Frank Zummo is currently the drummer of the rock band SUM 41, EDM Artist Kayzo, and has recently begun releasing music and doing live performances under his own name. His schooling started with Dom Famularo and continued at the Drummer’s Collective in Manhattan. In 2004, Zummo co-founded the award-winning drum ensemble Street Drum Corps, which became his biggest project to date, resulting in countless world tours, Vegas residencies and performances onstage with Linkin Park, 30 Seconds to Mars, Chris Cornell (Soundgarden); and has now expanded into a nationwide franchise with several theme park residencies. Other projects Zummo has in his pocket include: Motley Crue (filled in for Tommy Lee during a hand injury), Krewella, Gary Numan, Scott Weiland (Stone Temple Pilots’ late singer), Julien-K, Dead By Sunrise, Orianthi, the Start, Dhani Harrison, and many more.
In this episode, Frank talks about:
- What he learned from DJs about how to put on a live EDM show
- How drummers like Tommy Lee and Chad Smith inspired his approach to live shows
- What he does (and doesn’t do) to manage the physical challenges of his playing style
- How Dom Famularo set him on a positive path
- Assembling and managing his business team
