Rey Washam

Rey Washam (born Reynolds Washam, March 14, 1961, in Austin, Texas) is an American Grammy[2] nominated drummer who has been performing for more than 35 years. He has collaborated with many bands, the most notable of which include: Scratch Acid,[3] Rapeman, Ministry,[4] the Big Boys, Helios Creed, the Didjits,[5] Lard, and Tad and Butthole Surfers offshoot Daddy Longhead. When Jason Schwartzman of Phantom Planet left that band, Washam was hired to fill in on drums for a tour which never materialized. Washam also played jazz with a band, Euripides Pants,[6] that recorded an unreleased album.

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Washam with Scratch Acid in 2006.
Rey Washam
Rey Washam drumming in 1983
Rey Washam drumming in 1983
Background information
Birth nameReynolds Washam
BornMarch 14, 1961
Austin, Texas, U.S.
GenresMath rock[1]
Instrument(s)Drums

Washam performed with a temporarily reunited Scratch Acid in the Touch and Go Records 25th anniversary concert, which took place on September 9, 2006, in Chicago, Illinois. The Chicago show also spawned two other reunion shows: in Austin, Texas prior to the Touch and Go Records 25th anniversary concert, and September 16, 2006, in Seattle, Washington.

Rey joined the three other original members of Scratch Acid for a Fall and Winter tour in 2011. Reynolds graduated from L.V. Berkner High School in Richardson Texas in 1979. Rey currently works as an actor[7] under his legal name.

References
  1. Budofsky, Adam (2006). "Art Rock". In Budofsky, Adam (ed.). The Drummer: 100 Years of Rhythmic Power and Invention. Cedar Grove, NJ; Milwaukee, MI: Modern Drummer Publications, distributed by Hal Leonard. p. 87. ISBN 1-4234-0567-6 – via the Internet Archive. Late in the decade, the so-called math-rock scene featured bands like Shellac (Todd Trainer), Slint (Bratt Walford), and Rapeman (Rey Washam), whose complexity was only outshone by their brutality.
  2. "Rey Washam". 23 November 2020.
  3. "Yowza". LA Weekly. June 21, 2007. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
  4. "The Radishes". Glide Magazine. November 26, 2007. Retrieved June 16, 2010.
  5. "Didjits - Little Miss Carriage!". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
  6. "Dancing About Architecture". Austin Chronicle. May 26, 1995. Retrieved June 16, 2010.
  7. "Reynolds Washam". IMDb.


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