Danny Carey

Drumeo are one of the best drum channels on Youtube, and have covered Danny Carey‘s work several times in the past. This week, they get Mike Portnoy – known for his work in Dream Theater and Liquid Tension Experiment – to have a crack at learning Danny’s drumming in the Tool track Pneuma. Mike undersells his ability somewhat (he’s a great drummer) and eventually cranks out a pretty decent version… Read More »Mike Portnoy learns impossible Danny Carey part

Plenty of great Tool content out there at the moment, and one of the best is Rick Beato‘s interview of Danny Carey in the Tool Loft. It’s a great conversation about a range of topics including Tool, drumming & drummers and music in general. Possibly the most exciting take from the interview is that Aenima has been remastered for a vinyl re-issue. No word on when this might be, but… Read More »Rick Beato interviews Danny Carey

It looks like Danny Carey has another project happening, this time with King Crimson luminaries Adrian Belew and Tony Levin, and joined by Steve Vai. There’s not much know about this yet, except a small gig poster for one show: No word on this will be more than on show, but it takes place at Humphrey’s Concerts By The Bay in San Diego on September 17 It also appears Robert… Read More »Beat – featuring Danny Carey

Follow up from the excellent rig rundown featuring Justin – it’s Danny‘s turn to get the treatment. David Frangioni from Modern Drummer chats with Danny Carey about his Tool touring rig from the recent 2024 US shows. Really interesting video, especially for those into drumming tech. David also interviews Danny as part of the Modern Drummer podcast. Danny mostly stays focused on drumming topics, including how he developed his sound… Read More »Danny Carey tour kit rundown

Keen to hear more of Danny’s Toolbox synth whilst jamming to Chocolate Chip Trip? Synth guru and Electro-Acoustic Research founder Peter Grenader has the video for you! From the description: live recording of Chocolate Chip Trip form the 2023 Winnipeg Tool show, featuring Danny Carey at the Toolbox synth. Images are of the Toolbox in Palm Springs, October 2023 before their Power Trip Festival performance, while installing a new LFO… Read More »Chocolate Chip Trip Live in Winnipeg 2023

Stumpfest is back for 2023, and as expected this mini-festival delivers a bunch of great acts worth checking out, including a rare appearance of the Danny Carey Trio. Stumpfest IX will take place over the 20th, 21st and 22nd of April at the Mississippi Studios Here’s what ChatGPT has to say about some of the other bands on the lineup: Elder is one of the most exciting and dynamic bands… Read More »Stumpfest 2023 lineup announced

This Tuesday night the 27th of September is the second Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert, and it was announced recently that Tool‘s Danny Carey has joined the list of guests for the evening. No word on who Danny will be performing with, but with members of Yes and Rush on the lineup, prog fans worldwide could be in for an interesting night! It’s not really confirmed yet if this show will… Read More »Danny Carey added to Taylor Hawkins Tribute lineup