Brian Chase
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Brian William Chase is an American drummer and drone musician who plays in the New York rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs. He was ranked at No. 50 in Gigwise's list of The Greatest Drummers of All Time.
Chase in 2016
Grip (percussion)
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In percussion, grip refers to the manner in which the player holds the sticks or mallets, whether drum sticks or other mallets.
Brian Chase
…New York Times as "a consummate music nerd, a conservatory-trained jazz drummer who still plays in the city's experimental scene." He plays drums with traditional grip. Chase met Karen O at Ohio's Oberlin College, and he joined the Yeah Yeah Yeahs in 2000 after their original drummer left the trio…
Five mallets in use on a vibraphone
Traditional grip
Traditional grip (left) and matched grip (right) in use by side drummers
French grip in use by a timpanist