Damon Che (b. Damon Che Fitzgerald, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a rock drummer. Skyline of downtown Pittsburgh Pittsburgh is a city in Western Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County. ... Rock is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars, and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ...
He has played in math rock pioneers Don Caballero. Math rock is a style of rock music that emerged in the late 1980s. ... Don Caballero is an instrumental rock group from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ...
He is currently a member of Thee Speaking Canaries.
DamonChe is perhaps the most dazzling member of a dazzling group whose instrumental prowess is without question second to none.
That group, of course, is the astonishing Don Caballero, for which Che has drummed since the early '90s, setting a horrifying, breakneck pace for the band's prog- and avant-garde jazz-derived instrumental math rock wanderings.
Don Cab wouldn't be half the astounding force it is without Che's fluid understanding of rhythm and ability to execute that understanding.
Che utilizes a flowing, extrovert style that combines the jazzy polyrhythms of Billy Cobham, the syncopation of Stewart Copeland, the backbeat of John Bonham, and the bombast of Keith Moon.
Che received his first drum kit at the age of fourteen and joined Pittsburgh hardcore punk stalwarts Half Life while he was still in high school.
Che reformed Don Caballero in 2003, with himself as the only original member (though Che is fond of pointing out that he has been the only remaining original member of the group since Mike Banfield left in March 1999).
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