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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 = Waronker in 2018
| 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]]}}
| past_member_of = {{hlist|[[Ima Robot]]|[[Atoms for Peace (band)|Atoms for Peace]]}}
}}
'''Jon Joseph Waronker''' (born May 20, 1969) is an American [[drummer]] and [[music producer]]. He has performed with acts including [[Beck (musician)|Beck]], [[R.E.M.]] and [[Roger Waters]], and is a member of the experimental rock bands [[Atoms for Peace (band)|Atoms for Peace]] and [[Ultraísta]].
==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 [[Freddie Gruber]].
==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===
Left-handed<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.benfolds.org/forum/2739 |title=Joey Waronker |publisher=BenFolds.org |access-date=October 30, 2011}}</ref> Waronker first became well known in the late 1990s for his work with [[Beck]] (on ''[[Odelay]]'', ''[[Mutations (Beck album)|Mutations]]'', ''[[Midnite Vultures]]'', ''[[Sea Change (album)|Sea Change]], [[Guero]]'', ''[[Modern Guilt]]'', and ''[[Morning Phase]]''). He continues to tour and record periodically with Beck.
===Elliott Smith===
In 1998, Waronker played drums on two songs ("Bled White" and "Bottle Up and Explode!") on [[Elliott Smith]]'s ''[[XO (Elliott Smith album)|XO]]'' album. He also appeared on "Stupidity Tries" on Smith's next release, 2000's ''[[Figure 8 (album)|Figure 8]]''.
===R.E.M.===
In October 1997, R.E.M.'s drummer [[Bill Berry]] left the band in pursuit of a quieter life. Seven months later, as R.E.M. rehearsed in [[Athens, Georgia]], for a tour in support of that year's ''[[Up (R.E.M. album)|Up]]'' album, Waronker entered the band and toured with them in support of the tour. His first performance with R.E.M. was in [[Washington, D.C.]], at the [[Tibetan Freedom Concert]] at [[Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium|RFK Stadium]].
Between 1998 and 2002, Waronker toured with R.E.M. and appeared on two albums, 1998's ''Up'' and 2001's ''[[Reveal (R.E.M. album)|Reveal]]''.
===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, R.L. Burnside and Ima Robot.
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 [[the Moth & the Flame]].
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=October 30, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100225101636/http://www.radiohead.com/deadairspace/index.php?c=505 |archive-date=February 25, 2010 }}</ref> The band, now named [[Atoms for Peace (band)|Atoms for Peace]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Dombal |first=Ryan |url=http://pitchfork.com/news/38018-thom-yorke-names-solo-band-lines-up-american-spring-tour/ |title=Thom Yorke Names Solo Band, Lines Up American Spring Tour | News |publisher=Pitchfork |date=February 25, 2010 |access-date=October 30, 2011}}</ref> then played a brief tour of America in April 2010. Their full-length album ''[[Amok (Atoms for Peace album)|Amok]]'' was released February 25, 2013, on XL Records. Waronker later contributed drums to the song "The Axe" from Yorke's third studio album, [[Anima (Thom Yorke album)|''Anima'']].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/5-takeaways-from-thom-yorkes-new-album-anima/|title=5 Takeaways From Thom Yorke's New Album, ANIMA|website=Pitchfork|date=June 26, 2019|language=en|access-date=September 29, 2019}}</ref>
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 [[the Who]]'s album ''[[Who (album)|Who]]'', released in December 2019.
==Soundtrack work==
In 1996, Waronker scored [[Miguel Arteta]]'s movie ''[[Star Maps (film)|Star Maps]]'', followed by ''[[Chuck & Buck]]'' in 2000 and ''[[The Good Girl]]'' in 2002. He has also scored several documentary movies for [[AMC Theatres|AMC]], including 2002's ''[[Lost in La Mancha]]''. Other Waronker compositions have appeared in the drama ''[[Alias (TV series)|Alias]]'', the sit-com ''[[Malcolm in the Middle]]'' and on FOX Sports.
His drumming performances have appeared in a number of scores, including ''[[Man on the Moon (soundtrack)|Man on the Moon]]'' (1999), [[Badly Drawn Boy]]'s ''[[About a Boy (soundtrack)|About a Boy]]'' soundtrack (2002), ''[[Collateral (film)|Collateral]]'' (2004), ''[[Dawn of the Dead (2004 film)|Dawn of the Dead]]'' (2004), and ''[[Walking Tall (2004 film)|Walking Tall]]'' (2004).
== Collaborations ==
* ''[[Let It Rain (Tracy Chapman album)|Let It Rain]]'' – [[Tracy Chapman]] (2002)
* ''[[Folklore (Nelly Furtado album)|Folklore]]'' – [[Nelly Furtado]] (2003)
* ''[[Chariot (album)|Chariot]]'' – [[Gavin DeGraw]] (2003)
* ''Melancolista'' – [[Adam Cohen (musician)|Adam Cohen]] (2004)
* ''[[Chaos and Creation in the Backyard]]'' – [[Paul McCartney]] (2005)
* ''[[Fires (Nerina Pallot album)|Fires]]'' – [[Nerina Pallot]] (2005)
* ''[[How the Mighty Fall]]'' – [[Mark Owen]] (2005)
* ''[[Wreck of the Day]]'' – [[Anna Nalick]] (2005)
* ''[[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)]]'' – [[Five for Fighting]] (2006)
* ''[[The Sermon on Exposition Boulevard]]'' – [[Rickie Lee Jones]] (2007)
* ''[[Our Bright Future]]'' – [[Tracy Chapman]] (2008)
* ''[[The Fall (Norah Jones album)|The Fall]]'' – [[Norah Jones]] (2009)
* ''[[IRM (album)|IRM]]'' – [[Charlotte Gainsbourg]] (2009)
* ''[[...Little Broken Hearts]]'' – [[Norah Jones]] (2012)
* ''[[Amok (Atoms for Peace album)|AMOK]]'' – [[Atoms for Peace (band)|Atoms for Peace]] (2013)
* ''[[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)
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