Dylan Wissing

Dylan Wissing
Genres	Rock, Pop, R&B
Occupations	Musician, Engineer
Instruments	Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals
Years active	1994 - present
Labels	RCA, Def Jam, Warner Bros., Young Money, Roc-A-Fella
Website	dylanwissing.com

Dylan Wissing is an American drummer, percussionist and composer.

Biography

Wissing is a native of Bloomington, Indiana. He graduated from Bloomington High School North in 1988, and Indiana University in 1993, with a bachelor’s degree in French. He studied at the Indiana University School of Music for two years.^[1]

Wissing is best known for playing the "big drums" on Alicia Keys' Grammy Award-winning Number One Hit "Girl on Fire.^[2] Besides recording records with artists such as Drake, Kanye West, Eminem and Jay-Z,^[3] he was a constant member of the bands Skidmore Fountain and Johnny Socko.^[4] The more he has worked with Maybach Music Group, Just Blaze and Saigon.^[5] Wissing's song credits include 4 Grammy Award-nominations and 2 wins to date.^[6] Wissing was featured in the New York Times for his meticulous session work in duplicating famous rhythms, notably the James Brown "Funky Drummer" beat. ^[7]

Discography

• 1994 - Johnny Socko - Bovaquarium
• 1996 - Johnny Socko - Oh I Do Hopte It's the Roast Beef
• 1997 - Johnny Socko - Full Trucker Effect
• 1999 - Johnny Socko - Quatro
• 2001 - Johnny Socko - Double Live
• 2002 - Johnny Socko - Johnny Socko
• 2006 - Skidmore Fountain - Skidmore Fountain
• 2007 - Skidmore Fountain - Break
• 2011 - Jay-Z - Watch The Throne
• 2011 - Maybach Music Group - Self Made Vol. 1
• 2011 - Drake - Take Care
• 2012 - Alicia Keys - Girl on Fire
• 2013 - Kanye West - Yeezus
• 2014 - Eminem - Shady XV

References

1. Bloomington native wins Grammy Award
2. "Modern Drummer's Youtube Story"
3. "Article at Modern Drummer magazine"
4. "Allmusic credits"
5. "Drummersresource interview"
6. "Indie Studio Drummer News"
7. A Musician's White Whale: Perfectly Recreating the Funky Drummer Beat

External links

• dylanwissing.com Official Site