Brian Doherty (drummer)

Doherty was born in Brooklyn, New York. for both his undergraduate and graduate degree, studying under musicians such as Paul Price and Fred Hinger. His experience learning drums in an orchestral setting rather than the rock setting that he grew up with, as well as studying the music of avant-garde composers such as Igor Stravinsky, Arnold Schoenberg, and Edgard Varèse, broadened his horizons. Doherty likens this experience to being "the rock and roll kid coming to the other side". Doherty graduated from the Manhattan School of Music in 1985 with a Master of Music degree. == Career==

Early years As he was just graduating college, Doherty played in a "pickup band of youngsters" called Second Nature which he now deems inconsequential; after having been a student there and having learned some valuable skills there during college. He remained with the Collective for thirteen years, Doherty invited Folds to a They Might Be Giants concert at the Bearsville Theatre in Bearsville, New York, where they met, and Folds gave Doherty a cassette tape of more demos. but Doherty remembers approaching him with Spagnardi and saying, "Dude, we're a trio!" That EP was later expanded and released as a full album of the same name in 1999. By February 1996, the lineup had changed; Graham Maby replaced Tony Maimone on bass full-time, and Eric Schermerhorn joined as a guitarist. They wrote new material which they were performing during their weekly stint at the Mercury Lounge in New York City; many of the songs that were being played there were fleshed out in studios, and released as They Might Be Giants' 6th studio album, Factory Showroom (1996). In early 1997, Doherty left They Might Be Giants, mainly for personal reasons, but also due to financial reasons. He wrote an outline and a first draft, and posted it online, In January 2020, Greg Simpson, host of another podcast about They Might Be Giants called This Might Be A Podcast, also approached Doherty for an interview. Each episode is centered around one particular song in They Might Be Giants' catalogue; Doherty first appeared on the episode for the Factory Showroom song "The Bells Are Ringing", released in February 2020, and he appeared with Tony Maimone on the episode for "AKA Driver", which they co-wrote with Flansburgh and Linnell, released in August 2021. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Doherty started his own podcast called Friends and Music with Brian Doherty in July 2020, which is very casual in nature. Through this podcast, he has interviewed his former bandmates and fellow musicians such as Tony Maimone, Steve Sabet, Freedy Johnston, Graham Maby, and Eric Schermerhorn. Doherty also got the opportunity to interview Stephan Galfas, who worked for Warner Bros. and produced a band called The Good Rats, and which Doherty felt deserved more recognition as the Good Rats had inspired more well-known heavy metal bands such as Twisted Sister and Ratt. Ultimately, Doherty and Sabet were satisfied and proud of their work. == Influences ==

As a drummer, Doherty cites Hal Blaine, Ian Paice, John Bonham, Buddy Rich, and Jim Gordon as significant influences. == Personal life ==

Doherty currently resides in Westchester County, New York with his wife and three children. ==Discography==

Solo albums ;Keep it Simple drum track series • 2010: Keep it Simple Volume 1 • 2011: Keep it Simple Volume 2 Collaborations ====With The Silos==== • 1990: The Silos • 1993: Hasta La Victoria! • 1994: Susan Across the Ocean • 1997: Long Green Boat ====With They Might Be Giants==== • 1993: Why Does the Sun Shine? (EP) • 1994: Back to Skull (EP) • 1994: John Henry • 1996: Factory Showroom • 1998: Severe Tire Damage • 1999: Long Tall Weekend • 2002: Dial-A-Song: 20 Years of They Might Be Giants (compilation) • 2005:'' A User's Guide to They Might Be Giants ''(compilation) • 2005: They Got Lost (compilation) Production/performance credits ==See also==