Brian Chase is a drummer and composer living in Brooklyn, NY. His diverse range of work includes that with Grammy nominated rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs, the community of the New York experimental music scene, and his solo project entitled Drums and Drones. Performance collaborators range from leading improvisors Zeena Parkins, Anthony Coleman and Catherine Sikora to contemporary classical groups String Noise and Experiments in Opera to visual artists Ursula Scherrer, Erik Zajaceskowski and Keti Kartveli. Presentations of Drums and Drones have included those at arts festivals and venues such as New Ear Festival (Fridman Gallery, NYC), X Avant Festival (Toronto), Constellation (Chicago), National Sawdust (Brooklyn) and Secret Project Robot (Brooklyn). As an educator, Brian was a visiting professor at Bennington College and guest lecturer at So Percussion’s Summer Institute at Princeton University. Writings have appeared in John Zorn’s Arcana anthology, Modern Drummer magazine and Talkhouse culture blog. Performer and artist residencies have been held at The Stone and Headlands Center for the Arts. In 2018, Brian started his own label, Chaikin Records, named after his original family surname.
