American ▁music ian ▁and ▁visual ▁artist ▁best ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁drum mer ▁for ▁American ▁ind ie ▁rock ▁band ▁The ▁St ro kes . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Brazil ian / American ▁rock ▁super group ▁Little ▁Joy . ▁Mor etti ▁has ▁also ▁worked ▁on ▁various ▁art ▁projects ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Mor etti ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Rio ▁de ▁Janeiro , ▁Brazil ▁to ▁an ▁Italian ▁father ▁and ▁a ▁Brazil ian ▁mother . ▁He ▁was ▁raised ▁with ▁his ▁older ▁brother , ▁Leo ▁Mor etti , ▁and ▁step - s ister ▁M ina ▁Bou ko ft ane ▁Mor etti . ▁Mor etti ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁three ▁years ▁old , ▁and ▁had ▁plans ▁to ▁stay ▁there ▁only ▁for ▁three ▁years , ▁but ▁in ▁the ▁end ▁they ▁stayed ▁for ▁sevent een . ▁▁ ▁As ▁a ▁te en ager , ▁Mor etti ▁attended ▁the ▁Ang lo ▁American ▁International ▁School , ▁which ▁later ▁merged ▁with ▁the ▁D w ight ▁School , ▁where ▁he ▁met ▁fellow ▁band ▁members ▁Nick ▁Val ens i ▁and ▁Julian ▁Cas abl anc as . ▁Mor etti ▁started ▁playing ▁drums ▁by ▁sound proof ing ▁a ▁clos et ▁at ▁home . ▁Upon ▁gradu ating ▁high ▁school , ▁Mor etti ▁studied ▁sculpt ure ▁at ▁S UN Y ▁New ▁P alt z , ▁before ▁dro pping ▁out ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁his ▁music ▁career ▁with ▁The ▁St ro kes . ▁ ▁Musical ▁career ▁ ▁The ▁St ro kes ▁▁ ▁Mor etti ▁began ▁playing ▁as ▁a ▁drum