Jeff Crane, Shari Crane, Jesus Christ, My Drum Teachers(Terri Lyne Carrington, Jamey Haddad, Mark Walker, Kenwood Dennard, Dave Samuels, Rod Morgenstein, Ralph Peterson, Brian Pentony, Bill Thomas, Jon Hazilla, and Kim Plainfield) Terry Bozzio, Dennis Chambers, Jack De Johnette, Antonio Sanchez, Elvin Jones, Art Blakey, Akira Jimbo, Max Roach, Killswitch Engage, Pat Metheny Group, Modest Mouse, Sia, As Tall As Lions, Sigur Ros, Chris Hodges, Death Cab For Cutie, Soilwork, Jose Gonzalez, Postal Service, Leeland, Thrice, Switchfoot, Opeth, Braydon Nelson, The Yellow Jackets, Herbie Hancock, Carribbean Jazz Project, Band of Horses, Lamb of God, Meshuggah, Steve Reich, August Burns Red, The Receiving End of Sirens, Journey, Peter Gabriel, Unsolved Mysteries, Quantum Leap, X-Files, Scare Tactics, Head Bangers Ball, There Will Be Blood, Brave Heart, Saving Private Ryan, Into the Wild and many others.
Kyle Crane has performed or recorded/toured with artists such as Tim Hughes, The Minor Canon, Pete Christlieb, Bill Edwards, Pat Kelley, D.J Jedi, Chris Colangelo, John Pisano, The Grownup Noise, and Frank Potenza. He's opened for artists such as Poncho Sanchez, Kay Hanley, Patton Oswalt, and the Dresdon Dolls. Crane studied at Berklee College of Music under Terri Lyne Carrington, Ralph Peterson and Rod Morgenstein. He graduated Magna Cum Laude and was awarded the Berklee Achievement Scholarship. After playing professionally in Boston for a year he received the Lionel Hampton drumming scholarship. This brought him to Grad School at USC where he studied with Peter Erskine. Now an active studio drummer, Crane can be heard on records such as "First Impressions", an album featuring Really Doe and Kanye West. Currently he stays busy performing with his jazz trio and recording his debut metal album entitled "A Life's Wake."
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BATTLE OF THE BANDS!!! Friday, October 9, 2009 Desecrate at 08:00 PM On The Rox (Private Club above the Roxy) 9009 Sunset Blvd. West Hollywood, California 90069 US Cost:$10 A Battle of the Bands of Epic proportions! prepare yourself for the onslaught!!! come out at support, the more people that come the better chance we have in killing EVERYTHING!!! but get you tickets soon, because the private club above the Roxy (On The Rox) fills up FAST!!!
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Thanks Crane! No man, those pictures are not from sweet 'ole nashville, they're from the freaking ghetto in our glorious south central los angeles. But I'm extremely pleased that you thought so! Nice music. The first one is gorgeous.
