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About Me

Tris Imboden started playing the drums at an early age in the typical manner, driving his parents crazy banging on drumsets made of pots and pans. Unable to get into the drum section during junior high school as there were no openings, he was forced to play trumpet for awhile and actually became second chair before there was an opening on the drums. Shortly after graduation from High School he was asked to join a band that already had a record deal. The name of the band was Honk and actually met with some success having a number one record in Hawaii, and touring with the likes of Loggins and Messina, The Beach Boys, and even opening coincidently for Chicago. This all proved to be almost prophetic as he later ended up working with either some of the people from all these bands, or the bands themselves. Tris continued to hone his recording and performing skills with Honk before eventually moving to the Los Angeles area from Orange County, in hope of pursuing a career as a studio musician. This went well and in 1977 he auditioned and was chosen to be the drummer for the Kenny Loggins Band. He played with Kenny until around 1989 with a four year stint with Al Jarreau during the same time period. As a direct result of the exposure he got from having played on the very successful Loggins records such as "This Is It, "Whenever I Call You Friend", "I'm Alright" (from Caddyshack), "Footloose", etc., he became a very popular and one of the first call session drummers in L.A. Also during this period he recorded with the likes of Neil Diamond, Richard Marx, Stanley Clarke, Steve Vai, David Foster, Firefall, Julio Iglesias, Stevie Wonder, Brian Wilson, Roger Daltry, Don Felder, Crosby Stills and Nash, and many more. In addition he also performed live with everyone from Al Jarreau, Chaka Kahn, David Sanborn, Bob James, Michael McDonald, Anita Baker, George Duke, Clare Fisher, to the likes of Cock Robin and Dottie West. In 1990 Tris was asked to join the band Chicago and has been a member since that time. He still is active in the recording scene and is now residing in Hawaii on the island of Kauai. Being an avid surfer it is for him truly a dream come true. For a more complete discography please go to Tris Imboden.com or Allmusic.com
Jeff Chonis - drum tech to the stars and co-founder of Drum Paradise the premier cartage and drum rental company to studios both in Los Angeles and Nashville, drum tech Scott Daggett, Tris and John Good - Vice President of DW Drums

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Member Since: 6/24/2007
Band Website: trisimboden.com
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DW ad featuring Tris

Tris & Sheila E with Earth Wind & Fire's crew members Myron, Joe, & drummer, John Paris

Tris in the Pinetrees Surf Contest - Kauai - Hawaii 2004
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Whos Right Whos Wrong

Well folks, I was finally able to upload a song again. I chose a song that may be my favorite recording I ever did with Kenny Loggins. It features the late great Michael Brecker on sax and none other ...
Posted by Tris Imboden on Fri, 05 Oct 2007 07:38:00 PST

techno hell

Hey you guys, I'm really sorry that it has been so long since I last posted anything new. It hasn't been for lack of trying. I have tried to upload a few tracks and have been unsuccessful every time....
Posted by Tris Imboden on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 08:10:00 PST

Never Surrender

Hey you guys, In keeping with the sountrack theme I thought I'd post this tune I did with Don Felder,(of Eagles fame), for the movie Fast times at Ridgemont High. I absolutely love this track! It stil...
Posted by Tris Imboden on Fri, 24 Aug 2007 01:24:00 PST

I’m Alright

Hey ya'll, Again I'm sorry to have been so quiet lately, but it sure was nice to have a little time off from the road. I thought it might be fun for some of you to hear this old ditty again from one ...
Posted by Tris Imboden on Wed, 22 Aug 2007 10:05:00 PST

Conviction Of The Heart

Hey Guys, I thought I'd upload this tune today as there is, again, kind of an interesting story that goes along with the recording of it. The year before it was recorded I had just joined Chicago. Ken...
Posted by Tris Imboden on Sat, 28 Jul 2007 06:16:00 PST

Footloose

Hey Gang, Sorry it has been awhile since my last ramblings but I have been enjoying our few days off from touring and trying to snag a few waves while at home. I thought I'd post Footloose just for f...
Posted by Tris Imboden on Sat, 14 Jul 2007 04:50:00 PST

This Is It

Hey Ya'll, Well I guess I'm able to upload songs after all. This is one of my all time favorite records I've ever been a part of. In fact it might be one of my all time favorite songs, period! Kenny ...
Posted by Tris Imboden on Mon, 02 Jul 2007 10:04:00 PST

techno-challenged

Hey you guys, I'm sorry I haven't been able to get Heart To Heart uploaded properly yet. Please forgive my cyber ineptitude. Have any of you been able to hear it yet? I may have some corrupt files. E...
Posted by Tris Imboden on Fri, 29 Jun 2007 03:51:00 PST

Heart To Heart

Hi Gang, This morning I thought I would upload a song I did with Kenny Loggins in the early eighties. It is kind of a cool record as it was cut without a click and kinda breathes with that nice "human...
Posted by Tris Imboden on Fri, 29 Jun 2007 08:03:00 PST

Blogging

Good Morning, Well, we have a rare day off today so I'm rather enjoying taking my time getting started on my day. Again I'd like to thank all of you for all your responses to my new myspace. I'll have...
Posted by Tris Imboden on Wed, 27 Jun 2007 07:47:00 PST