# Gene Trautmann

Gene Trautmann (born 1966) is an American drummer, best known for his work with rock bands Queens of the Stone Age, Dig and the Miracle Workers, and as a touring member of Eagles of Death Metal. He has also contributed to releases by The Desert Sessions and toured with Mark Lanegan.

## Biography

Born and raised in Portland, Oregon, Trautmann started playing drums along to records when he was 11 years old. He has cited KISS' appearance on The Paul Lynde Halloween Special in 1976 as influential in his decision to play music. Trautmann began playing in punk bands in high school and eventually joined the garage rock band The Miracle Workers. After graduating from Oregon Episcopal School in 1985, Trautmann moved to Los Angeles with the band and played with them on several albums, in addition to touring the United States and Europe.
Following Brant Bjork's departure from Kyuss in 1994, Trautmann auditioned for the band and played with the group for two weeks before the spot eventually went to Alfredo Hernández. Trautmann was later briefly a member of the band Dig from 1997 to 1999, playing on their 1998 album Life Like. In 1999, Trautmann contributed to The Desert Sessions compilation Volumes 5 & 6. He joined Josh Homme's post-Kyuss band, Queens of the Stone Age, in June 1999 and contributed drums to four tracks on their 2000 album Rated R and five B-side tracks. Trautmann departed the band in September 2001 during the recording process for Songs for the Deaf and featured on two tracks off the album released the following year. Following his departure from Queens of the Stone Age, Trautmann toured with Mark Lanegan in support of his studio album Field Songs and worked as a set dresser in the film industry. In 2005, he appeared on the Queens of the Stone Age live/video album Over the Years and Through the Woods in video footage from their tour in support of Rated R. He later joined Homme's other band Eagles of Death Metal as a touring member from 2006 to 2008. In 2017, Trautmann formed the bass-and-drums collaboration Sumo Princess with Abby Travis. The duo released their debut album, When An Electric Storm, in 2019. As part of the band Mojave Lords with former Eagles of Death Metal bandmates Dave Catching and Brian O'Connor, Trautmann appeared on the album Expensive Feelings in 2021.

## Discography

| Year | Artist | Title | Song(s) |
| 1984 | The Miracle Workers | 1,000 Micrograms Of. . . The Miracle Workers | |
| 1985 | The Miracle Workers | Inside Out | |
| 1987 | The Miracle Workers | Overdose | |
| 1988 | The Miracle Workers | Motor City Madness | "Little Doll" |
| 1989 | Zebra Stripes | Zebra Is Her Name | |
| 1989 | The Miracle Workers | Primary Domain | |
| 1992 | Mouth | Foreword | |
| 1993 | The Miracle Workers | Live At The Forum | |
| 1993 | The Miracle Workers | Nineteeneightyfourway | |
| 1995 | The Miracle Workers | Anatomy Of A Creep | |
| 1998 | Dig | Life Like | |
| 1999 | The Desert Sessions | Volumes 5 & 6 | "I'm Dead", "Punk Rock Caveman Living In A Prehistoric Age", "Take Me To Your Leader", "Rickshaw" |
| 2000 | Queens of the Stone Age | Rated R | "Feel Good Hit of the Summer", "Monsters in the Parasol", "Quick and to the Pointless", "Tension Head", "Ode to Clarissa", "You're So Vague", "Never Say Never", "Who'll Be The Next In Line", "Born to Hula" |
| 2001 | Queens of the Stone Age | Alpha Motherfuckers – A Tribute to Turbonegro | "Back To Dungaree High" |
| 2002 | Queens of the Stone Age | This Is Where I Belong – The Songs of Ray Davies & The Kinks | "Who'll Be The Next In Line" |
| 2002 | Queens of the Stone Age | Songs for the Deaf | "You Think I Ain't Worth a Dollar, But I Feel Like a Millionaire", "Go with the Flow" |
| 2002 | Earthlings? | Disco Marching Kraft | "Disco Marching Kraft", "Gentle Grace", "Family Ford" |
| 2004 | Nick Oliveri | Demolition Day | "All I've Got" |
| 2004 | Forever Changing Concept / Mario Lalli & Friends | R&B Records Presents | "Monoxide Dreams", "The Golden Age Of Cellblock Slang" |
| 2006 | Nick Oliveri and the Mondo Generator | Dead Planet: SonicSlowMotionTrails | "All I've Got", "Four Corners" |
| 2006 | Brats On The Beat | Ramones For Kids | |
| 2006 | Evil Beaver | Models Of Virtue | |
| 2007 | Evil Beaver | In The Spirit Of Resilient Optimism | |
| 2008 | Killroy | Football Chants & Angry Rants | All tracks except 5 and 10 |
| 2010 | Fatso Jetson | Archaic Volumes | "Monoxide Dreams" |
| 2011 | The Twilight Singers | Dynamite Steps | "On The Corner" |
| 2011 | Sara Johnston | Trespassing | |
| 2011 | Manna | Shackles | "Soul To Keep", "Drumming Song" |
| 2012 | White Hills / Farflung | To Find The Secret Door / Fade | "Fade" |
| 2012 | Farflung / Black Land | Orbital Decay / The Ecstasy Of Awakening | "Orbital Decay" |
| 2012 | Farflung / Black Rainbows | Farflung & Black Rainbow | "Lupine", "Punching Holes In The Twilight" |
| 2012 | Drag News | Drag News EP | |
| 2016 | Atomirotta | II | |
| 2016 | Farflung | 5 | "Lupine" |
| 2016 | The Shit | Rue Du Chocolat | "Asshole" |
| 2017 | David Catching | Shared Hallucinations Pt.1 | "Your Daddy's Waitin'", "Electric Neon Feathered Hair", "Candy", "C'mon Pt. 2" |
| 2017 | Nick Oliveri | N.O. Hits At All Vol.2 | "Back To Dungaree High" |
| 2017 | Sun Trash | Sun Trash | |
| 2018 | Atomirotta | III | All tracks except 4 |
| 2019 | Sumo Princess | When An Electric Storm | |
| 2020 | Atomirotta | IV | |
| 2021 | Mojave Lords | Expensive Feelings | |