Frank Briggs (d)
Brian Price (g)
Ric Fierabracci (b)
Steve Weingart (k)
Chris Golden (b)
Mitchel Forman (k)
Kit Walker (k)
Jeff Miley (g)
Frank Gambale (g)
Mark Doyle (g)
Jeff Babko (k)
Michito Sanchez (p)
Travis Carlton (b)
Jimmy Earl (b)
Influences
Pretty wide...musically it is almost anything. My earliest band influences were The Beatles, Jimi Handrix, Sly $ The Family Stone, Santana, The Who, Led Zepplin, Deep Purple, Then.. Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Mahavishnu, Weather Report, Wayne Shorter, John Coltrane, Michael Brecker, Tony Williams, Pat Metheny, Jack DeJohnette, Marcus Miller, Sound Garden, Zappa, Allan Holdsworth, Albert King, Stevie Ray Vaughn, BB King, Eric Johnson,
Drummers: Its a long list, here are some: Tony Williams, Mitch Mitchell, Buddy Rich, John Bonham, Billy Cobham, Elvin Jones, David Garibaldi, Jack DeJohnette, Terri Lyne Carrington, Alex Acuna, Eric Gravatt, Mike Clark, Bill Bruford, Bill Stewart, Dennis Chambers, Vinnie Colaiuta, Dave Weckl, Peter Erskine. Frankie Dunlop, Gary Novak, Toss Panos, Joel Taylor, Abe Laboriel Jr. Chris Coleman, Chad Wackerman, Terry Bozzio, Jeff Porcaro etc etc.
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As a drummer and
composer, Frank Briggs musical diversity is revealed in a body of work
that encompasses Rock, New Age, R & B, Drum n Bass to Jazz &
Fusion. Frank grew up in central New York and started playing
drums at age 10. His parents figured he was serious by the time he was
11 and bought him his first drum set. Briggs recorded his first
single on B & W Records before he was a teenager and by age 17, was
opening for Alice Cooper and Sly and The Family Stone. By then, he was
listening to Coltrane and Miles, Mahavishnu, Chick Corea, Tony
Williams, Jack DeJohnette (who Frank had the good fortune of studying with) and Elvin Jones. When fusion came
along, he discovered the sound that would engage him the most.
But early on, he joined a popular local rock band, and soon
signed to RCA records. Frank was also a writer for this group. After 2
albums, over a thousand gigs, MTV and opening for many national acts
Frank decided to head to Los
Angeles.
His first winter in Los Angeles, he
played the NAMM Show, landed a gig with the R & B recording group
Atlantic Starr and played drums on two albums for Higher Octave
Records. This led to endorsement deals with Paiste cymbals, DW
drums, Regal Tip sticks and Attack drumheads. TV appearances included
Arsenio Hall, Pat Sajak, Soul Train and the Jerry Lewis Telethon.
He expanded on these commercial ventures by recording jingles and
film trailors as well as appearing with artists on such labels as
Universal, Higher Octave, MTM, RCA, Immune, EMI/Sony and Warner Bros. plus
many independent releases.
With his first
instructional book/DVD, The Complete Modern Drum Set, he consistently
heads Mel Bays Top 10 percussion methods. A dozen books and DVD/CDs
later, his instructional material is used in colleges (CMD is recommended by
some professors at Berklee School of Music) and music schools around the
country as well as by private teachers and students world wide.
Frank has performed and/or recorded with Jennifer Batten, Masters Of Reality, Atlantic Starr, William Aura, John Ondrasik/Five For Fighting, Andy Pratt, Mark Doyle, Mike Keneally, Derek Oles, Mitchel Forman, Frank Gambale, Kit Walker, Maxine Nightingale, Pat Boone, Ric Fierabracci, Steve Weingart, Brian Price, Chris Poland, OHM and many others. He has also written
and/or performed music for corporate titans American Express, Toyota,
Johnson & Johnson, SAP, Forest Labs, Sepracor and AstraZeneca as
well as being the primary composer for his own group .
Summary
Frank has appeared on many albums, written dozens of compositions for bands, corporations
and educational products and has authored ten instructional books
and two DVDs. He has also taught hundreds of students, some
pros and others who have gone on to have successful professional careers of
their own. Frank has also inspired countless others through his
teaching materials. Briggs has given dozens of clinics, is a member of
Los Angeles Musicians Union Local 47, Percussive Arts Society,
ASCAP, and a voting member of NARAS (the grammys)
Sessions & Lessons
I am available for sessions worldwide. I can also create custom loops and am an expert Stylus RMX programmer. Most of the tracks on this site and my home site frankbriggs.com were recorded and/or mixed in my studio in Los Angeles. Send me your song and I can add drums and send it back, either ftp or standard mail. The fee includes engineering and studio time. Tracks can be sent raw or with plugins burned into the track. Email me for fee and details.
Private lessons are available also. Please own at least one of my instructional books/DVD. If you are in LA ...come to a gig. Make sure I am the right guy to give you lessons.
