Chris Pennie was born on May 31,1977 and is an American musician who is the former drummer for the progressive rock band Coheed and Cambria and former drummer and co-founder of mathcore band The Dillinger Escape Plan.
14 Facts About Chris Pennie
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Chris Pennie grew up in Randolph, New Jersey and graduated from Randolph High School, and spent two years at Berklee College of Music where he received a diploma in Music Synthesis, which focuses on electronic music composition and manipulation.
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Chris Pennie has cited drummers Lars Ulrich and Stewart Copeland as his main early influences.
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Chris Pennie has emphasized on several occasions that listening to and playing a diverse assortment of music has been an integral part in developing his style, noting such eclectic influences as 1970s jazz-rock fusion group Mahavishnu Orchestra, technical metal bands Meshuggah, Cynic, and electronic-influenced groups such as Nine Inch Nails and DJ Shadow.
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Chris Pennie played with Prozak from 1993 until he began attending Berklee School of Music in 1995.
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Chris Pennie recorded ten songs with Prozak during his time with the band but they were never commercially released.
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Chris Pennie recorded drums for his former tourmates in experimental metalcore group All Else Failed on their 2004 album This Never Happened.
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Chris Pennie took care of a lot of the electronic influence in the band's material in the studio as well as onstage, triggering effects and loops with footswitch pedals.
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Chris Pennie began working in the studio with rock band Coheed and Cambria, after drummer Josh Eppard had left the band.
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On June 28,2007, Coheed and Cambria announced on their Myspace that Chris Pennie joined the band.
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On November 2,2011, Coheed and Cambria announced on their Facebook page that Chris Pennie had left the band.
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Chris Pennie announced he had parted ways with Coheed and Cambria, in order to focus on projects such as Return to Earth and Fight Mannequins.
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Chris Pennie lent his talent to the predominantly electronic band Idiot Pilot on their 2007 album Wolves.
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Anderson said the one-two punches of Hoppus, Robinson, Barker, and Chris Pennie are bringing something new to Idiot Pilot's established sound.