Carter Beauford

Drummer with: Dave Matthews Band

The Dave Matthews Band are currently one of my favourite bands (in fact have been for quite some time). I just bought one of their live albums, Live at Folsom Field (great tip for an album). It's not until you listen really carefully do you hear the intricacies of Carter's drumming. Except of course when you hear, say, the cover of All Along the Watchtower, which is, er, manic.

Carter, like Tre Cool, started playing at an early age (read: 3!). He also started out as a jazz drummer playing fusion in and around Richmond (America, not Middlesbrough!).

Carter met Dave Matthews whilst he was with the Secrets when Dave needed help on some projects - Carter then officially joined the DMB.

His Kit.