Toto
About
Paiste Artist Since
April 1982
Nationality
United States
Main Affiliation
Toto
Other Affiliations
Session Great
Steely Dan
Setup
Cymbals listed from left to right
14" 2002 Heavy Hi-Hat
19" 2002 Crash
21" 2002 Crash
(discontinued)
22" 2002 Ride
19" 2002 Crash
20" 2002 China
Cymbals listed from left to right
14" Formula 602 Classic Heavy Hi-Hat
8" 2002 Bell
(discontinued)
10" 2002 Splash
19" 2002 Medium
(discontinued)
18" 2002 Crash
8" 2002 Splash
20" Formula 602 Classic Medium Ride
18" 2000 Power Crash
(discontinued)
19" 2002 Crash
Cymbals listed from left to right
13" Signature Heavy Hi-Hat
(discontinued)
16" Signature Fast Crash
10" Signature Splash
18" Signature Full Crash
20" Signature Full Ride
12" Signature Heavy Hi-Hat
(discontinued)
20" Signature Thin China
(discontinued)
20" Signature Flat Ride
(discontinued)
Biography
01.04.1954-05.08.1992 Jeff Porcaro got interested in drumming due to the influence of his father Joe, a renowned jazz drummer and excellent educator. Since leaving high school during his senior year to accompany Sonny and Cher in Las Vegas Jeff has toured and recorded with Seals and Crofts, Boz Scaggs, and Steely Dan. From the start of his career, Jeff Porcaro was viewed as one of the music industry's top drummers. Porcaro possessed an impeccable sense of rhythm as well as a versatility that bridged virtually every style. Among the hundreds of albums he played on were Dire Straits" "On Every Street", Michael Jackson's "Thriller", Elton John's "Jump Up", Don Henley's "End Of The Innocence", Warren Zevon's "Excitable Boy", Rickie Lee Jones' debut, and Bruce Springsteen's "Human Touch". However, he is best known as co-founder and drummer of Toto. With the release of the critically acclaimed and commercially successful Toto IV (1982), Toto became one of the best-selling music groups of their era. A partial list of other artists he played with includes Bonnie Raitt, the Bee Gees, Jackson Browne, Michael McDonald, Lowell George, Hall & Oates, Etta James, Joe Cocker, Nils Lofgren, Manhattan Transfer, Greg Lake, George Benson, Larry Carlton, Paul McCartney, Pink Flyod, Elton John, Michael Jackson, Peter Frampton, Airplay, Peter Allen, America, and Stanley Clarke. Jeff Porcaro suffered a heart attack and died on August 5, 1992.
Setup Cymbals
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Details
Sizes: 20", 22", 24"
Volume: Medium
Weight: Medium
Sound character: Full, rich, fairly bright, solid. Medium range, clean mix. Controlled and even feel. Very nice and sparkling stick sound supported by a breathy layer of wash. Perfectly balanced. A dynamic all around cymbal for many musical styles played at moderate level.
- Sounds
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Details
Sizes: 14", 15"
Volume: Loud
Weight: Heavy
Sound character: Bright, powerful, crisp. Fairly narrow range, clean mix. Heavy feel. Bright, cutting open sound, clear, defined closed sound. Crisp chick sound. Bright hi-hat with a wide range for articulate playing in medium loud settings to cutting power in very loud situations.
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