Award” for his accomplishments in the world of drumming. In 2006, Tony Royster Jr. teamed up with Hidden Beach Recordings to produce Unwrapped Vol. 6: Give the Drummer Some!, debuting at #1 on the jazz charts.

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Most recently, Royster Jr. has joined Joe Jonas' band on tour in the United Kingdom in Fall 2011. On August 22, 2011, he was the featured artist on Late Show with David Letterman, performing a drum solo for Drum Solo Week II. Royster Jr. was also featured The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on November 3, 2011, and on Conan on November 7, 2011, alongside Joe Jonas.

Equipment

His solo kit configuration with groups like Imajin include:

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  • DW Drums Collectors Maple
  • 18"x22" [x2] Bass drums with 8"x22" [x2] Bass drum woofers
  • 5"x13" Collectors Maple snare
  • 7"x8" Rack Tom
  • 8"x10" Rack Tom
  • 9"x12" Rack Tom
  • 11"x14" Floor Tom
  • 13"x15" Floor Tom
  • 14"x18" Floor Tom
  • His Kit while on tour with Jay-Z consists of:

  • DW Drums Collectors Maple
  • 18"x22" Bass drum
  • 5"x13" Collectors Maple snare
  • 8"x10" Rack Tom
  • 9"x12" Rack Tom
  • 13"x15" Floor Tom
  • 14"x18" Floor Tom
  • Tony uses DW 9000 pedals, DW 9000 hardware, Remo Drumheads, & Vic Firth Sticks

    Tony uses Sabian cymbals:

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  • HHX Evolution 13" hi-hats
  • HH Splash 12"
  • HHX Xtreme crash 19"
  • V Crash 18"
  • HH Rock ride 20"
  • HHX X-plosion crash 20"
  • HHX Groove hats 15"
  • HHX Evolution O-Zone crash 18"
  • AA Fast Chinese 18"
  • AAXtreme Chinese 17"
  • HH Duo splash 10"
  • AA OMNI ride 22"
  • Songs

    Sail
    Kill Your Heroes
    Not Your Fault
    Run
    Knights Of Shame
    Guilty Filthy Soul
    THISKIDSNOTALRIGHT
    Wake Up
    All I Need
    Jump on My Shoulders
    People
    Megalithic Symphony
    Burn It Down
    Some Kind of Joke
    I've Been Dreaming
    Hollow Moon
    Like People - Like Plastic
    Swinging From The Castles
    MF
    Drinking Lightning
    You're da Bomb
    Shoestrings
    Always Been You
    Soul Wars
    My Nightmare's Dream
    Shorty
    Flava
    Some Sort of Creature
    No Doubt
    Woman Woman
    Little Mama
    Make a Toast

    References

    Tony Royster, Jr. Wikipedia