Meet Ethan Blackbird
What was your inspiration to begin learning the drums?
Well, I tried the flute, and that didn’t work out. My sister already played piano. All my friends already played guitar. So . . . drums? Best decision ever.
what bands influence your drumming style?
- Animals as Leaders
- The Arusha Accord
- August Burns Red
- Between the Buried and Me
- Dave Weckl Band
- Haken
- Periphery
- Thank You Scientist [sic]
- TesseracT
- Trioscapes
what professional drummers influence you and why?
- Matt Garstka, Animals as Leaders
- Matt Greiner, August Burns Red
- Blake Richardson, Between the Buried and Me
- Dave Weckl, Dave Weckl Band
- Virgil Donati
- Travis Orbin
- Adam Tuminaro