| Zac Farro |
|---|
 |
| Background information |
| Birth name |
Zachary Wayne Farro |
| Born |
June 4, 1990 (age 22) Voorhees Township, New Jersey, United States |
| Genres |
Alternative rock, pop punk, punk rock |
| Occupations |
Musician, drummer |
| Instruments |
Drums, percussion, guitar, keyboards, vocals |
| Years active |
2004–present |
| Associated acts |
Novel American, Half Noise, Paramore |
| Notable instruments |
Gretsch Drums
Zildjian
Truth Customs |
Zachary Wayne Farro (born June 4, 1990) is an
American musician and
drummer of the band
Novel American as well as the singer of the band
Half Noise. He is best known as the former
drummer of the
alternative rock band
Paramore from its inception until 2010. He is the younger brother of
Josh Farro, the band's former lead guitarist.
Personal life
Born in
Voorhees Township, New Jersey,
[1] Zac is the middle child of five siblings (Nate,
Joshua, himself, Jonathan, and Isabelle) and is of
Italian
descent. Zac began playing drums at around the age of nine, and he was
eleven years old when he played his first drum kit. Zac now resides in
Nashville, TN.
Influences
Some of his favorite bands include:
Radiohead,
The National,
Sigur Ros,
Yann Tiersen and
múm.
[2] Farro has been influenced by
Dave Grohl (former drummer of
Nirvana and current singer/songwriter of
Foo Fighters and drummer for
Them Crooked Vultures),
William Goldsmith (former drummer of
Sunny Day Real Estate and
Foo Fighters, replaced by
Taylor Hawkins) and
Riley Breckenridge (drummer of
Thrice). His favorite songs to perform live are, "My Heart" and "For a Pessimist, I'm Pretty Optimistic". In a video for
Gretsch Drums Zac Farro stated that he likes to play "Decode" and "Let The Flames Begin".
Paramore (2002-2010)
Farro, at age 12, was a founding member of
Paramore, created in
Franklin, Tennessee in 2004, with
Hayley Williams (
lead vocals/
keyboards), his brother
Josh Farro (
lead guitar/
backing vocals)and
Jeremy Davis (
bass guitar).
Jeremy Davis admitted he was initially unsure if the band could be
taken seriously because of Zac's young age until he saw him play.
[3] The band released three studio albums,
All We Know Is Falling,
Riot! and
Brand New Eyes, as well as two live albums and one
EP.
Brand New Eyes, their third album, was released on September 29, 2009. In June 2009, the band welcomed
Taylor York (
rhythm guitar),
a long time friend of the Farros' and who previously played with them
as a touring member. On December 18, 2010 the band's website announced
the Farros' amicable departure.
[4]
On December 21, 2010, Josh Farro released an official exit statement
for himself and his brother, refuting the band's previous story.
[5]
Half Noise (2010-Present)
Two days after his departure from Paramore, Zac took part in a new
project band called "Tunnel", releasing a new song called "Hide Your
Eyes". The duo then renamed themselves "
Half Noise" due to other bands being named "Tunnel".
[6] The band features Farro (drums, vocals) and Jason Clark (guitar, vocals).
[7][8][9]
Farro and Clark had earlier been together in a band with Josh Farro.
Novel American (2011-Present)
Main article:
Novel American founded the band
Novel American with former Cecil Adora members Van Beasley, Ryan Clark and
Tyler Ward briefly after his departure from Paramore
[citation needed] and the group announced plans to record an
EP as well as play local venues in the near future.
[citation needed]
On Feb 22, 2011, the band announced Zac Farro will replace
Tyler Ward on drums.
[10]
Gear
Zac was previously endorsed by Truth Custom Drums and
Meinl cymbals. Zac is endorsed by
Gretsch Drums,
Pro-Mark sticks,
Zildjian cymbals and
Remo
drum heads. Zac using Gretsch's flagship model, the USA custom which
consists of maple/gumwood shells that are hand finished. He has two drum
kits, both are Gretsch. One is a black marine nitron wrap. The other is
a Champagne sparkle wrap. During his
Paramore days the Champagne Sparkle kit was in Europe for European tours.
Drum Setup
24"x16 Bass 13"x9 Tom 16"x16 Floor 18"x16 Floor 14"x6.5 Chrome over Brass Hammered Shell.
On the "Riot" album tours into "The Final Riot" Zac used a 14x8
Hybrid shell snare, and a 15x8 Black Maple snare as an Auxiliary Snare.
Cymbal Setup: Zildjian
- 21" Sweet Ride
- 22" K Dark Medium Ride
- 22" K Ride
- 15" K Light Hi Hat top w/ New Beat Bottom.
Side project
Zac has recorded tracks outside of Paramore by himself and with Josh Farro. These songs were never released. Tracks include:
- Far
- Kings
- Nothing New
- Worry
