Birth name Tony Royster Jr. Occupation(s) Drummer Music groups AWOLNATION, Imajin | Also known as The Prodigy Instruments Drums, percussion | |
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Born October 9, 1984 (age 32) ( 1984-10-09 ) Origin Hinesville, Georgia, U.S. Associated acts Jay-Z
Big Sean
Awolnation
Joe Jonas
Tori Kelly Education Liberty County High School Movies Modern Drummer: Festival Weekend 1997 Genres Pop music, Gospel music, Experimental music, Jazz fusion, Hip hop music, Funk, Trip hop, Rock music Albums Run, Megalithic Symphony, Back from Earth Similar Thomas Pridgen, Thomas Lang, Dennis Chambers, Aaron Spears, Dave Weckl Profiles | ||
Gopro music tony royster jr drummer s odyssey
Tony Royster Jr. (born October 9, 1984 in Nuremberg, Germany) 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.
Contents
- Gopro music tony royster jr drummer s odyssey
- Tony royster jr gonna do me
- Biography
- Equipment
- References
Tony royster jr gonna do me
Biography
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 Cameras. Some of his influences are Dennis Chambers, Jim Chapin and Billy Cobham.
Royster 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.
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.
Most recently, Royster 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 3, 2011, and on Conan on November 7, 2011, alongside Joe Jonas.
Equipment
His solo kit configuration with groups like Imajin include:
His Kit while on tour with Jay-Z consists of:
Tony uses DW 9000 pedals, DW 9000 hardware, Remo Drumheads, & Vic Firth Sticks
Tony uses Sabian cymbals: