Brian Young (drummer)
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Brian Young | |
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 Young in 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | July 16, 1968 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Power pop, rock |
| Occupations | Drummer, producer, mix engineer, programmer |
| Instruments | Drums, percussion, guitar |
| Member of | Fountains of Wayne |
| Formerly of | The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Posies |
Brian Young (born July 16, 1968) is an American drummer and music producer. He is best known as the drummer of the New York–based, Grammy-nominated power pop band Fountains of Wayne and Seattle-based alternative rock band The Posies. From 2012 to 2021 Young was the drummer for the Scottish alternative rock band The Jesus and Mary Chain.
Young was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Bethel Park. At the start of his teenage years, Young’s family moved to Prescott, Arizona, where Brian began playing drums. He attended Bradshaw Mountain High School, where he graduated in 1986. His first professional experience was filling in for his drum teacher at gigs, where other musicians expressed surprise at seeing a fifteen year-old kid show up to play. He sat outside between sets, because he wasn’t old enough to enter the clubs.[1] His first paying gig was with a country and western band, and playing weekends in Prescott, he learned to play country, R&B, dance, and Top 40.[2]
After high school, Young moved to Los Angeles. He worked a variety of gigs, including a tour playing for Junko Yagami, known as the “Japanese Madonna.” In 1994 Young joined The Posies and played on their fourth album, Amazing Disgrace (Geffen, 1996). He toured extensively with the band in the United States, Asia, Australia, and Europe. With Young on drums, The Posies performed with Burt Bacharach on his song "What the World Needs Now (Is Love)" that was featured in the 1997 movie, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery.
