Charlie Z - NYC Session Drummer

Charlie Zeleny is a professional NYC Session Drummer who is also a Music Director, Bandleader and Producer. He specializes in all styles of music especially Pop, Rock, Jazz, Fusion, Progressive Metal, Hiphop, Funk and R&B.Charlie Z has completed a Japan Tour with Jordan Rudess, keyboardist of Dream Theater, records with classical shred guitarist The Great Kat, and is the drummer on the release of the new Kayodot album on Hydrahead Records.Charlie Z has played sold out shows at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall, opening for Bon Jovi at El Coliseo de Puerto Rico and at The International Photography Awards at American Airlines Theater in NYC. He has also played at Z100's Zootopia Concert at Continental Airlines Arena, The Bowery Ballroom, Avatar Recording Studios, Cove City Sound Studios & The Knitting Factory NYC & LA.Charlie has also played in 35+ US states, on 15+ full length albums and can also be seen and heard on MTV, VH1, XM & Sirius Satellite Radio, Oxygen TV, CBS Morning Show and on Tone Maker DJ Ringtone Creator featuring Method Man and Ceelo from Gnarls Barkley. He has opened national artists Akon, Bowling for Soup, The Blue Oyster Cult, Between the Buried and Me and Bon Jovi.In addition to being a session drummer, Charlie is a member of the internationally acclaimed band Behold the Arctopus signed to Metal Blade Records and Blotted Science with Ron Jarzombek of Spastic Ink and Alex Webster of Cannibal Corpse.Charlie Zeleny currently endorses Vic Firth Drumsticks, Evans Drumheads, Paiste Cymbals, Protection Racket Bags, Rhythm Tech Percussion, SKB Cases & Roc-N-Soc Stools.Contact Charlie Z here on Myspace or through his website www.CharlieZeleny.com for info on how to hire him for gigs, tours and recordings. Charlie has a full Protools rig and a FTP server to remotely record drum tracks for artists anywhere in the world.

PROG FUSION:
Charlie Zeleny & Jordan Rudess Duo
"Screaming Head" @ Tokyo, Japan:
EXTREME DRUM SOLO MASTERY TRAILER: