Chamberlain was born in
San Pedro, California on April 17, 1967. In 2014 he joined
Soundgarden as touring drummer in support of their reunion album
King Animal, playing during several legs of an international tour in relief of drummer
Matt Cameron who was busy touring with his other fulltime band Pearl Jam. In addition to his fequent session work, in 1993 Chamberlain formed the
jazz-fusion band
Critters Buggin, with which he continues to record and perform periodically. Since 2007 Chamberlain has participated in the Floratone jazz collective led by
Bill Frissell, and in 2020 he formed the
grunge supergroup Painted Shield. In 2019 Chamberlain toured extensively with
Bob Dylan. During that period he served as musical director for More Music at The Moore Theatre in
Seattle, Washington. In 2025 he toured extensively with
Paul Simon. Between 2016 and 2024, Chamberlain won the
Modern Drummer readers' poll in the Studio Musician category four times. ==Selected discography==