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C & C ARTIST
C&C Drum Co. is a small, independent company based in Gladstone, Missouri. We are comprised of musicians and craftsmen who share a common bond, the love of music. This bond connects us to our drums and the people who play them. We’ve never tried to be the flavor of the moment or cater to the latest whim. Our goal has always been to build something of lasting value. We are dedicated to making the best drums we possibly can—drums that will outlive us to become a legacy.
C&C Drum Co. is a small, independent company based in Gladstone, Missouri. We are comprised of musicians and craftsmen who share a common bond, the love of music. This bond connects us to our drums and the people who play them. We’ve never tried to be the flavor of the moment or cater to the latest whim. Our goal has always been to build something of lasting value. We are dedicated to making the best drums we possibly can—drums that will outlive us to become a legacy.
C & C ARTIST
SEBASTIEN GRAINGER
C&C “Franken” Kit:
22“ x 14" Maple Gum Ribbon Bass
14” × 6.5" Maple Gum Ribbon Snare
13” × 8" Coke Bottle Green Acrylic Rack Tom
16” × 15" Coke Bottle Green Acrylic Floor Tom
"I played as a drummer in a handful of bands since I was 12 years old. When I was 21, I met Jesse Keeler and we started playing together in his hardcore band, Femme Fatale. At first, we had two drummers on stage. It was complete drum annihilation. After a couple of years, Jesse and I started writing together as Death From Above.
"In late 2005, the band broke up and I started performing and eventually recording under my own name as a solo artist. In 2008, I put out my first solo LP titled Sebastien Grainger And The Mountains. It was a rock-centric record, where I played most of the instruments emulating a live band. I toured as lead guitar and vocals with bassist Nick Sewell, guitarist Andrew Scott, and drummer Leon Taheny; they, also, contributed to the recording.
"After touring in support of the record for a couple of years, it was time to make some new music and I started to take everything in a new direction. It was around this same time that Jesse and I started talking about playing as Death From Above, again. In 2011, we reunited and toured around the world. By 2013, I released a second solo record, the more pop/synth leaning, Yours To Discover. I completed this record while in Los Angeles recording Death From Above 1979’s follow up LP, The Physical World.”
On C & C:
“The first time I played a C&C kit was in preparation for Death From Above 1979’s reunion shows in 2011. I borrowed the blue acrylic kit from Dave Hamelin (formerly of The Stills, currently of Eight And A Half). I used his kit for rehearsals and for the first few shows and fell in love. It wasn’t long before I called up Jacob and had him make my own acrylic kit in Coke-Bottle green. This kit slayed. It sounded huge, played incredibly, and looked so beautiful, the intersection of style and substance.”