KID MILLIONS
Genres: Jazz Related Improv, Composition, Jazz Related Rock • United States

Real Name: John Colpitts John Colpitts is a composer, drummer, writer, and educator based in Queens, NY. He founded and plays drums in Oneida, People of the North, and Man Forever. Colpitts was named one of the 100 Greatest Drummers in Alternative Music by Spin Magazine in 2013. He has performed with Laurie Anderson, Royal Trux, Yo La Tengo, TIGUE, Boredoms, Spiritualized, Damo Suzuki, Rhys Chatham, Zhang Shou Wang, So Percussion, Michael Daves, Philip Glass, Stephen Malkmus, Jan St Werner (of Mouse on Mars), Lia Ices, Glenn Kotche, Akron Family, Samara Lubelski, Lee Ranaldo, Mick Barr, Glockabelle, Silver Apples, J Spaceman, Chris Brokaw, Marnie Stern, Ex Models and William Basinski (among others). Colpitts is a Contributing Writer at Modern Drummer, and also writes for Pitchfork, Talkhouse, Red Bull Music Academy Daily, Rolling Stone, Paris Review Daily, Bandcamp Daily, The Cut Up Quarterly, Flood Magazine and N+1. His 2019 Talkhouse report about Sofar Sounds resulted in a read more...