Greg Fox

Best Drummer in NYC - Village Voice, Best of 2011

"one of the most exciting drummers I’ve seen recently in any kind of

music" -Ben Ratliff, New York Times

"Williamsburg's John Henry" - Nick Murray, Village Voice

The word “experimental” tends to get thrown around a lot, but very

rarely do artists actively experiment with music and sound. It isn’t

often that listeners are let in on the creative process when they hear

an album or attend a live show. Greg Fox lets the idea of

active experimentation pervade everything he does. In person, he’s at

once easy going and intense. This comes across in his live show and on

recordings. He’s always searching for new sounds, but when he finds

them, he knows when to let go, to let them take over.

Born April 10, 1985, in NYC, Greg is known for his work with various

projects, including Family of Love, Teeth Mountain, The Dan Deacon

Ensemble, GDFX, Guardian Alien, Man Forever, The Boredoms Boadrum, and

Liturgy. Greg has studied drumming with Thurman

Barker (Anthony Braxton, Cecil Taylor), Marvin "Bugalu" Smith (Sun Ra,

Archie Shepp), and Guy Licata (Bill Laswell, Dr. Israel, Apsci). He

also makes music for video games - one of which won an award for Best

Soundtrack at the 2011 Independent Games Festival in San Francisco. He

got to thank his folks on television.

Greg Fox is easier to track down than you’d think. For an artist who

is involved in so many projects, and one who is on tour for over half

of any given year, he’s surprisingly accessible. When he’s in his home

base New York City, you can usually find him at Cong Ly, his favorite

Vietnamese restaurant.