Galen Waling
Galen Waling (born 1986) is an American–Canadian dual citizen rock and metal drummer.
Biography
He grew up in Kirkland, WA where he began learning to play the drums at the age of three thanks to a family friend. Beginning at age 11[1] Waling would participate in symphonic and jazz bands and take private lessons to become a classically trained musician. Later in life he continued with private lessons from drummers such as Chase Culp[2] and Dave Elitch. Later he would go on to work for and sub for Chase Clup at The Donn Bennett Drum School[3] and the Rock-It Music Academy drumset and Rock Band summer camps[4] in Bellevue, WA. At 19 year old Waling began life as a touring musician with the band Desillusion.[5]
Studio and touring work
Waling became known for his precision, style and ability to adapt to many different styles of music such as electronic, popular, jazz, reggae, rock, synth, metal, punk and progressive but he has excelled in the industrial music scene. "Bringing his varied and precise style to the band's mechanically maniacal edge, his skills came to be in high demand in the underground rock and industrial scenes."[6] - Ilker Yücel of "ReGen Magazine"[7]
- Syztem 7[8] 2005 - 2006 and 2015 - 2016 (member/studio)
- Uglyhead[9] 2008 (sideman)
- Desillusion[10] 2007- 2014 (member/studio)
- SMP[11] 2009 (touring sideman/studio)
- Stiff Valentine 2010 - 2014 (member/studio)
- Pill Brigade[12][13] 2010 - 2015 (sideman)
- Stayte 2010 (sideman)
- Unit:187 2010 - 2015 (touring sideman)
- Left Spine Down (LSD) 2010 - current (member/studio)
- 16Volt 2011 (touring sideman)
- Ohm 2013–Present (studio)
- Slave Unit 2014 (touring sidman)
- Death Proof[14] 2015 - current (studio)
- Decree 2015–Present (touring sideman/studio)
- Murder Weapons 2015-2016 (sideman)
- Hate Dept. 2016 (sideman)
- En Esch 2016 (touring sidman)
- PIG 2016 - 2017 (touring sideman)
- Julien-K 2016 - 2017 (touring sideman)
- Ludovico Technique 2017 - current (touring sideman)
- Bella Morte 2017 (sideman)
- Lords Of Acid 2017 - current (touring sideman)
Equipment
Galen uses and endorses SJC drums and hardware, Saluda cymbals and Vic Firth Drumsticks. Galen currently has no sponsorship for Drumheads.[15]
Drums
SJC Custom Drum Kit - Koa Wood Veneer
- 12X9" Mounted Tom
- 16X14" Floor Tom
- 22x20" Bass Drum
- 14X7'" Custom Veritas Snare
- DW Hardware and Pedals: 9000 Series
Cymbals
Saluda - Standard and Custom Made
- 14" Onyx Compression Hats
- 19" Symbolic Vented Medium Crash
- 19" Allstar Medium Crash
- 19" Decadence Medium-Heavy Crash
- 20" Earthworks Flat Ride
- 18" Diamond China
- 10"/12" Decadence Stack
- 6" Nemesis V-Bell
Sticks
- Vic Firth 5A
- Wood: Hickory
- Taper: Medium, Smooth
- Length: 16
- Diameter: .565"
- Tip: Wood
Rhythm Tech
- Ribbon Crasher
Drum Heads
- Toms:
- Bass Drum:
- Snares:
Custom Art
- DrumArt Custom Heads (Resonant)
References
- "galenwaling". galenwaling. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
- "ALLMUSIC credits biography". Retrieved 2017-09-28.
- "- Donn Bennett Drum Shop & School | Bellevue, Washington". Donn Bennett Drum Shop & School | Bellevue, Washington. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
- "galenwaling". galenwaling. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
- Lush, Brian The Blasphemous and the Beautiful Rock Wired Website. Retrieved August 23, 2010
- Yücel, Ilker (2012-05-19). "Galen Waling InterView: Pure Percussive Power!". ReGen Magazine. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
- "ReGen Magazine". ReGen Magazine. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
- Rob Fraser (2016-03-23), Syztem7 "No Regrets" March 19, 2016, retrieved 2017-09-29
- "www.uglyheadmusic.com - News". www.uglyheadmusic.com. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
- Galen Waling (2010-08-24), Desillusion - Blasphaesthetic Live, retrieved 2017-09-29
- "SMP". JASONBAZINET.com. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
- "One-Hour Pharmacy (1HRx) Entertainment". www.onehourpharmacy.com. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
- PIllBrigade (2010-09-02), Pill Brigade - "Sex and Violence", retrieved 2017-09-29
- "Set to Smash, by Deathproof". WTII Records, LLC. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
- "galenwaling". galenwaling. Retrieved 2017-09-29.