Isaac Carpenter (drummer)
Introduction '''Isaac Heath Carpenter''' (born August 29, 1979) is an American musician, producer, and audio engineer. He is best known as the former drummer for the alternative rock group Gosling as well as its previous incarnation Loudermilk. Currently, Carpenter is the drummer for Awolnation. He previously played with Duff McKagan's Loaded as well as Adam Lambert's live band and he has performed and/or recorded with The Exies, Ours, Seaspin, Black Lab, Marion Raven, Tyga and Unified Theory among others.
Biography ===Loudermilk & Gosling (1995–2006)===In 1995, friends Davey Ingersoll (vocals, guitar), Mark Watrous (guitar), Shane Middleton (bass) and Carpenter formed the hard rock quartet Loudermilk in the Tri-Cities of Washington. Initially formed as a Guns N' Roses cover band, with the name .22s and Tulips, in high school, they released their own independent album, ''Man with Gun Kills Three!'' in 1998.American Recordings heard a demo of theirs and subsequently signed them. However, despite touring with famous bands such as Mötley Crüe and Megadeth, they were dropped from the label. DreamWorks Records signed them in early 2002.Several months later, they recorded and released their first official major label album, ''The Red Record''.GoslingThe group later changed their name to Gosling, after changing their musical style, retaining all members with Watrous switching from guitar to keyboards. Influenced by the likes of Sunny Day Real Estate, The Smashing Pumpkins, Pink Floyd and Queen, they released the ''Gosling EP'' through The Control Group in August 2004.Earlier in the year, they supported Velvet Revolver at The Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood, California. They released their debut full-length ''Here Is...'' in 2006 through V2 and went on to tour with Rose Hill Drive.A cover of David Bowie's "Cat People (Putting Out Fire)" was included on the soundtrack to the film ''Underworld: Evolution'' in 2006.===The Exies (2007–08)===In 2006, The Exies announced that they were to return to the studio to record a new album with Carpenter joining the group to perform drums on the album. The result was ''A Modern Way of Living with the Truth'', produced by James Michael, released by the band's new label Eleven Seven. Carpenter toured with the group for a month before departing.===Loaded (2009–present)===In September 2009, drummer Geoff Reading announced his departure from Loaded and at the same time he informed everyone that his replacement was Carpenter:Carpenter performing with Loaded at the Maquinaria Festival in Sao Paulo, Brazil in 2009Carpenter performed with the group on their tour supporting Black Stone Cherry, during their tour of Europe, UK and Ireland that had been announced in June.On December 2, McKagan announced via his Twitter that he and the band were jamming on some new material. while guitarist Mike Squires stated in an online interview, on December 6, that the band were hoping to record a new album and to be touring and supporting it in 2010.On February 1, 2010, it was announced, via Blabbermouth.net, that the group had parted ways with label Century Media and were now looking for a new label having already written and demoed new material.On July 4, 2010, the band announced they were to begin pre-production and enter the studio in August to record the follow-up to ''Sick'' stating:In August, it was announced that the group were to record their new album with producer Terry Date, whose production credits include albums by Soundgarden, Pantera and Deftones among others. On September 2, it was announced that the album was completed and that the group were looking for a label. McKagan also stated that it was Date that approached the group about producing their new album.===Adam Lambert (2010–12)===On September 18, 2010, Carpenter joined the touring band for Adam Lambert's Glam Nation Tour, replacing previous drummer Longineu W. Parsons III who has since returned to previous group Yellowcard. He performed dates in the US as well as Europe, Asia and Australia from September through to December 2010.As of August/September 2012, Carpenter no longer plays drums for Adam Lambert.===Touring with Awolnation (2014–present)===Isaac began touring with alternative rock band Awolnation during their UK summer tour in 2014.He also recorded drums for tracks on Awolnation's sophomore album, ''Run''.
Discography Title  Release  Label  Artist/Group''Man with Gun Kills Three!'' 1998  She's an Anchor  Loudermilk''The Red Record''  2002  DreamWorks''Gosling EP''  2004  The Control Group  Gosling''Here Is...''  2006  V2''Huck''  Capitol  Huck Johns''A Modern Way of Living with the Truth''  2007   Eleven Seven  The Exies''Set Me Free''  Marion Raven''Passion Leaves a Trace''  Blacklabworld  Black Lab''Technologie''''No Introduction''  2008  Decaydance/Young Money  Tyga''A Very Special Christmas 7''  2009  A&M  Various Artists''Welcome to the Blacklist Club''  2010  Sire/Reprise  Evan Taubenfeld''Two Strangers''  Blacklabworld  Black Lab''The Taking''  2011  Eagle Rock Entertainment  Loaded''Justice''  Interscope  Rev Theory''Run''  2015  Red Bull Records  Awolnation''Here Come the Runts''  2018  Red Bull Records  Awolnation''Angel Miners & the Lightning Riders''  2020  Better Noise  Awolnation
Production & engineering credits Release  Title  Label  Artist/Group  Credits2002  '"Rock N' Roll" (from ''The Red Record'')  DreamWorks  Loudermilk  Engineer, Mixing2003  ''Ordinary Miracles''  The Control Group  Post Stardom Depression  Mixing2004  ''Gosling EP''  Gosling  Engineer, Mixing2005  ''Prime Time Looks A Lot Like Amateur Night''  Post Stardom Depression  Producer, Mixing2006  ''Here Is...''  V2  Gosling  Engineer, Mixing'"Cat People (Putting Out Fire)" (from ''Underworld: Evolution Soundtrack'')  Lakeshore2009  ''Diamonds in a Dead Sky''   The Missionary Position Mixing
References
External links * Isaac Carpenter on Myspace* Loaded on Myspace* Loaded official site