Michael ‘Animal’ Cremean plays drums and percussion. He also consumes a lot of coffee, plays a mean cowbell and has very cute dogs.
He strives for Time, Groove and Dynamics. Having played other instruments, there is an appreciation for the ensemble in a band environment. It turns out people want to hear the vocals and other instruments! (This was a shock to the drumming world…)
When not banging on noise making instruments with sticks, he works in technology, event production and live event sound. His diverse musical background includes guitar, bass, live mixing and sound engineering. He also has 6 patents and is a member of the Academy of Magical Arts, which has nothing to do with music but is rather fun.
Michael plays DW drums and Zildjian Cymbals on Gibraltar hardware. For live sound and recording he uses QSC Mixers and Speakers, Pro Tools, Sennheiser vocal mics, Shure drum microphones and Gon Bops or LP Hand Percussion.