Jahphet Landis

Jahphet Negast Landis (born 1984), known professionally as Roofeeo,[1] is a Panamanian Drummer, DJ, and Music Producer. He is known for his participation in the Art Punk band The Death Set.[2][3] Landis has a longstanding association with TV On The Radio, playing drums for the band after the death of bassist Gerard Smith and drummer Jaleel Bunton's move to Bass & Keys.[3] He has also recorded/ played drums for Björk, Kanye West, Santigold,[1] Spank Rock,[1] Amanda Blank,[1] Ninjasonik,[1] and Theophilus London.

Landis was born in Panama on June 13, 1984. He moved to Brooklyn, New York at a young age where he learned to play drums in a local church. In 2008 Landis began DJing.

Discography
gollark: You *can* see lightning with the naked eye, you know.
gollark: That's easy. Just flip bits at random.
gollark: I once used tar for my backup system. This was a terrible, terrible idea and I stopped.
gollark: POSIX commands. Really.
gollark: It's sad that Reika's mods will probably not go past 1.7 ever.

References
  1. "THE DEATH SET". First Avenue. May 9, 2011. Archived from the original on May 29, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
  2. Vozick-Levinson, Simon (March 18, 2011). "TV on the Radio's Joyful, Urgent SXSW Show". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
  3. Ryzik, Melena (April 8, 2011). "Los Angeles, Perhaps, but Brooklyn Is Forever". NY Times. Retrieved July 17, 2012.


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