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{{short description|American musician and producer (born 1969)}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Joey Waronker
| image = Joey Waronker onstage, 2018 (cropped).jpg
| caption
| alt = Waronker with his hands up
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| birth_name = Jon Joseph Waronker<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://repertoire.bmi.com/writer.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&page=1&fromrow=1&torow=25&querytype=WriterID&keyid=430542&keyname=WARONKER+JON+JOSEPH&CAE=238548150&Affiliation=BMI|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110161253/http://repertoire.bmi.com/writer.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&page=1&fromrow=1&torow=25&querytype=WriterID&keyid=430542&keyname=WARONKER+JON+JOSEPH&CAE=238548150&Affiliation=BMI|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 10, 2016|title=BMI | Repertoire Search|date=January 10, 2016}}</ref>
| origin = [[Los Angeles, California]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1969|5|20}}
| genre = [[Rock and roll]], [[Pop music|pop]], [[indie rock]]
| occupation = [[Drummer]], songwriter, [[Record producer|producer]]
| years_active = 1989–present
| instrument = [[Drum kit|Drums]], [[percussion
| current_member_of = {{hlist|[[Ultraísta]]|[[Roger Waters]]}}
▲*[[Atoms for Peace (band)|Atoms for Peace]]
}}
'''Jon Joseph Waronker''' (born May 20, 1969) is an American [[drummer]] and [[music producer]]. He
==Background==
Waronker was born in [[Los Angeles]], the son of producer [[Lenny Waronker]] and actress and musician [[Donna Loren]]. He has two sisters (one being musician [[Anna Waronker]]) and two half-sisters. His grandfather was classical violinist [[Simon Waronker]], namesake for the "Simon" character in the [[Alvin and the Chipmunks]] franchise.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2017/10/30/551231472/the-chipmunks-ross-bagdasarian-jr-janice-karman|title = The Chipmunks: Ross Bagdasarian Jr. & Janice Karman|website = NPR.org}}</ref> Joey was a student of
==Drumming career==
===Walt Mink===
Waronker's first professional project was the alternative rock band [[Walt Mink]], which he helped form while attending [[Macalester College]] in [[St. Paul, Minnesota]], in 1989. The band's name was taken from that of a former psychology professor at Macalester.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.satissdesign.com/folio/rockExpress/bands_imarobot.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040814214633/http://www.satissdesign.com/folio/rockExpress/bands_imarobot.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 14, 2004|title=Untitled Document|date=August 14, 2004}}</ref> He played on their first two albums, ''[[Miss Happiness]]'' (1992) and ''[[Bareback Ride]]'' (1993).
===Beck===
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===Elliott Smith===
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===Roger Waters===
Waronker played drums on [[Roger Waters]]' album ''[[Is This the Life We Really Want?]] ''(2017) and joined Waters' band during the [[Us + Them Tour]]. He contributed to Waters' Lockdown Session,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Roger Waters: Lockdown Sessions – YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWRpzNHBXFkJFeztgF4M-IbOOTGdMDlwH |access-date=June 11, 2022 |website=www.youtube.com}}</ref> The Dark Side Of The Moon Redux album<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/roger-waters-dark-side-of-the-moon-redux-solo-album-1234793036/ | title=Roger Waters to Release 'The Dark Side of the Moon Redux' as a Solo LP in October | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=July 21, 2023 }}</ref> and performed on Waters' [[This Is Not a Drill]] tour (2022–2023). <ref>{{Cite web |title=Roger Waters This Is Not A Drill 2022 Tour |url=https://www.pinkfloydz.com/concerts-tours/roger-waters-this-is-not-a-drill-2022-tour/ |access-date=June 11, 2022 |website=Pink Floyd – A Fleeting Glimpse |language=en-GB}}</ref>
===Other work===
Waronker has played on a wide range of albums since beginning his professional career in the mid-1990s. Highlights include recordings with Paul McCartney, Roger Waters, Johnny Cash, Norah Jones, Yoko Ono, Pink, Leonard Cohen, Dwight Yoakam, Thurston Moore, Daniel Johnston, Doobie Brothers, Bat For Lashes, Pete Yorn, AIR, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Richard Thompson, Gnarls Barkley, Jeff Martin's Idaho, Brett Dennon, Benji Hughes, Tracy Chapman, Leona Ness, Sia, John Doe, Five For Fighting, Nelly Furtado, Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens), Lisa Marie Presley, Willie DeVille, The Vines, Badly Drawn Boy, Rufus Wainwright,
Some of his drumming can be instantly recognized on [[The Vines (band)|The Vines]]' "Get Free", [[Smashing Pumpkins]]' "Perfect", [[Beck]]'s "Chemtrails" and [[Air (French band)|Air]]'s "Photograph", among others.
He has produced numerous acts, most notably "Tamer Animals" and "Rituals" from [[Other Lives (band)|Other Lives]], as well as albums for [[Yeasayer]], [[Priscilla Ahn]], [[Lisa Germano]], [[Eels (band)|Eels]], [[Carole Facal]], and [[
In 2009, Waronker joined [[Thom Yorke]], [[Nigel Godrich]], [[Forro in the Dark|Mauro Refosco]] and [[Flea (musician)|Flea]] to play material from Yorke's album ''[[The Eraser]]'', as well as other original pieces, for three dates in Los Angeles in October 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.radiohead.com/deadairspace/index.php?c=505 |title=Dead Air Space |publisher=Radiohead.com |access-date=
He currently plays drums with his band, [[Ultraista|Ultraísta]], formed with bandmates Nigel Godrich and [[Laura Bettinson|Laura Bettison]]. Their debut album was released on Temporary Residence on October 2, 2012. A remix single of their song "Smalltalk" was released September 18, 2012, on [[Ghostly International]]. He performed on six tracks on [[Brandon Flowers]]' ''[[The Desired Effect]]'', which reached number one in the United Kingdom.
Waronker plays on Irish folk musician Malojian's<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.malojian.com/|title=Malojian|website=Malojian}}</ref> 2017 album, "Let Your Weirdness Carry You Home."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://malojian.bandcamp.com/album/let-your-weirdness-carry-you-home|title=Let Your Weirdness Carry You Home, by malojian|website=malojian}}</ref>
Waronker also played on three songs from [[
==Soundtrack work==
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* ''[[What's Left of Me (album)|What's Left of Me]]'' – [[Nick Lachey]] (2006)
* ''[[Loose (Nelly Furtado album)|Loose]]'' – [[Nelly Furtado]] (2006)
* ''[[Two Lights (album)]]''
* ''[[The Sermon on Exposition Boulevard]]'' – [[Rickie Lee Jones]] (2007)
* ''[[Our Bright Future]]'' – [[Tracy Chapman]] (2008)
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* ''[[IRM (album)|IRM]]'' – [[Charlotte Gainsbourg]] (2009)
* ''[[...Little Broken Hearts]]'' – [[Norah Jones]] (2012)
* ''[[
* ''[[Melody Road]]'' – [[Neil Diamond]] (2014)
* ''[[The Desired Effect]]'' – [[Brandon Flowers]] (2015)
* ''[[Is This the Life We Really Want?]]'' – [[Roger Waters]] (2017)
* ''[[American Utopia]]'' – [[David Byrne]] (2018)
* ''[[Home, Before and After]]'' – [[Regina Spektor]] (2022)
* ''[[The Lockdown Sessions (Roger Waters album)|The Lockdown Sessions]]'' – [[Roger Waters]] (2023)
* ''[[The Dark Side of the Moon Redux]]'' – [[Roger Waters]] (2023)
*''[[Liam Gallagher John Squire]]'' – [[Liam Gallagher]] and [[John Squire]] (2024)
==References==
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[[Category:20th-century American drummers]]
[[Category:American male drummers]]
[[Category:Waronker family]]
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