D.J. Bonebrake

Donald James Bonebrake (yes, that is his real name) grew up in the suburbs of Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley. He began drumming at the age of 12 and studied classical and traditional music while playing in various rock n roll bands. DJ entered the Los Angeles underground music scene in the mid-1970's when Charlotte Caffey and Joe Ramirez saw his band, Rocktopus, at Immaculate Heart College. They asked him to join their group, The Eyes, and it wasn't long before members of X caught The Eyes playing at the Masque and asked DJ to be X's drummer. After several years of touring and recording X took a brief hiatus and DJ began earnestly building his reputation as a talented and dependable live performance and recording session musician, playing drums, percussion, and mallet instruments with a variety of musicians and music groups. Today, in addition to playing drums with X, and snare/washtub with the Knitters, DJ is gaining a reputation as a talented vibraphonist. His two jazz ensembles, Orchestra Superstring and the Bonebrake Syncopators, include veteran rock and jazz musicians from a broad range of musical interests.