Orpheo McCord
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| Born | 1979 (age 37–38) Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
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| Occupation(s) | Musician |
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| Years active | 2002-present |
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Orpheo McCord (born 1979) is an American drummer and percussionist. He is an original member of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, and a former member of The Fall, Fool's Gold and Cass McCombs.
McCord attended Berklee College of Music, graduating in 2002. He has also spent time in Ghana studying African percussion.
His father Joseph McCord has said he was named after the musician Orpheus from Greek mythology. Joseph McCord was a professional mime who went by the name Merlin, and was one of Ken Kesey's Merry Pranksters.
In May 2006, after several members of The Fall quit, McCord was recruited by Mark E. Smith to join The Fall as their drummer, along with guitarist Tim Presley and bassist Rob Barbato, in the midst of their 2006 US tour. He toured the US and Europe with the band, and was a member of The Fall for their 26th album, 2007's Reformation Post TLC, as well as the live album Last Night at The Palais, recorded in 2007 and released two years later. The 2006-07 lineup was a pleasant one for The Fall, absent the infighting that marked most of The Fall lineups. In his 2008 autobiography Renegade, Smith called McCord the best drummer The Fall has had.
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros were formed in Los Angeles in 2007 by frontman Alex Ebert. McCord met Ebert at a mutual friend's party and then again while jogging in Elysian Park, where Ebert asked him to join the band. They released their debut album Up From Below in 2009, followed by Here in 2012, a self-titled album in 2013, and PersonA in 2016. The group won the Grammy Award for Best Music Film in 2013 for the documentary Big Easy Express. McCord incorporates African influences in his work with the band, using a hybridization of drum set, marimba, conga, djembe and electronic percussion.
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