Thomas Risher

I am a second generation percussionist who enjoys playing Jazz, Funk, R&B, Rock, Country, Blues, POP, Orchestral etc... My roots are in Muscle Shoals, Alabama; but I have lived and worked in Austin, TX, New Orleans, LA, Nashville, TN and NYC. I have recorded and toured for many years, and look forward to connecting with fellow musicians in my new home of Cologne.
My musical carrier started when I was 12 playing drum set for the play peter pan, doing a weekly dance hall jazz gig and playing with a country band. Although I had been in school band since the 6th grade those first gig's taught me to love playing they way that I still do. Being from Muscle Shoals, Alabama and having a drummer/music professor/multi-percussionist as a father molded me into the musician that I am today. I have been (...) Mehr anzeigen able to play with so many talented musicians throughout my carrier thus far. I have lived and worked in Tuscaloosa, AL; Austin, TX, New Orleans, LA; Nashville, TN, and NYC. I am thankful for my past and look forward to the future. As for a list of artists I have worked with if I miss anyone I apologize: Jason Isbell, Gary Nichols, David Hood, Patterson Hood, Shona Tucker, Doc Daily, Ham Bagby, Heath Green, Nick Jay, Tony Brook, Wayne Mills, Cyrus James, Kurt McMahan, Spooner Oldham, Cleve Eaton, Kent Burnside, Roseanne Cash, Rodney Crowell, The Deadstring Brothers, Deadman, Goose Gossett, Believe it or Yacht, Chris Sutherland, Derral Gleason Trio, Will Stewart, Gary Clark Jr., Dylan LeBlanc, Carroline Shines, CBDB, The Bear, Red Mouth, Spencer Brill, Kent DuChaine, Bobby Rush, Ray Wylie Hubbard, and many more. Weniger anzeigen

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I have Produced, and Tour Managed at times as well.