Javier Andres Weyler was born on 3 July 1975 and is an Argentine-born Venezuelan musician, best known as the drummer for Stereophonics from 2004 to 2012.
10 Facts About Javier Weyler
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Javier Weyler was the drummer in the Venezuelan band Claroscuro for over nine years until he left the country in 2001 to study audio engineering in London.
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Javier Weyler was given his first drum kit at the age of thirteen by his father's band drummer and was taught how to play them by Venezuelan drummer Jose Mato.
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Javier Weyler was replaced by Javier del Castillo on drums, with Claroscuro officially breaking up not long after in 2002.
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Javier Weyler later met the band again when they were arrested at a party in Buenos Aires, aiding their release with his ability to speak Spanish.
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Javier Weyler accepted the offer and met up with the rest of the band to make Stereophonics' fifth studio album Language.
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Javier Weyler recorded a solo album, Lagrima, under the persona of Capitan Melao, which was released on April 2,2007.
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The project includes contributions from Phil Manzanera of Roxy Music and Natalia Lafourcade, with Javier Weyler describing it as having "dreamy and poetic" lyrics and Latin rhythms.
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In July 2012, it was announced that Javier Weyler had left Stereophonics, ending an 8-year long collaboration.
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Javier Weyler uses Remo drumheads and Zildjian Super 5B sticks.