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We recently sat down with Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros' drummer, Josh Collazo, to talk about his band's new album, his Taye gear, and his upcoming tour. Here's what he had to say... Q: First off, congrats on the new record! When does it become available? Or is it available now? Thanks so much! Our album comes out May 29th. If you preorder it now, you'll get an instant download of the single "That's What's Up". Q: What did you end up using in the studio? Why? Well we used a bunch of different drums on this album sizing wise but my standard set up was an 18"x16" Taye StudioBirch bass drum, 16"x16" StudioBirch floor tom, 12"x6" shallow Taye StudioMaple rack tom, and 14"x6" Taye StudioMaple snare drum. What I dug about these drums was the range of tuning I could get out of them. From non-muffled, pure open tunings to dampened tight 70's style tunings - I was able to get all the sounds I dug especially with the snare drum. Q: I get a very old school vibe from Edward Sharpe, where do you guys draw your influence from? What are your personal influences? As far as the band's influences, I couldn't really tell ya. We have 10 members in the group, all coming from different backgrounds and having different musical tastes. So I would have to say all music influences us. I think this is why each song sounds different. We're not trying to be the next hot bluegrass band or indie thing. We're just us. My personal influences range from early 1930s hot jazz and swing to early bebop all the way up to the Beatles and Led Zeppelin. I'd have to say my favorite current day bands would be Radiohead and Queens of the Stone Age. Music is a beautiful thing that needs to be shared and you have to always listen with open ears rather than just saying you listen to one genre only. Q: What techniques do you guys use in the studio to achieve that old school vibe? Well the biggest thing we try to do is play together as a band during tracking rather than recording guitars individually, then keys, etc... It's not all the time but it usually sounds better and it's obviously way more fun. NO CLICKS! Music is supposed to breathe. As far as sound goes, we do use plenty of vintage microphones and reverbs to help us achieve the sound we are looking for. Q: And for the drums? Well for drums, I like to mix it up between open tunings all the way to throwing towels over the snare and toms to get that woofy late 60s/70s sound. It really depends on the song and what it needs, you have to serve the song first and foremost. Sometimes we would even put thin towels over the hi-hats! Q: You've got A LOT of members in this band. How does that differ from the more typical 4-5 person group? Are there any differences or hurdles in the studio or live? I think it's way more fun! We've been together so long now that we are really a big family and that helps us make sure that we can really trust each other in the studio and even more so on stage. The biggest difficulty for me sound wise is getting a proper mix of everybody while playing live. We are rolling 12 deep on this May tour so in my in-ear monitor mix, I basically pan everyone out just like the stage so that my ears can distinguish all the instruments and voices. With all that sound coming in, it's very easy to lose basic things like the bass drum in my ears so I added the buttkicker to my throne so that I can feel it more. Q: You've got a tour planned to support the album, where are you guys headed? Anything special planned? We'll be touring the US and Canada from May 2nd through June 1st. We got some big shows lined up like the Greek Theater which has always been a childhood dream! We'll also be direct support for the Dave Matthews Band for a few shows in Texas. Should be fun!! Q: What Taye gear will you being using live? I'll be playing a 22" maple bass drum, 14" maple wood hoop snare, 12" shallow maple rack tom, and a 18" birch floor tom. Q: When you're not with Edward Sharpe, who else do you perform record with? I play most consistently with Jonathan Stout & his Campus Five. We play traditional 1930's/40's jazz and swing and try to recreate it as close as possible while keeping it fresh. I also play with a few other local jazz bands out here in LA. Q: Thanks for talking with us, and thanks for supporting Taye. Of course! Thank you! Be Sure to check out Josh Collazo's interview hitting stands mid-June in the July 2012 issue of magazine. To receive updates on fresh new content from Taye Drums, be sure to "like" our Facebook above!

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