KENNY ARONOFF “The Alchemy of Rhythmic Development” “The passion for techno is older than that now itself. The passion for drums is older than their invention. And the time will come when the reason for both surpasses them”....DAN Van Casteele An animated avalanche faster than God on a skateboard, loud is the tsunami with the power of a nuclear blast, but with the dazzle, blaze and sparkle of fireworks on the Fourth of July, master drummer Kenny Aronoff is the backbone of any band or artist he performs with....and there have been many. Celebrated as one of the planet’s most influential rock drummers and dubbed one of the top hundred drummers by “Rolling Stone”, superstar Kenny Aronoff has enjoyed a riveting, larger than life orbit through the time and space of music. Recognized for providing John Mellencamp with 17 years of success, Aronoff has also been responsible for contributing his rhythms to more than 60 Grammy nominated recordings and over 300 million records sold worldwide. He has also worked with artists including: Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, Jon Bon Jovi, Neil Diamond, Stevie Nicks, Brian Wilson, Kelly Clarkson, Rod Stewart, Bob Dylan, Alicia Keys, John legend, Pharrell Williams, Stevie Wonder, David Grohl, Dionne Warwick, Johnny Cash, Celine Dion,
Eddie Money, Mick Jagger, Smashing Pumpkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Lady Gaga, and countless others, too vast to mention. Aside from keeping the beat, Aronoff has also penned his best-selling book, “Sex, Drums, Rock n’ Roll! The Hardest Hitting Man in Show Business.” He is also a well- respected corporate inspirational speaker. Providing integrity and sparkle to the global soundscape, Aronoff continues to relentlessly bedazzle audiences. He is a free spirit with a wild heart....... What inspired you to become the drummer and the person that you are? First of all, the drums picked me. I was born a hyper, super energetic kid who was drawn to sports, drawn to action, drawn to adrenaline, serotonin, things that would make me feel good. I grew up in Boston Mass. in a beautiful little town with 2000 people. There was nothing on TV to watch, so my twin brother and I were always outside playing. On one particular day when we were outside playing my mom screamed from the porch, “boys you’ve got to come in right now.” We froze in our tracks. It sounded like we were in trouble, which was usually the case. We ran
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